I just saw the teaser trailer for Tim Burton's upcoming remake of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -- with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, and one of the kids from "Finding Neverland" as Charlie Bucket. I've read that Johnny Depp was so impressed with him during "Neverland" that he suggested Tim Burton cast him as Charlie.
the original C&tCF is one of my favorite movies - although the scene on the riverboat freaks me out to this day -- psycho! it was really ahead of its time in terms of effects, i think, so it will be really interesting to see how tim burton (love him!) puts his spin on it. i loved the chocolate factory dahl books growing up, but i definitely think that they could have been written during some acid-tripping years! other dahl books (like, for example, The Fantastic Mr. Fox) were not nearly as twisted and bizarre!
i've been on a subconscious tim burton kick lately - in the past week i've watched Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands, and Mars Attacks! -- he is definitely one of my favorite direcrors and i can't wait for a new tim burton film!
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quote: Originally posted by: smash "the original C&tCF is one of my favorite movies - although the scene on the riverboat freaks me out to this day -- psycho! it was really ahead of its time in terms of effects, i think, so it will be really interesting to see how tim burton (love him!) puts his spin on it. i loved the chocolate factory dahl books growing up, but i definitely think that they could have been written during some acid-tripping years! other dahl books (like, for example, The Fantastic Mr. Fox) were not nearly as twisted and bizarre! i've been on a subconscious tim burton kick lately - in the past week i've watched Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands, and Mars Attacks! -- he is definitely one of my favorite direcrors and i can't wait for a new tim burton film!"
smash, did you watch mars attacks! on hbo? i remember it being on earlier this week. that is one of my favorite movies.
smash...you mean you don't lurve the riverboat part? scary? who woulda thought? that chicken getting it's head cut off still freaks me out.
is it raining, is it snowing...is a hurricane a-blowing? not a speck of light is showing...
did you know Marilyn Manson did a cover of that song? my fiance listens to it all the time, even though it totally scares me. but we are unhealthily obsessed with Willy Wonka.