Sweeney Todd

Happy Chinese New Year to all you's peeples out there that do occasionally drop by and visit. It's going to be another busy new year and I can only say I'm glad my hometown is right here in good ol' Selangor. I can't imagine the poor people having to sit through hours of traffic jams just to get somewhere. KL is going to be super sweet and empty.

Also watched SWEENEY TODD : The Demon Barber of Fleetstreet.

Another creative piece by Tim Burton, this musical (is it classified as a musical?) revolves around nutcase Johnny Depp killing people in his quest for revenge on a corrupt judge responsible for the the royal screwing of his otherwise great life.

Severus Snape leaves gaying with Harry Potter to play Judge Tarpin, a sex-fiend that falls in love with Todd's (Depp) wife. He gets rid of Sweeney, rapes his wife and takes Todd's daughter in as his own. This is usually sufficient reason for any man to become a homicidal maniac and the story revolves around the tale of Todd's revenge with a ironic twist at the end.

I personally enjoy a good crime story and Todd was a real life serial killer. It might interest you to know that the real Sweeney Todd's life was a lot more dull than the movie makes it out to be.

You can read the whole case here but I've summed it up for the lazy.