Burn Hollywood, Burn
(Props to Chuck D and Public Enemy)
So, maybe you're aware, but the entire world is waiting to see the re-imagining of Roald Dahl's
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The original movie is something of a classic. It bombed in the box office - but that makes its enduring appeal all the more magical. Gene Wilder created a manic, frenetic genius in his portrayal of Willy Wonka, and Veruca Salt's pissy rich-girl attitude thrives today in the alternative music scene.
There are few perfect movies. I know this. But Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of them. There's something sad about the fact that a creative whirlwind like Tim Burton couldn't just leave it alone and do his own thing. And Johnny Depp, as much as I think he's right up there with Gary Oldman, has let me down by his presumtion.
But this blog isn't about things that piss me off (that blog would be a lot more time-consuming). Instead, it's about things that make me happy...so with that in mind, I invite you all to visit this FAN PAGE.
This guy has organized not one - but TWO Willy Wonka Reunions, and managed to pull together the ENTIRE cast.
It takes a certain kind of crazy to feel this kind of devotion for a movie. I love this kind of crazy.
If they host another reunion, I want to go.
"If you want to view paradise, simply look around, and view it - any time you want to, do it. Want to change the world? There's nothing to it."
That's my kind of therapy.
So, maybe you're aware, but the entire world is waiting to see the re-imagining of Roald Dahl's
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The original movie
is something of a classic. It bombed in the box office - but that makes its enduring appeal all the more magical. Gene Wilder created a manic, frenetic genius in his portrayal of Willy Wonka, and Veruca Salt's pissy rich-girl attitude thrives today in the alternative music scene. There are few perfect movies. I know this. But Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of them. There's something sad about the fact that a creative whirlwind like Tim Burton couldn't just leave it alone and do his own thing. And Johnny Depp, as much as I think he's right up there with Gary Oldman, has let me down by his presumtion.
But this blog isn't about things that piss me off (that blog would be a lot more time-consuming). Instead, it's about things that make me happy...so with that in mind, I invite you all to visit this FAN PAGE.
This guy has organized not one - but TWO Willy Wonka Reunions, and managed to pull together the ENTIRE cast.
It takes a certain kind of crazy to feel this kind of devotion for a movie. I love this kind of crazy.
If they host another reunion, I want to go.
"If you want to view paradise, simply look around, and view it - any time you want to, do it. Want to change the world? There's nothing to it."
That's my kind of therapy.
posted by Noah @ 10:27 AM
3 Comments:
At 11:58 AM,
Mojo said…
One of my gigs in DC was running crew or the theater I later worked at full time. The show one of the actors was the woman who played Charlie Bucket's mom in the original. I was starstruck.
Somewhere in the middle of the run, she brought in a photo album of one her reunions with the cast at some convention. She had a lot of her own pictures. It was pretty cool.
The kid who played Charlie is a dentist and the one who played Mike TV makes a decent amount of money doing appearances and selling Chocolate Factory memoriabilia.
At 12:02 PM,
Mojo said…
Sorry! OF course, I meant Charlie is a Veternarian. I checked my Wonka facts.
At 2:17 PM,
Noah said…
Nice, I would have been very star struck indeed. In fact, I probably would have tried to steal something from her.
But that's just me.
Once, I narrowly decided against stealing Margaret Cho's American Comedy Award. But that's a different story.
For the record, I've never stolen anything. Ever.
Ever.
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