Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Went with friends to watch the above show recently; the one with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. Man, his character gives me the creeps!! EEeee!!!!!

Why? This is because in many scenes of the movie, Depp's makeup for his face is like, ... dead-white. Yes, you heard it right; so pale that one thinks that Willy Wonka is dead or about to. Isn't this supposed to be a family-friendly show? OK, so I don't look at the film ratings, be it "G", "PG" or "R(A)". But hey, when you hear of the title, what CAN COME TO MIND? Sex? Violence? Dare I say it, "MJ"!!???

I remember very well that when I was STILL IN SECONDARY SCHOOL, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory was one of the texts for Literature. I still keep the dammed book, so many years down the road.

I've:

1. read DA BOOK
2. seen the 1971 film version, starring Gene Wilder & now,
3. in the year 2005, watched it at Plaza Singapura on a wickedly hot Saturday afternoon.

So, I feel that I can do a review pretty well. This one shall be done in point-form. On second thoughts, I think I shall turn this into a "Movie Blooper Special", as it is not often that I have read the book inside-out & watched the earlier movie adaptation of the book.

In 2005's Johnny Depp CATCF, here are bloopers from the movie:

1. We get a further insight into Violet's childhood. I didn't know that Miss Chewing-Gum Champ ALSO practices karate/tae kwan doe/judo (that is because I don't recognize which one of the trio it is) & that Mrs B has such a competitive streak that rubs off her daughter.
2. Missy Veruca "I-want-a-GOLDEN-TICKET" Salt doesn't throw as many hissy tantrums as in the book. None of the "DADDY, I WANT A GIANT BOAT LIKE THIS ONE, MADE FROM PINK BOILED SWEET" & no "DADDY, I WANT AN OOMPA-LOOMPA!"
3. Mike Teevee's dad is a Geography teacher?? Since when? It was not the case in the book; the book had as teacher, the mother of Miss "WHERE's-MY-GOLDEN-TICKET???"
4. Augustus Gloop is interviewed in a butcher shop?
5. In the book, Charlie's family were so poor that they only had ONE BED, reserved exclusively for both sets of grandparents to rest upon. 2005's version had TWO BEDS, one for the grammies (granpa & granma) AND ONE BED for Charlie.
6. If you are poor to the point like Charlie's family, how can u afford a TV on Mr Bucket's salary? A TV?????
7. In the book, Charlie found 50 pence, not DOLLARS as in the movie. It was a tenner, I believe.
8. The book wrote that Charlie ate the 1st bar he bought with the money he found & ONLY found the Golden Ticket with the 2nd chocolate bar he bought. In the 2005 show, he found the GT with one bar AND HE didn't even eat his bar. Best part, he didn't get back his change! This one is definitely NOT A SINGAPOREAN trait. Then again, what's $10 when you are a GT winner?
9. No reporters barging down to Charlie's home for interviews; mebbie it was too late in the night to do so.
10. Only one parent was allowed to accompany their precocious child into the mysterious world of Willy Wonka; the book allowed two (usuallly dad & mom)
11. In the 2005 movie, WW told his guests to just "throw" their coats/jackets anywhere onto the floor. Book says: pegs/hangers specially for coats.
12. The Oompa-Loompas were all male & suspiciously, all looked like clones from one individual
13. When Willy Wonka scooped up chocolate from the river for Charlie & his Grandfather to drink, he handed it to them direct from the scoop-spatula. Book says: mugs.
14. There are flashbacks to snippets of WW's childhood with his dentist dad. Book: no flashback, no clues to WW's characteristics.
15. In the book, Prince Pondicherry was dozing off when his chocolate palace started melting; in the 2005 movie, the Prince was shown eating when his home fell apart. (melted, I meant)
16. In the candy shop where Charlie bought his winning ticket, the movie showed a person (can't remember man or lady) offering to buy the Golden Ticket for $500; the book says: $200 (sorry, my desktop's keyboard don't have the icon for British currency, the pound)
17. There was no show & tell in the book, as compared to the mechatronic one (eerie-creeps!) from WW.
18. Mike Teevee's father didn't take Mike to task when Mikey-boy became only inches-tall.
19. When the other 4 kids left WW's factory, there was no trucks bearing goodies, as stated in the GT. They were shown just walking out of the gates.
20. Why were the people in the candy shop where Charlie Bucket bought his Golden Ticket chocolate talking with American instead of British accents?

The ending has been given a Tim Burton flavour, courtesy of Johnny Depp. Out of 10, I say I will give it a 8 overall, for this 2005 version of CATCF.

As anyone can tell, I've done me homework on this & watched both movie adaptations.