Sondheim wonders if Johnny Depp has the vocal chops for Sweeney Todd film - Page 5

LSPoorEeyorick · 10-05-2007, 08:42 AM

I have seen the trailer.

And me personally? I will have vengeance. Particularly if so much of the songs has been changed into dialogue. And for the record, sir, it's not "vennnnnnnnnngeannnnnce," it's "veeeeeeeeengeaaaaance." Nasal much?

(Also, through a strange and fortuitous coincidence, I have heard the last third of the film's audio. Maybe not the last third. It sounded to me like it was missing a bit of a reel: it didn't end the way it usually does. God I HOPE it was a missing reel, and not revisionist resolution.)

If you can't tell... the musical is... kind of... my favorite thing ever.

Snowflake · 10-05-2007, 08:51 AM

Have a little Priest, LSPE

I saw this in SF with Lansbury and George Hearn in 1981 (I think) in the original staging. It was awesome.

I love Depp, but now I need to go back and re-read this thread, oput of sight, off my radar and all that!

And I can't watch videos at work any longer.....1984 all over again! At least I can still post on LoT.

JWBear · 10-05-2007, 09:21 AM

The clip seems to de-emphasize that this is a musical. Hmmm.

Not Afraid · 10-05-2007, 09:24 AM

It looks pretty.

Alex · 10-05-2007, 09:45 AM

I can't find it now but I read something from Sondheim a few days ago saying that the movie "isn't a Broadway musical."

I may be misremembering the quote since I am not finding it again but whatever it was I came away from reading it with the expectation that "musicalness" was seriously curtailed.

Prudence · 10-05-2007, 10:04 AM

Urg.....Trailer looks inappropriately pretentious....and yet Alan Rickman is in it, which means I have to see it.

Snowflake · 10-05-2007, 10:12 AM

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Urg.....Trailer looks inappropriately pretentious....and yet Alan Rickman is in it, which means I have to see it.

Ding Ding Ding........Alan Rickman and Timothy Spall

Morrigoon · 10-05-2007, 10:31 AM

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I saw Doggie Howser play Mark in 'Rent' in LA. He was good.

Saw that too. Yes, he was

ozron · 10-05-2007, 10:38 AM

I'm withholding judgement on this. It could be the best movie musical since Chicago, or the biggest dissapointment since Phantom (or even Evita). I've done Sweeney twice, on a small stage, and a big stage, and I do love the piece, so I'm hopeful.

I like Depp, Burton, Carter and Rickman. Whether they have the musical chops or not has yet to be seen. (Okay, I think Burton does.) On an encouraging note, the bulk of the cast seems to have been pulled from West End stages rather than movie people, so at least some of them should know what they're doing.

ron

Cadaverous Pallor · 10-05-2007, 10:40 AM

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It looks pretty.

My thoughts exactly. If it's any good at all it stands to be this generation's lightning rod for gothness. It's so nice to see Depp in spooky makeup again.

I'm no expert in ST (saw a high school production) so I'm sure my opinion will completely differ from the dedicated fans.

Hey, was that Sasha Baron Cohen I saw briefly in there??

10-05-2007, 08:42 AM	#41
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I have seen the trailer. And me personally? I will have vengeance. Particularly if so much of the songs has been changed into dialogue. And for the record, sir, it's not "vennnnnnnnnngeannnnnce," it's "veeeeeeeeengeaaaaance." Nasal much? (Also, through a strange and fortuitous coincidence, I have heard the last third of the film's audio. Maybe not the last third. It sounded to me like it was missing a bit of a reel: it didn't end the way it usually does. God I HOPE it was a missing reel, and not revisionist resolution.) If you can't tell... the musical is... kind of... my favorite thing ever.
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Have a little Priest, LSPE I saw this in SF with Lansbury and George Hearn in 1981 (I think) in the original staging. It was awesome. I love Depp, but now I need to go back and re-read this thread, oput of sight, off my radar and all that! And I can't watch videos at work any longer.....1984 all over again! At least I can still post on LoT. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde Last edited by Snowflake : 10-05-2007 at 09:30 AM.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	The clip seems to de-emphasize that this is a musical. Hmmm. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	It looks pretty.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I can't find it now but I read something from Sondheim a few days ago saying that the movie "isn't a Broadway musical." I may be misremembering the quote since I am not finding it again but whatever it was I came away from reading it with the expectation that "musicalness" was seriously curtailed.
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Urg.....Trailer looks inappropriately pretentious....and yet Alan Rickman is in it, which means I have to see it. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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ozron The once and former... Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 421	I'm withholding judgement on this. It could be the best movie musical since Chicago, or the biggest dissapointment since Phantom (or even Evita). I've done Sweeney twice, on a small stage, and a big stage, and I do love the piece, so I'm hopeful. I like Depp, Burton, Carter and Rickman. Whether they have the musical chops or not has yet to be seen. (Okay, I think Burton does.) On an encouraging note, the bulk of the cast seems to have been pulled from West End stages rather than movie people, so at least some of them should know what they're doing. ron __________________ http://www.portlandspirit.com/deadhusband.php
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