Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Blu-ray) (US Version) Blu-ray Region A

With its rivers of blood, this adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical isn't for the faint of heart--or stomach. But thanks to the black humor, impeccable production design, and gorgeous music, Tim Burton fans will want to sing after seeing SWEENEY TODD. For his sixth collaboration with the director, Johnny Depp stars as Benjamin Barker aka Sweeney Todd, a barber falsely imprisoned by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman). After leaving prison, he comes back to Victorian London to find his wife poisoned and his daughter held captive. As he plots his revenge, Sweeney joins forces with Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), and while he preys on clients asking for a shave, his new partner turns the bodies into baked goods. But the judge still lives, and the razor-wielding madman wants his vengeance. Though it's a musical, SWEENEY TODD has more in common with Italian horror films such as SUSPIRIA than it does with CHICAGO. Even the horror-musical hybrid LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS pales in comparison to the darkness found here. Previous Burton-Depp pairings have veered toward the macabre, but this reaches a glorious new level. Though they've made excellent films apart, their partnership has produced some of their best work, including EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, ED WOOD, and now SWEENEY TODD. Depp demonstrates his rock-band roots as the antihero of the title with another amazing performance, while Bonham Carter is both hilarious and heartbreaking as the eager Mrs. Lovett. But credit also belongs to production designer Dante Ferretti, director of photography Dariusz Wolski, and, of course, Burton, for showing a sooty London that is just as dark as the film's subject matter. Source composer Sondheim should also be recognized for the haunting songs that threaten to stick in viewers' heads, but the film as a whole also deserves to be remembered for its beauty and brutality.

"Mr. Burton's film adaptation of Mr. Sondheim's musical, is as dark and terrifying as any motion picture in recent memory....Expressing a breathtakingly, rigorously pessimistic view of human nature. It is also something close to a masterpiece..." - A. O., Scott (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 12/21/2007

"[T]his opulent, attentive production is splashed with signature style and hell-bent on entertaining..." -- Grade: B+ - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 12/21/2007

3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he story takes in romance, suspense, melodrama, vengeance and madness along the way....Depp and Bonham Carter present their beating hearts on gore-streaked sleeves." - Jamie, Graham (Film Critic), Total Film, 02/01/2008

"Tim Burton's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece SWEENEY TODD is a funny, moody musical blood bath....It's a gorgeous artifact..." - Carina, Chocano (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 12/21/2007

Ranked #5 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "[A] striking achievement in every way, particularly for the tour de force of Johnny Depp..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 12/27/2007

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Depp is simply stupendous....Depp erases the line between singing and acting, fusing them into something that keeps the movie blazing." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 12/27/2007

4 stars out of 5 -- "The stars make surprisingly fair fists of the singing, and their acting muscles put over Sondheim's intricate, clever lyrics." - Kim, Newman (Film Critic), Empire, 02/01/2008

4 stars out of 5 -- [I]t's the giddy, relentless nihilism of the film that will thrill even the most showtune-phobic." - Uncut Staff (Uncut Film Critic), Uncut, 03/01/2008

"Burton has created a supremely cinematic work, in everything from the swooping, scuttling shots through London's sooty, satanic back alleys, to the wild-eyed vengeful intensity of its anti-hero..." - Kate, Stables (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 03/01/2008

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Product Title:	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Blu-ray) (US Version) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Blu-ray) (US Version) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Blu-ray) (US Version) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Blu-ray) (US Version) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Blu-ray) (US Version)
Also known as:	Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd
Artist Name(s):	Sacha Baron Cohen (Actor) | William Ross (Actor) | Timothy Spall (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jayne Wisener (Actor) | Johnny Depp (Actor) | John Logan | Ronan Bennett (Actor) | Walter F. Parkes | Richard D. Zanuck (Actor) | Moritz Ferris (Actor) 沙格畢朗高漢 (Actor) | William Ross (Actor) | Timothy Spall (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jayne Wisener (Actor) | 尊尼特普 (Actor) | John Logan | Ronan Bennett (Actor) | Walter F. Parkes | Richard D. Zanuck (Actor) | Moritz Ferris (Actor) 沙格毕朗高汉 (Actor) | William Ross (Actor) | Timothy Spall (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jayne Wisener (Actor) | 尊尼特普 (Actor) | John Logan | Ronan Bennett (Actor) | Walter F. Parkes | Richard D. Zanuck (Actor) | Moritz Ferris (Actor) Ｓａｃｈａ　Ｂａｒｏｎ Ｃｏｈｅｎ (Actor) | Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｒｏｓｓ (Actor) | ティモシー・スポール (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jayne Wisener (Actor) | ジョニー・デップ (Actor) | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｌｏｇａｎ | Ｒｏｎａｎ Ｂｅｎｎｅｔｔ (Actor) | Ｗａｌｔｅｒ　Ｆ． Ｐａｒｋｅｓ | Richard D. Zanuck (Actor) | Moritz Ferris (Actor) Sacha Baron Cohen (Actor) | William Ross (Actor) | Timothy Spall (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jayne Wisener (Actor) | Johnny Depp (Actor) | John Logan | Ronan Bennett (Actor) | Walter F. Parkes | Richard D. Zanuck (Actor) | Moritz Ferris (Actor)
Director:	Crispin Glover Crispin Glover Crispin Glover クリスピン・グローバー Crispin Glover
Producer:	Timothy Spall | John Logan | Ronan Bennett | Richard D. Zanuck | Moritz Ferris Timothy Spall | John Logan | Ronan Bennett | Richard D. Zanuck | Moritz Ferris Timothy Spall | John Logan | Ronan Bennett | Richard D. Zanuck | Moritz Ferris ティモシー・スポール | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｌｏｇａｎ | Ｒｏｎａｎ Ｂｅｎｎｅｔｔ | Richard D. Zanuck | Moritz Ferris Timothy Spall | John Logan | Ronan Bennett | Richard D. Zanuck | Moritz Ferris
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Blu-ray Region Code:	A - Americas (North, Central and South except French Guiana), Korea, Japan, South East Asia (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) What is it?
Release Date:	2008-10-21
UPC Code:	097361386140
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United States
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	Blu-ray
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Paramount Home Entertainment
Other Information:	2 Blu-ray Discs
Package Weight:	180 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1012767333

Director: Tim Burton

Blu-ray Disc Features:

2-Disc Set
Region 1
Keep Case - Sensormatic
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
Subtitled - French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Production Interviews: Tim Burton - Director, Johnny Depp - Star
Featurette:
1. BURTON + DEPP + CARTER = TODD
2. SWEENEY TODD Press Conference, November 2007
3. SWEENEY TODD IS ALIVE: THE REAL HISTORY OF THE DEMON BARBER
4. MUSICAL MAYHEM: SONDHEIM'S SWEENEY TODD
5. SWEENEY'S LONDON
6. THE MAKING OF SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
7. GRAND GUIGNOL: A THEATRICAL TRADITION
8. DESIGNS FOR A DEMON BARBER
9. A BLOODY BUSINESS
10. THE RAZOR'S REFRAIN
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