Friday, July 11, 2003
Earlier tonight, my long lost cousin, The Atomic Liver, reminded me about the upcoming re-make of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, being directed by Tim Burton (Scheduled to start work on it in 2004, after he finishes the stop-motion animation flick The Corpse Bride.). Or is the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and the book Charlie…? I always get those mixed up. Anyhoo, I started to write a bit about it, then decided that I was a little too tipsy and just got off the ‘net.
So I watered the plants and sat down in front of the telly, flipping channels. And what the hell do you think happens to be on the Family Channel? (Not that I would ever watch the Family Channel, unless it was the Osbourne family…) You guessed it. Charlie/Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I grabbed another beer, and a chocolate low-carb power bar (my mouth was watering with the thought of chocolate), and now I have to write about it.
Push aside the rumors that you heard a year or so ago about Marilyn Manson playing Willy Wonka. Not a chance. What I’ve read says that the coveted role is up for grabs by either Michael Keaton or Christopher Walken. CW as WW. Wow. My greatest hope is that CW plays WW, and instead of having him sing a lot, they have him dance a lot. Have you ever seen CW dance?! He did a tiny tap-dance bit in Joe Dirt, a stunning film of cultural significance. But to really get a load of CW’s true form, check out Fat Boy Slim’s video of Weapon of Choice. The entire video is simply CW dancing to FBS’s wonderful mix. Wonderful dancer, this man. Wonderful, I tell you. Who wudda thunk it?
So this is my new must see film. No matter how often Kelly teases Lorena about dressing as an Oompa Loompa for Lorena’s wedding. I just wish I had a mink hat like Veruca Salt’s to wear on opening night.
So I watered the plants and sat down in front of the telly, flipping channels. And what the hell do you think happens to be on the Family Channel? (Not that I would ever watch the Family Channel, unless it was the Osbourne family…) You guessed it. Charlie/Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I grabbed another beer, and a chocolate low-carb power bar (my mouth was watering with the thought of chocolate), and now I have to write about it.
Push aside the rumors that you heard a year or so ago about Marilyn Manson playing Willy Wonka. Not a chance. What I’ve read says that the coveted role is up for grabs by either Michael Keaton or Christopher Walken. CW as WW. Wow. My greatest hope is that CW plays WW, and instead of having him sing a lot, they have him dance a lot. Have you ever seen CW dance?! He did a tiny tap-dance bit in Joe Dirt, a stunning film of cultural significance. But to really get a load of CW’s true form, check out Fat Boy Slim’s video of Weapon of Choice. The entire video is simply CW dancing to FBS’s wonderful mix. Wonderful dancer, this man. Wonderful, I tell you. Who wudda thunk it?
So this is my new must see film. No matter how often Kelly teases Lorena about dressing as an Oompa Loompa for Lorena’s wedding. I just wish I had a mink hat like Veruca Salt’s to wear on opening night.
idyllicchick, 10:02 PM
