NightSonnett
07-15-2005, 01:08 PM
Alright, I've waited fourteen hours, and since no one has made this topic yet, I will!
I went to the 11:59 showing last night and took my friend because she loves Tim Burton and Danny Elfman almost as much as I do, and because it was her birthday so I figured it'd be an awesome gift.
**Most likely Spoilers Below**
I absolutely loved this film. The art, the cinematography, the actors, (The casting agent did an incredible job to fit Burton's ideals for these characters), and of course, the music.
However, I have one and a half complaint.
I'm a person who tends to catch editing errors, because I pay a lot of attention to those sort of things since that's what I'm hoping to get into for my future career. **If you don't care about editing things, skip**I did notice that when they entered the factory gates, in a couple of shots, Violet was ahead of everyone else, and then in the next couple of shots, she was in line with everyone else. It made me wonder if Burton meant to do this because of the editing errors in the first Wonka film, or if it was purely coincidence. In the first Wonka film, the shadows from the buildings move around when Willy Wonka is coming out of his factory. However, I refuse to compare Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory to Charlie and the Chocolate factory because they are two different things.
My biggest complaint from this film was the way Willy Wonka had a weakness. To me, Willy Wonka should be a mean, cynical man who doesn't care about anyone else. And he was perfect in this film, until he started thinking/having flashbacks about his childhood. Don't get me wrong, I loved the unique insight into his childhood and everything, it added to the story and all, but I felt that Willy Wonka should have more of a backbone. It was hollywood once again having to give reason to the audience as to why things are, (Which to me is more annoying than a little kid kicking the back of your seat all throughout a movie that you've been waiting months to see). As much as it irked me, I felt Burton did a good job incorporating it into the film, and it was interesting to see a different take on things.
Something I caught that I really liked was Tim Burton referencing to his previous movies (which is something he does in each of his films). This time, he referenced to Edward Scissorhands when it showed Wonka cutting the ribbon to his factory. Johnny Depp turns around, and all you can see is a dark figure of a pair of scissors attached to a hand, and a man. Time Burton never ceases to amaze me :)
I remember when I first read the Tim Burton was going to make Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and I was really nervous for him. I wasn't sure if everyone else would appreciate his twisted view on life, and I felt he was making a huge leap by making a movie like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, (A story that millions across the world are used to). What I was most worried about were the Oompa Loompa's. But my goodness. He pulled it off fantastically, and I was continuously cracking up at their songs.
**End of Spoilers**
All in all, I felt that this film was incredibly well done. Despite the miniscule editing problems, and my personal bias on the way Wonka should be, I'd say it's somewhere up in my top 15.
I give it:
9.75/10
Go see it :D I highly recommend it.
I went to the 11:59 showing last night and took my friend because she loves Tim Burton and Danny Elfman almost as much as I do, and because it was her birthday so I figured it'd be an awesome gift.
**Most likely Spoilers Below**
I absolutely loved this film. The art, the cinematography, the actors, (The casting agent did an incredible job to fit Burton's ideals for these characters), and of course, the music.
However, I have one and a half complaint.
I'm a person who tends to catch editing errors, because I pay a lot of attention to those sort of things since that's what I'm hoping to get into for my future career. **If you don't care about editing things, skip**I did notice that when they entered the factory gates, in a couple of shots, Violet was ahead of everyone else, and then in the next couple of shots, she was in line with everyone else. It made me wonder if Burton meant to do this because of the editing errors in the first Wonka film, or if it was purely coincidence. In the first Wonka film, the shadows from the buildings move around when Willy Wonka is coming out of his factory. However, I refuse to compare Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory to Charlie and the Chocolate factory because they are two different things.
My biggest complaint from this film was the way Willy Wonka had a weakness. To me, Willy Wonka should be a mean, cynical man who doesn't care about anyone else. And he was perfect in this film, until he started thinking/having flashbacks about his childhood. Don't get me wrong, I loved the unique insight into his childhood and everything, it added to the story and all, but I felt that Willy Wonka should have more of a backbone. It was hollywood once again having to give reason to the audience as to why things are, (Which to me is more annoying than a little kid kicking the back of your seat all throughout a movie that you've been waiting months to see). As much as it irked me, I felt Burton did a good job incorporating it into the film, and it was interesting to see a different take on things.
Something I caught that I really liked was Tim Burton referencing to his previous movies (which is something he does in each of his films). This time, he referenced to Edward Scissorhands when it showed Wonka cutting the ribbon to his factory. Johnny Depp turns around, and all you can see is a dark figure of a pair of scissors attached to a hand, and a man. Time Burton never ceases to amaze me :)
I remember when I first read the Tim Burton was going to make Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and I was really nervous for him. I wasn't sure if everyone else would appreciate his twisted view on life, and I felt he was making a huge leap by making a movie like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, (A story that millions across the world are used to). What I was most worried about were the Oompa Loompa's. But my goodness. He pulled it off fantastically, and I was continuously cracking up at their songs.
**End of Spoilers**
All in all, I felt that this film was incredibly well done. Despite the miniscule editing problems, and my personal bias on the way Wonka should be, I'd say it's somewhere up in my top 15.
I give it:
9.75/10
Go see it :D I highly recommend it.