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A Bloody Fun SWEENEY TODD Trailer hits YouTube!

First by BrightEyes	Oct 20th, 2007 12:47:59 AM
ha
Hostel part 2 comes out on dvd next week by BrightEyes	Oct 20th, 2007 12:48:45 AM
as well as the directors cut of part 1 , Be sure to get it!!!!!
looks good by tikilounge55	Oct 20th, 2007 12:48:52 AM
I'm impressed! Really like that throat slice at the end.
Don't know why I assumed this would still be a musical by ButtfuckZydeco	Oct 20th, 2007 12:57:26 AM
but I did. Burton ought to do a straight up drama or something. It ain't a rut anymore when the axels are resting on the dirt and the wheels don't even scrape bottom.
Bloody Fun? by JonQuixote	Oct 20th, 2007 01:01:36 AM
I saw the trailer at the theatre today and it looked very uncomfortable and very awkward. I'm not familiar with the musical - though I'm really intrigued by it. So I hope I just saw either a bad trailer or a trailer that didn't quite click with me.
que? by Wired Earp	Oct 20th, 2007 01:01:54 AM
I think this looks awesome, but that could be wrong I guess?
Musical by Chifoilisk	Oct 20th, 2007 01:09:11 AM
Another trailer had Depp singing, so it still is a musical. And nothing is better than Rickman when he's in full on villian mode.
Various types of trailers. by silentbobfan	Oct 20th, 2007 01:16:03 AM
I like this one but I really want to see the musical trailer. Sweeny Todd is a favorite story of mine and I really want to see how Burton handled the music.
Musical Trailer. by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Oct 20th, 2007 01:35:26 AM
That's what we need next, looks VERY awesome.
This trailer is what happens when you mix family and business... by Flim_	Oct 20th, 2007 01:36:22 AM
...because I'm 100% certain someone's nephew cut that atrocity together.
eh by billybobhoyle	Oct 20th, 2007 01:56:34 AM
The trailer to PERFUME looked better than this. Just placed that movie in the que for Netflix. WOOT WOOT!!
The 10 minutes I saw of it... by mastidon	Oct 20th, 2007 02:08:34 AM
Blew my mind. I still keep thinking back to it. Johnny's voice was perfect. Can't wait to see the whole thing!
WILL SACHA'S CHARACTER QUOTE BORAT? by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:23:04 AM
MY NAME A BORAT MY NAME A BORAT MY NAME A BORAT
WILL SACHA'S CHARACTER QUOTE ALI G? by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:25:12 AM
RESPECK RESPECK RESPECK
WILL SACHA'S CHARACTER QUOTE BRUNO? by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:25:42 AM
HOPEFULLY NOT THAT CHARACTER SUCKS
WILL SACHA BE NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR? by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:26:06 AM
BEST USPPORTING ACTOR - DUDE WHO WAS BORAT
WILL SACHA BE IN JOHN RAMBO? by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:26:39 AM
IF HE IS, WILL HE CAMEO AS BORAT AND SAY "YAGEMASH, THIS IS A RIVER OF BLOOD JOHNNY RAMBONER."
WILL SACHA BE IN SWEENEY TODD? by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:27:11 AM
I CAN'T TELL FROM THE TRAILER CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE BILLY ZANE
WILL SACHA SAY YIPPEE KI YAY MOTHERFUCKER by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:27:30 AM
IF NOT THEN FUCK THEM FOR BOWING TO THE MPAA
WILL SACHA by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:28:34 AM
WILL SACHA
WILL SACHA BE IN CLERKS 3: KEVIN SMITH HAS TO REHASH OLD CHARACT by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:29:30 AM
I HOPE HE CAMEOS AS BORAT AND BUYS WEED FROM JAY BOB AND SILENT JAY
WILL SACHA BE IN CLERKS 4: JOHN RAMBO BALBOA INDIANA JONES TRANS by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:30:09 AM
SWEENEY TODD LOOKS LIKE SHIT.
WILL SACHA BE IN DEXTER? by WATCHTHEKIMURA	Oct 20th, 2007 02:31:38 AM
HE CAN CAMEO AS BORAT AND DEXTER CAN GO, 'BHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'
Sweeney Todd: Covert Musical by Mullah Omar	Oct 20th, 2007 03:03:01 AM
Seriously, they underplay the fact that this is a musical so much that it's as if they WANT to leave people in the dark. I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Can you imagine the real horror of uninformed filmgoers after they go into what seems like a gothic revenge story and suddenly everyone breaks into song? Maybe that's the point, I don't know. What I do know is that musical theater geeks are going to be irritated if any songs are omitted, while most horror geeks are probably going to be disgusted by the musical elements. Talk about your word of mouth issues.
Sweeney Todd will NOT get my money... by Shady Drifter	Oct 20th, 2007 03:09:24 AM
He looks like a really bad barber. I'll shave myself, thank you very much. But the trailer looks great! I can't wait!
Rated R? by godoffireinhell	Oct 20th, 2007 03:17:49 AM
Give me a break...
