Sweeney Todd (US - DVD R1 | HD)
Paramount confirms that the HD DVD release of the film has been scrapped
Title: Sweeney Todd (IMDb)
Starring: Johnny Depp
Released: 1st April 2008
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Paramount Home Entertainment has announced 1-disc and 2-disc special editions of the Tim Burton directed Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street which stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. The film itself will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. The only extra feature on the 1-disc release will be a Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd featurette. The 2-disc will include that, along with 8 additional featurettes (Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber, Musical Mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Sweeney's London, The Making of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition, Designs for a Demon Barber, A Bloody Business, and The Razor's Refrain), a Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp feature, a Sweeney Todd Press Conference, a photo gallery, and the trailer. A previously announced HD DVD release has now been cancelled due to the rapid decline of the format.





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Starring: Johnny Depp
Released: 1st April 2008
SRP: Prices TBC
Further Details:
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced 1-disc and 2-disc special editions of the Tim Burton directed Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street which stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. The film itself will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. The only extra feature on the 1-disc release will be a Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd featurette. The 2-disc will include that, along with 8 additional featurettes (Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber, Musical Mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Sweeney's London, The Making of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition, Designs for a Demon Barber, A Bloody Business, and The Razor's Refrain), a Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp feature, a Sweeney Todd Press Conference, a photo gallery, and the trailer. A previously announced HD DVD release has now been cancelled due to the rapid decline of the format.





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This movie was one of the best movies of 2007 only Juno is in front of it!!I Like the Art work for the 1 disk set better, but the 2 disk set is just as good!! Will buy 2 disk set the day it comes out!!
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This is a great movie. Depp is excellent as usual. I especially loved the scenes with Depp and Carter at the beach. The brightness of those scenes went against Burton's usual style and were quite refreshing.
Damn, again with the 1-disc and 2-disc! Oh well, this movie was great and I've been listening to the music ever since I saw it. Can't wait to pick this up
This was incredible, one of my top five from last year.
And it actually seemed to improve each time I saw it.
And it actually seemed to improve each time I saw it.
Perfect 2-Disc cover, the razor border frame is adds quite a punch. Good stuff!
real dialogue?
Real dialogue? As opposed to fake dialogue? lol But seriously now, the songs carry the story, so yes - the dialogue is within the songs. The lyrics are witty and have more to them than what is heard 'on the surface'. Like, you might the duet "Pretty Women" is about them singing about pretty women. But it's actually not, it's about these two men singing about the same women but with completely different intentions. It really goes into the characters history and current situation, and their relationship/connection. Sondheim doesn't compose to appeal to the mainstream audience. "You don't check your mind with your coat when you [see] a Sondheim show." as it was said on a dedication performance to him. He's a well-respected composer/lyricist and if you know you're getting yourself into watching an honest-to-God musical, then you should be able to enjoy yourself. And with Burton taking on the classic horror film style, you not only have a classic show on film, but a classic way of filmmaking albeit with a modern spin.
All you can do is give it a shot!

Thank God for the 2 disc art, I can't stand the single disc's. It's awful.
Best. Movie. Of. 2007.
Must purchase the instant it hits the stores. It's a masterpiece.
Must purchase the instant it hits the stores. It's a masterpiece.
Still need to see it.
What ever happened to explaining the plot on the back of the DVD? Awesome cover art BTW for the 2 disc for a great film.
I love both covers, but I like the single disc just a bit more. Either way, can't wait to get my hands on that 2-Disc!
Please let them NOT change the artwork, the two-disc has the original poster art which I loved!
Loved this film- Thought it was just about Burton's best!
It'll be the two-disc for me, but I prefer the 1-disc artwork!
It'll be the two-disc for me, but I prefer the 1-disc artwork!
Love it. Can't wait to pick this up. 2 disc is a must. Just bought the original stage production and own both soundtracks. Fantastic.
This movie was very overrated. I thought it was a revenge thriller. Instead it turned out to be a homicidal barber who would kill anyone. There is no character to care about. would rather watch Sleepy Hollow any day
I prefer the 1-disc image, but not the red background. Both are decent; those are my two favorite posters. But my favorite poster is the one with the two of them like on the one-disc art. Ah, well. Coulda' been worse: the 2-disc could've been that horrendous picture on the cover of the soundtrack.
AHH! I want both covers! Can't wait.
2 Disc art looks great
I don't really get that last artwork pic, i guessed it was some sort of slip cover just like you, but after a simple matter of placing one over the other in photoshop, this is the result:

Doesn't look right to me. The "Johnny Depp is.." line is half visible and the color scheme of both images are too close to one another, which IMO makes one big mess with little to no contrast between the two.

