Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) KILL COUNT

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[@Wll744]

Yeeeeeeeee he is back

[@cjwrench07]

I’m so happy you enjoy this movie, as much as I did.

[@Firstnamelastnameismyname23]

So basically, I’m early.

[@aaroncoatsfam9567]

Hallelujah the kill counts back

[@jimmyb5025]

@Jamie Mcinroy He won't.

[@boatfodder7591]

Also known as "Jack Sparrow Murders the Cast of Harry Potter" Edit: Fuck TERFS

[@patrickbutbored4993]

I know hilarious

[@olywilleventuallyanimate9646]

Remember when Mrs. Weasly made Bellitrix Le Strange turn to dust? Yeah, this is what happened to her

[@mbunnyj7051]

Wait, hold up - Isn't Johnny Depp IN the HP franchise now? So let me get this straight - Gellert Grindelwald murders Bellatrix Lestrange, Severus Snape, Peter Petigrew, and then leaves his younger self alive. Okay.

[@darsedigh9981]

Correlation: Johnny Depp played the main antagonist of Fantastic Beasts 2, and this was him murdering muggles ! It all makes sense !!!!!!!!!!

[@dweeb1018]

👌

[@AzureRoxe]

Ironically, Depp's monotone singing actually fits the fact the character doesn't really give a shit about London or about most people.

[@Olivetree80]

Exactly, it's great

[@garlicgoat259]

it's the voice of someone who isn't surprised by anything bad or ugly that old London had to offer

[@cruella4341]

yeah, I didn't mind his singing and it perfectly fits the character and his emotions throughout the story

[@wigglyofficial467]

That is until you listen to Micheal ball sing it.

[@SRLovesPandas1]

Depp did really well acting and his almost bored way of singing, except in Barber And His Wife, fits the movie

[@DoubleKay31]

It was actually Mrs. Mooney who made pies out of cats (poor things!). Mrs. Lovett tried to catch cats to do the same, but they were too quick for her.

[@jaygorman2356]

Thank you sm

[@0Lilaq0]

Yes exactly! I low key kinda got mad when he said it was Mrs. Lovett when the next line is literally “wouldn’t do in my shop”

[@angelawilcox1808]

Came here to see if someone else caught this

[@sayiantom]

​@@0Lilaq0 as well as her complaining how quick they are.

[@thattheaterkid08]

​@@angelawilcox1808same

[@mrbritboi8705]

RIP to both Alan Rickman and Stephen Sondheim. Huge respects to them for bringing one to the most bloodiest musicals to life.

[@Annie-br2uh]

i’m sorry, but johnny depp monotonously singing “smells like piss. looks like piss. this is piss” is the funniest thing i’ve ever seen.

[@NiueNorfolk]

I get it now lol

[@squanchables]

Perfect in every way possible

[@theocobb9960]

"Smells like piss"

[@kaylithorsen7017]

Annie Em same. That delivery was perfect

[@everythingfunny4725]

'piss with ink'

[@mr.griffin1625]

Sweeney Todd, his wife and his daughter are all unknowingly in the same room and it’s agonizing

[@acecashman1237]

@Basilisk Bones and best she not know at this point

[@ablackbunny3149]

Dramatic Irony to the max

[@snovaspectre2]

And none of them knew eachother at all

[@thatonepersonyouwontremember]

It's like a Shakespeare play. Everything coulda been avoided if someone just had a conversation, but is still strangely good and, to me, a classic!

[@Jullianbull]

It was great movie Johnny Depp is phenomenal

[@nascarfanatic2425]

"Basically, that was the first song I ever sang in my life." Uh, Johnny? I haven't forgotten Jar of Dirt. 🤣

[@rippleandgrendel]

Or the band "P", Or Oaisis "Fade Away"

[@_Take_That_Depression_]

😂 my favorite scene from potc 3

[@nascarfanatic2425]

@@_Take_That_Depression_ It was actually the second movie, but I loved that scene, too. Apparently, that actually wasn't planned. Johnny wasn't supposed to fall over, so he just improvised.

[@robbiejohns4731]

I don't think the jar of dirt counts as a song. More of a taunt

[@nascarfanatic2425]

@@robbiejohns4731 I think it's a little bit of both. Probably one of the best moments of improve I ever saw. 😂

[@americaroleplayer]

btw for those of you out of the broadway/musical theatre loop, Sondheim's work is notoriously difficult even for professional singers, the fact that non-professionals did such a good job is really a testament to their skill.

[@dustybooks_]

FRR my high school is doing this musical this year and it's so difficult to get it right (especially by the sea- i have no room to breathe bro)

[@americaroleplayer]

@@dustybooks_ XD I know the feeling, I learned by the sea for my portfolio. You got this!

[@dustybooks_]

@@americaroleplayer thanks dude! super hard to learn but i know once i get it it'll be awesome as hell

[@tylermcnamee293]

Lol my teacher told me the middle part of this comment when I tried to perform epiphany for open mic as practice for auditions. I eventually learned it!

[@FredXWeasleyXForever]

@@dustybooks_ That's what Helena said about her songs in the commentary.

[@FerroFrog]

“Smells like piss.” “Smells like- ew!” “Looks like piss.” “Wouldn’t touch it if I were you, dear.” “This is piss- piss with ink.” Always gets me I swear

[@thedotintheletteri]

The delivery of it always kills me

[@FerroFrog]

Exactly! The line itself is funny in a sort of crude way, but it's the way Sondheim (and by extension, Tim Burton) directed the actors to deliver the lines. So deadpan and flat, and that makes it hilarious

[@supershyguy1680]

I love how perfect it is

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

Sweeney Todd

[@victormeyers1860]

Best delivery of any rendition

[@moonkid3132]

We did this play in my high school and we built a functioning barber chair slide, we all got to ride it after the show was over.

[@fatboi3559]

Moon Kid that sounds cool as hell

[@lowqualityclips5063]

That sounds bloody sick

[@nathanielhawkins6959]

You had a really cool high school!

[@ClownCarCore]

That’s so rad! The poor tech crew probably had one hell of a time making it, shout out to those techies

[@bald.sewer.rat.]

That sounds so cool and fun...my school is poor 😔

[@SallyZombieDoll]

My sister watched this movie with me last week and when Toby took his blonde wig off she just whispered "I'm Hanna Montana" and I lost it.

[@throwup181]

Unpopular opinion: Something we need more of are horror musicals‼️‼️

[@CD-tj3hg]

@@Dreigonix you can also always find recorded stage versions with Robert Cuccioli (and later Rob Evan) in the original Broadway cast, they both kick ass!

[@egonescio9017]

Carrie has been turned into a musical I'm pretty sure

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

There’s a musical called The Guy That Didn’t Like Musicals.

[@urielespinoza1899]

@@ezelfrancisco1349 and Black Friday

[@beyoncealways2911]

@@Dreigonix Jekyll and Hyde is such a good musical, I love Anthony Warlows version best. He’s so expressive as Jekyll and Hyde

[@Siablen]

11:06 "Smells like piss." "Looks like piss." "This is piss."

[@jasonbarton6306]

Piss with ink

[@jonathanman6090]

"This is piss, Piss with ink"

[@parrots6131]

Chug chug chug

[@blue-yq1th]

"Chug chug chug chuaaaauug" (in a singing voice)

[@todd4715]

“Smells like piss.” “Smells like pi- ew!” “This is piss, piss with ink.”

[@loveydovey9733]

I preferred Depp's singing for the movie too because it made his character more grounded and gave life to his hatred for life! Where as the Broadway singer sung like an angel yet acted like a demon.

[@idk_whatimdoing_1384]

I definitely agree with you in that regard, but I guess it depends on the song, because although Johnny deep did WAY better than Len carou in epiphany, I feel like carou was better at the humerous moments with the character, like try the oreist for example. Over all I prefer Depp, but I also understand why others prefer the original

[@sofiacolon-ortiz202]

I saw the play at the Springer Opera House here in Georgia a few years ago, and the lead had a deep, rough, gravelly singing voice that was just so spot on for the character of Sweeney Todd, but Depp does do an amazing job too

[@MidnightIsolde]

Eh. I don't agree with that. I get what you're saying - a lot if the time it may seem like they're too focused in perfect singing, so the acting goes out of the window. But please do listen to and see George Hearn and Len Cariou do this role - excellent singing and possess the menace, insanity, grief of the character. My first encounter with this musical was this film and at the time I was fanatical about Johnny Depp and loved everything he was in. Not so much anymore, I was in my early teens then so the fangirl-ism is understandable. However, now if I want to listen to the songs, I listen to the original broadway songs because I prefer them and they are objectively better considering that this is a Broadway stage show first and foremost. However, if I want to see more nuanced performance (and where strong vocal performancesdo not matter so much), I will watch the film. So, if I want to listen to great vocal/music performances, I'll have the Broadway recordings; if I want to watch a film I'll watch the film. You have to understand that theatre and film are different mediums and require different things.

[@delete---7593]

.🤔😑🖕.

[@anniecrestani1121]

​@@MidnightIsoldetotally agree I have preformed in 2 different Musicals of SWEENEY TODD one professional and one a very good Amateur I was disappointed how all the chorus singing was cut in the Movie as they really tell the back story to the audience but in saying that I do like the movie too I thought Johnny Depp was fabulous Stephen Sondheim did say it was a movie adaptation of the stage musical and that it's not the same on film and will have lot's of differences to the Stage version so I watch both like you baci x

[@SWHalo2]

After this, Anthony would go on to crossing the pond and start terrorizing the small American town of Hawkins, Indiana from another dimension.

[@lovelace3850]

Jamie Campbell Bower was magical in both roles

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

I understood that reference

[@_Take_That_Depression_]

bro learned to travel between dimensions, this was just the beginning of his villain backstory...

[@marquisbreaston519]

James had his beard on 0:05, 2:41, 3:22. He shave off apant area between his beard and sideburns on 4:13, 4:47, 6:57. He shave off his sideburns on 8:20, 8:29, 13:51, 14:06. His beard is less hairy and shave between the goatee and a mustache on 15:08, 16:28, 17:31. His goatee is shaved off all that's left is his mustache on 18:24, 23:39. He shave off his mustache and he has a clear face on 26:58, 27:49.

[@wysteriaz]

This person has amazing eyesight

[@prestonlogan3808]

You sir are amazing

[@edene8]

I noticed the first time I saw it and had to rewatch just to notice the whole thing 😆😆

[@JordiLA]

it's a Shaves Count!

