the fifty word lyrical review – sweeney todd

I normally doA movie reviewThat has no more than fifty wordsBut on this occasionI'm of the persuasionTo do one much longer in verseConsid'ring the repOf Burton and DeppIt did not take long to decideTo purchase our stubAnd big popcorn tubSo we could go 'long for the rideAs I could pray tellThe film began wellA Burton-esque set we did viewThe rats and diseaseOf old London's streetsWere all well depicted it's true"Just what is so oddabout Sweeney Todd?"I whispered in my darling's ear"You see it's a taleThat somehow has failedTo get to me over the years!""Tut-tut" she replied"It can't be deniedHis story is one to abhor-A barber by tradeWith morals waylaidBy vowing to settle a score!With little a careYou'd sit in his chairExpecting a short back n sidesBefore your neck knew itHis blade would go through it -You'd end up in one of his pies!"With this revelationI'd high expectationThe story it seemed like a stonkerPerhaps now at lastThese folks had a chanceTo cast off the demons of WonkaI started to pineFor the movie's first lineFor sure it could not come too soonBut then I must sayMy hopes went awayWhen I heard it was part of a tune!And so it went onAnd on and yet onA musical score all throughoutTo resort to the songIt all just seemed wrongSome will not agree I've no doubtBut singing, you seeAin't my cup of teaAt least not when I'm at the flicksSo the actors, I foundGot two big thumbs downEven with Ali G in the mix!But since we had paidIn our seats we stayedAnd I had to humour my mindSo what could I doBut write my reviewThe format was not hard to findI spent all the timeThinking meter and rhymeSo I could get out my dismayThen once I got homeI completed the poemFor you all to look at today!(Finally…) THE END© JL Pagano 2008Source