you remember the original chocolate factory movie don't you? craziness, psychedelia, oompas loompas? re-mixing johnny depp and tim burton with the original should only sweeten the concoction right? sadly, no. this version about our favorite chocolatier starts off promisingly enough, but an hour into it, you start to suspect that the movie -- like japanese gum -- has quickly lost its flavor. i liked the geisel-ian "i hate kids" willy wonka but all the backstory on him was tedious and wholly unnecessary. we know willy is weird, who cares why? show me the wizardry, enough about the wizard.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
charlie & the chocolate factory
you remember the original chocolate factory movie don't you? craziness, psychedelia, oompas loompas? re-mixing johnny depp and tim burton with the original should only sweeten the concoction right? sadly, no. this version about our favorite chocolatier starts off promisingly enough, but an hour into it, you start to suspect that the movie -- like japanese gum -- has quickly lost its flavor. i liked the geisel-ian "i hate kids" willy wonka but all the backstory on him was tedious and wholly unnecessary. we know willy is weird, who cares why? show me the wizardry, enough about the wizard.
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