Who is Sweeney Todd?

Director Tim Burton brings another awesome movie to DVD: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Actors include Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Bron Cohen, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Jamie Campbell Bower and the list goes on and on. Most importantly, know this movie is a MUSICAL! If you are not into musicals, do not watch this movie. 

On a related note, I love seeing Johnny Depp sing.

Anyways, the movie tells the story of Benjamin Barker / Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) who opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's (Helena Bonham Carter) Meat Pie Shop, which is famous for having awful meat pies. One by one, Benjamin Barker kills members of the corrupt aristocracy who take away his daughter. Barkers alter ego, Sweeney Todd, goes on a murderous rampage of everyone who comes into his barber shop, with an ultimate goal of killing Judge Turpin who has Todd's only daughter. To dispose of the bodies, Todd plans to help Lovett's meat pie business by grinding up the bodies to be used in the meat patties. I won't give away the ending, but everyone should see this movie!

When I first saw it, I was really confused because there is A LOT going on, but it's one of those movies you could watch a couple times and realize new things each time. The movie tends to be very bloody, but not scary. The quality of acting is superb and Johnny Depp does an amazing job. A must see movie!

Also, this film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture for a Musical or Comedy and Johnny Depp snagged the Golden Globe for Best Actor in the same category. Way to go!

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