Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [2007]

The dark story of a barber named Mr. Benjamin Barker, who, after his beautiful wife and pretty daughter was taken away from him, went back to London as Sweeney Todd with unabated revenge and rage and a promise of destruction for the greedy judge who stripped his happy life away. Here, one will see how 15 years of longingness and sadness transform an exiled man into a monster he never dreamed he would become.

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The Princess and the Frog (2009)

This is a fantastic movie!

Fit for family viewing and made a surprising twist to the old-time favorite children story, The Frog Prince! Two thumbs-up!

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Directors:
Ron Clements
John Musker

Writers:
Story: Ron Clements
John Musker
Greg Erb
Jason Oremland

screenplay: Ron Clements
John Musker
Rob Edwards, etc.

Cast: Anika Noni Rose as Tiana (voice) Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen (voice) Jennifer Cody as Charlotte (voice) Oprah Winfrey as Eudora (voice), etc. Plot Summary: A modern day retelling of the classic story The Frog Prince. The Princess and the Frog finds the lives of arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana crossing paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician and Tiana, following suit, upon kissing the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams. Written by The Massie Twins -more at www.imdb.com