[@josefwestberg]

​@@JordiLA6, the shave count is 6

[@alvarosave]

I love how the Kill Count has gone from simply counting kills to a summary filled with extra tidbits of information and James' fantastic commentary about the movie. Fantastic improvement, 10/10 content.

[@darkhoursofday6250]

Agreed 100%! These are almost the Library of Congress for Horror. If it's a horror movie but not on the Kill Count.... is it really a horror movie?

[@shiver8082]

Yeah going back to his first videos they are so quick.

[@laynestaley156]

Facts bro

[@shiver8082]

@Findlay Bennett being an og fan doesn’t matter. I’ve been here since Jason x and I don’t boast about it.

[@alvarosave]

@Findlay Bennett I am definitely not super OG but I have been here a while, can't even remember when it started. I was just complimenting the quality of current videos. I love the older videos too but he is expanding his content and it is fantastic to watch and enjoy.

[@magicwinxcrow2612]

Hearing Johnny Depp speak normally (not in full character mode) is more shocking to me than hearing him sing.

[@imhappy7632]

I swear there's a bunch of clones of him with different personalities he just keeps in his closet or something

[@omnicupid6694]

Yeah, it kinda is.

[@delete---7593]

What?.

[@roxassora2706]

@@imhappy7632 Curse of Johnny

[@hayleypaigereviews6744]

Right! I thought his real accent was the one he has in pirates of the Caribbean but with a drunken twist to it 🤣 when I heard his real accent I screamed! I love Johnny Depp so much though

[@ADemonicSymphony]

It's my personal head canon that Joanna and Anthony found Tobey and they became a good non toxic family

[@Shnitzelpuff]

Fun Fact: The music of Sweeney Todd makes multiple references to the Dies Irae (the musical representation of doom/death and also the theme to The Shining) and one of the few songs that doesn't have the Dies Irae is Anthony's song. Coincidentally, Anthony is the only named character (I think) that doesn't kill someone or end up dead. The KZbinr Sideways has a great video on all of this called "how the music spoils Sweeney Todd (and why that's a good thing)"

[@UnknownUser-xk5rr]

I'm pretty sure that Toby lived through that shit as well

[@seanlyle8741]

​@UnknownUser-xk5rr Its assumed that due to Toby having no one, he went back to the dangerous work orphans did. And either got killed doing that. Or was killed by gin poisoning.

[@ArcherWillows]

@@UnknownUser-xk5rr But he DID kill someone. Antony and Joanna are the only two named characters that don't die or kill someone. And everyone AROUND Joanna except Antony dies, so the use of the Dies Irae in her theme still matches.

[@elliottoth318]

@@ArcherWillows For the movie that's true but in the stage version, Johanna shoots Fogg with the gun that Anthony brought to the asylum because Anthony couldn't bring himself to murder another person so Johanna shoots Fogg instead! But ofc in the movie it plays out differently.

[@darioa2074]

I love it how Johnny Depp goes from being “the friendliest man with knives for hands” to “The scariest man with barber stands”.

[@meeee438]

Hahaha

[@Valhall13]

And they llok the same too

[@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216]

And they can both cut hair. I would just much rather have Edward do my hair. I uh...might have higher chances of living that way.

[@bellaknightR597]

His name was Edward Scissorhands not Edward Knifehands

[@pedromiret9195]

@@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216 And both have an odd fixation with their blades. Its not like they are just tools of their trade. They are part of them.

[@elijahdowell7679]

James A. Janisse you have no idea how long I've waited for this Kill Count.

[@FayeTheGaymer]

31 days

[@brodaforlife]

Same here

[@Cx3P]

@@FayeTheGaymer 😆 right

[@DemBigOlEyes]

Waiting for a new Dead Meat video these days is like waiting for summer break to start.

[@mythos6308]

Elijah Dowell I low key forgot this movie existed for how I have never heard anyone talk about it

[@TheMellowFilmmaker]

James energetically saying "Sorry little buddy!" after mentioning a kid being sentenced to death by hanging, is probably the funniest moment on this channel.

[@WillieManga]

In memory of Steven Sondheim, the legendary composer of the original play's songs. I seriously wonder if he had thoughts about this kill count, but regardless, huge thanks to him for making it possible.

[@cucckles]

Idk about the kill count, but I’m surprised to see he liked the movie, if only because I can’t stand it compared to the stage musical 😅

[@under-da-sea2835]

Gosh I remember getting the news of his death and I was absolutely hysterical. He was an amazing man and three of his plays will always hold a place in my heart (Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods and West Side Story )

[@academyjason]

Imagine if James just proceeded to cut his beard piece by piece without revealing the sponsor until the end We would be like "WHAT IS GOING ON"

[@jimboringo9958]

Yeah, I didn’t even realise until near the end where I was like “didn’t he have a full beard?”

[@seanmccay2513]

I was in the middle of it checking out the comments to see if anybody else noticed

[@develpamperbottom]

Sean McCay me too

[@UgleBeffus]

people would be very scared lmfao

[@bluethelucario6194]

Missed Opportunity

[@vexingflame]

I want to just appreciate the fact that James literally kept shaving his face every few cuts back to him. He is over the top but so damn amazing

[@thelivingliver6715]

VexingFlame he used this video as an excuse to get some shaving done because shaving by itself is no fun

[@theocobb9960]

I thought I was losing my marbles

[@jedmckinnon6700]

@@thelivingliver6715 not technically this video but the movie he used for it

[@thelivingliver6715]

Jed McKinnon i know. its cuz the movie has a crap ton of barber references

[@TheCourtJester8]

I didn't notice that.

