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All member reviews for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Adult
October 20, 2009
 
Before I start my review...
I just gotta say that I am impressed by the kid reviewers here. You have shown much more maturity when reviewing this, an r-rated film, than most kid reviewers show when reviewing PG-13 or even PG movies. You all deserve a round of applause for actually going against that dumb stereotype that young people can't handle the sight of blood. Anyway, today was sadly my first time ever watching this movie. I hadn't even seen the screenplay before. I was beyond impressed. This is one of the greatest musicals I have ever seen, and it's not very common that a serious musical directed towards adults comes along. The characters were well-developed and the only important characters who die are those who deserve it. This is a great film that should at least be viewed once by those who can handle the sight of blood.

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Teen, 17 years old
July 3, 2011
 
Emotional acting and a Catchy Soundtrack
Sweeney Todd is a fantastic movie. Johnny Depp shows us how versatile he is by taking part in this bloody musical. Even though I am 16, I am very sqeemish, however I found Sweeney Todd to be tolerable. Okay, I admit, I looked away from the bloody scenes maybe once or twice, but putting that aside, I highly reccommend this movie! Beautiful imagery, camera shots and convincing acting. The soundtrack in this film is so catchy, I admit to having these songs stuck in my head for 2 weeks straight! So overall, this is a great film, but has a tad too much throat slitting to be appropriate for a younger audience. I'd stick with 16+

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Teen, 18 years old
November 12, 2010
 
A bloody Masterpiece
2 words.Bloody.Brillant.I cannot describe this movie more.Go and see it.

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Teen, 14 years old
July 5, 2011
 
violent but goooooood real gooooooood
although this film is full of blood it has a great story and conclusion this film is DA BOMB!!!!!!!! this film is for kids who can handle blood

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Adult
October 22, 2010
 
**Info not right, I'm 18. :) Strangely I liked this movie. Maybe it's just because of Johnny Depp. The gore wasn't bad because it was very fake and brightly colored. The themes were creepy, but it wasn't bad.

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Teen, 14 years old
October 13, 2010
 
Great film, but not for kids.
This movie is amazing. Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman just sell it for me. If your kid can stomach the gory stuff, like me, take them to see it. (It's gory, and a bit disturbing, but great!)

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Teen, 18 years old
June 6, 2009
 
Great movie, though not as good as the stage versions
This is a great adaptation of the stage play, overall. Depp and all the other actors handle their parts and singing fairly well, though most of them don't hold up to the stage versions available on DVD (Helena Bonham Carter is good in the role of Mrs. Lovett, but Angela Lansbury and Patti LuPone both outdo her). The movie has a lot of intense, though cartoonish, violence, and is fairly depressing; also, only two of the characters are positive role models for anyone.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
I wanted to stab myself in the side of my brain
this movie was awful. I could not believe johnny depp would even do such a film the only entertaining about it was the actual killing of the customers.I was very dissappointed.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
C'mon, kiddies, let's go see the new Tim Burton film!
Blood? Vaguely resembles reddened honey, in classic Burton horror style. Lyrics? Seriously, parents, how many of you have let s--t or pi-s slip every so often? (The review up there mentions the f word, and I'll have you know that the word isn't said once in the whole film, thank you very much). Cannibalism? You can't honestly tell me that "God, That's Good!" didn't make you giggle just a little bit. I call this flick entertainment at its best. When you go into a Tim Burton movie/musical rated R and stamped with the title Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, I think you know full well what you've bitten into. No pun intended.

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Kid, 11 years old
September 1, 2011
 
IT ROCKS
This is in my top 2 johnny depp movie list ( #2) and it is really good movie. It should be PG-13. I usually HATE horror movies but this was AWESOME!!! I watched this when i was 10 and it rocked.

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May 10, 2011
 

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Adult
November 1, 2011
 
the review that you should actually read because i am a movie critic and i care about children.
THERE IS TOOO MUCH ROMANCE IN THIS MOVIE!!!@! THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE KILLING TO OFFSET THE SEXUAL ASPECT OF THIS MOVIE!!!! plus i dont approve of johnny depp HUGGING PEOPLE!!!!@!

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Teen, 14 years old
August 15, 2011
 
Absolutely Hilarious
It's a movie about a barber that kills his customers and has them made into meat pies. And it's also a musical. What more do you want? The dark humor abounds, with Sondheim's witty lyrics being a highlight. It works more as a movie than a play, (there's no operatic singing here) but it's well worth seeing. It's fine for teenagers. (I saw it when I was thirteen, I thought it was hilarious. My mother, however, thought it was very dark. It may be the individual on this one.)

