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hey kids - saturday is here and i am trying to get a bit of work done and enjoy a little off time - plus i had errands that took me to san pedro AND mission hills today if you can believe it - but traffic was decent in socal today - the windows were rolled down and i was wearing shorts so i am not complaining...it could be worse and my one dog parker was able to enjoy a round of those errands - he loves going for rides in the car and he is well behaved while driving - it's too cute!
finally i got around to watching charlie & the chocolate factory on DVD (which was just released) - i kinda wasn't so into watching it - from the clips johnny depp looked like a weirdo - his haircut was freaking me out and i love and worship the original film so much (gosh gene wilder is so talented) - that a part of me cried blasphemy - but i do adore director tim burton and i so i gave it a go...i literally have so much to watch on DVD i am way backed up - netflix is great but i have the same movies i did two months ago (seriously i just need to send back cellular)
i am so glad i did watch though - from the moment it started i was instantly hooked and by the end overall i loved it - and it's quite a bit different from the original that we all know and love - i was very impressed by the whole look of the film - it just all was a visual treat & delight - the colors were spectacular - plus there was some additional plot about wonka's past & his future - at first depp really creeped me - he was sorta 'womanish and jackson-like' yet by the end i actually thought he was pretty decent and i really enjoyed his character which was more fleshed out than in the original - plus his father is played by legend christopher lee - i just adore those old hammer horror films - wow he must be getting up in age but he was great and seemed spry!
the best however were the oompa loompas - and they are provided with a whole plot on how they came to work with wonka at his factory - one actor played all the oompas - and their many costumes were awesome plus their musical numbers were a pure joy perfectly interspersed throughout the film - all composed by the brilliant danny elfman who also gave his voice to the oompa songs...and in the end kudos to tim burton - as i watched this film i kept thinking of edward scissorhands for some reason - he so handles the 'eccentric loner' genre so well - i was very pleasantly surprised by charlie & the chocolate factory and i totally recommend for all of you to check it out if you haven't already...and of course it's packed with a bunch of the oh so necessary bonus features!
tomorrow i will be getting my haircut which is long overdue - then perhaps a little breakfast over at the farmers market - and then i must get a bunch of work done and whip up something here on popbytes for you all - and TV is always great on sunday...rock & blog on - much love to all - over & out - xxoo
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