On Sunday a group of us from Kennedy towers went along to the preview screening of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's new movie extravaganza 'Sweeny Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' and my oh my is that movie good.
I am a lover of the cinema and going to see this fantastic musical on the big screen was just another reminder. The place was packed, sold out, popcorn at the ready and cheap sweets from Sainsburys in Tess' handbag ready to do the lights went down and it started.
I absolutely loved it. Since I hadn't seen the show before the ending caught me completely by surprise. I wont spoil it for you but its really lovely. Alan Rickman was the super star of this, playing the antagonist the not so Honorable Judge. Depp was damn good too, although since the opening scene was him alighting a large ship, talking in his cockney accent i couldn't help but draw parallels with his Captain Jack Sparrow performance in the beloved Pirates of The Caribbean. As soon as the boat was out of shot I was ready to listen to his new story.
Its an 18, now maybe im just a bit too street-wise and hip for my own good but there was little use of harsh language, but yet a lot of gore. My reckoning for this is that they show the use of blades and explicitly how they are used to commit murder, draw blood and cause suffering. But as usual this issue causes some internal cells of my master computer to whir. I am a fan of gruesome 'show us your guts' kinds of movies. Its strange that something as visual and intense as the Saw trilogy should get the same rating as this much milder 'horror musical'. Just goes to show that things, nor people should be put in to boxes.
WHAT ELSE?
Well thats not all that's going on in Kennedy Towers. No, we're off to London to buy the rudimentary Heat magazine it would appear, although it is a fleeting trip so there is little chance of having time to do even that. For the first time in a while its a pure pleasure seeking trip to the big smoke. Getting the train down on Thursday morning and back on the same night. In between we're going to grab lunch somewhere pretty and head along to the Phoenix Theatre to see Willy Russel's Blood Brothers. Of course a full report will follow.
Meetings for the rest of today about updates to the website, other exciting activities and hopefully I'll be able to announce a date for my new show Mind Trap by the end of this week.
Write to you soon,
Kennedy
Psychological Magician and Mind Reader
http://www.mindofkennedy.co.uk
