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I swear, I normally don’t do this. It’s rare that I come out of a movie and want to shout from the rooftops that everyone must see it now. But so help me, that’s exactly what I’m about to do. Go see ‘Charlie & The Chocolate Factory’! Now! Even if you’re worried about Johnny Depp’s weird voice, even if the Willy Wonka song in the trailer freaks you out, even if you’re not even that big a Tim Burton fan, you have to. |
| I honestly have not laughed so hard so consistently at any Hollywood movie in the past few years. I just got out of a midnight showing of it and despite going in there tired, I’ve come out completely hyper. It’s like an instant sugar rush, the strangest drug trip of a children’s movie you will ever experience. I was having the worst week imagineable, yesterday was so positively sucky that by the end of the day, I was so mad my face was literally burning. Today I was exhausted, I was frustrated, and I was royally ticked. But now I can’t stop smiling and that Willy Wonka song is firmly lodged in my brain. And the scary part is, it’s not a bad thing. There were moments in this film where, in the midst of laughing myself silly, I was truly astounded this movie even got made, let alone by a major Hollywood studio. It’s so truly bizarre and yet perfectly encapsulates Roald Dahl’s original book; it’s one of those movies that I think I’ll be watching again and again. In fact, I’m going back out tomorrow to see it again. Apart from the drug-induced weirdness and the absurd humor, the art direction was absolutely mind blowing. Every little detail was phenomenally constructed, melding together in a kaleidoscope of delightful insanity. You have to go see it! You simply can’t live without it! At least, I know I can’t. I’ll be in that theater again tomorrow, laughing hysterically, and feasting upon visions of Oompa Loompas, trained squirrels, and mounds of delicious chocolate. Watch it and enjoy; you won’t regret it. And maybe tomorrow, if this buzz from the movie wears off, I’ll fill you in on the awful details of what was so horrible about this week. Believe me, there’s some important wisdom to be imparted thanks to my misfortune. Thank goodness Willy Wonka pulled me out of the suckiness. 🙂 |
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you just made me want to see this movie very very badly.
Question. Will it be appropriate for 4th graders? I am planning on doing Charlie and Chocolate Factory ( the book) and I have an integrated theme of Chocolate as well as expository text (Milton S. Hershey’s autobiography) and I wondered… could we cap it all off with a meet at the mall on a Sat. for the movie?
do you think that i can cut work? hmmm…