Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Worm of Despite
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Bucky OHare
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Johnny Depp rocks.
The Artist Formerly Known as Dr Evil. 
No, no, no, no, no, no, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong......
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Don't get me wrong, I loved the book (and The Great Glass Elevator), but the movie.....Sorry, it's like sacred ground to me, especially the last line...
"Did you hear what happened to the man who got everything he wanted?"
"No."
"He lived happily ever after."
Just wonderful.....
Oh, and Johnny Depp is completely wrong for the part.
"Did you hear what happened to the man who got everything he wanted?"
"No."
"He lived happily ever after."
Just wonderful.....
Oh, and Johnny Depp is completely wrong for the part.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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It's my understanding that the Remake is supposed to be much more faithful to the book, then Gene Wilder's version was.
As far as Johnny Depp being completely wrong for the part, I've never read the book, but, Johnny Depp has a fantastic acting range (Even though as I person I don't think much of him) and I could easily see him turning in a very good performance in the vein of Gene Wilder's performance (Is Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka close to the book, and it's just the script of the original that was considered so far off of the book?)
As far as Johnny Depp being completely wrong for the part, I've never read the book, but, Johnny Depp has a fantastic acting range (Even though as I person I don't think much of him) and I could easily see him turning in a very good performance in the vein of Gene Wilder's performance (Is Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka close to the book, and it's just the script of the original that was considered so far off of the book?)
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
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Where are we going...and... WHY are we in a handbasket?
Remember, everytime you drag someone through the mud, you're down in the mud with them
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain
Where are we going...and... WHY are we in a handbasket?
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lhaughlhann
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Here's my problem with Johnny Depp. In my opinion, He's only been really good in one movie: Blow. His second-best performance was Nick of Time. Pretty much everything else....Bah. He looks like he's acting. Wait, I'll give him Gilbert Grape too.
It's my opinion that there's no way that Depp can pull off Wonka, as played by Wilder, or as written by Dahl. Now, add in the completely overrated Tim Burton (who peaked in 1988 with Beetlejuice), and this is a recipie for disaster.
It's my opinion that there's no way that Depp can pull off Wonka, as played by Wilder, or as written by Dahl. Now, add in the completely overrated Tim Burton (who peaked in 1988 with Beetlejuice), and this is a recipie for disaster.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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lhaughlhann
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Seen B&J, seen all of Burton's stuff, just not my cup 'o tea. I despised Batman, Sleepy Hollow, and The Planet of the Apes. Big Fish was so-so. But look at Depp's filmography....It's chock full of awful films. Awful films that he didn't distinguish himself in. The Ninth Gate? I wanted to claw my eyes out. From Hell? It certainly was. The Astronaut's Wife?
FWIW, I was (way 'back when) a film major, so I'm not a complete dunce when it comes to movies. The only place I'd like to see the Depp/Burton team is at the bottom of a very deep, aligator-infested chasm.
Edit-I just re-read this, and it may sound like I'm implying that you are a dunce about movies lhaughlhann. Not the case. Just trying to avoid someone commenting, "well, maybe if you 'got' Burton's films".
FWIW, I was (way 'back when) a film major, so I'm not a complete dunce when it comes to movies. The only place I'd like to see the Depp/Burton team is at the bottom of a very deep, aligator-infested chasm.
Edit-I just re-read this, and it may sound like I'm implying that you are a dunce about movies lhaughlhann. Not the case. Just trying to avoid someone commenting, "well, maybe if you 'got' Burton's films".
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Cail wrote:Don't get me wrong, I loved the book (and The Great Glass Elevator), but the movie.....Sorry, it's like sacred ground to me, especially the last line...
"Did you hear what happened to the man who got everything he wanted?"
"No."
"He lived happily ever after."
Just wonderful.....
Oh, and Johnny Depp is completely wrong for the part.
Johnny Depp may not dissapoint the new fans - the ones who did not grow up with the original musical. If he can take on the fun loving craziness of Gene Wilder and if this won't be a musical - it's possible it will fly like a Great Glass Elevater charmed by A Big Friendly Giant, powered by the Magic Finger...
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opened...To turn homeward now would be to pass from treasure-berries to dust."
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It's funny, everything I've read says that the new film will be more faithful to the book (darker), which is normally a good thing, but again, how can you top the first film?
And more importantly, why would anyone want to try?
And more importantly, why would anyone want to try?
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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