[@tobiasvilainnewman3569]

“Did you write this?” “No.” “Who did?” “Stephen Sondheim.” “Who is he?”

[@luigicavallo270]

"SWING YOUR RAZOR WIDE, SWEENEY! HOLD IT TO SKIES!" *Dwight pulls out a dagger*

[@bravepigster]

God there’s so many Harry Potter characters in this movie, I did appreciate the similarity in character quirks though.

[@lolwatisdis3312]

AGREED

[@lolwatisdis3312]

like wormtail being the servant to a bad guy, and bellatrix constantly wanting love from her master but never getting it

[@lolwatisdis3312]

and young grindelwald escaping

[@PhantosaurusRex]

@@lolwatisdis3312 the bad guy is literally professor Snape🤣🤣

[@nascarfanatic2425]

While Johnny Depp (as far as I know) was the only actor from Pirates of the Caribbean. Funny enough, this movie came out one year after Dead Man's Chest.

[@tinytawnie]

When you FINALLY notice James slowly has been shaving his beard in all the cut-backs 👏👏👏👏 thanks for all the hard work James (and Chelsea)! This kill count was SO worth it!

[@JustinForsythe]

totally did not notice until the very end, wow I need to pay more attention lol

[@as1rosnipps40]

I been knew that, but again its freakin' funny how he was just shaving while doing the kill count

[@ILikeCHEEZ9]

Whoa, I was only listening to it since I've seent he movie countless times. Now I regret not watching lol

[@skeletoncrew6500]

I believe the earliest he does it is at 4:32 but I first noticed it happening at 8:28

[@sint0xicateme]

Quentin Reviews did the same thing in one of his videos for a DSC ad as well, like 6 months ago

[@thewizardoffoz4821]

The fact that James shaves more and more off as the video progresses is honestly one of the best things I've seen a youtuber do with a sponsorship.

[@HonorThyTarkus]

AND IT WAS RELATIVE CONTENT. GOD FORBID PEOPLE USE SPONSORS THAT CORRELATE TO THEIR VIDEOS.

[@aaronmusgreave583]

I 100% agree I'm so glad someone called it out 😂

[@seelentau]

Well obviously you haven't seen the sponsorship by RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS! Yeah mathafakka, that's right! Always the same, redundant text about a boring mobile game surely takes the cake, right? ...no? oh :(

[@moik4037]

WOAH

[@Vesnicie]

Saw this with my 87-year-old grandmother. She laughed her ass off at the murdery bits.

[@realperson7649]

Jesus christ WTFH

[@_catulus]

6:53 -- Bit of a correction on this: Mrs. Lovett is not actually the one making pies from cat meat; she was singing about someone else known as Mrs. Mooney, who is said to also run a meat pie shop. This is indicated by these lyrics from _Worst Pies in London..._ "Mrs. Mooney has a pie shop. Does a business, but I notice something weird... ...lately all her neighbors' cats have disappeared. Have to hand it to her; what I calls enterprise- poppin' pussies into pies. *Wouldn't do in my shop.* *Just the thought of it's enough to make you sick!"* Furthermore, there is also the introductory part of _A Little Priest_ which has these lyrics... "Take for instance Mrs. Mooney and her pie shop; business never better using only pussycats and toast." If _Worst Pies in London_ tells us one thing, it's that Mrs. Lovett's shop was not successful in the least, so it makes no sense that she would say this about her own business. Based on these lyrics, Mrs. Lovett is referring to another woman (Mrs. Mooney) who has become something of a rival to her. This last bit is just a suspicion on my part: I suspect that Mrs. Lovett is implied to have apprenticed under Mrs. Mooney; when she sings the line, "And I'm telling you, them pussycats is quick," it sounds like she is genuinely speaking from experience, as if she had tried to chase and catch the cats before. But she already mentioned she didn't think highly of turning cats into pies, which may indicate that she was required to under professional obligation. What's more, when Toby speaks to her about what happens in the workhouses, Mrs. Lovett barely responds, shrugging it off as if she already knew. This might be an indicator that Mrs. Mooney found Lovett in a workhouse before hiring her. Again, just a suspicion.

[@dmitryboardman9762]

Seems like she's being a hypocrite for a comedic moment. She's only condeming Mrs. Mooney for using cats because Lovett tried and failed to copy her. Especially since once Lovett gets a meat supply from humans, she has no qualms about using them. I think they're purely rivals and never worked together and the lines are meant to form a punchline. Lovett's really saying "If I could catch cats to cook, I'd be doing it, but because I can't, I'll scorn the people who do."

[@renlorraine8381]

My absolute favourite scene in this whole movie is just "When you get it. If you get it..." "... ahh!" "Good you got it." gold

[@LigmaExe]

Jonathan Lorraine I liked when he was like, smells like piss, looks like piss, this is piss.” It’s literally killing me how he said it like it was not a joke

[@wheatleyrobotics1426]

Good you got it

[@jimboringo9958]

Ligma. Exe piss with ink!

