Johnny Depp does Sweeney Todd?

So here I go, entering the world of the blog. I was at Barnes and Noble tonight, and when I wasn't looking at salacious pictures in their generous magazine section, I was looking at books on blogs.

So I just read that Johnny Depp is going to be doing Sweeney Todd with Tim Burton. I imagine this movie will probably look like every other Tim Burton movie -- which is a good thing. I just hope he pretty much keeps the script and music the same. The original Sondheim score is of biblical perfection, if you ask me -- by that I mean, pretty damn good, and most would agree it shouldn't be fiddled with.

Can I just say, I don't think Johnny Depp has the guttural baritone the role requires? My only hope is that digital technology has come to the point where they can beef him up. They who played the phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera" movie sounded whiny and young. That movie would have been so much better with a beefy Darth Vader of a villian. Johnny Depp is generally not menacing enough. I just hope Tim Burton and Johnny decide to do all in their power to make him fit the role rather than make the role fit Johnny's mediocre vocal talents. He's got a great voice for speech, and a keen ear for accents, but have you heard the original Broadway cast recording of this show? Johnny doesn't have THAT.

Also, the Mets freakin' lost tonight, and my girlfriend is upset about it. Why can't they get it right? Then I wouldn't have to console my girlfriend over a baseball team!