Movies By Yourself

[southbound]

Originally Posted by Luv2Dance

Yes. That is it. They both look good. Sweeney Todd is on the top of my list as well. Huge Johnny Depp fan and it has been receiving great reviews.

OMG we went to see this last night. I loved it (I'm a HUGE Tim Burton fan -- and those he's made w/Depp have been among the best) but it's not for everyone. Not everyone is crazy for Sondheim musicals.

When I was a college student I used to go to two or three movies a week by myself. But back then there were a lot of revival houses and other places to see cheap, great movies. Now, not so many.

[Luv2Dance]

Originally Posted by southbound

OMG we went to see this last night. I loved it (I'm a HUGE Tim Burton fan -- and those he's made w/Depp have been among the best) but it's not for everyone. Not everyone is crazy for Sondheim musicals.

When I was a college student I used to go to two or three movies a week by myself. But back then there were a lot of revival houses and other places to see cheap, great movies. Now, not so many.

I can't wait to see it. Hoping that movie will be the group's choice for tomorrow if we head out.

[Anna Tortuga]

One of the most boring books I ever read. Wuthering Heights is far more fluent and less detailed

Originally Posted by Daddy B

I also remember when I was reading "American Psycho" while commuting on a train and got to the first murder after having been almost bored to death with the yuppie preocupations that seem never-ending at the beginning of the book.

[Mikey]

I actually played Anthony Hope in Sweeny Todd....Am looking forward to seeing it......

[MWC]

We saw the original stage version in Boston while they were still working the kinks out before it went to Broadway. Incredible!

But I cannot WAIT to see what Tim Burton and his cast have done. Sondheim gave a really interesting interview about the film in the NY Times; he was quite involved in adapting the stageplay to the screen, and his comments made me very curious about what we will and will not be seeing ...

[southbound]

MWC, if you can get yourself down to the Zeigfield to see it on the big screen you should definitely take the opportunity! They've cut a lot of the original tunes from the stage production -- some of which makes sense as you don't need a lot of exposition in a film when you can just show flashbacks, etc. It was quite gory, but in a comical, "B" movie kinda way -- but not campy at all. It's a dead serious tale of revenge set to those brilliant dark lyrics and discordant Sondheim melodies. Awesome, if not unusual, holiday movie.