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[End Master]

You mean these?

[Vesnic]

Yep, those ones, though I never saw the LOTR ones.

Is anyone else really excited about seeing Sweeney Todd?

[End Master]

I might see that too. I was thinking about seeing that one and I am Legend on Christmas.

[xnull]

I just recently watched the musical rendition of Sweeney Todd. Not half bad. I really hate the story, though. Just melodrama A, B, C, D. I personally do fantasize about Johnny Depp with a slit throat sometimes, so maybe I'll steal a copy under the nose of the MPAA.

On that note, did you know that neither the RIAA or MPAA have ever filed a complaint against any student at Harvard. They know they would get their asses kicked.

Hint, if you are in college, get a friend in Harvard to provide a DC Hub for you.

What do you guys think about piracy. Actually I'll start a new topic.

[ChubbyTeletubby]

This is great news! The Hobbit holds a special place in my heart too. I was in a play adaptation and it was just marvelous to be wrapped up in the Tolkien universe for a few months. Have you guys seen the cartoon version of it? I know it's sort of old and crappy, but that song from it has just stayed with me even though I haven't heard it for years. It reminds me of a very sweet time in my life. I'll also be happy to see more cinema fantasy that isn't overwhelmed with violence. As exciting as it was to see thousands of bloody men in 300 and others like it, it's just wearing a little thin.

Yes yes and yes!!!! I LOVED that animated hobbit movie! The dwarf song went:

Far over the Misty Mountains cold,
To dungeons deep and caverns old,
We must away, ere break of day,
To seek our pale enchanted gold.

The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,
While hammers fell like ringing bells,
In places deep, where dark things sleep,
In hollow halls beneath the fells.

For ancient king and elvish lord
There many a gleaming golden hoard
They shaped and wrought, and light they caught,
To hide in gems on hilt of sword.

On silver necklaces they strung
The flowering stars, on crowns they hung
The dragon-fire, on twisted wire
They meshed the light of moon and sun.

Far over the Misty Mountains cold,
To dungeons deep and caverns old,
We must away, ere break of day,
To claim our long-forgotten gold.

Goblets they carved there for themselves,
And harps of gold, where no man delves
There lay they long, and many a song
Was sung unheard by men or elves.

The pines were roaring on the heights,
The wind was moaning in the night,
The fire was red, it flaming spread,
The trees like torches blazed with light.

The bells were ringing in the dale,
And men looked up with faces pale.
The dragon's ire, more fierce than fire,
Laid low their towers and houses frail.

The mountain smoked beneath the moon.
The dwarves, they heard the tramp of doom.
They fled the hall to dying fall
Beneath his feet, beneath the moon.

Far over the Misty Mountains grim,
To dungeons deep and caverns dim,
We must away, ere break of day,
To win our harps and gold from him!

The wind was on the withered heath,
But in the forest stirred no leaf:
There shadows lay be night or day,
And dark things silent crept beneath.

The wind came down from mountains cold,
And like a tide it roared and rolled.
The branches groaned, the forest moaned,
And leaves were laid upon the mould.

The wind went on from West to East;
All movement in the forest ceased.
But shrill and harsh across the marsh,
Its whistling voices were released.

The grasses hissed, their tassels bent,
The reeds were rattling--on it went.
O'er shaken pool under heavens cool,
Where racing clouds were torn and rent.

It passed the Lonely Mountain bare,
And swept above the dragon's lair:
There black and dark lay boulders stark,
And flying smoke was in the air.

It left the world and took its flight
Over the wide seas of the night.
The moon set sale upon the gale,
And stars were fanned to leaping light.

Under the Mountain dark and tall,
The King has come unto his hall!
His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread,
And ever so his foes shall fall!

The sword is sharp, the spear is long,
The arrow swift, the Gate is strong.
The heart is bold that looks on gold;
The dwarves no more shall suffer wrong.

The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,
While hammers fell like ringing bells
In places deep, where dark things sleep,
In hollow halls beneath the fells.

On silver necklaces they strung
The light of stars, on crowns they hung
The dragon-fire, from twisted wire
The melody of harps they wrung.

The mountain throne once more is freed!
O! Wandering folk, the summons heed!
Come haste! Come haste! Across the waste!
The king of freind and kin has need.

Now call we over the mountains cold,
'Come back unto the caverns old!'
Here at the gates the king awaits,
His hands are rich with gems and gold.