Doesn't look right to me. The "Johnny Depp is.." line is half visible and the color scheme of both images are too close to one another, which IMO makes one big mess with little to no contrast between the two.
The artwork is amazing.
Good movie, but I still prefer the stage version. He cut way too much material from the score.
Good movie, but I still prefer the stage version. He cut way too much material from the score.
Yeah, Disciple, I tried that too, they don't match up properly. All in all, I do prefer the 1-disc art, and I hope BestBuy or somewhere else makes a nice collector's tin or something with that or nicer artwork for the 2-disc. I do like the razor border very much, though, shame the other pic doesn't really match.
Where are Helena's tits? Her massive cleavage is the only thing that got me through this massive bore of a movie.
cannot believe the imdb rating, this film is so dreadful.
This must be some sort of fix by the movie industry. Are the good reviews coming from people paid by the movie industry?
People were walking out of the performance I saw.
The songs were awful non of the star actors could properly sing.
The lowest point was a duet between Alan Rickman and Timothy Spawll.
Both had to speak/sing and croak the noptes they could not reach.
The makeup artists could not understand gothic and made Helena Bonham Carta and Johnny Depp look ghoulish and horrible.
I felt like slitting my own throat by the end.
This must be some sort of fix by the movie industry. Are the good reviews coming from people paid by the movie industry?
People were walking out of the performance I saw.
The songs were awful non of the star actors could properly sing.
The lowest point was a duet between Alan Rickman and Timothy Spawll.
Both had to speak/sing and croak the noptes they could not reach.
The makeup artists could not understand gothic and made Helena Bonham Carta and Johnny Depp look ghoulish and horrible.
I felt like slitting my own throat by the end.
i dont like musicals
i paid for this, and i thought it was a scary movie, i cant tell u so,
cuz i left... i just found it very irritating...
and i left to see I AM LEGEND

so i think i'll give it a try on DVD
i paid for this, and i thought it was a scary movie, i cant tell u so,
cuz i left... i just found it very irritating...
and i left to see I AM LEGEND

so i think i'll give it a try on DVD
the two disc art is fantastic. I have mixed feelings about Sweeney Todd. some things I loved while other things left me cold.
i havent seen the movie yet but it looks really good and i enjoy all of depp and burton movies. 2 disc cover art looks great and i like the back cover art where they make it look romantic in a twisted way with all the bloody blades. cant wait to get this movie.
Disciple wrote: I don't really get that last artwork pic, i guessed it was some sort of slip cover just like you, but after a simple matter of placing one over the other in photoshop, this is the result:

Doesn't look right to me. The "Johnny Depp is.." line is half visible and the color scheme of both images are too close to one another, which IMO makes one big mess with little to no contrast between the two.
maybe its supposed to go on the back. have no clue. of course things in the title could always change last minute and the johnny depp is part wouldnt be there at all. good photoshoping tho.
Disciple wrote: I don't really get that last artwork pic, i guessed it was some sort of slip cover just like you, but after a simple matter of placing one over the other in photoshop, this is the result:

Doesn't look right to me. The "Johnny Depp is.." line is half visible and the color scheme of both images are too close to one another, which IMO makes one big mess with little to no contrast between the two.
maybe its supposed to go on the back. have no clue. of course things in the title could always change last minute and the johnny depp is part wouldnt be there at all. good photoshoping tho.
Why are people so enthused about the 2-disc edition? It doesn't have a commentary for one, and the bonus features don't look that great. And while I'm thrilled this is a widescreen-only release, why isn't the audio in DD-EX 5.1? I thought Burton was going to use that for all of his feature films after he had it for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Corpse Bride".
re: 2-disc features....
disciple...I'm sure the scan is not precise. There's probably more to the art behind the slip sleeve, and that's why his name is covered up.
mc_serenity: People are probably stoked for the 2-disc just because, well, Burton doesn't care for "special features" and such, for one. But also, with this being a musical, it's nice to see behind-the-scenes of the rehearsals which took place with Stephen Sondheim, pre-recording sessions, and none of this has ever been shown. Unless "rehearsals" means something else, which means we are still getting something new that is not online still. But I'm pretty certain it is the cast working with Sondheim discussing how to 'perform' in the studio. And on that note, it looks like we're getting more of a look at the recording studio sessions, which is always fun to see. I personally am interested in watching the Grand Guignol special, and of course more about Sondheim and the original musical. I'm pretty sure I've seen everything this man has said on the subject of this musical of his - but if it's new footage, I can't wait to hear him talk about it more. I love hearing Sondheim talk about his shows. He's a genius, and this musical is his masterpiece. Well, one of them anyhow, as I feel A Little Night Music is possibly greater or at LEAST equal.
Btw, does your username have to do with Firefly/Serenity by any chance?
mc_serenity: People are probably stoked for the 2-disc just because, well, Burton doesn't care for "special features" and such, for one. But also, with this being a musical, it's nice to see behind-the-scenes of the rehearsals which took place with Stephen Sondheim, pre-recording sessions, and none of this has ever been shown. Unless "rehearsals" means something else, which means we are still getting something new that is not online still. But I'm pretty certain it is the cast working with Sondheim discussing how to 'perform' in the studio. And on that note, it looks like we're getting more of a look at the recording studio sessions, which is always fun to see. I personally am interested in watching the Grand Guignol special, and of course more about Sondheim and the original musical. I'm pretty sure I've seen everything this man has said on the subject of this musical of his - but if it's new footage, I can't wait to hear him talk about it more. I love hearing Sondheim talk about his shows. He's a genius, and this musical is his masterpiece. Well, one of them anyhow, as I feel A Little Night Music is possibly greater or at LEAST equal.
Btw, does your username have to do with Firefly/Serenity by any chance?

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