Sweeney Todd (Blu-ray) (Widescreen): Blu-ray for $4.96
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton join forces again in a big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller "Sweeney Todd." Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again." Joining Depp is Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney's amorous accomplice, who creates diabolical meat pies. The cast also includes Alan Rickman, who portrays the evil Judge Turpin, who sends Sweeney to prison and Timothy Spall as the Judge's wicked associate Beadle Bamford and Sacha Baron Cohen is a rival barber, the flamboyant Signor Adolfo Pirelli.
I like cheap Blu-Rays as much as the next guy, but this... well, if you've already seen this movie, and liked it well enough to snag it, more power to you. The rest of you should know that not all Sweeney Todd is alike. This version, it's like they did their best to make it as dark as possible, where others have a blend of dark and funny. Personally, I'd recommend this version, for all it's more expensive, on DVD, and just a stage production:
http://www.amazon.com/Sweeney-Todd-Barber-Broadway-Version/dp/B0013Z7RUC/

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