State of the art(ist)
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Topic: State of the art(ist)
Posted By: Alucard
Subject: State of the art(ist)
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 07:17
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I just saw the new Tim Burton : Charlie and the Chocolat factory. I was completely disappointed by 'Planet of the apes' and appreciated only mildly 'Big Fish. 'CATCF' is great, a film which is entertaining (the psychedelic Veruca Salt Song is fantastic) and brings up questions about creativity and the role of the artist in the society!
great role for Johnny Depp! ------------- Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear "Hey there! Rotter's Club! Explain the meaning of this song and share it" |
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 10:02
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Yes, it would be a great role for Johnny Depp, especially as his role as JM Barrie is still fresh in people's minds, from 'Finding Neverland' and Jack Sparrow from 'Pirates'...all of which are there to entertain and delight kids. My only query is, wasn't Willy Wonka meant to be an older man in the book, who was looking for someone to pass his factory onto when he retired? (I may have got that wrong, I've not read it since I was about 8! ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
)Posted By: Alucard
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 11:02
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Yeah,...Artistic liberty! One of Johnny Depp's hair strands has been highlighted in grey so! ------------- Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear "Hey there! Rotter's Club! Explain the meaning of this song and share it" |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 21:30
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movie looks awful, can;t beat Gene Wilder ------------- 
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 21:32
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There are things about the new one that I liked, and it is a lot better than I expected. But overall, I think that it is impossible to remake that movie perfectly. BTW: Tim Burton said in an interview that he didn't even like the original film. ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 21:36
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"big fish" is his best movie i think. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 22:54
i know....i thought the original was good, whatever -------------
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Cygnus X-2 wrote:Posted By: MustShaveBeard
Date Posted: July 21 2005 at 21:17
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I hate it when people say this, but I must say for the sake of argument that it's not a remake but a redoing of the book. Anyway, I liked Depp's Wonka better and the visuals slightly better, but all other aspects of the other version were better. I think, though, if this one came out first I would like it better. The only reason I didn't enjoy this one as much is because I'd already seen the story, the characters, and a lot of the gags. This is whyt remakes (or redoings of books) shouuldn't be done. And I must say that the oompa loompas and their songs in this film were basically the most annoying things I've ever seen, and this is coming from a Tim Burton & Johnny Depp fanatic. ------------- Your life or your lupins!!! |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 04:52
| Maybe having an old man luring five children to him with sweets isn't as acceptable as it was back in Dahl's day? |
Posted By: jitu
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 05:32
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how about 'merlyn manson' playing the role?
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 07:38
Maybe not Willy Wonka, but he'd look good as the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 08:04
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You may have a point there.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |