Samantha went to a birthday pary yesterday, at the movie theater. They were seeing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , so I decided to tag along. We have basically raised Sammy on the Gene Wilder version, and Chris and I were ecstatic about the remake starring one of our favorite actors, Jonny Depp as Wonka.
Alas, we knew there was risk involved...whenever Tim Burton directs a movie, there is always risk. I was not impressed w/this newer version. It's not that I thought the Gene Wilder version was perfect either, it was not true to the story. Roald Dahl intended the book to be "dark", but Tim Burton went too far. And who told Johnny Depp to recreate Mr. Wonka in Wacko Jacko's image? I found myself cringing whenever he laughed, and began to worry that poor Charlie Bucket was in for more than a tour of the chocolate factory, and instead would end up hostage in Neverland!
The other thing missing was the "magic" of the factory itself. Not enough time was spent on the machines and the candy. That was the best part of the Gene Wilder version, the candy and the machines that made it.
And the Oompa Loompa's! I mean the Oompa Loompa! There was just one guy, and they used CGI to make it look like there were several oompa loompas. The songs were still a tale of lessons learned, but the Oompa Loompa was a bit creepy.
It was still an entertaining movie, but I am glad I got to see it for free instead of shelling out the $9.50!
Oompa Loompo Doompadee Do! (click for lyrics to all Oompa Loompa songs from the original version)
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