The king has come unto his hall
Under the Mountain dark and tall.
The Worm of Dread is slain and dead,
And ever so our foes shall fall!

Farewell we call to hearth and hall!
Though wind may blow and rain may fall,
We must away, ere break of day
Far over the wood and mountain tall.

To Rivendell, where Elves yet dwell
In glades beneath the misty fell.
Through moor and waste we ride in haste,
And whither then we cannot tell.

With foes ahead, behind us dread,
Beneath the sky shall be our bed,
Until at last our toil be passed,
Our journey done, our errand sped.

We must away! We must away!
We ride before the break of day!

Magical time in my childhood. That movie is what got me into the whole fantasy genre to begin with.

EDIT: Although the movie version is a condensed version of this drawn out song. Which I admit, most of Tolkien's stuff is. It's a very catchy and haunting tune though, and it has always stayed with me as well.

[Vesnic]

Oh, that brings back so many memories!

I also really loved the Warg song

Seven little birds in five fir trees
Their feathers were fanned in a fiery breeze!
But the funny little birds, they had no wings
Oh what shall we do with the funny little things?

Roast 'em alive or steam them in a pot?
Fry them, boil them, and eat them hot?
Bake 'em, toast 'em, fry 'em, roast 'em
Till beards blaze and eyes glaze
Hair smells and skins crack
Fat melts and bones black

In cinders lie beneath the sky
So dwarves shall die
And light the night for our delight
Ya hey ya herry hay ya ho!!!

I don't know if that's canonical Tolkien, but it sure was fun to sing.

[ChubbyTeletubby]

I think it is, actually. And I forgot about that one! HA! There's a bunch of others, too. The Trolls were hilarious, the elves of Mirkwood (constantly drunk on wine) were hilarious, that guy that switches between bear and man form in Mirkwood is just plain cool. The giant hawks. The giant spiders. The mountain-goblins. The battle of Five-Armies. The lonely mountain. The Dragon Smaug. Golumn.

The dwarfs are so pitiful and get themselves into so many horrible situations!

I can't wait! Anyway...

Sweeney Todd? Never heard of him.

[Vesnic]

Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is an old musical about, well, a psychotic barber. It's been adapted for the screen by Tim Burton, with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, who seem to be the current president and first lady of spooky. It's gotten good reviews. Supposedly lots of gore, good acting and awesome cinematography.

[xnull]

Basically Sweeney Todd =
A barber is wronged by another man.
He comes back for revenge after many years.
He gets consumed in his "work" of revenge.
Lots of people die.
More people die because he is driven quite mad.
There is love involved.
There are more deaths.
Then, there is some killing and some love.
Finally, Sweeney Todd catches up to the man who wronged him.
There is an ending I refuse to ruin for you.
Expect a "twist" (I mean twist very lightly).

Now, give that a ton of cash behind it and some computer touching. Keep in mind that Johnny Depp is playing an insane barber.

[westernjesta]

Man those cartoon LOTR and Hobbit movie are the best. Whenever I would rent movies(usually from the public library) I would rent one of them and watch it over and over. They ended up being late all the time but it was worth it!

I want to see Sweeney Todd too.

[End Master]

I didn’t even know there was a musical until I heard about Tim Burton’s version.

I saw a Sweeny Todd movie back in the 90s which had Ben Kingsley as Sweeny.

Seems a lot different from what I’ve been hearing about the musical. He kills folks and then sells the kills to the neighborhood butcher in the one I saw. No wronged man or anything, just a straight up serial killer.

[xnull]

Yeah, the old Bond version (the one the movie is based off of) is about a wronged man. Instead of being a butcher, there is a pie shop lady.

[westernjesta]

Mabye this is just me, but in the movie Jersey Girl does the daughter do part of the musical for a talent show or something? Mabye I'm wrong.

[Dragavan]

Mabye this is just me, but in the movie Jersey Girl does the daughter do part of the musical for a talent show or something? Mabye I'm wrong.

You are not wrong. It was the only thing from that movie I found redeeming and amusing at all. I love Sweeny Todd (one of my top five favorite musicals of all time), so I was happy to see it in there and I was stoked to see Tim Burton doing it. I can't wait to see it.

[westernjesta]

I thought so, thanks for clarification. I found that part of the movie to be the highlight, even though it was very short.