SWEENEY TODD

Sweeney Todd. WHOOOO!!!!!! Love it!

Me & Actor agreed that this has got to be our favorite musical now. Grease is still one of my favorites, but this movie just took musicals to a whole 'notha level. And plus Johnny Depp is the shiznit. Did I mention that by the way?...

Depp plays Benjamin Barker, a happily married barber who is unjustly exiled & sent to prison by a jealous & greedy judge who wanted his wife. He comes back years later, changing his name to Sweeney Todd & vowing revenge. The only person that recognizes him is Mrs. Lovett, a meat pie shop owner who's store is right below his. Lovett, who's been secretly in love with Sweeney forever, becomes his accomplice in the quest. He reopens his shop & vows to give people the closest shave they'll ever have. A shave that they never come back from again...

Filled with banging songs, lyrics & melodies, Sweeney Todd is magnificently crafted. I mean, I can remember most of the songs even now and I saw it a while back. Most of the movie was dark but splashes of colors were beautifully thrown in & made you appreciate it. The story line was... exciting, breathtaking, scary, thrilling, moving, overwhelming... it's just freaking awesome!!!

Helena Bonham Carter (Lovett) was a great match for Depp (you know they've done movies together before. Look it up.) She's a great actress & singer. Everyone else in the movie were great singer & actors too, hence the all-around great musical.

Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) made a cameo appearance as Signor Adolpho Pirelli, a former apprentice of Sweeney (before he went to prison) and is now a self-proclaimed barber of the town. lol. He is a trip!

Alan Rickman (Judge Turpin) is the one responsible for Sweeney's miserable life & has Sweeney's daughter in captivity. He's also the bad guy in PERFUME. He's a great actor; definitely makes you scared of & despise him.

I definitely gotta give props to Depp for singing throughout the WHOLE ENTIRE movie. He was really nervous about it but he did his thang! Refer to the "he is the shiznit" comment above...

I also gotta give props to Jayne Wisener (Johanna; Sweeney's daughter.) Her voice was so pure & enchanting. Her song was one of my favorites.

Now mind you, some people didn't know that Sweeney Todd was a musical. A couple of people left the theater after the opening scene & the ones who stayed were very annoying. They kept commenting & making fun of the singing and you KNOW me & Actor were blowed! This chick behind Actor kept kicking his seat when Sweeney killed people in the barber shop... Yea. Pretty bad... But guess what? The movie got soooo good & captivating that everyone, EVERYONE, in the theater were still & quiet & taking it all in. It was a great thing to experience for me. I'm such a big Depp supporter.

Speaking of, I want him to win the Oscar. He deserved it a LONGGGGGGGGGGGGG time ago. I'm all for Depp winning "Actor in a Leading Role" this year. He better freaking win is all I'm saying. It is not a request!

I like all the other contenders in the category too (Clooney, Day-Lewis, T. Lee Jones & Viggo Mortensen) They're all great actors but I'm all for Depp this year. Sorry guys! You'll get one another time...

In conclusion, here's a recap:

1) Sweeney Todd is THE musical. Watch it.
2) Sacha B. Cohen is still the truth.
3) Depp better win the Oscar this year.
4) Remind me to tell you about "Eastern Promises." That was a good movie too.
5) Depp better win the Oscar this year.
6) Win the Oscar this year Depp better.


~ Akanke

SWEENEY TODD

"This is the tale of an ordinary man, who had everything... Benjamin Barker. Until a man of power stole his freedom, destroyed his family and banished him... for life. And in his sorrow a new man was born."


"No! Not Barker. That man is dead. It's Todd, now. Sweeney Todd. And he shall have his revenge..."



At last! My arm is complete again!

"I can guarantee the closest shave you'll ever know."




"There's a hole in the world like a great black pit, and it's filled with people who are filled of shit, and the vermin of the world inhabit it..."

"I want the bleeders"