The greatest movie ever made..!

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Tod Slaughter struts his stuff in this follow-up to MURDER IN THE RED BARN, and I'm pleased to say it's far better than his first movie. In that one, Slaughter was pretending to be a good guy for much of the film, only to be revealed as a villain halfway through. Here, as the well known murderer Sweeney Todd, he's devious and utterly slimy from the very beginning. Slaughter's performance is way over the top and he appears to be having a ball playing the role, one that he really was born to play. Whether he's cackling in the cellar, making plenty of ominous references to "polishing off" his customers, or generally being unpleasant to his young apprentice boy, Slaughter makes the film his own and he lights up the screen every time he appears. Never have I seen an actor put his all into a role like this before and the end result is almost tiring.As for the rest of the film, it's pretty decent although Slaughter is the pivotal element and everything else seems secondary. The supporting cast are adequate rather than being memorable, and there's witty dialogue to enjoy throughout. Even better, the filmmakers include a comic prologue and epilogue and aren't afraid to highlight the inherent black comedy of the story. The story is fast paced and there's plenty of incident packed into the seventy minute running time. Sets are still cheap but there's an almost Dickensian feel to the London period. Even better, things go way off kilter with a ten-minute interlude in the African jungle, as English colonial types battle vicious jungle natives who are pretty handy with spears and arrows. Obviously included just to pad out the running time, this is one of the most dated – and entertaining – parts of the movie.Todd's killer chair is always a hoot to see and something I personally found to be absolutely hilarious; I'll never get tired of watching the unsuspecting customers get flipped into the cellar. Censorship of the period saw any reference to cannibalism being deleted but those who know the full story of Mrs. Lovett – that she turned the victims' bodies into her meat pies – will enjoy many sly references to the "penny pies" and watching some of the dumber characters munching on them with relish. Rounding off with a fiery crescendo in which Todd gets his just desserts – it really is a great end to the film – this movie is a resounding success and one to be really relished – just like a crunchy meat pie.

An interesting Dickinsonian melodrama with an evil man with a maniacal laugh in Sweeney Todd (Tod Slaughter). He has designs on a shipowner's (D.J. Williams) daughter (Eve Lister), but she is in love with the ship's Captain (Bruce Seton).Todd manages to get the shipowner in his debt and barters bankruptcy for his daughter's hand. But the owner will not barter.So Todd attempts to kill the Captain, who escapes with the help of Mrs Lovatt (Stella Rho), who is in love with Todd and jealous of his interest in Johanna (Lister).Mark (Seton) plans to trap Todd and get back his treasure. The climax involves murder, a fire, and the death of evil.Great story and good music throughout. The cannibalism is barely hinted at, and the famous razor action is never seen.

This movie is a blast to watch. It has the perfect blend of horror and comedy and is actually pretty darn hilarious at times. I have now seen 3 adaptations of the Sweeney Todd story; Tim Burton's version, the 1982 version and of course, this one. I still have to say that Burton's version is the best but this one is definitely great and should not be overlooked one little bit.Tod Slaughter is awesome as Sweeney. I can definitely see where the hype for him comes from after seeing this film. The story is slightly different from the musical but I guess it's more true to the original story. It's definitely a simple and cheaply made film but it wins in my book with a great cast and a wonderful story.You'll like this movie if you're a fan of the other Sweeney Todd films. Check it out.

A nice gem from England done in a very Dickensian style, with Tod Slaughter performing in such a way as to rest all doubts about his great ability to make a cardboard villain into a full-blooded character that we both despise and delight in at the same moment. There can be no false assumption that this is not the work of a group of talented stage performers, which is how the infamous Mr Slaughter made his living in travels about the country, performing in plays of the macabre. He would seem to be a person who'd scare you upon first introduction without really trying. Unfortunate that he never performed in a Hitchcock film, for that would have been a grand collaboration.