[@spooktoonz]

I was reading this, and when I started to read the lyrics, that part came on!

[@starkitten9486]

Is it as good as "poppin' pusses into pies"?

[@MsIlovebooks]

‘he reminds him of a younger version of himself’ oh shit cause they’re both grindewald

[@redhood4042]

And missus Lovett is bellatrix le strange

[@allthebanter9316]

And snape and wormtail are there

[@Absalonian]

More like cringewald am i right up top

[@X-SPONGED]

Alternate movie title : The biggest cast cameo of movies that has Johnny Depp in it

[@balabanasireti]

Yawn.

[@kobizarre2003]

I don't really agree that Depp's singing was amateur. It's not Broadway clearly but it's better than amateur, he can harmonise really well and hold a tune.

[@SpeedyCheetahCub]

It's amateur as in he's not a professional singer. Amateur doesn't mean bad, it means not a professional but still in the field.

[@rippleandgrendel]

@@SpeedyCheetahCub He has many credits on albums including backgrounds for Oasis' "Fade Away" I think when you are part of a platinum album you become professional :P

[@the_kleetus-yeeyee48]

@rippleAndgrendel But this is his first time singing and “no one heard him sing before” at that time 😐

[@Klm49]

Thats a very low bar. I personally would have liked someone who was a better belter for one of my fav musicals. But it was only my fellow lovers of musicals who all were confused about why they cast and let sing a total novice with no real range. OR dub over Depp's voice. Not hard.

[@DoubleKay31]

There was so a clearly explained rule. It was the winner would be the one who gave the fastest and smoothest shave. Todd was the fastest and smoothest shaver whereas Pirelli (aka Davey Collins [in the movie] or Daniel O’Higgins [in the Broadway show]) just flaunted about and shaved the (poor) customer slowly and roughly while talking about his past customers who appreciated his “shaving skills”.

[@maywill1]

When Johnny Depp yells "Benjamin Barker" as he kills the judge gives me chills every time. Awesome movie.

[@speedpaintprince418]

I know right!! This movie was so beautifully made. Tons of moments gave me chills

[@sophieyounger3682]

Who else loves the fact that over the course of the video, James shaves his face more and more? It's absolute genius.

[@SpookyPancakes]

*what.*

[@DoesEliHaveSwag]

I noticed that too

[@mariocomedy2605]

I noticed that too

[@dragontalon9158]

How have I seen this multiple times and never seen that

[@JaggedBird]

It's a clever visual

[@movieswithshannon]

"Mrs. Lovett, I wanted to be her since I was eleven." Dreams do come true glad she got a chance; she did an awesome job but singing for Sondheim must have been a little frightening

[@martinboyle9163]

Johnny Depp was a musician and the guitarist of the band Rock City Angels before he ever became an actor. He was broke in the early 80s and was working on and off as a stage hand and was looking for a good-paying gig where his band could play. His roommate was a struggling actor, and suggested to Depp that he try out for a role as an extra in an upcoming television show, if only to get a bit part to help towards rent that month. He was cast as a lead in "21 Jump Street" and then a part in "Nightmare On Elm Street" and the rest, of course, is history since he was, at one time, the most in-demand and highest-paid actor in Hollywood. Like Will Smith (the first rapper to win a Grammy), people forget that Depp was initially a musician. Best to you-

[@camelorcaramel5732]

It’s kind of insane that they were like “let’s get all these stars for the musical. Oh they’ve never sung. That should be fine.”

[@25thhanabusa69]

That's the Tim Burton way

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Yep.

[@anm8001]

Tim Burton is somewhat of a nepotist

[@craigwinter5040]

Ironically, it was fine tho. They all turned out to be good singers... well, good enough.

[@TheChugg11]

Camel Or caramel I read that in the Critical Drinker’s voice ‘Nah- it’ll be fine!’

[@horrorqueen3457]

6:48 Actually, it was Mrs. Mooney that was making her pies out of cats. If you listen to the song, you'll hear Mrs. Lovette say that she noticed her neighbors cats have disappeared and noted that it was clever of Mrs. Mooney for using that method of meat pie making.

[@melenatorr]

Correct, in one of my favorite lines in this very funny and difficult song ("What I calls enterprise: putting pussies into pies. Wouldn't do in my shop! Why just the thought of it's enough to make you sick. And let me tell you that them pussy cats is quick.").

[@sjazura1]

Yep she’s tried to catch the cats but couldn’t. She mentions “using poor animals, what is dyin’ in the street.” Her pies were roadkill

[@thomaswatkins1473]

Thanks I was looking for someone who mentioned it :)

[@gyttahilausk6669]

@@sjazura1 Actually, she sounded disappointed in people doing that actually, "People thinking it was a treat, finding poor, animals, what are dying in the streets"

[@jonathancarlson7901]

It’s funny when he says “because Todd is reminded of a young him” regarding Anthony, that actor played a young Grindelwald

[@brandongamingtv7545]

RIP stephen sondheim, the man that gave the world sweeney todd. (1930 - 2021)

[@jp_wilson]

“Smells like piss” “Smells like- ew” “Looks like piss, this is piss, piss with ink”

[@jp_wilson]

Suri Nguyen mine too

[@balabanasireti]

We get it, shut up.