Brighteyes by FILMFUNK	Oct 20th, 2007 03:39:55 AM
Congrats on two of the most annoying posts i ever read and this looks just ok like most of Burtons efforts, I don't know what it is but even though his movies always have terrific production values, top actors etc his movies bore me big time!
He sounds just like Jack Sparrow! by LordPorkington	Oct 20th, 2007 03:40:16 AM
Nobody else seems to have mentioned this, or is it just me that thinks that? No matter, it still looks great and I'll be sure to catch it.
brighteyes by cookiepuss	Oct 20th, 2007 04:10:34 AM
you are a fucking tool - stop pimping shit here (plus the asskissing in the mist talkback)
I think it's looking great. by TattooedBillionaire	Oct 20th, 2007 06:01:58 AM
I really want to see this.
Awesome, much better than the last trailer by Bobo_Vision	Oct 20th, 2007 06:08:10 AM
But obviously still not an accurate portrayal of what the film is like, because it is a musical. They need to release an all musical trailer otherwise audiences will feel deceived. Either way, it looks good and I'm there.
The trailers for "Chicago" neglected to mention it was a musical by Lenny Nero	Oct 20th, 2007 08:05:52 AM
That made over $100 million domestic and won best picture. So don't underestimate the campaign to bring people in. Many people are wary of musicals (as AICN will unfortunately prove) so why not? As far as Sweeney's accent sounding like Jack Sparrow, I think this is a big mistake in hearing. Outside of the fact that they're both British, they couldn't be more different. A mumbling Keith Richards impersonation that had finesse and grace versus a soft but vicious twang full of malice and remorse. Yeah, they're exactly alike.
Quicktime version of this trailer available... by Brendon	Oct 20th, 2007 08:24:11 AM
..I put it at www.filmick.co.uk
APOCALYPTIC CHOIR OF DOOM!!! by Osmosis Jones	Oct 20th, 2007 08:52:27 AM
FUCK THAT SHIT!
They're keeping the music under wraps because by Sepulchrave	Oct 20th, 2007 09:16:58 AM
None of the cast can sing a note. Apparently, Baron-Cohen has to speak his bits, hip-hop style. And Depp is just doing Jack Sparrer again, no question about it. I don't see the point of adapting a famous musical, a good musical with a great witty book, and then casting the same old faces just because they're in every Burton film. Depp looks far too boyish to have been in prison for twenty years, his reading of the famous line 'At last; my arm is complete again!' is woeful and Bonham Carter seems not to have changed out of he Bellatrix LeStrange costume from Harry Potter. Is she going to channel Nancy Spungen again?
Looks like an indulgent Tales from the Crypt episode. How long by Drath	Oct 20th, 2007 09:18:36 AM
I'm not saying it wouldn't be fun, Burton has a way of making these things work, but only on his terms. You either accept his movies for what they are or you really don't like them (Mars Attacks still sucks to me). Still, this only makes me wish they'd make anthology movies more because this looks like it probably would fit right into a 30 to 45 minute segment of a collection of similar stories. And frankly that kind of exhibitionist schlock is right up Burton's alley. He ought to do shorts based on the Edgar Allen Poe stories, and get someone to pretend to be Vincent Price as the storyteller or something. Sigh. It only makes sense in me head! Anyway, I'll give this a look, but that trailer causes me to expect very little.
People who would go to see this... by Sepulchrave	Oct 20th, 2007 09:19:26 AM
...without informing themselves of what it is, and then complain because it's a musical or not a horror film, are so incredibly stupid that they should be injected with drain-o and thrown out of a helicopter into a forest fire.
Drath by Bobo_Vision	Oct 20th, 2007 09:24:34 AM
An anthology Tim Burton movie of Poe short stories sounds like a great idea to me. It would be like 'Creepshow', or 'Twilight Zone', only with one director, Burton, doing the entire thing. That would be amazing.
Hey, we got to hear The Ballad of Sweeney Todd tune there... by Nazzim O'Bazzim	Oct 20th, 2007 09:57:38 AM
... the song that Saruman and Giles were supposed to sing until they got cut. Ah well, nice tune anyhoo...
Has a trailer ever shown a throat slitting before? by cornponious	Oct 20th, 2007 10:15:17 AM
Just wondering...
Glag too see Burton make GOOD movies again........ by CreepyThinMan1978	Oct 20th, 2007 10:37:16 AM

Someone needs to tell Burton... by BL Chick	Oct 20th, 2007 11:06:02 AM
That Sweeney Todd was supposed to be darkly humorous. From the trailers, it's just looks like a psychological horror movie set in the past. Where's the cannibalism? Where's the snark? Where's the music? Yeah, I know they hint that Johnny sings in one of them but it's just so blah and overdramatic. I'm hoping that they're trying to make the trailers misleading and we'll get the dark humor and music. Either way, Hot Topic has found it's new product!bitch.
Will Jersey Girl be buggin' her dad to see this flick? by wackybantha	Oct 20th, 2007 11:37:34 AM
Hey, call Kevin Smith!!! It's time to make JERSEY GIRL 2!!!
