Originally posted by Rydain

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the 2005 movie). The first twenty minutes were great, but it went way downhill from there. I was expecting a garishly entertaining black humor film reminiscent of Beetlejuice. (Wacky devices, a highly disturbed and amusing master of ceremonies...) I got piece after piece of spoonfed slapstick (look, kids, Mr. Wonka ran into the glass elevator AGAIN!) and meant-to-be-funny lines that did nothing for me at all. Nuts? Grass? Golly, I would have never thought of those double entendres! The Wonka character was completely unlikable - rude and annoying without any brains or competence to back it up - which wrecked the experience as well. It would have been much better if he'd been snarky and intelligent with the occasional "Heeeee!" or "y helo thar I just fell off the short bus". I didn't get much out of the original Roald Dahl lyrics in the Oompa Loompa songs because I could barely understand them. I don't know if it was the theater or the copy of the movie, but I heard that this was a common problem. (I do know it wasn't me. Many other reviewers mentioned this issue, and Rando couldn't make out the lyrics, either.) I can read them out of the book, but it's not the same. Without any comprehensible words, the song sequences dragged.

I do give them credit for making Augustus and Violet fun to hate. Augustus in the 1971 Wonka movie was chubby and slightly rude, and that was it...not really deserving of being made into fudge. 1971 Violet was more amusing than annoying. This Augustus was a nasty little slug, and Violet (and her mom! EWWWW) were a plasticine nightmare.

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Originally posted by Kirk Bradford Myers

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Lets see, what game to movie conversions have actually WORKED? None come to mind that were any good, apperantly Hollywood is under the impression that fan turnout = good movie. Good god.

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How well a movie does in it's first day is an indicator of nothing except the open-mindedness and curiousity of society as a whole.

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Originally posted by Skyon

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Forgive me for being mushy guys...

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Originally posted by Skydude

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Sounds like the girl would help, though. That helps me when I have that bit of...assistance.

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Originally posted by Plus Sign Abomination

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Girlfriends won't help shit unless you have a capacity that previously exists that will allow you to work. Speaking in a purely truthful set of terms you have to understand that you have to overcome your own difficulties to an extent where you can stand on your own. Getting a girlfriend will only be a detriment, and a heavily unfair burdern. You will weigh her down if you use her as an emotional crutch. Clearly, with this mentality, you are unready for a girlfriend.

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Originally posted by NSNick

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True, but way less common, at least outside of prison.

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Originally posted by Danielle

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And I can't think of too many women that can overpower a man like that. It's just not how women are built.

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