[@shaggster2696]

@@balabanasireti bro shut your lips before i kick them off

[@certlovrboy1089]

@@balabanasireti Bad day?

[@marblebongos2794]

@@balabanasireti You seem like the person to type 'Not funny, didn't laugh'

[@J.E_Rust]

“After condemning a child in court to a death by hanging” “Sorry little buddy!” Dude what

[@gachamakingluis]

GD Spirit I think everyone agrees that messed up.

[@ch1mp081]

He just needs to hang in there

[@jjaracely]

Jon5 Ch1mp02 Oml 🤭

[@ch1mp081]

@JoeRingo118 That joke had a great Execution

[@bingasplink2083]

I would continue this line of being hung jokes, but I’d rather just leave you hanging.

[@MakaiDarkMessiah97]

10:47 If you intentionally mishear it, it's like the boy on stage is calling for the authorities. *_Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have you attention....POLICE!_*

[@savagegamer81013]

“No one’s gonna hurt you, no one’s gonna dare. Other can desert you, not to worry, whistle I’ll be there. Demons will charm you with a smile, for a while, but in time, nothing can harm you, not while I’m around.”

[@samnieuwenhuis5555]

Fun fact: Helena Bonham Carter was pregnant with Tim Burton's kid while filming the movie, and she didn't know it until they were halfway through filming.

[@karenvargas8300]

How'd you know??

[@Ryan-xu7sh]

@@karenvargas8300 because plot twist: they are the child

[@racheltiffany9892]

Oh fug

[@samnieuwenhuis5555]

@@karenvargas8300 The internet is a wonderful place.

[@samnieuwenhuis5555]

​@@Ryan-xu7sh I... don't know what you're talking about...

[@mr.maguire1255]

So Bellatrix LeStrange, Severus Snape, and Peter “Scabbers” Pettigrew are all in this film together??? Wicked...

[@FireFoxBancroft]

"Scabbers/Wormtail" there I fixed it for ya.

[@kymccool3909]

Why did this not occur to me god

[@lechugaenlabiblioteca3298]

Perfection

[@jasonandrews1770]

Finally. Someone said it

[@monachopsis8050]

YOOOOO IM NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!!!

[@frederalbacon]

The worst Jeopardy clue ever is "This dark film directed by Tim Burton stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter"

[@TheNumbersGuy-bm6bt]

What's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

[@Kilgore1004]

19:20 fella in the back looks both confused and excited

[@The_Manducklorian]

The rules of the contest were “the fastest smoothest shave is the winner” Beadle literally says that right before the contest begins.

[@brendanforester4601]

You beat me to it.

[@jackkoscak8501]

“The fastest, smoothest shave, is the winner!”

[@Jupiterninja95]

Person A finishes fastest Person B shaves the smoothest Who wins?

[@brendanforester4601]

@@Jupiterninja95 Rematch.

[@jeffreynolds8830]

@@Jupiterninja95 there's gotta be some equation or something for that

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Johnny can act and he can sing, such a talented and legendary actor. I also heard that he was being abused by his wife, who threw a vodka bottle at him, severing his finger. We need justice for Johnny.

[@mollie-wankenobi8655]

you're a bit late to this but he's actually countersueing her for defamation and some other stuff and so far it looks like it'll hold up in court

[@subscribefor7yearsofgoodlu684]

true!,,!

[@subscribefor7yearsofgoodlu684]

true!,,!

[@connordervoncyberlifegesen8529]

Just Some Guy without a Mustache well here you are.

[@xvirality2185]

Your on every corner of the internet

[@eddieroche8176]

RIP Stephen Sondheim and Alan Rickman.

[@maxwhitt2471]

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT “Beadeledelee” at 13:31 I’M CRYING

[@blaiseavey4090]

Took me way too long to realize he was steadily losing facial hair.

[@operleutnant7235]

I just did not notice

[@amphibianking4277]

Was just about to comment this

[@JackieMReacts]

i didnt notice til he mentioned it

[@schevanthrizhalorauxulence1881]

When Johnny Depp doesn't get casted because of something and (someone) Johnny Depp: *smells like piss* , *looks like piss* , *this is piss*

[@sincerelysarcastic1494]

@proud hufflepuff she doesn’t deserve to have her name spelt out

[@schevanthrizhalorauxulence1881]

@@sincerelysarcastic1494 yes

[@urgae9125]

Justice for Johnny.

[@iwantyourhat8198]

what happened?

[@MorningstarEditz]

@@iwantyourhat8198 just search up amber heard

[@zachariahmontoya8118]

Alan Rickman can give chills in Harry Potter but this is a whole new level and it's perfection

[@ZainaDancer]

I'll chime in with another fun fact: in the opening scene with both Johnny Depp and Jamie Campbell Bower- - they both played Gellert Grindelwald ... Jamie in Harry Potter Deathly Hallows and Johnny in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them as well as Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald! Lovely to see them both together in the same film.🖤 And Johnny certainly did Steven Sondheim proud in this film for sure!

[@TheArachnidCompany]

I love how James beard disappears slowly has he has different beard styles

[@gamersunited5086]

I just relised this today

[@christophervokey6611]

gamers United so sad so sad

[@idkwhat2makethis]

i didn’t even notice till i saw this comment

[@vlogzzierandomer]

I didn't even notice till the end. Omg haha

[@Unknown-lj7kq]

@@gamersunited5086 so did I

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

9:43 can we just appreciate the fact that he is blatantly admitting to everyone in the streets he's gonna kidnap someone and nobody cares?

