The Obsession rating for the week must now be adjusted.
Last night I went to see Charlie & The Chocolate Factory in IMAX.
Sat relatively close to the screen, but it was great, it was like I was surrounded by chocolate and candy the whole time, it was all i could see in my peripheral vision! It was a dream come true.
For all of you who think that Tim Burton was trying to do a remake of the original, he has not. What Tim Burton has done is made a new movie from the book. Of course the characters are the same, but the way that Willy Wonka is portrayed is very different, and how each child ends up up leaving the factory tour are the same, but you learn more about Willy Wonka's upbringing and his family and you also learn where the Oompa Loompas come from.
Speaking of Oompa Loompas, there are 165 of them in the movie, all played by one actor, Deep Roy. Each Oompa Loompa, however, was shot individually. He was a very busy man on the set!
The Oompa Loompas are more modernized in their outfits, but this fits into the movie perfectly.
Some highlights from the movie:
Great songs and dancing by the Oompa Loompas.No scary tunnel song!!!!!!Much better looking candy meadow and chocolate river!I wanted to eat every Wonka Bar i saw in the movie, they looked scrumptuos!Johnny Depp creates a Willy Wonka with issues, but he somehow seems nicer and more into candy than the Gene Wilder's Wonka.These are just a few highlights from the movie, the rest you should see for yourself.
The casting, the effects, the music, are all great and original. This is by far the most colorful TIm Burton to date! I highly recommend getting some candy before you go into the movie, because you will get the urge for some about 30 minutes into the movie . I was jonesing for some Sour Patch kids like you don't even KNOW!
TrashyPantz gives Charlie & The Chocolate Factory 5 out of 5 WONKA BARS!
(and one NEW Ooompa Loompa thrown in for good measure!)