'ELLO! I'M JOHNNY DEPP AND I'M A COCKNEY! by Napolean Solo	Oct 20th, 2007 11:46:59 AM
Yes you are Johnny. His UK accent's better than mine, and I'm English!
BL Chick, the movie does look quite darkly humorous... by Lenny Nero	Oct 20th, 2007 12:20:47 PM
...and Burton is good at that. But still, it's a tragic story, and should be treated thusly. And for those who keep on claiming that Sacha Baron Cohen will be rapping his songs, THIS IS NOT TRUE! Jesus Christ, it was a rumor. CLOVERFIELD IS GODZILLA!
Darkly humorous by fatsackowind	Oct 20th, 2007 01:18:03 PM
ST is at it's core a dry dark comedy. Wait til you hear the song "A Little Priest" If Tim Burton can stick to the source material (which is perfect) even slightly he will have a successful story with great characters. I was hoping, though, Helena Bonham Carter would come off a bit more daffy and less impartial narrator. Hopefully she finds those moments in the movie, because I'm not seeing them in the trailers. Can't wait! Should be great!
Mint chocolate Chip by BrightEyes	Oct 20th, 2007 04:11:47 PM
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Cutting room floor? by albermarle	Oct 20th, 2007 07:29:03 PM
Is it true that Anthony Head has been cut out of this film? Hope not, he's a fine looking man and, unlike some people in this movie, can really sing.
"When was his last hit movie, 89?" by Osmosis Jones	Oct 20th, 2007 09:59:43 PM
Try '05, numbnuts. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory cleared $200 million. Planet Of The Apes made $170 million in '01. Burton hasn't made a genuine box office flop since Mars Attacks!
Sweeney is a Baritone by Douche Baggins	Oct 21st, 2007 12:27:28 AM
Death, taxes and Sweeney Todd is a Baritone. While not a spot on "sparrow" accent, it's jacks' cousin at least. The 2 trailers I've seen with and without him singing are not inspiring. Johnny seems to be mugging for the camera with "look at the creepy faces I can make!! I sure am a sexy, creepy guy, ain't I?" I don't get a sense of loss or pain from him in these clips, it's just him trying to look like one bad mutha..shut yo mouth...just talkin' bout Sweeney! And the fact that there's no singing in the INTL clip comes across more as "we have no confidence that the singing will sell one ticket". Johnnys singing in the first trailer was a weak, thin talk/singing. Utterly distracting for anyone who expects Sweeney to be the daunting baritone he should be. Better to throw your money down the sewer...Stephen Sondheim must be rolling over in his grave. In fact, I'm going to call him and tell him that!
What's There Not To Like? by skoobyx	Oct 21st, 2007 01:54:55 AM
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Sascha Baron Cohen doing a Sondheim musical directed by Tim Burton? You've got a serious curiosity deficiency if that doesn't at least sound interesting.
Just in time for Christmas! by LonelyComic33	Oct 21st, 2007 02:55:36 AM
What a great movie to take your kids to right after they have opened their Christmas packages!
Tim Burton is faux Goth by Sepulchrave	Oct 21st, 2007 06:19:19 AM
Everything his does starts out as dark and spooky and ends up syrupy sweet and disgusting. Winona Ryder becomes a shit-eating schoolgirl in Beetlejuice; the spooky grandeur of Sleepy Hollow is transformed into an anodyne sunshine-y idyll, Willy Wonka is just a little man-child whose daddy didn't wuv him enough boo-hoo and DON't get me started on Big Fish. Burton is a fake.
Mars Attacks! by kevinwillis.net	Oct 21st, 2007 07:57:01 AM
May have flopped, but I liked it better than Planet of the Apes or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But I'm pretty sure I'll like Sweeney Todd . . . it looks to have all the goods. And bad Burton is better than the best some directors can come up with, and I'm not just talkin' Uwe Boll.
I don't think they're really hiding it... by viola123	Oct 21st, 2007 11:00:51 AM
... since as was noted, the first trailer did have Johnny singing. I liked it too, and wish they kept it. It was very stylized, which I imagine the whole film will be, but it's their vision and I don't see why they should shy away from it now. I really liked this trailer, but my only complaint is that we didn't get a few bars, so tht no one could say they were hiding the singing. From the first trailer though, my complaint was that their wasn't enough razor action. So, maybe the third trailer will be a marriage of the two and it'll be perfect. As for the singing, I'm not sure why they would hide it. "A Nightmare Before Christmas" didn't, shrugs.
UR A WEEEZARD, SWEENEY!! by Dr Lisa Cuddy	Oct 21st, 2007 05:06:40 PM
He doesn't so much sing as speak. Watch "My Fair Lady" Johnny. Really learn to butcher the accent.
sass by CreepyThinMan1978	Oct 21st, 2007 05:40:09 PM

Yeah Zombiehunter by skoobyx	Oct 21st, 2007 11:54:28 PM
And was Sondheim thinking of Eli Roth's movie when he wrote the original source material 25 years ago?

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