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Jul. 25th, 2005 08:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
2eclipsei just saw willie wonka and the chocolate factory with ross.
what a disappointment.
the acting was fabulous, if not to my taste, but whoever allowed tim burton and danny elfman to work on that project needs to be dragged out into the street and shot. the creepiness of that duo's work was completely unsuited for the story. wonka came off as effete and a complete ninny, instead of charming and eccentric. he also appeared to dislike children generally for most of the movie, rather than specifically, because he never allowed them to EARN his disgust before voicing it.
the songs were a poor substitute for the wit of the first movie and the lyrics were mostly unintelligible.
that said, he did a few things i liked. it was modernized in some interesting ways, and in a few places adhered to the book in some ways that the former movie did not. the actors did a very good job of portraying their characters. the only acception was johnny depp, who did a fabulous job, i just hated his portrayal of wonka.
the best thing about it was really the previews for movies coming out this fall. which look fabulous.
king kong - directed by peter jackson
ice age 2 - i hated the sloth from the first movie(just plain annoying), but maybe he won't be in this one....i can always hope
corpse bride - patterned after nightmare before xmas
and the wallace and grommit movie - obviously a must-see for yours truly.
what a disappointment.
the acting was fabulous, if not to my taste, but whoever allowed tim burton and danny elfman to work on that project needs to be dragged out into the street and shot. the creepiness of that duo's work was completely unsuited for the story. wonka came off as effete and a complete ninny, instead of charming and eccentric. he also appeared to dislike children generally for most of the movie, rather than specifically, because he never allowed them to EARN his disgust before voicing it.
the songs were a poor substitute for the wit of the first movie and the lyrics were mostly unintelligible.
that said, he did a few things i liked. it was modernized in some interesting ways, and in a few places adhered to the book in some ways that the former movie did not. the actors did a very good job of portraying their characters. the only acception was johnny depp, who did a fabulous job, i just hated his portrayal of wonka.
the best thing about it was really the previews for movies coming out this fall. which look fabulous.
king kong - directed by peter jackson
ice age 2 - i hated the sloth from the first movie(just plain annoying), but maybe he won't be in this one....i can always hope
corpse bride - patterned after nightmare before xmas
and the wallace and grommit movie - obviously a must-see for yours truly.
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Date: 2005-07-26 09:24 am (UTC)