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| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) |
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21 December 2007 |
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Sweeney Todd (USA) (short title) |
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USA |
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USA:R |
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DTS / SDDS / Dolby Digital |
| Language
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English |
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Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
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Color |
| Soundtrack
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Sweeney Todd |
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Crime / Musical / Thriller |
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DreamWorks SKG |
| MPAA
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Rated R for graphic bloody violence. |
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Overwiew :Based on the hit Broadway musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Conscience / Dying / Attempted Murder / Cult Favorite / Unrequited Love |
Starring :
Jayne Wisener, Christopher Lee, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Bowles
Directors :
Tim Burton
Producers :
Derek Frey, Richard D. Zanuck, John Logan, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Patrick McCormick
Writers :
Stephen Sondheim, John Logan |
 Critic Reviews
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USA Today - Claudia Puig : Johnny Depp is ideally cast... more...
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A-
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Andy Spletzer : ...a perfect fit for director Tim Burton. more...
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B+
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers : ...Depp finds the character's grieving heart. more...
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ReelViews - James Berardinelli : There are times when Sweeney Todd feels protracted. This is largely due to the absence of any real show-stoppers. more...
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B-
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New York Times - A. O. Scott : ...something close to a masterpiece. more...
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New York Post - Kyle Smith : ...mighty entertainment... more...
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Los Angeles Times - Carina Chocano : ...a pretty enjoyable film. more...
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B
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Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt : Bloody good. more...
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A-
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filmcritic.com - Sean O'Connell : ...for all its unmistakable faults, it casts such a complete spell that I'm chomping at the bit to see it again (and again). more...
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B
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Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum : ...the movie is so finely minced a mixture of Sondheim's original melodrama and Burton's signature spicing that it's difficult to think of any other filmmaker so naturally suited for the job. more...
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B+
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E! Online - Matt Stevens : ...deliciously demented... more...
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Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips : The film's really good. more...
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : ...a dark revenge tragedy with heartbreak, mayhem and bloody good meat pies. more...
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A
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Boston Globe - Ty Burr : The gore functions as an over-the-top joke, but it's also a devil's bargain, insisting that if we want to be entertained by murder we had better confront what it looks like. more...
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mozeleski says @ Thursday - January 10,2008
The movie held all the things that great movies have to keep viewers interested. Suspense, drama, humor, and gore, of course. The music sounded wonderful, and while the had to cut a lot of it out, it held all that it needed to make the play into a movie. | | | | Reply | | |
haircut says @ Thursday - January 10,2008
The film is extremely violent and extremely bloody. I found the violence especially disturbing and I slept poorly last night after seeing the movie. | | | | Reply | | |
buttabean224 says @ Thursday - January 10,2008
It's a good movie. The music is beautiful and haunting and just extraordinary. Johny Depp deserves the Oscar for Best Actor. Helena Bonham Carter was also very good. | | | | Reply | | |
randy says @ Friday - January 04,2008
I loved this movie. It was a bit different than I had expected and a little to gory for my taste, but over all I thought it was great. | | | | Reply | | |
donnalpd says @ Friday - January 04,2008
This movie was so bad, I walked out off the theater. | | | Susan replies @ Thursday - January 10,2008
Hello, it's a famous story and acting. Again go and see it, you must enjoy the movie. |
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marie_ferlando says @ Friday - January 04,2008
Tim Burton is at his best, artfully meshing the powerful and beautiful music with stunning visuals. He successfully creates a much more intimate atmosphere. | | | | Reply | | |
pinkgrinade says @ Wednesday - December 26,2007
Burton missed the point. His direction was awful and he drowned all the humor of the script with over-contrasted blood and dizzying irrelevant camera tricks. | | | | Reply | | |
araywilliams says @ Wednesday - December 26,2007
This film was so beautiful and fun. It was not just a great revenge movie, but its just a flat out great movie. I loved Tim Burton's direction for this. | | | | Reply | | |
sb_bo_rap says @ Wednesday - December 26,2007
I loved this movie, Johnny & Helena was great. Great story & well done. It's a great Musical movie. | | | | Reply | | |
salongo says @ Wednesday - December 26,2007
This movie delivers music,amazing visual, and great acting. This movie blew my mind. It is awesomely produced. | | | | Reply | | |
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