Sweeney Todd

[dalekboy]

Watched Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd tonight, based on the Stephen Sondheim musical. This is the sort of movie that is made just for me. Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter (who I'm pretty sure wants to have my babies), Timothy Spall, and Alan Rickman, working together on a dark musical.

As a film it was ok, but as a musical it didn't work. Which means essentially that as a film it didn't work. Now I'm left to wonder whether the musical was always bad, or whether Burton's adaptation of it is rubbish.

For me, if I don't come away humming a single song, or even remembering them, it's a failure. And if Sharon, who is a song-stuck-in-the-head magnet, isn't caught by any of them, then that's badness times two!

I just watched Deep Roy's songs from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to get the taste out of my mouth.

Comments

[tearsxintherain.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it was so great either.. visually beautiful though, but then Burton always has that side nailed ;)

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

Oh it looks gorgeous, but is otherwise kind of blah.

And I have to admit, much as it looks gorgeous, I'm a bit over Burton's washed out gothic look. He's overdone it, though for this film it's kind of right regardless of his excesses elsewhere.

[tearsxintherain.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know what you mean.. I didn't walk out disappointed, but I certainly haven't wanted to watch it again..

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

This is the reason why I so rarely buy a film I haven't already seen - you never know when it's going to be a dog, even from talent you know and like. I would have been quite annoyed at missing out on the other potential films I could have owned if I had bought this instead of renting it.

[tearsxintherain.livejournal.com]

It's mad though - I was in HMV last night and they had tons of films on sale for less that it would've cost to rent them!!

But I have waaaay too much *stuff* already, so I'm only buying films I've seen and definitely want to watch again. And again. And again. ;)

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

I now have the rule of four. If I don't think I'll watch it four more times in my life, I don't need to own it.

Only exceptions are historically important films, which as a film buff I need to own or I shall die.