While waiting for the film I took great pleasure in reading this book. As you would expect with Tim Burton there are wonderful little details that delight, the blood splatter on the pages; pages that look the colour and texture of aged paper that you really get in victorian books. At the back in the picture section the pictures have a gloss the rest of the page doesnt and looks as if it is in an old victorian photo album. I just loved it for this. As for the content it gives a details description of different stages of the film, as well as the history of the Sweeney Todd tale
I particularly enjoyed the section on the set designer, something Id had little interest in before.
The book seems great value, with a lot of fascinating information about Sweeney Todd in general and the film itself, it seems a far higher quality 'book about the film' than most tie in things tend to be, the love and care put into the presentation and content seems to stem from a genuine love of the… more »

While waiting for the film I took great pleasure in reading this book. As you would expect with Tim Burton there are wonderful little details that delight, the blood splatter on the pages; pages that look the colour and texture of aged paper that you really get in victorian books. At the back in the picture section the pictures have a gloss the rest of the page doesnt and looks as if it is in an old victorian photo album. I just loved it for this. As for the content it gives a details description of different stages of the film, as well as the history of the Sweeney Todd tale
I particularly enjoyed the section on the set designer, something Id had little interest in before.
The book seems great value, with a lot of fascinating information about Sweeney Todd in general and the film itself, it seems a far higher quality 'book about the film' than most tie in things tend to be, the love and care put into the presentation and content seems to stem from a genuine love of the films subject, and each persons love of it.
If your a fan of Sweeney Todd and Tim Burton .. not to mention Johnny Depp and Helen Bonham-Carter, I rather think you'll love it too