Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

[subversion]

i'm not a Roald Dahl fan, never read any of the author's books but i made it a point to watch this movie, which i must say was arguably impressive & enjoyable.

it's a pity that a Str Times columnist gave it a bland rating, owing to the lack of fantastic elements which should give this movie a more appealing output. however, the plot of this story made it rather restrictive in terms of appeal. nevertheless, technology played its part in making it more believeable but the whole point here isn't about silver screen pyrotechnics. charlie & the chocolate factory aims to deliver some serious ethical messages which are plain for all to see.

i encourage parents to watch this movie with their children in the hope that they will refine their ethics at the end of the show. for those who choose to eat popcorn excessively & give a loud, running commentary of the show, they should stay at home because there are other more suitable entertainment avenues for you.

 

[BlackMoo]

Whoa Subversion. Gear Reviewer, Now become Movie Buff too? Cool! Btw what you mean about refining ethics? Didn't quite get you there.

 

[artoflife]

when i booked the tickets for this online, the gv website said it would be diffusing chocolate scent throughout the theater to add to the cinematic experience, the only smell i got was from the guy beside me who took off his shoe until his gf told him to put it back on. :? other than that, very good show, loved the book, love the show

 

[BlackMoo]

Maybe that WAS the smell. They dipped his socks in Chocolate. But it got stale while in his shoe. He's actually GV staff ? Lol weird intrepretation of mine.

 

[subversion]

Whoa Subversion. Gear Reviewer, Now become Movie Buff too? Cool! Btw what you mean about refining ethics? Didn't quite get you there.

refining ethics = to better the values they currently embrace OR to improve their manners

 

[sofyan]

Is it me or did none of the characters sweat.

 

[Stillborn]

ya pretty gd, but i actually expected more from the movie, more details/commentary about the different characters in it... and johnny depp was pretty hilarious!! :twisted:

 

[sofyan]

Too bad they didnt have the part where charlie and his grandpa float upwards.

 

[Stillborn]

Is it me or did none of the characters sweat.

it was snowing half the time, if i rem correctly...

 

[stars]

two thumbs up !

i love the tribute to space oddsey tim burton did. totally unlike a kiddy flick uld expect it to be, more dark than bright , happy , easy going children's show.

but i do feel tim burton takes willy wonka's character a little out of context , he makes willy wonka seem like a neurotic psycho. Tim burton overlays the entire movie with a subtle dark humour, very very funny

also , watch out for tributes to AC/DC , The beatles , michael jackson , abba/dancing queen in the show

fantastic movie.

 

[gordonzz]

watched it long ago! :lol:

 

[sofyan]

Is it me or did none of the characters sweat.

it was snowing half the time, if i rem correctly...

It was suppose to be pretty hot in the factory remember? The oompa loompas(lol) didnt like cold. And what bout the scene in Germany, was it snowing there too?? Violet's mom was hot.

 

[gordonzz]

check the goofs http://imdb.com/title/tt0367594/goofs

 

[mulyadi]

heyyyy....i used to be a roald dahl fan! haha...when i was much younger that is..and this book was the first of many of my english books. started learning english in 97.

btw...go n watch it..it's quite a good movie. has a different ending from the one in the book though.. =)

 

[Stillborn]

btw...go n watch it..it's quite a good movie. has a different ending from the one in the book though.. =)

what was the book ending?

i've forgotten, read the book when i was a kid...

 

[sofyan]

In the book, the story ended when Charlie and Wonka and Grampa flew out of the factory in the elevator. There were no family issues.

 

[stars]

exactly. the part about the dentist father was tim burton's own. wesnt half that bad as the papers and critics painted ...

enjoyed it thoroughly . ESPECIALLY the tribute to space odyssey 2001

 

[nic1327]

I liked it! haha so so much. I wanna live in the chocolate factory with willy wonka-johnny depp to amuse me! llol. i like the twisted version heh

 

[stars]

ya forgot the oompa loompas .

they are great entertainers.

 

[nic1327]

oh yeah! the oompa loompas are cute too heh.but i still like willy! heeh