I agree with Mech, I will not go and see Sweeney Todd, it simply seems too gory. I understand completely. I've read several reviews that said, the extreme gore factor would diminish the movie's chances for an Oscar considerably. Oh, well. I don't think getting the Oscar for Sweeney Todd was Tim Burton's main aim anyway.
Don't whatever you do miss out on this film because of the gore factor. I saw it at the weekend, and I can promise you that for the first half of the film there is very little blood and gore, just wonderful cinematography, scene setting and some comedy. I didn't know the story at all and I just loved how it built to the twist at the end. When you do go to see it, start to have a hand ready to put over your eyes after the point where Sweeney and Mrs Lovett have decided to make pies out of anyone and everyone, and if you didn't like some parts of Sleepy Hollow, you may want to look away when the little boy eats a pie in the basement (you will however miss an important moment if you do). The blood is not that realistic, and if you can bear to watch, it is actually really interesting how Tim Burton has shown blood coming from a slit throat in 3 different ways - one for the nobodies, one for the person Sweeney really wants to kill, and another kind of beautiful way for a female. I am going again on Friday this week, and I am really
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Skater girl! Good morning, starshine! The earth says hello! ;-) Thank you so much for confirming that one *can* make it through Sweeney Todd and I will have my hand free and ready at the crucial points you mentioned. 3 different ways of blood?! Now, that's what I call a director's dedication to his work. o_O
I'm very curious about Johnny's singing. I know he's not a trained singer, but approached the singing via the acting - again an interesting way how he creates his characters. Thank goodness, only the dialogue will be dubbed and we'll be lucky to hear the original singing voices (with subtitles).
It's so weird that it only recently dawned to me what a *brilliant* actor he is. I mean, he was there for YEARS, before my very eyes! I even went to see films in cinema because he was in it (Dead Man, Blow, Chocolat, Secret Window) and yet, although I found him interesting and fascinating, he caused no deeper response within me. Ahum, this has slightly changed.
Have you seen Finding Neverland, Whitling?Not yet, but it ranks high on
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I have seen The Libertine. I actually bought the DVD after first renting the movie, because I thought it to be a masterful performance by Johnny and a compelling film to watch. He says at the beginning that we won't like him by the end, but I did. I felt really sorry for the character
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I agree with Mech, I will not go and see Sweeney Todd, it simply seems too gory.
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Thanks for the praise. :-)
I agree with Mech, I will not go and see Sweeney Todd, it simply seems too gory.
I understand completely. I've read several reviews that said, the extreme gore factor would diminish the movie's chances for an Oscar considerably. Oh, well. I don't think getting the Oscar for Sweeney Todd was Tim Burton's main aim anyway.
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Thank you so much for confirming that one *can* make it through Sweeney Todd and I will have my hand free and ready at the crucial points you mentioned. 3 different ways of blood?! Now, that's what I call a director's dedication to his work. o_O
I'm very curious about Johnny's singing. I know he's not a trained singer, but approached the singing via the acting - again an interesting way how he creates his characters. Thank goodness, only the dialogue will be dubbed and we'll be lucky to hear the original singing voices (with subtitles).
It's so weird that it only recently dawned to me what a *brilliant* actor he is. I mean, he was there for YEARS, before my very eyes! I even went to see films in cinema because he was in it (Dead Man, Blow, Chocolat, Secret Window) and yet, although I found him interesting and fascinating, he caused no deeper response within me. Ahum, this has slightly changed.
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I have seen this movie now, and my review is up on my journal, if you haven't already seen it on your own F-list page...
It is bloody marvellous !!!
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*off to your LJ*
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