That Oompa Loompa looks familiar

Probably cause they're all the same person!

I saw Willy Wonka tonight. Yes, I know it's not called Willy Wonka but Willy Wonka is more fun to say. Willy Wonka. See? Willy Wonka. Haha.

I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. I went straight to Wal*Mart to buy something afterwards. What does that mean? Read the archives! Dang!

Actually I went to buy the soundtrack. I've liked Danny Elfman for years and this soundtrack rocks. The Oompa Loompa songs are really great. Too bad Wal*Mart sucks and they didn't have the CD. They did have the original Chocolate Factory soundtrack though, so I bought that instead. Pure Imagination is pure childhood memory goodness.

The basic storyline is the same as you'd remember from the first movie (I haven't read the book so I can't comment on that). It deviates at the end and at first I was disappointed in the way Charlie won the prize by default. He's the only kid left so he wins. Yippee. I like the way he wins in the first movie better. But. There was a reason this was changed. The story takes a different yet interesting turn to focus on Willy Wonka's (teehee) relationship (or lack thereof) with his father. A large part of the focus during the story was spent on Willy Wonka's (haw) childhood. So it's not all that surprising when the ending comes.

John Depp's Willy Wonka (guffaw) at times is very funny and at times very disturbing. Sometimes I like him, sometimes I didn't. Fair enough.

The movie is different from the original but if you have a special place in your heart for the Gene Wilder version, I think you will enjoy this movie too.

Go see it at your favorite movie viewing establishment and tell them I sent you. No, you won't get a discount but hopefully I'll get some free stuff or something.