Squirelly Goodness
Dean
As I've mentioned before, I really liked the new Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. In retrospect, I liked it even better than I thought I did initially. It was great.
Today to my delight I learned that all the scenes with squirrels used live trained squirrels, not CGI or puppets.
Man, now I really like this movie. I need to go see it again.
(Thanks John.)
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Other than that, it's a pretty good movie. Unfortunately, I think the ruining of the oompa loompa songs will keep me from watching it again.
Well, that and Johnny Depp.
Liked the movie, but boy I woulda liked it more if I could hear what they were singing.
I had assumed the squirrels were CGI. That's some impressive training.
Willie Wonka is a movie about a very sick sadistic bastard, and all the very sick twisted children and adults who supposedly represent both Americana and Mr. Wonka's victims. The poor kid who is a good kid is not vindicated in the end. Instead, he is the recipient of absolute whimsey that could just as easily have gone the other way.
Admittedly I have not seen the new version. But I have seen the previews ad nauseum. The techincal training glories of "squirrel action" technique could not possibly ameliorate the horror exemplifed by the earlier movie. And if anyone could top the sicknes exhibited by Gene Wilder in the earlier movie, Johnny Depp would be a top contender.
Pay to watch this movie? You would have to pay me to watch this movie.
Your wet blanket,
John
SQRL = Ratatoskr?
By the way: Raold Dahl's original book was great. I loved it. This movie was so close to it that it was a real treat to watch. Also, Charlie is vindicated in the end.