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I love Roald Dahl

Between him and Dr. Seuss, he was one of my favorite childhood authors growing up as a kid. There was always something imaginary between how he does his story's whether it be the designs of his characters or the imaginary objects he uses for fantasy. When it comes to his film adaptations meanwhile, I can safely say that he has the edge over Seuss in almost all categories.

I guess before I say what I think this film I should say what I think of the other two willy Wonka movies. The 1971 film absolutely love. It's definitely a classic, the songs are delightful, Gene Wilder is excellent, and the children are like real kids which is surprising considering children in movies nowadays. The 2005 remake. I can say it's not as good as the original, but I still weirdly enjoyed it. I mean it's certainly a beautiful looking movie, the songs are enjoyable for the most part and I do give it credit for being more faithful to the book in certain spots. But yes, Johnny Deep is creepy and distracting, and the children and Oompa Loompas are either weird or annoying.

Now we have this film which is essentially the origin story of the 1971 version. Or rather a a "companion piece " to the 1971 film. Much like a lot of people I wasn't looking forward to this mostly because I wanted something new whether it be Oppenheimer or Killers of the Flower Moon. There were two things that made me interested in this one was that it was made by the director who did both of the Paddington movies and also made by the studio that did the Harry Potter movies, so I wasn't sure what I was expecting from this and after watching it...

I simply Adore this movie.

SERIOUSLY, I am shocked at how wholesome this movie is. Everything about it screams a timeless film for the ages. Like it doesn't add pop culture references or in jokes. It's pretty much a what you see is what you get kind of film. And I respect it for that. The story is nothing that special, but man does it tug your heartstrings. The best way I can describe this is like the Mary Poppins of warner bros like it's trying to be timeless. And I even mean that really since Wonka pulls random objects out of his hat like Mary Poppins. Even when the story does take a few melodramatic turns they go by them pretty quickly and you can still sympathize with them and to me there much more telling and heartbreaking than a liar revealed story or misunderstanding what somebody said.

The cast is surprisingly a delight, and all of the actors make the roles their own parts.

Timothee Clement as Willy Wonka is a delight. He captures the intelligent and candy obsessed mind from Gene Wilder but also add a little bit of Johnny Depp in terms of his childhood innocence and wonder and it surprisingly works. Don't get me wrong it's not as good as Wilders and were never going to top it. The only thing missing from his Willy Wonka is that he doesn't have the sarcasm or eccentric madness of Wilders. Nevertheless, Clement still makes the role his own and he's younger so you kind of get it.

Hugh Grant as the Oompa Loompa named Lofte is the show stealer for me. Like I kind of think this role he was born to play. The only problem I have with the Oompa Loompas is that they are a bit too small. Like in the 1971 film, they were mainly the size of dwarves which made it easier for them to run the factory. I don't really know what size they were in the book but maybe it's just me. Otherwise, the performance was awesome.

The side characters that accompany Wonka meanwhile are also very interesting like they have these unique backstories that range from standard to really great. I think my favorite was the orphan girl noodle. I don't know why I feel like she was the emotional core of the story and there is a plot twist with her character that I didn't see coming. But for what it is it fits.

The villains meanwhile are bastards, but they are just so entertaining bastards that they are a blast to watch. The Choclate cartel in this kind of makes this movie a mafia related movie for kids like they own the police, they try to ruin your business and even try to have you killed through explosions or poisoning your customers. Arthur Slugworth meanwhile is described as the biggest rival Wonka ever faced and based on Paterson Josephs performance you can tell. He kind of reminds me of one of the chart guys from the Nostalgia Critic. Like he says typical business things and enjoys every moment of it. And I liked the chemistry between him and his two cohorts.

Kegan Michael Key is hilarious as the chief of police and the running gags he has with the Choclate he eats are enjoyable.

Ronald Akenson showed up as a chocolate priest and that was very enjoyable.

Even this villain couple who work in a lounge and imprison people by having them do laundry are enjoyable as well.

The songs meanwhile range from pretty good to amazing. They do eventually become repeats from the 1971 film. But the original songs are definitely timeless.

And the ending is one of the sweetest things I've seen in recent memory.

So yeah, over all I had a good time with this movie but I'm just a little concerned about the future of Roald Dahl. There's this opening logo that happens at the beginning that kind of gives off the impression that this is the start of like A Dahl cinematic universe. There's even a giraffe that Wonka uses its milk to make his chocolate which kind of gave me The Giraffe the Pelly and me vibes and it's also another one of Dahl's books but other than that I think it's mostly an enjoyable musical for the ages.

