There Are No Differences!!!!! "They both deserves to die!!!"

Rating: 9/10 (6 March 2008)

Why would I lie?? i didn't know anything about Sweeney Tood before this film comes out, and as soon as I know that it was already a musical, I put it in my hands...
And this is exactly the kind of musical I was waiting since long time ago, a bloody one, a creepy one and, for a wile, a scary one (all the closing scene). Id really love it, there is no doubt of why Tim chose it (the Burton's dark stile, the sweet music, the blood, etc.). He made an amazing work with this movie, especially. I mean, how could he get that beautiful voice from Johnny or Alan?? now, that could be the hardest part, maybe. Just, listen Johnny's voice while sings like crazy around the fire in "pirates of the Caribbeans"... and right now...WHAT???. Every one should know what could be made with Helena's cute voice, but JOHNNY, ALAN...God. Every song in this film were very well done, I was really surprised.
But I keep just a little doubt, since I first watch it, I notice, Judje Turpin knows Benjamin Barker, knows he was a barber ("Benjamin Barker" he said), always was visiting Lucy at is home and taking her flowers, and now appears Sweeney, in the same house, with a familiar face and with the same job. How couldn't know? He deserves to die!!! But beside that, Im satisfied with my blood desire.
Well, I just still cant chose between live version or movie version, and I think that nobody could do it, 'cuz they're in fact the same thing. Tim didn't change the screenplay, or the music, or the lyrics or the characters (beside Toby), which is GREAT... in fact, he'd reduce some songs and skip some details from the script, but they're the same. And no matter what anyone could told me, I saw no differences between the characters, even if Angela Lansbury locks a little bit more crazy as Miss. Lovett, or Helena Carter more shy, it makes no sense, at the end, is the same character, no better, no worse (Helena prettiest, talk about it later).
And don't even touch the Sweeney character, Johnny and George are uniques in the role. They both are the same demon barber at their own ways, even when George Hearn is already a tenor master and Johnny more like a rock stile (yeaa). They both really scared me, but i guess that the original creator owns the credits.
Well I think that Deep did is best in this role and now he must be thinking in is next musical, definitely, he must cast for another one, he got skills. I'll be waiting for the next dark musical which I hear about, till then this is my very first choice and I hope that Burton made a sequel... (NO, just joking)