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*SPOILERS* this discussion is for those who have seen the movie or those who like being spoiled. unsuspecting readers, ye be warned, so don't complain if you read it a juicy little tidbit of spoiler info.

Now that that's out of the way...
After seeing the movie, my first thought was 'Holy s**t, that was extremely f*cked up!' I didn't like how they actually showed Todd slicing the throats- the blood's fine, but watching the knife cut was just... ack! The story was definately befitting Tim Burton- dark and twisted- which is a good thing. He definately did a good job with it. The ending was sad, but I'm glad the kids got to live, and I'm so glad he didn't kill Johanna. That... would've been awful.
The casting was great. They could have gotten a better voice for Sweeney Todd, however. Johnny Depp has a great voice, but it's just freaky to hear Jack Sparrow and see someone that looks a little bit like Edward Scissorhands- only much older, with real hands, a white skunk streak in his hair, and a permanent scowl on his face. Helena Bonham Carter was wonderful; she may not have the best voice, as many have said, but she's good at looking a little off, and she's a wonderful actress. Alan Rickman was a total badass, as always. He has a rather nice singing voice; I will never watch Harry Potter or Die Hard the same way again. xd
The music was phenomenal. I mainly watch Tim Burton movies for their music- he's always got someone awesome doing the soundtrack. *hums This Is Halloween*
Overall, I thought it was a great horror movie. So what are your thoughts?

EDIT (1/15/0 cool : I totally forgot to add this in the casting part; that little kid, Toby, has great potential. He had a great voice for a kid his age, and he wasn't in the least overdramatic or underdramatic. It'll be interesting to see where he ends up; I honestly hope he pursues a career in Broadway- Hollywood's too weird right now.

I LOVED SWEENEY TODD!!!!! whee

My friends and I laughed everytime he killed someone because it was so fake, but you could tell that the "movie people" wanted it to look that way because there are ways to make fake blood look real. I laughed so loudly when all the crazy blondes attacked the hair guy.

Soundtrack rocks *duh* it's Johnny Depp singing, who wouldn't love that?

hehe, that was cool when they all attacked the hair guy!!! he was a jerk anyway. xd

it's really one of my favourite movies. the soundtrack is awesome. Johnny Depp was great in the movie. I just wasnt expecting him to die in the end O_o;

I thought that the lady was Lucy fairly early in the movie. I think the reason the blood was so fake was a concession for the ratings and to cut down the gruesomeness a bit. I found the "landings" pretty disturbing.

Best...Movie...Ever. That's all I have to say. Congradulations to Tim Burton for winning Best Motion Picture( Comedy/ Musical), and Johnny Depp for winning Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical.

Alan Rickman is just amazing. Hands down.
actually, Skellington's voice was Chris Sarandon, but Elfman provided the singing voice. He also was the voice for Bonejangles in Corpse Bride. He's a genius with composing music. mrgreen