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alexandral) wrote2008-02-03 07:20 pm
alexandral) wrote2008-02-03 07:20 pm
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Sweeney Todd: You are never going to look at a meat pie in the same way again
** a lady is allowed to have a rant every now and again, right? I didn't have any this year yet, right? I saw "Sweeney Todd" yesterday and I am full of ranting!
1) There is a winner in Alexandra's category of "most disgusting film of All times". Forget Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance with it's shocking violence. It made me feel so much for it's characters. Forget Man Bites Dog with it's macabre humour. It had some splendid social commentary and satire. No! The winner is Tim Burton's "Sweeney Todd".
2) The film could be used as an advertisement for the vegetarian way of life. Eating a meat pie after watching it will be forever connected with most-disturbing memories. There were meat pies at the lunch today but every time I looked at one I felt slightly nauseous. No meat pies for me, thank you! And how unfortunate! We have a shiny new "Proper Cornish Pasties" kiosk in our Uni's refectory. NO MORE PROPER CORNISH PASTIES (at least not for some time)!
3) This was one of the Urban legends in our city in Russia when I was 10. "Why there are no homeless on our streets? What do you think the meat pies in the kiosks on Lenin's street are made of?" Seriously – I never had meat pies from street kiosks. Ever.
4) Stephen Sondheim's music is not something I liked. His style where many discord notes, un-melodically sounding connections and piercing notes is used made me want to run away and close my ears.
5) Johnny Deep – I thought my adoration for this actor was unshakeable. This changed when I saw his Geisha-makeup and heard him sing above mentioned discords.
6) And Alan Rickman , a gallant colonel Brandon from "Sense and Sensibility" or a terrible pervert?
8) And the lesson is to check any film's trailer before watching it. Paying my hard-earned 6 pounds for which I could have purchased a half of "North and South" DVDs! Wasting 2 hours of the time that I will never get back!
9) I want to wash my brain and forget it all. I believe ** meep ** is in order.
1) There is a winner in Alexandra's category of "most disgusting film of All times". Forget Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance with it's shocking violence. It made me feel so much for it's characters. Forget Man Bites Dog with it's macabre humour. It had some splendid social commentary and satire. No! The winner is Tim Burton's "Sweeney Todd".
2) The film could be used as an advertisement for the vegetarian way of life. Eating a meat pie after watching it will be forever connected with most-disturbing memories. There were meat pies at the lunch today but every time I looked at one I felt slightly nauseous. No meat pies for me, thank you! And how unfortunate! We have a shiny new "Proper Cornish Pasties" kiosk in our Uni's refectory. NO MORE PROPER CORNISH PASTIES (at least not for some time)!
3) This was one of the Urban legends in our city in Russia when I was 10. "Why there are no homeless on our streets? What do you think the meat pies in the kiosks on Lenin's street are made of?" Seriously – I never had meat pies from street kiosks. Ever.
4) Stephen Sondheim's music is not something I liked. His style where many discord notes, un-melodically sounding connections and piercing notes is used made me want to run away and close my ears.
5) Johnny Deep – I thought my adoration for this actor was unshakeable. This changed when I saw his Geisha-makeup and heard him sing above mentioned discords.
6) And Alan Rickman , a gallant colonel Brandon from "Sense and Sensibility" or a terrible pervert?
8) And the lesson is to check any film's trailer before watching it. Paying my hard-earned 6 pounds for which I could have purchased a half of "North and South" DVDs! Wasting 2 hours of the time that I will never get back!
9) I want to wash my brain and forget it all. I believe ** meep ** is in order.
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(Anonymous) 2008-02-03 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)And I wasn't a big fan of the music either. They weren't catchy enough.
I think it was nominated for Golden Globes best musical because it was like the only musical available to nominate.
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