I’m a huge Tim Burton fan, one of the biggest you are ever likely to meet.
But I’m afraid to say Sweeney Todd looks awful. Only once has a Tim Burton film not worked from the first frame to the last and been so bad that I had to psychically force my eyes to continue watching despite my brain telling me to look away for my own personal well being.
I didn’t like his version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and I didn’t care for his A Corpse Bride either. But only with Planet of the Apes did Burton really fuck up.
Every new tidbit I see of this film makes me want to see it less and less.
It’s dark, but not Burton-dark. It’s dull-dark, with awkward signing and faces we’ve seen in other more interesting roles from Burton…
I saw the link at Slash Film, who also have a look at a new poster for the movie. More dull imagery…
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I actually enjoy the look of this film. I’m most intrigued by the scene in the trailer that is full of bright colors. For some reason that’s peaked my interest because its such a contrast from the rest of the film. Or at least what it appears to be.