Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

[bwind22]

Anyone seen this yet? I was disappointed in the oompa loompas and Johnny Depp's voice, but other than that I thought it was pretty good. Tim Burton did a really good job making it look awesome.

What did ya'll think?

[hellfire1]

i really liked it. why were you disappointed with the oompa loompas ? i thought they were hilarious and were much less freaky.

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by hellfire1
i really liked it. why were you disappointed with the oompa loompas ? i thought they were hilarious and were much less freaky.

Exactly. They weren't Oompa Loompas. They were just very miniature midgets. I pretty much 100% agree with bwind. Depp was actually kind of dissapointing, and the oompa loompas sucked. But Burton's vision was pretty good, and I actually really liked the music score. Elfman's the man.

[bwind22]

Originally posted by hellfire1
i really liked it. why were you disappointed with the oompa loompas ? i thought they were hilarious and were much less freaky.

They all looked the same and they didnt look like the oompa loompas. :( I like my oompas freaky. Also, the boat ride... MUCH better in the Gene Wilder version.

Loved the score. You're right. Elfman is the man!

[hellfire1]

well to me this is just another version of the book ( which i've never read.. for shame ), so they are burton's vision of the oompa loompas and not supposed to look like the others ( who were the equivalent of the munchkins in the wizard of oz... just scary ! ) i do agree that the music was great. the movie was great visually, like most of burton's work.

[knife_fight]

I gotta say, I was disappointed. I thought they were remaking it for one of these two reasons, maybe both:

1. to make it more creepy and slightly disturbing, but still to maintain the fun childlike innocence.

2. to make it more like the book (see above)

but it did neither of these things. there were just as many, if not more, differences between the new one and the book. and it was actually LESS creepy than the original. Depp got on my nerves several times, too. he kept looking like someone who was pretending to be disturbed, rather than someone who had actual problems. and the music, although it used the lyrics straight from the book, was definitely not up to a standard set by Danny Elfman himself, imo.

overall, I liked it, but it definitely could have been better. I'm still going to be waiting for the remake that perfectly captures Roald Dahl's undercurrent of creepiness.

[Marroe]

Originally posted by bwind22
They all looked the same and they didnt look like the oompa loompas. :( I like my oompas freaky

It was all the same guy:confused: . I didn't care for that much either, but the movie made me REALLY laugh...I thought it was great.

[IDrinkYourBlood]

I actually really liked it. 4/5. Was dissapointed with the oompa loompa's much like the rest of you and also dissapointed in the boat ride(which scared me in the first movie) but all in all i had a great time.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Marroe
the movie made me REALLY laugh...I thought it was great.

ditto

[novakru]

Originally posted by IDrinkYourBlood
I actually really liked it. 4/5. Was dissapointed with the oompa loompa's much like the rest of you and also dissapointed in the boat ride(which scared me in the first movie) but all in all i had a great time.

I was TRAMATIZED by that boat ride scene in the original-and it almost made me Not take my kids to see the new one.But it was an ok movie,not great but really,what GREAT movie have you seen lately?