Twinkle, twinkle, little bat

Status: Preoccupation with Sweeney Todd bordering on obsessive.
I love it when that happens!

( There's a hole in the world like a great black pit )

Let me count the ways:
I love the trailer to your new movie Sweeney Todd. Once again, maybe better than ever, you have managed to infuse classic story-book aesthetics with irony and some real darkness, adding both innocence and sensuality to Gorey-esque grotesqueries. This blend is delicious and I never tire of it. You gave the main part to your long-time collaborator Johnny Depp who gets the chance to let some extravagant craziness of the 'Why is the rum gone' variety seep into his acting style. And he sings. You also cast your beautiful partner, Helena Bonham-Carter, all pale skin and hooded eyes and gravity-defying hairstyles, and the inimitable Alan Rickman who might just be the only actor capable of stealing a movie from Johnny Depp. He, too, sings (though not in the trailer).

For all of this: Thank you.
( I will have vengeance! )