Tim Burton has something coming this Christmas that’s worthy of adding a post to my otherwise seldomly used Films & Literature category. Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter looks pretty interesting. A potential candidate for this years best Christmas movie, if you ask me.

Although I can’t say I love every single movie Burton’s made, there’s always something in each of his movies that I come to love. Sweeney Todd seems to be no exception, judging by the poster and trailer alone; a strange blend of CGI, graytoned scenery and crimson gushes of an all-too-familiar bodily fluid, topped with a bit of singing. (Yes, singing. Looked pretty cool.)

The trailer seemed to show a combination of different styles in all aspects. If I were to describe metaphorically what I expect the movie to be … I’d say it was a quilt. A quilt of an exotic patches made by Tim Burton to keep warm at dusk (because it’s always dusk in Burton Land). And, of course, as evident in the poster above — the film is quite aesthetically pleasing. From what I’ve caught a glimpse of, it’s going to be a feast for the eyes.

I’m looking forward to it. Hopefully it’ll be a nice addition for Christmas recreation. You can check out the trailer and some other goodies over at the Todd Sweeney site.

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• Hat tip to fellow 9ruler Dogmatic for inspiration