[@styendimpu3446]

Welcome to uk

[@3littlefloofsters124]

Someone did. Hence Turpin punishing him for “gandering at his ward”

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

@@3littlefloofsters124 Well, he didn't say he was going to kidnap

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

@@styendimpu3446 😂

[@andrew7490]

He said "steal you" which is basically kidnapping

[@dreamofsomeepiphany3502]

Helena Bonham Carter in this movie is just delightful. Love this!

[@arieltran406]

"Hey who's that new guy that looks like Benjamin Barker? and moved into Benjamin barker's old place? you think that's Benjamin Barker?" I'm freaking 💀💀💀💀

[@mannmctrash]

"With the price of meat what it is, when you get it..." "If you get it..." "Ah" "Good you got it."

[@GambleMontessori]

I didn't.

[@justsomeone18026]

17:19

[@purifieddrinkingwater472]

When you tell somebody to get something* Good you got it.

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

In the montuge when Todd is killing everyman that came for a shave and singing. One guy doesn't get killed because Todd was singing about his love for his wife so he wasn't in the killing mood at that point in the song. Neat how they put that in there.

[@lawrencewidemouth]

I’m pretty sure it was because the guy had his wife and child with him

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

pretty women was such a beautiful song Also completely random but did the word "beautiful" originate from france

[@mysteriousperson2794]

@@raspberrycrowns9494 no

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

@@mysteriousperson2794 ah I see

[@rat_g0r393]

Uh uh his wife and child were with him soooo he was like nah

[@agamer9334]

I love the fact that Sweeney Todd had soooo much Harry Potter actors.

[@melissaleoncreolenola]

Alan Rickman is an amazing, talented, phenomenal actor... Rest Well Sir Rickman

[@sirhcatam]

This movie was perfection. Singing, acting, actors, and this kill count was awesome, every shave in between.

[@chrishandsome4267]

PokeMania Tv I still haven’t seen it, gotta change that tomorrow

[@powerup5778]

Maybe not the singing... but I agree in every other thing!

[@crinsonknight9965]

I realized he shaved later in the video and I had to rewatch the whole thing over again, but tbh I would have done that anyway.

[@IrishSniper136]

>Making a Pie Chart of Murders who were Turned into Pies. It is Perfect.

[@marauderthedemon9588]

IrishSniper136 damn that's deep that's one fucked up movie

[@Marscael24]

>sponsor was dollar shave club

[@robertbowden8361]

IrishSniper136 I think you mean *Piefect

[@alextorres4667]

This whole kill count is perfect

[@cermofbdicidj9748]

This was the first kill count i ever saw and the one that made me stay and discover my now favourite youtube channel, love you james and love what you do

[@gusdutch10]

This makes me so excited. As musical theater and horror fan, Sweeny Todd and Repo are super close to my heart! Thank you for making me smile james this movie has been one of my favorites since middle school and I loved your kill count on it

[@sea-bassisabottlecapco3767]

“Excuse me, are you the man who did an entire Law and Order episode for his audition?” “Umm uh nope.”

[@happyhelicopter6764]

Andy Bernard?

[@Fucshit-this]

Happy Helicopter. No, that quote was from Michael Scott.

[@hashtrozombie]

Yes!!!!! Fucking awesome reference to the office

[@jackparry7719]

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories. *Kung Kung*

[@marauderthedemon9588]

BottleCapCo damn that's deep that's one fucked up movie

[@creedswiftclaw2396]

James: *beard starts to shave* Me: Hold on a minute.....

[@notafrog2097]

So i was not going crazy too....

[@AndreNitroX]

Jeeez!!

[@Dreigonix]

This is the first time I’ve ever actually _seen_ Stephen Sondheim the person and it’s kinda surreal. I guess I kinda just thought of him as an ethereal god-being of musical theater who’s been around since the dawn of time or something. Weird.

[@maryhadalamb3313]

Rest In Peace Sondheim, you will be remembered for centuries to come.

[@partypanda967]

I love how he treats this horror musical with respect, many other people I know who love horror, saw this movie and dismissed it straight away. Thanks James!

[@smithp2437]

This movie is so well done! I dont know why so many people I know don't like this!

[@SpektakOne]

I knew people who didn’t know going in that it was a musical (I can’t recall if the trailers hid that from those unaware of the source material) and then immediately soured on it in the theatre.

[@acecashman1237]

@@SpektakOne the trailers and tv spots included singing in them, don't know why people were confused

[@theharrypotterandsoccerlov3017]

Is just me or did I notice all the Harry Potter characters in this movie Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, young Grindelwald, older Grindelwald, and Peter Pettigrew

[@lpyl4382]

YES

[@kanidieme]

EXACTLY, IT WAS SO WEIRD SEEING ALAN SINGING.

[@kanidieme]

AND Grindelwald singing about a girl!? Like Albus come get your man.

[@sinisterstream1798]

I only noticed Peter Pettigrew as I wasn't paying too much attention to this kill count

[@oikawasshittyknee1060]

Potter Problems I’m screaming 😭

[@itsmebryangh0stboi277]

25:10 Benjamin Barker

[@AndyFelbab]

I love this flick! Great episode James!

