Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
This started as a comment on a BlackChampagne post. If some thoughts seem more incomplete than usual that is probably why. I saw the film this morning, luckily for me the children in attendance kept mostly quiet throughout. I have a completely different take on the movie though, as I watched and loved the original version of it. I have seen it several times in the last five years or so and still really enjoy it. It has a great message and Wilder as Wonka is so eccentric that he might actually be insane. After having read reviews for the new version I had pretty low expectations. Much to my surprise I actually enjoyed it. While I have never read the book, the fact that both Wilder and Depp played Wonka in the same manner would imply that that is how he is supposed to act. How can you fault Continue reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory