Sweeney Todd

Posted by: TomK on 03 January 2006

Anybody else see this tonight? I thought it was too much to cram into 90 minutes and was well worth another 90 minutes or more. What an awful place late 18th century London seemed to be and I'd like to have seen more of that.

He'd apparently been imprisoned for something he didn't do but what drove him to cut throats as he did? The real figure was much shadier and I'd like to know more of him too. Ms Lovett as well.

Ray Winstone was superb and I think he's turning into the best actor of his generation.

Posted on: 04 January 2006 by Tony Lockhart

The throat cutting scenes were scary. I really flinched and cringed. And then carried on watching.
It was good, very good. 18th century London looks a bit like the King's Lynn of the mid-80s I knew when at RAF Marham. Except London was safer.

Tony

Posted on: 04 January 2006 by Bob McC

Sweeney Todd is a fictional character.

Posted on: 04 January 2006 by Guido Fawkes

Most myths and legends have a basis somewhere in truth, and Sweeney Todd is no different. According to research by British author Peter Haining, there really was a mad barber, he really did use a trapdoor and straight razor to rob and kill customers and most did end up as filling for meat pies.

Sleep well.

Posted on: 04 January 2006 by graham55

Quite superb.

And Mrs Lovett, pre pox, could come and lick my lolly whenever it suited her (although I'd decline the offer of a shave afterwards).

G

Posted on: 05 January 2006 by Shayman

Sorry I missed it.

If anyone's wanting to spend a bit of time back in the late 18th century I can recommend this hotel in London. We stayed there for New Year and the room was fantastic. All antique furniture from those times and a lot of 18th Century buildings round about if you look out for them. All the rooms are named after local characters from the 1760's. Cool!

Jonathan