Last night I missed the last showing of Batman but saw Willy Wonka instead. I loved that movie! Thought it was awesome. It's been a long time since I read the book, but I think they were pretty faithful, with a few timely updates, but only a few. The wry, deadpan humor of the book was a good match for Tim Burton. The casting was excellent. Johnny Depp lost himself in the role, as he usually does in geeky roles that downplay his devastating looks. It was not unlike his Ed Wood, and I could almost hear him say, "I'm a cross-dresser." I admire that about him, that he doesn't take himself so seriously; he's not afraid to look silly (could you see Tom Cruise in garters?). The kids were great: Verucca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Glump, Mike TeeVee (especially well-played), and of course, Charlie. Helena Bonham-Carter donned some fugly teeth for the role of Charlie's mum, which cracked me up, but she's still so absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful voice too.
The movie left me with a taste for creamy, German milk chocolate, but I have none. I wanna cram it in my mouth like Augustus Glump did. I think I'll make some fudge brownies.
Newman was just crying. He had a poo hanging off his butt by a long hair. My dogs used to do that too. Speaking of fudge.
I couldn't help comparing the movie to the first one with Gene Wilder. I missed the red rooftops of the aerial views, since that version was filmed in Germany. I also thought Verucca's father was better in the first one. I kinda missed the Oompa-Lumpa songs, which were iconic, much like the Wicked Witch's army marching song in the Wizard of Oz. I wouldn't have expected the Oompa-Lumpa songs to be the same, though, and they were pretty hilarious in the new movie.
Okay, I'll shut up about Willy Wonka now, but I will say that very few movies make me laugh out loud anymore, and this one did.
1:36 PM
Took a nap. Now I'm showered and about to run some errands.
The other day I went to the art supply store and exchanged that paint that I'd bought that I already had. The woman at the counter was a serious prune. She made some snotty comment like, "You're down to the wire on this." I didn't know what she meant, and she said, "Well, you bought this on the 26th of June!" The store has a 30-day return policy, and I had something like ten days to go, so I don't know what the old bitch was complaining about. But what pisses me off is that I let her talk to me that way instead of defending myself.
posted by Newpeep, N.D. (neurotic depressive) @ 9:58 AM
3 Comments:
Saw Willie Wonka today. Loved it!!! And I think a lot of us ran for some chocolate after the movie.
I was supposed to see it today and Mr. Lane ruined that for me! I should send him to live with that old lady who gave you lip!
Lois Lane
V, yeah, I'm still jonesing for some honest-to-gawd chocolate.
Lois, I think the punishment exceeds the crime. :-)
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