Great Weekend

Finally he's back! Much browner then before.
Had a quite a good weekend =) Got to see my babe, eat good food, watch movie, etc etc..



I caught Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.


It was.... well, okai lohx.. Nothing to write home about.


Below may be some spoilers, so don't read if you haven watched it.



Firstly, i was kinda disappointed by Willy Wonka, played by Johnny Depp.

I like Johnny Depp, especially in Edward Scissorhands. And i was so looking forward to his role as Willy. He is a very good actor. Just that the way he protrayed Willy was.. well, lacking? No, just different. People perceive things in different ways. For me, when i read the book (more then 10 times!) i did not imagine him the way J.D protrayed him. I felt that Willy would not speak in that way, at least not all the way. Some of the time would have been enough. But, he was cute.. *Grinz*



Secondly, the oompa loompas. Hahaha.. For those who have read the book, you know exactly what I'm talking about. The little men who work for Willy Wonka.


I expected them to be small (obviously) and i guess i thought they would be cute? Well, they are not. I wanna ask, are the oompa loopas supposed to all look the same? As in, identical? I have not read the book for awhile, so i can't remember if it was ever mentioned that all of them look the same. Even the woman... -bleahx-


And do you remember that they love to break into songs? Well, the movie kept that accurate. The songs were not bad actually, and the dance.. lolx.. But, in the book, the oompa loompas were creatures who like to laugh and were not serious? The movie did not protray them in this way.


The casting for Charlie Bucket and his family was quite good tho. Close to what i imagined. Exp. Charlie and Grandpa Joe. Hehehe.. And the effects were okai as well.


Overall, many scenes from the book were cut. The main ones were used, but was mediocrely done. I guess a book-turn-movie has its drawbacks. Because readers have already casted their own characters in their heads. So sometimes, seeing it on screen doesn't do the book justice at all.


I give this movie 3 out of 5 popcorns!



Tommorrow i will be going to DXO again, to see Wilbur Pan! Woo hoo!! Yilin won tickets to see his showcase, and she's bringing me along. Thanks babe!!


Gotta go crash, the weekend has tired me out and wrung all the energy out of me. Tommorrow still gotta work.. ARGH!!!!!