sweeney todd is actually one of Burtons movies he made based on already proven material he didnt f**k up.Burton does his best stuff when he does his OWN material but for once,he actually made a movie loyal to its source material.I have seen the play and the movie was very loyal to it.which again,is an amazing feat for Burton.the play isnt that good so i could have told you,you would feel the same about the movie.LOL. I knew this would be one movie based on proven material that Burton wouldnt be able to f**k up as he usually does because violence and a bloodbath which is whats in the play,is right up his alley.He's a real pervert so Sweeney Todd was the perfect material for him.
who said Sweeney Todd had too much singing in it? whoever said that shouldn't have bothered seeing the movie in the first place because like you said,they obviously aren't familiar with the source material.
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If you found the music/songs in Sweeney Todd to be repetitive, steer clear of all Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals. It sounds like you would have preferred a completely new take on the legend of Sweeney Todd rather than an adaptation of the musical because whole numbers were cut out of the movie, including a chorus. Also, a few songs that stayed in were shortened.
Is it the blood or the singing that made you vomit? You need to be a little clearer there. I found the blood contrasted so well with the grayscale tone of the movie that it made the blood more effective than it is in other movies. And it is about a killer. It's hard to have a movie about a killer and not involve blood. In killer movies, they either are about WHO the villain kills or HOW the villain kills. Since random extras are the ones killed in Sweeney Todd, focus has to be put on the razors and the throat cutting so the audience will fully understand the gruesomeness of it.
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Dragon Wars also D-Wars
Director: Hyung-rae Shim
Cast: Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster, Chris Mulkey
Running time: 90 minutes
Rating: PG13 (Violence)
In time, there will be an Oscar for 'Worst Movie of the Year'. There is a very good chance a movie like this one will win.
Direction: I'm not quite sure if Mr.Shim was conscious while he was directing. Not a single line of dialogue was delivered convincingly. The actors are just as much to blame. But considering he was in the driver's seat he should have stepped up and done something, anything, about camera-work, continuity, direction of body language or facial expressions etc.
Acting: A lot of what I've already mentioned applies to the actors as well. It's amazing that the main characters were actually the weakest link in an already rusty chain. When the actor playing the main role can't even convey a hint of fear when there's a million-foot 'dragon' chasing him, you know there are problems. And that's true for the main actress, and all of the actors in the movie.
Visual Effects: There were scenes in which it was apparent that a toy car had just been thrown at you. There were horribly pixelated flames. Considering what video-gaming consoles are capable of today, it was an absolute travesty that two particular scenes were definitely shot on a 5-by-5 platform with a horribly painted back-ground.
Story: Yeah, ok.
Overall: Ironically, 20 years from now this might become one of those cult classics drunk fraternity guys watch for laughs. Steer clear of any time-zone in which a theater might be playing this movie. The best actors were the dragons, and they were horrible. Go watch a real cult classic for its effects and story, like the original King Kong.
1 out of 10
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Damn, dragon wars may be the worst movie but i've just seen something that comes close to topping Dragon wars. The movie i speak is Mall Cop. This Movie was awful. It was boring, sour and stupid. Christ, i miss my stoner days. If i were still a stoner i would have gotten some enjoyment from pocking this movie apart one stupid piece at a time. However, i'm sober, so this movie blowed!!
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Hunting Humans
This movie sounds good but it's execution was horrible. It's supposed to be about a serial killer hunting serial killers (ala Dexter). It however turned out to be the most utter piece of garbage I've ever seen. I'm all about low budget independent films and all that but this one just is too much. The plot was horribly thought out, the budget must've been 100 bucks, and the acting was horrible. 1 out of 10 stars. Avoid at all cost.
No. I didnt care for it, it bored me to sleep almost, but I can look at it and tell it is a god movie, well filmed, good cast, just not my cup of tea.
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