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mp989 — 19 years ago(February 16, 2007 01:14 AM)

I love Burton but am a Stephen Sondheim worshipper and Iw as really hoping Neil Jordan would be asked to make Sweeney Toddhsi style seems perfect

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If by "creative" you mean "has one style." Tim Burton is like a fashion designer that only makes pants in one color.
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I disagree, I believe Burton is a much more creative director and is excellent for readapting this material.

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I agree, Tim Burton is a joke.
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Agreedwe could be doing worse. But I've yet to really see something from Burton that makes me think he's right to get all the layers of Sweeney.
No comment on the grammatical correction 😛

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Not to be too much of a stickler, but the correct English would be you wish he WERE directing Sweeney Todd, not you wish he WAS. Other than that, I basically agree with you. Tim Burton would be much better fo Into the Woods, which is more comic and whimsical, but still has enough pathos to attract him. Tim Burton is certainly no slouch. Burton-Depp is like Scorsese-De Niro, they just make a great team.

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I agree with you. He would never have cast Johnny Depp in the lead.

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