Review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) by Craig S — 17 Nov 2009

GREAT MUSICAL!This is much better than the Depp version.

This review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) was written by Craig S on 17 Nov 2009.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has generally received very positive reviews.

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George Hearn and Angela Lansbury are amazing! I'm so glad they filmed this live on stage and released it on video…

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By Sevi B (2) on 12 Jul 2010

Well this movie is good but the song not as catchy as the one with Depp and Carter…

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By Dawn R (136) on 23 Jan 2010

I love seeing people baked into pies but this was a bit too out there for my taste…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 18 Sep 2009

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By Brock W (20) on 24 Apr 2010

Utterly brilliant. One of the best musicals ever written captured on film…

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By Megan N (121) on 16 Apr 2012

This was good, but in my mind the tim burton version was better. the play was too chorusy and broadtwayish for my taste…

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By Cashel S (21) on 23 Dec 2009

I liked the newer one better, with Johnny Depp, but this one was alright…

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