9/10

Description
I love Roald Dahl

Between him and Dr. Seuss, he was one of my favorite childhood authors growing up as a kid. There was always something imaginary between how he does his story's whether it be the designs of his characters or the imaginary objects he uses for fantasy. When it comes to his film adaptations meanwhile, I can safely say that he has the edge over Seuss in almost all categories.

I guess before I say what I think this film I should say what I think of the other two willy Wonka movies. The 1971 film absolutely love. It's definitely a classic, the songs are delightful, Gene Wilder is excellent, and the children are like real kids which is surprising considering children in movies nowadays. The 2005 remake. I can say it's not as good as the original, but I still weirdly enjoyed it. I mean it's certainly a beautiful looking movie, the songs are enjoyable for the most part and I do give it credit for being more faithful to the book in certain spots. But yes, Johnny Deep is creepy and distracting, and the children and Oompa Loompas are either weird or annoying.

Now we have this film which is essentially the origin story of the 1971 version. Or rather a a "companion piece " to the 1971 film. Much like a lot of people I wasn't looking forward to this mostly because I wanted something new whether it be Oppenheimer or Killers of the Flower Moon. There were two things that made me interested in this one was that it was made by the director who did both of the Paddington movies and also made by the studio that did the Harry Potter movies, so I wasn't sure what I was expecting from this and after watching it...

I simply Adore this movie.

SERIOUSLY, I am shocked at how wholesome this movie is. Everything about it screams a timeless film for the ages. Like it doesn't add pop culture references or in jokes. It's pretty much a what you see is what you get kind of film. And I respect it for that. The story is nothing that special, but man does it tug your heartstrings. The best way I can describe this is like the Mary Poppins of warner bros like it's trying to be timeless. And I even mean that really since Wonka pulls random objects out of his hat like Mary Poppins. Even when the story does take a few melodramatic turns they go by them pretty quickly and you can still sympathize with them and to me there much more telling and heartbreaking than a liar revealed story or misunderstanding what somebody said.

The cast is surprisingly a delight, and all of the actors make the roles their own parts.

Timothee Clement as Willy Wonka is a delight. He captures the intelligent and candy obsessed mind from Gene Wilder but also add a little bit of Johnny Depp in terms of his childhood innocence and wonder and it surprisingly works. Don't get me wrong it's not as good as Wilders and were never going to top it. The only thing missing from his Willy Wonka is that he doesn't have the sarcasm or eccentric madness of Wilders. Nevertheless, Clement still makes the role his own and he's younger so you kind of get it.

Hugh Grant as the Oompa Loompa named Lofte is the show stealer for me. Like I kind of think this role he was born to play. The only problem I have with the Oompa Loompas is that they are a bit too small. Like in the 1971 film, they were mainly the size of dwarves which made it easier for them to run the factory. I don't really know what size they were in the book but maybe it's just me. Otherwise, the performance was awesome.

The side characters that accompany Wonka meanwhile are also very interesting like they have these unique backstories that range from standard to really great. I think my favorite was the orphan girl noodle. I don't know why I feel like she was the emotional core of the story and there is a plot twist with her character that I didn't see coming. But for what it is it fits.

The villains meanwhile are bastards, but they are just so entertaining bastards that they are a blast to watch. The Choclate cartel in this kind of makes this movie a mafia related movie for kids like they own the police, they try to ruin your business and even try to have you killed through explosions or poisoning your customers. Arthur Slugworth meanwhile is described as the biggest rival Wonka ever faced and based on Paterson Josephs performance you can tell. He kind of reminds me of one of the chart guys from the Nostalgia Critic. Like he says typical business things and enjoys every moment of it. And I liked the chemistry between him and his two cohorts.

Kegan Michael Key is hilarious as the chief of police and the running gags he has with the Choclate he eats are enjoyable.

Ronald Akenson showed up as a chocolate priest and that was very enjoyable.

Even this villain couple who work in a lounge and imprison people by having them do laundry are enjoyable as well.

The songs meanwhile range from pretty good to amazing. They do eventually become repeats from the 1971 film. But the original songs are definitely timeless.

And the ending is one of the sweetest things I've seen in recent memory.

So yeah, over all I had a good time with this movie but I'm just a little concerned about the future of Roald Dahl. There's this opening logo that happens at the beginning that kind of gives off the impression that this is the start of like A Dahl cinematic universe. There's even a giraffe that Wonka uses its milk to make his chocolate which kind of gave me The Giraffe the Pelly and me vibes and it's also another one of Dahl's books but other than that I think it's mostly an enjoyable musical for the ages.

9/10