[@liamloughney3675]

In Scotland we have a barbers called Sweeny Todd's and it's right next to a greggs(bakery sort of thing)

[@jacobbruen9231]

Liam Loughney Where is the barbers?

[@liamloughney3675]

@@jacobbruen9231 in Perth 85 south street

[@donaldlynn4690]

Mines I. Scotland has one called Sweeney Todd’s in Edinburgh portobello

[@jimwalker7569]

I’d be scared to go there

[@alexs.5171]

Liam Loughney That couldnt have been an accident. That is too perfect to be an accident.

[@loadorreload125]

This movie isnt really a horror film more of a twisted gothic masterpiece

[@adamvialpando106]

He also did the Jurassic Park movies. He also does what he calls horror adjacent movies.

[@-ant-4633]

I want to see him count the kills of little shop of horrors

[@obsessedshipper6267]

@@-ant-4633 That's either two humans and a plant or the entire human race depending on what ending he goes with. I like the end of the world ending better XD

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

forget demon barbers and cannibalism the scariest thing in Sweeney Todd is basic victorian history

[@lillyvandendikkenberg7569]

"smells like piss" "Looks like piss" "This is piss" This- This is just- The best delivery of these lines I've ever heard.

[@EricDG326]

Toby: Nothing’s gonna harm you, not while I’m around! Sweeny Todd: *harms her while Toby is around

[@roigergoololo3966]

Optimal foreshadowing is optimal.

[@LegacyToons]

Toby: *surprised Pikachu*

[@Jake0205]

You weren’t supposed to do that!

[@astrostrashcan1223]

EricG326 exposed

[@phuk8865]

😂😂😂

[@ilikememes1507]

When ms loved “when you get it” “if you get it” “good you got it” I almost passed out from laughing

[@Bypasso]

Same here

[@lyidspino7653]

same xD

[@ThornGroves]

Lovett* and same here

[@longcockmcgee439]

Yo🅱️a

[@koreancowboy42]

When I heard it, I was like " O.O"

[@bgrmoose5997]

Perfect day to watch this! My school is putting on Sweeney Todd literally the next three days!

[@unicorninvader8783]

One of my fave horror movies and musicals of all time! Thought I’d give this and some of Sondheim’s other works a rewatch since he died recently. Rest In Peace Stephen ❤️

[@hunterdawdy2776]

Technically this was not the first time we heard Johnny Depp sing in a movie as per the song, I got a jar of dirt sang by captain Jack Sparrow in dead mans chest which came out in 2006

[@thatgirlinautumn5995]

A true masterpiece

[@deeprest5849]

What about CryBaby?

[@jadenbryant9283]

Deep Rest that was dubbed over

[@NightCityDrift]

Best single of 2006!

[@Juror_08]

😂

[@bananacheesepudding9274]

“Pussy pot pies” *this part killed me*

[@TheArtofKAS]

on to the count you go!!

[@channel-gm5dd]

@@TheArtofKAS hah

[@roxassora2706]

Sounds like a term from UD

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

XD

[@Gloigolshpork]

16:57 Epiphany has to be my favourite song in the soundtrack I get chills whenever it is played

[@suevision7824]

I love this guy !!! All I know once I heard mr. DNA’s impression , I lost it!!!

[@p4ladin167]

Anthony: *sees Johanna* Also Anthony, singing: I THINK I'M BOUT TO STEAL

[@mikaroni_and_cheez]

He will commit larsony for love

[@robaxhellspawn2593]

honestly i thought he sounded VERY creepy there

[@weirddood1774]

This is Johnny Depp’s revenge for not being casted in Harry Potter.

[@bellaknightR597]

He's in the Fantastic Beasts movies as Gellert Grindelwald

[@yeanisch]

@@bellaknightR597 yeah but we don't talk about that movie

[@bellaknightR597]

@@yeanisch well I do

[@Torireactsofficial005]

Grindelwald wants revenge against Snape and is working with Bellatrix

[@victoriasuzanne6293]

it's because harry potter only casted british actors

[@loganwest1567]

I would love to see a short film about Anthony and Joanna getting married and living with Toby

[@TheJNastayy]

Whether I've watched the whole movie not....Your Channel is so amazing. Your team and B...E..Atiful wife make your channel a favorite. Wish nothing but the best for you both! Even though I've watched basically all the movies you review, I still looooove your takes. Hope nothing but the best for you two!

[@allencrtr3]

The progressive shaving is such a nice touch to this kill count.

[@DrDolan2000]

I think Johnny Depp has a pretty good singing voice. You know, here at least. Admittedly, I haven't heard him sing elsewhere And rest in peace, Alan Rickman. He had one bad-ass voice

[@corinnae.7877]

There is a video of him singing Heroes by David Bowie with his band Hollywood Vampires. Normally Alice Cooper is the singer, and Johnny the guitarist, but Alice wanted him to sing. It was a performance for some tv host I don't remember.

[@playboijelly1593]

Did you say heard like amber

[@DrDolan2000]

+@@playboijelly1593 Nope. Who even is that? Never heard of her. And I still mean "heard" as in sound

[@carpeted-bathroom96]

I love that its an amazing first watch with all the twists but also an amazing 2nd,3rd,4th watch cause of all the little details and the use of dramatic irony.