Just saw it with the fam today. We all enjoyed it, but we are all suckers for a musical-ish show. So it was a lot of fun and Timothee and Olivia Coleman (one of my faves) nailed it.
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Garrelli 5000 said:
We saw this tonight. Some nice visuals and a few humorous moments.
Overall though it sucked and is on the "never watch again" list.
High bar for me, I watch the original (Gene Wilder) a couple of times a year.
Quoting myself to note my fandom of the OG movie. For Christmas wife gave me a framed autographed Shag styled (the artist) poster signed by the four living "kids".
Signed by actors Mike Teevee (he's the seller), Veruca Salt, Augusts Gloop, and Charlie Bucket.
Does the movie get into the psychological torture Wonka must have received as a kid that caused him to create a child murder house?
It's not fair to classify it as a child murder house. The Oompa Loompas did their best to turn it into a child murder home.AustinAg2K said:
Does the movie get into the psychological torture Wonka must have received as a kid that caused him to create a child murder house?
AustinAg2K said:
Does the movie get into the psychological torture Wonka must have received as a kid that caused him to create a child murder house?
I was more impressed that Wonka was able to get rid of all of his factory workers and replace them with imported Oompa Loompas that he paid in cocoa beans. Union busting badass.
Claude! said:It's not fair to classify it as a child murder house. The Oompa Loompas did their best to turn it into a child murder home.AustinAg2K said:
Does the movie get into the psychological torture Wonka must have received as a kid that caused him to create a child murder house?
Google reviews are clear: "A truly unique experience with incredible customer service and interior decoration. Only marred when I tried an experimental gum and blew up like a balloon, leading to being squeezed by the juicer. The staff provided soothing music for me throughout the ordeal. 4 stars."
Saw this today with my 10 year old. She was smiling and giggling throughout, so that's all I could ask for really. I was not expecting to enjoy it, but actually found it really delightful. Not life-changing, but sweet. I'd watch it again. Also the first time I've seen Chalamet in something and didn't think he was annoying af. I thought he made the character his own, very warm and charming. And I would watch a rework of the original where he plays an older and less murdery Wonka.
Just saw with fam. Even my 13 y.o. son enjoyed it. I thought it was really good.
Saw it today. Not bad. I'd say wait till comes out for rental.
Pacing felt off to me.
10 yo daughter liked it. 8 yr old son was bored then falling asleep.
Pacing felt off to me.
10 yo daughter liked it. 8 yr old son was bored then falling asleep.
Watched this over the break with my family and everyone enjoyed it. It was lighthearted and fun.
Saw it last night and the average rating amongst our family of 5 was 8/10. We all really enjoyed it. I went in not expecting much and it was really good. The right balance of funny, strange, action, and drama.
We saw it on New Years Eve. We all enjoyed it. The cast is fantastic with some really stellar performances amongst the supporting actors.
Timothee Chalamet was perfect in that role. But the story itself is kind of a mess, with so many moving parts. I'm not a big fan of prequels that introduce a lot of complexity and details that don't appear in the original. It's okay for new audiences, I suppose, but it suspends belief when you are seeing things that don't seem to match up with what you already know.
All in all, however, it was an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours.
All in all, however, it was an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours.
My 6- and 4-year-old enjoyed it. Probably due to all of the chocolate scenes. Good family flick.
Just think of it as a different shard in the Wonka multi-verse.EclipseAg said:
Timothee Chalamet was perfect in that role. But the story itself is kind of a mess, with so many moving parts. I'm not a big fan of prequels that introduce a lot of complexity and details that don't appear in the original. It's okay for new audiences, I suppose, but it suspends belief when you are seeing things that don't seem to match up with what you already know.
All in all, however, it was an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours.
I thought it was just ok. I tried to take quick naps during the boring songs. Which were all of the songs. The best part of the movie was Hugh Grant Oompa Loompa. He nailed it.
Yeah ... the movie would have been better with more Hugh Grant, less Noodle. And then decide if the plot revolves around the chocolate cartel OR escaping Mrs. Scrubbit's clutches, not both.NoahAg said:
I thought it was just ok. I tried to take quick naps during the boring songs. Which were all of the songs. The best part of the movie was Hugh Grant Oompa Loompa. He nailed it.
This kicked so much ass. Loved it
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bonfarr said:
Took the fam last night. I thought it was good but wasn't wowed by it. The kids 14 and 12 thought it was great. For me being raised on the original Gene Wilder version it didn't measure up but good enjoyable film overall.
It was so much better than the Johnny Depp version that I really liked it by comparison. Also, less weird than the Gene Wilder version, so I thought it was slightly better than that one, too.
This was an excellent movie. Most fun movie theater experience since Oppenheimer
Cliff.Booth said:
I don't really remember it as a "musical", thankfully.
It's a smaller % than a traditional musical, but the original movie with Wilder would break into song and dance throughout the movie, so I'd qualify it as a musical.
Ghost of Bisbee said:
This was an excellent movie. Most fun movie theater experience since Oppenheimer
Which was a blast.
Fun movie. The guy who played Wonka crushed it. So much better than Depp. Hugh Grant was hilarious as well. Wish they could have had more of him in it.
The only thing I didn't (nor did my kids) like were the songs. They weren't really that great or necessary. Wish they were removed altogether or with someone else had written them.
The only thing I didn't (nor did my kids) like were the songs. They weren't really that great or necessary. Wish they were removed altogether or with someone else had written them.
Not the best movie in the world, but thought it was good.
Something Inrhought was cool was at the beginning, Wonka loses a coin into a grate, which has to be the coin Charlie finds to buy candy bar with the golden ticket.
Something Inrhought was cool was at the beginning, Wonka loses a coin into a grate, which has to be the coin Charlie finds to buy candy bar with the golden ticket.
Watched it earlier today, and I thought it was pretty good. Doesn't come close to the original at all, but much better than the Depp version. My eyes actually got a bit watery at the end as well. I wasn't expecting that.
Underrated post.Faustus said:Ghost of Bisbee said:
This was an excellent movie. Most fun movie theater experience since Oppenheimer
Which was a blast.
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