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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Sweeney Todd

The Wife, during our viewing and critical deconstruction of "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in concert" (yeah, the version with NPH in it) described the production as, and I quote, 

"Beautiful songs about killing people."

I'm not sure whether to be amused, scared, or both.

5 Comments:

  • At 15/9/08 16:26 , Blogger KAISER ANDY I said...

    If she starts to pull her own hair out, it's time to run.

     
  • At 17/9/08 02:24 , Blogger MelloYello said...

    "There is no plot, it's just lazer beams and power cords"

     
  • At 24/9/08 22:56 , Blogger Ted said...

    Ah, my wife. Queen of the pithy film commentary.

     
  • At 17/10/08 01:47 , Blogger Rogue Medic said...

    I saw a PBS? broadcast of the 1982 version with Angela Lansbury. I am not a big fan of musicals, but I found this enjoyable. I haven't seen the newer versions and it has been a long time, but I remember liking the rather twisted sense of humor. I would expect Johnny Depp to do well in this kind of role.

     
  • At 17/10/08 01:50 , Blogger Rogue Medic said...

    Actually, what I saw was the 1979 version with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury.

     

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