Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is both a strange and entertaining film. Yes, it's a musical but it's also horror, drama, and romance all in one. Tim Burton is the perfect person to direct the film and Johnny Depp is excellent in the title role. It is wonderful to see this Sondheim musical classic finally get the film treatment it so richly deserved.

The DVD is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. Everything about this film is dark, so color isn't really an issue, but the picture is clear. The audio is presented in three Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks. English, French, and Spanish languages are supported with both 5.1 multi-channel mix and subtitles.

The first disc has one special feature "Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd" (26:06); this is a rather good "making of" featurette with the actors, director and Stephen Sondheim discussing the film. Disc two contains "Sweeney Todd Press Conference, November 2007" (19:40). Burton, Depp, Carter, Richard Zanuck, Alan Rickman and Timothy Spall all take questions from the audience. For a press conference, there's some pretty fun stuff here. The feature "Sweeney is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber" (20:07) looks into the possibility that a serial killer similar to Sweeney Todd existed in early London, and made meat pies out of his victims.

The next feature deals with the music. "Musical Mayhem: Sondheim´s Sweeney Todd" (12:03), looks at how Tim Burton adapted Sondheim's musical score for the screen. "Sweeney´s London" (16:15) takes a look at the city when the film takes place. "The Making of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (23:59) is more about the making of the movie. "Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition" (19:13) tells viewers about a theater located in Paris, France that specializes in horror. "Designs for a Demon Barber" (8:55) looks at the costumes, designs and visuals for the film. "Bloody Business" (8:52) looks at the visual effects used to create all the blood and death in the film. "Movietone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp" (11:35) finds the two interviewing each other on the show. "The Razor´s Refrain" (8:40) shows photographs from the film. A photo gallery and theatrical trailer are also included.