Miscast Mrs. Lovett – Lansbury vs. Bonham Carter vs. LuPone

Alternative title: man tries (extremely poorly) to pretend he's giving every actor a fair shot while he gushes over his mistress, Patti lupone

Quick synopsis of this video, Lansbury -bad, criticism, negativity Bonham carter- bad, criticism negativity Lupone- praise, glory , absolute adoration Repeat for 17 minutes

"Smile Helena!" Smile? In a Tim Burton movie? Seriously..

Why are you so obsessed with Helena Bonham Carter smiling?

Somebody had their mind made up ahead of time and created reasons to backup his choice.

The bias is real

Lupone was actually one of my bottom choices, didn’t like how she portrayed the character. Tried to relay on puns and jokes, rather than the personality and discombobulated character Sondheim intended her to be.

you do know that Sondheim literally wrote "by the sea" to not have space to breathe. so the way Landsbury and Boham Carter performs it is true to what its supposed to be. very fast paced. Just because Patti Lupone slowed that down doesn't mean she performed it better. honestly I feel like you were very biased. The fact that Landsbury and Bonham Carter were even able to sing that song was a challenge in itself.

You say Lansbury is over the top at times- that's kind of the point. Everything she does is a little off, like everyone else in Sweeney Todd. It's that strange mix of horror and comedy, surreal and real, that make the show what it is.

Anyone get angrier each time you knew he was going to be biased towards Lupone.We get it Lupone is like your Streisand or Peters

This isn’t about Mrs. Lovett, but I love how in the burton adaptation, in A Little Priest Sweeney just goes “ah” I find it hilarious idk why

Yeah, I think I've had enough. Musically, Lansbury had it down pat. Her mannerisms and the music theory involved with her character really stood out. LuPone just seemed off the entire time honestly, especially when she sang "By the Sea" entirely wrong. For the first 16 measures, there aren't supposed to be any breath marks. It's supposed to be fast-paced, impulsive, and really showing off the chatterbox side of the character. The bias here really makes me dislike this channel quite a bit, especially since it's the second video that I am seeing this bias without knowing much about the actual tempo/key signature of the music, complex standards of acting, and overall portrayal of characterization. There's a lack of attention to these details in these criticisms and it makes it biased and irrelevant.

the bias here really took away from the interest I had in the video. I think it was well done but I wish the Carter and Lansbury had been given a fighting chance.

I think the fact that Sondheim wrote Lovett with Landsbury in mind gives you the obvious answer. He once said "everyone has to audition for me, except Angie." Also, Sweeney Todd is, basically, a comic strip. It comes from a penny dreadful which was a written soap opera. LuPone is amazing, but Angie will always be Mrs. Lovett.

Dude, you must not have gotten the memo about men telling women to smile. Why would she smile? Her life is so dreary.

Considering Angela Lansbury created the role, that character is hers IMO.

This video should have just been titled "Why Patti Lupone is the Best Ms. Lovett"... I mean, if you're gonna be that biased dude, can you at least be a little more subtle?

I really disliked LuPone's portrayal. I don't think Mrs. Lovett was ever intended to be the stereotypical sexy, villainous, femme fatale. Bonham-Carter and Lansbury both at least had more original characters. The sardonic, waifish woman and the scatter-brained murderous "grandma" are much more interesting in my opinion I also think Bonham-Carter gets a lot of flack but a movie requires a different type of acting than a show.

Hearn (to Lansbury ): Mrs. Lovett!!! Bonham-Carter: Mrs. Lovett, sir. LuPone: * struts around playing tuba, utterly insane *

*Bonham Carter’s character sees a dead body and contemplates how to remove it, a situation to say the least MTM: “Oh come on, why isn’t she smiling?!”