Wonka Revoew
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Wonka
Warner Brothers
PG 13. 116 min
Well, To be honest I’m not particularly choked up with another telling of the Willy Wonka saga. Didn’t really love the first couple even though I enjoyed Gene Wilders portrayal better than Johnny Depp, who based his quirky mannerisms on Michael Jackson, so he says. I just thought it was a little bit creepy. One thing I remember about the first two is that they were both darker than one might imagine from listening to the Anthony Newley Leslie Bricusse 1971 Academy Award nominated soundtrack. I personally love Pure Imagination though Sammy Davis Jr ‘s version of The Candy Man was the biggest hit. For the younger readers yes, it is a musical. On the other hand for the older readers it’s not the same story. This time it’s a prequel That harkins back to the day our hero arrives in the big city with the dream to be the world's most famous chocolate maker. Armed with nothing but a dream and his sainted mother's recipe. There are, however, evil forces standing between him and that dream; the giant corporate candy maker who will stop at nothing to drive out any competition aided and abetted by a corrupt Police Department , church and an unscrupulous innkeeper who holds Wonka and several others captive in the hotel basement forced into slave labor in the laundry. You may have guessed it’s a little bit surreal. This version contains a little more of an action mystery than the first two and it's not nearly as dark. Also star Timothy Chalamet was selected more for his musical theater, ie singing and dancing chops than his acting or star power. These songs, having been written for another story don’t necessarily fit the narrative but each are well done as individual presentations. The story becomes more interesting and enjoyable as the film rolls along And it gets more enjoyable as it goes along unlike another film we've touched on in this issue.
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