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Adult
January 13, 2009
 
outstanding
im not a big musical fan yet i really enjoyed this flick. it is extremely violent and full of blood but it was some how beautiful and romantic in a horrific way, lol. Alan was <3 and Johnny did a good job too. A great film. NOT suitable for kids.

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Teen, 15 years old
July 13, 2011
 
Best movie EVER
This is my favorite movie. The sound track is great, the charicters are outstanding, and the set and CGI are the best I've EVER seen. The blood looks like orange juice and wet paint mixed together, but the movie is pretty dark. If you think you can handle it, then why are you still reading this and not going to rent it? most amazing movie I've ever seen.

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Teen, 14 years old
June 19, 2011
 
BEST FILM IS LONDON (and anywhere else!)
I am as obsessed with Johnny Depp, Hellana Bonham Carter, and Tim Burton as you can get, but I have to admit, this is one of Burton's more grahic films. If you're a theater nerd like me, and can handle LOTS of blood (which may I mind looks and is EXTREMELY FAKE!) you should see it!

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Teen, 15 years old
April 10, 2011
 
Enjoyable

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Teen, 15 years old
February 4, 2011
 
Know what your kid can take before letting them see this.
I love this movie. The first time I saw it, I was twelve. It didn't bother me too much, but it is very dark. My mom can't stand to watch it, and she's a grown woman (but she's also one of those people who is grossed out easily). At first, I was interested in it just because of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, but then I was addicted to the music. Eventually, I got my mom to watch it with me. I've loved it and she's hated it ever since. None the less, she lets me watch it. It's one of those movies that you have to compare to what else you kid watches. If he/she watches Saw and is not disturbed in the slightest (I consider you a bad parent if you let your child watch that crap), then this should be a walk in the park. If he/she is squeemish, though, keep it away. *SPOILERS* There is a ton of blood, and the slitting of the throats is very realistic (the victims jerk around and gurgle and blood spurts everywhere). There's even blood in the opening credits- It rains blood, blood seeps out of baking meat pies, human meat is put through a grinder, blood is everywhere. The last throat that Sweeney slits is particularly bloody (as he also stabs the man in the throat), and he's completely coated in his victim's blood. A little boy takes a bite of a meat pie and pulls a human finger (fingernail and all) from his mouth. A man's brain pops out of his skull when he's dropped head first from the floor above (he's already dead), and you hear several necks snap as others are dropped down to the bakehouse in the same way. The little boy discovers bloody human skeletons in a corner of the bakehouse. A heartless judge sentences a little boy to hang. A young man is beat up with a walking stick (more blood there, as he has a bloody nose), and his attacker threatens to kill him. Young women in a madhouse attack their keeper. Sweeney tosses Mrs. Lovett into an oven and we see her flesh begin to burn from her bones. And in the end, the little boy slits Sweeney's throat and he bleeds on the face of his dead wife, who he is cradling in his arms (yes, I cried). The f-word is not in this film. Where CommonSense got that from, I'll never know. O.o None the less, 'piss' is used several times in one song, and 'sh*t' is used twice. In a dream scene, Mr. Lovett and Sweeney kiss (it's a wedding, and the kiss is very, very short). And a woman is raped at a ball. You don't see anything but the onlookers laughing, and you hear her screaming. There's a lot of gin in this movie. And honestly, it's kind of funny in one scene. Over all, not great for kids. But a fantastic movie all the same. The acting is wonderful, the music is spot-on, and Tim Burton gave it a dark feel that really works with the story. Not quite as good as the stage version, and far less humorus and bright-colored, but I think they captured it well.

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Teen, 14 years old
July 29, 2011
 
I Liked It A LOT
This was a good movie. I don't like scary Movies but I really liked this one. Johnny Depp was outstanding <3

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Teen, 15 years old
June 13, 2011
 
AGE IS NOT MATURITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COMMON SENSE MEDIA WANT TO RESCTRICT YOU'RE RIGHT BY PUTING A 16 YEAR OLD SIGN ON A MOVIE 6 YEAR OLD CAN WATCH,COMMON SENSE MEDIA AGE IS NOT MATURITY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SO STOP PUTING STUPID SIGN!!!!!!!!!

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