Re: People unclear on the subject

Brenda Clough wrote:
> Rebecca Rice wrote:
> 
>> And just recently I was watching Sweeny Todd (the one with Depp), and 
>> the lecherous judge is showing the naive young sailor his several 
>> books of ****.  Pictures of women doing anything that you can 
>> imagine.  The geishas of Japan, the concubines of Siam, the catamites 
>> of Greece, the harlots of India....  My thought was:  Did Sondheim not 
>> realize that one of these is not like the others?
> 
> I wouldn't blame Sondheim.  For one thing, he was responsible only for 
> the lyrics and the music.  The 'book' of the musical was by Hugh
Wheeler.
> 
> Furthermore, the whole **** thing was original to the movie. None of the

> interaction between Anthony and the Judge was in the stage production at

> all.  I suppose it was added to enhance the Judge's creepiness.
> 
> Brenda
> 

Yeah, it's probably some third-string screen writer, hired to spice up a 
couple of scenes. Somebody should have noticed though.


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