Seeing 1982 version raised the bar too high.

Rating: 7/10 (11 December 2007)

I saw Sweeney Todd at the Wadsworth Theatre yesterday.
The scenery, special effects, music and mood of the movie were great.
It would have been a lot better if the 2 main characters (Johnny Depp & Helena Bonham Carter) could sing. Some of the supporting cast sang very well. The actor that played toby (Ed Sanders) & Anthony Hope (Jamie Campbell Bower) sang exceptionally well. They should have dubbed Depp. He sang the words but not much emotion behind it.
A few of the songs were cut but it was from Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman) & Beadle Bamford (Timothy Spall) who couldn't sing well anyway so it probably helped the movie.
There was no chorus singing in the background or the ballad about Sweeney Todd, in the movie maybe it will be on the DVD version.
See the 1982 Angela Lansbury & George Hearn version for the songs and the 2007 version for the special gory affects.