That sentence already tells so much about what to expect from this movie. For those who aren't familiar with Tim Burton's works, the following adjectives should suffice: dark, disturbing, highly entertaining. It's so dark that when you go out of the theater, you'd be surprised to find that the sun is still up. It's so disturbing that I had to cover my eyes a couple of times. It's highly entertaining because despite the gore -- lots of slashed throats in there -- you just can't wait for what happens next. I swear, I will never look at meat pies the same way ever again.
Kudos to Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter for such stellar performances! The only thing I could have wished for is for another person to sing for Ms. Bonham Carter because whenever she hits the high notes, I could not make a word out of what she's singing. Other than that, I love her!
When Nicco and I finished the movie, he asked me what I thought of it. The guy's a Johnny Depp fan, so even though I was exhausted from a draining week, I managed to reply with: "I find it absolutely romantic."
He stared at me for a long time before saying, "That's it. You really were meant for me. No other woman could have said that."
Rating: 9/10
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ReplyDeleteRafael Cases (http://www.raffycases.com/) says
Like the movie, I just find their Cockney Accent wrongly sung.
July 6th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
This movie is one of best! Well, all of the movies that Johnny were in it is the best. I didn't know Johnny Depp's sings because I think this is the only movie were he sing, or is it? Especially Helena, I thought she's just a mean old witch but she's a very marvelous singer. Love her voice. Overall, the mixture of music and gore is brilliant!
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