February Films
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pandopSweeny Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
My one and only visit to the cinema in February. Worth it though. I loved nearly everything about this (I just wish Jayne Wisener - Joanna had been a better singer), but especially the washed out colours, and almost everything Helena Bonham-Carter wore - I have some serious boot-lust for the ones from the seaside sequence, which incidentally was one of my favourite scenes, I loved the way Johnny Depp made Todd seem completely detached from everything around him.
Timothy Spall was well, Timothy Spall, and Alan Rickman was his usual wonderful self.
I realised afterwards that I had heard some of the music before on musicals compliations, but on the whole it was not a musical I knew, again, something that I enjoyed. I was also pleased that for the most part there wasn't a happy ending.
Cry Baby
We decided to rewatch this based on the comments I had read about Sweeny Todd being Johnny Depp's first musical. It wasn't, it was just the first one he sung in, as he was mostly dubbed in Cry Baby. You shouldn't let that put you off though, as it is John Waters (him who made Hairspray) at his best - and the cast list is phenomenal, as well as Johnny Depp there is Iggy Pop, Rikki Lake, Willem Defoe and Traci Lords.
This film is completely and utterly mad, but a lot of fun to watch, the plot is a very simple Romeo and Juliet love story and conflict between two groups of people - in this case the 'squares' and the 'drapes' (who wear 'tight slacks' which is a delightful oxymoron)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
There was nothing on the tv, and I noticed that this was on Film4, so I thought I would finally get round to watching it. What took me so long? I loved this, it was so funny and sweet. It reminded me rather of East is East in that it is a slice of life, a very funny slice of life.
Even though I know nothing about Greek culture, or American culture, I managed to get most of the jokes about cultural confusion (I do at least recognise a bundt cake now), and even if I did miss things, it was still funny enough to have me crying with laughter.
My one and only visit to the cinema in February. Worth it though. I loved nearly everything about this (I just wish Jayne Wisener - Joanna had been a better singer), but especially the washed out colours, and almost everything Helena Bonham-Carter wore - I have some serious boot-lust for the ones from the seaside sequence, which incidentally was one of my favourite scenes, I loved the way Johnny Depp made Todd seem completely detached from everything around him.
Timothy Spall was well, Timothy Spall, and Alan Rickman was his usual wonderful self.
I realised afterwards that I had heard some of the music before on musicals compliations, but on the whole it was not a musical I knew, again, something that I enjoyed. I was also pleased that for the most part there wasn't a happy ending.
Cry Baby
We decided to rewatch this based on the comments I had read about Sweeny Todd being Johnny Depp's first musical. It wasn't, it was just the first one he sung in, as he was mostly dubbed in Cry Baby. You shouldn't let that put you off though, as it is John Waters (him who made Hairspray) at his best - and the cast list is phenomenal, as well as Johnny Depp there is Iggy Pop, Rikki Lake, Willem Defoe and Traci Lords.
This film is completely and utterly mad, but a lot of fun to watch, the plot is a very simple Romeo and Juliet love story and conflict between two groups of people - in this case the 'squares' and the 'drapes' (who wear 'tight slacks' which is a delightful oxymoron)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
There was nothing on the tv, and I noticed that this was on Film4, so I thought I would finally get round to watching it. What took me so long? I loved this, it was so funny and sweet. It reminded me rather of East is East in that it is a slice of life, a very funny slice of life.
Even though I know nothing about Greek culture, or American culture, I managed to get most of the jokes about cultural confusion (I do at least recognise a bundt cake now), and even if I did miss things, it was still funny enough to have me crying with laughter.