Film reviews - Wonka and wonky balloons.
Aug. 1st, 2005 09:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cybermuleI went to see Charlie and The Chocolate Factory on Friday, and really enjoyed it. It was very hard to be objective - I love Roald Dahl, Johnny Depp and the original film - but I think it was definitely good enough.
Some bits of it were trademark Tim Burton - little crooked houses in the snow. Other bits of it were insane psychedelic candy. Johnny Depp was vague, neurotic and more than a little weird. The other actors were all good, particularly the kids, who all seemed to have been picked for their manga-esque pixie faces. The only thing I'd complain about was that it was too much tailored to kids, but hey - it's a film for kids. Not thirty year olds.
I'm not giving too much more of a review, because I don't want to ruin it for anyone else, but it certainly is an enjoyable watch if you're a fan of either Wonka or Depp. And who isn't? It's similar enough to the original film without beign as saccharine, and while still maintaining enough difference to be a seperate film in it's own right.
I also watched Enduring Love. The first half is excellent, with good cinematography and a very capable handling of the pschological consequences of witnessing trauma - a fatal balloon crash in this case. The second half was a bit melodramatic and confusing. Worth a watch, but not excellent.
Some bits of it were trademark Tim Burton - little crooked houses in the snow. Other bits of it were insane psychedelic candy. Johnny Depp was vague, neurotic and more than a little weird. The other actors were all good, particularly the kids, who all seemed to have been picked for their manga-esque pixie faces. The only thing I'd complain about was that it was too much tailored to kids, but hey - it's a film for kids. Not thirty year olds.
I'm not giving too much more of a review, because I don't want to ruin it for anyone else, but it certainly is an enjoyable watch if you're a fan of either Wonka or Depp. And who isn't? It's similar enough to the original film without beign as saccharine, and while still maintaining enough difference to be a seperate film in it's own right.
I also watched Enduring Love. The first half is excellent, with good cinematography and a very capable handling of the pschological consequences of witnessing trauma - a fatal balloon crash in this case. The second half was a bit melodramatic and confusing. Worth a watch, but not excellent.
