We watched Sweeney Todd last night, and, having never seen it on stage, all I was really left with was -- is it performed on stage with all that blood? Because I can't imagine how that would allow for quick scene changes on stage, if everything is drenched in (fake) blood.
Also, I'm starting to suspect that, much like Ewan McGregor's contracts must require him to show his cock, Helena Bonham-Carter's contracts must require her to have TOTALLY FUCKED-UP hair. (Yes, I get that Mrs. Lovett is a character who calls for fucked-up hair, but still.)
I think in both cases it's not so much required by contract as something they'd be doing anyway.
I've only seen it once, but, no, they did not use that much blood, particularly not that much spurting blood.
Yeah, Ewan likes to get his cock out.
taking notes ...Ok that's Ewan MacGregor, Daniel Day Lewis, who else?
I've only seen it once, but, no, they did not use that much blood, particularly not that much spurting blood.
The blood didn't bother me; I mean, demon barber, slits throats, lots of blood. But I just couldn't help watching it from the viewpoint of "Hey, this was a stage production before it was a film, and they have to change sets quickly."
Now I want to see the stage production, so I can see the songs that were left out of the movie.
The production that I've seen (well, I also saw the one that was on Broadway a few years ago, but that one was just weird), I think they had some kind of balloon filled with fake blood under the person's collar, and it would drip down their shirt, but not really onto other stuff, except sometimes a little bit on the chair.
Yeah, what Hil said - the blood in the stage version is usually either very theatrical (ribbons) or very contained (extra-thick corn syrup).
the songs that were left out of the movie
And the LINES that were left out of the songs that DID make it into the movie grumblegrumblegrumble
Tep, I'm pretty sure Netflix has the Angela Landsbury/George Hearn version on DVD.
Netflix has the Angela Landsbury/George Hearn version on DVD.
I finally returned it! If they don't have it, it's someone else's fault...
My eleven-year-old cousin thinks
Sweeney Todd
is the best movie he's ever seen. I think it was the first time he'd seen something, especially a musical, that didn't have a traditional Happy Ending.
Actually, it must be musical-specific, because the kid watches
Avatar.
He knows all about not having the traditional Happy Ending.
