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Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Just got back from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I had considerable doubts after seeing the previews, but Rotten Tomatoes hasn't failed me yet, so we gave it a try. I'm so glad we went -- the movie was fantastic in nearly every way. It was a wild, fun, thoroughly Tim Burton-ish movie, which Tim Burton has somehow not managed in years. The Oompa-Loompa songs were fabulous; I'm irritated that iTunes doesn't have the soundtrack for some reason. (My favorite scene was the squirrel room.)
There were some interesting previews before the movie, too, including a rather vague one for Goblet of Fire. I found it exciting nevertheless. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that a good-natured-looking sequel to The Mark of Zorro is coming soon, with Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones reprising their roles (no sign of Anthony Hopkins in the preview, sadly). Much swashbuckling, bantering, and slightly silly adventuring appears to be in the offing. It looks like it might be as much fun as the original (and I'll bet the success of Pirates of the Caribbean has something to do with its being made). I'm looking forward to it.
(For some reason, I find myself writing like an excessively self-aware newspaper editor or Boldface Names writer. I'm really not doing it on purpose. I managed to trim some of it out, but I couldn't get it all. Bare with me, 'cause I'm sleepy now and can't be bothered to rewrite it all. Did you catch Christopher Lee, our favorite wicked wizard, as Johnny Depp's daddy dearest? Too sweet!)
There were some interesting previews before the movie, too, including a rather vague one for Goblet of Fire. I found it exciting nevertheless. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that a good-natured-looking sequel to The Mark of Zorro is coming soon, with Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones reprising their roles (no sign of Anthony Hopkins in the preview, sadly). Much swashbuckling, bantering, and slightly silly adventuring appears to be in the offing. It looks like it might be as much fun as the original (and I'll bet the success of Pirates of the Caribbean has something to do with its being made). I'm looking forward to it.
(For some reason, I find myself writing like an excessively self-aware newspaper editor or Boldface Names writer. I'm really not doing it on purpose. I managed to trim some of it out, but I couldn't get it all. Bare with me, 'cause I'm sleepy now and can't be bothered to rewrite it all. Did you catch Christopher Lee, our favorite wicked wizard, as Johnny Depp's daddy dearest? Too sweet!)
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I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed little Willy's headgear during his flashbacks, with the spigot knob on the back. Fantastic!
Very excited about Goblet of Fire movie, even though the book was pretty passable in my opinion. Maybe I just have to read it again. The other preview we got was for Corpse Bride which looks fantastic too.
Did Helena Bonham Carter manage to get Tim to write into his wedding vows that he will put her into every movie he makes from now on? Not that I'm complaining since she did a great job as Charlie's mom, and I'm sure she'll do a great job in Corpse Bride too.
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I forgot about the Corpse Bride preview! That does look like it'll be fun. I certainly enjoyed Nightmare Before Christmas, although now it's been rather sadly HotTopic-afied. As for Burton and Carter -- I didn't know they were married! Well, that explains a bit. I do agree she was good as Charlie's mom, and she had some good lines in the Corpse Bride preview.
It's nice to know there're still plenty of movies to look forward to in the next year or so; it's seemed like kind of a dry summer. I guess Revenge of the Sith shoved most of the other contenders out of the pool.