Closer
I talked to an Oompa Loompa last night.
I asked him what his thoughts were on the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He said (excuse his french) that he was pissed that Tim Burton wasn’t using little people this time. He said it looked like it was going to be rather darker too. But he said he’s a sucker for Johhnny Depp and Tim Burton, so he’ll go see it anyway. I agreed. Bummer he couldn’t get a cameo, tho.
He asked what we were seeing.
“Closer”
His face got all happy like I just told him some really choice gossip. He leaned in and said, “oh yeah. That one’s really good. Dark, but good.”
He was right. It’s dark, sexy, funny, angry and sad. The writing had me too, there’s about one classic line every five minutes.
There was one snag- Jude Law leaves Natalie Portman for Julia Roberts. That requires a bit more suspension of disbelief than most of the special effects in Star Wars, but I shook it off eventually.
Anyway, go see it if you get the chance- ’cause Uncle Eddie recommends it.
December 13th, 2004 at 1:42 pm
Why can’t I choose between Natalie Portman and Julia Roberts?
December 13th, 2004 at 6:07 pm
Because I’m a bitch for nuance, I have to say it: it’s not a remake of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” because the original movie was “WILLY WONKA and the Chocolate Factory,” based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
That is all.
December 13th, 2004 at 10:27 pm
Found your site — somehow going through various others’ and love movies myself. I agree with your reviews of Closer and Finding Neverland. I thought Johnny Depp was the most underrated actor in Hollywood — until Pirates came out last year and he finally got his due (and he “made” that movie). Yahoo has the teaser trailer for the Chocolate Factory and it definitely looks like it will be long the wierd lines of Burton/Depp’s typical fare.