Sweeney Todd trailer... and AMERICAN GANGSTER was great

[thehefner]

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET trailer.

Gay-For-Musicals as I am, I've never seen the show before. Unless there's an exceptional version playing somewhere in the area, should I watch the George Hearn/Angela Lansbury version first? Or maybe the George Hearn/Patti LuPone version? Or just go into the with no expectations?

I'm amused at how the studios are really frickin' nervous over SWEENEY TODD, between the fact that it's a musical and that it has family friendly Captain Jack killing people and baking them into pies.

Me, I just hope it's a return to form for Tim Burton. I mean, I know CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY worked for many of you, but it sure as hell didn't for me. And if it's not SWEENEY, then it might well be his next rumored project... a full-length stop-motion version of FRANKENWEENIE.

While we're at it, I strongly look forward to new great Danny Elfman film score music. It's been too long since we've had a brilliant theme of his. (Although I thought his HULK score was fantastic)



So Edd and I just came back from a sneak preview of AMERICAN GANGSTER, the new Ridley Scott film with Denzel and Russell Crowe.

Damn good film.

We have a serious Best Picture contender here. Not saying it's brilliant, and not saying it deserves it, but it's damn good. I give it a solid recommendation. Not much to comment on from here, other than to say it's Scott's best film in years (speaking as one underwhelmed by GLADIATOR). Damn good work all around.

Oh, and did anyone else realize that this is a reunion for the two stars of VIRTUOSITY?? Dude!

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[kiffie.livejournal.com]

My roommate and I just cannot shake the image from our minds of Depp's Sweeny being like some horrible lovechild of Jack Sparrow and Edward Scissorhands. It's the hair, perhaps. Or maybe it's the Data-in-All-Good-Things skunk stripe that just looks hilarious on Depp.

*anxiously awaits the release*