Brandi wrote:It's rather warped (but has fine Tim Burton visuals).
I'm not sure if Depp's creepy manchild Wonka works for me, but I rather liked the new Oompa-Loompas and their musical numbers.
Johnny Depp's portrayl, while good, didn't quite work for me either. I was expecting there to be a little more sinister edge to him than what was presented (although there were some nicely done moments). Tim Burton, however, did not disappoint with his ideas and visuals. I was very impressed with the look and feel of each of the themes. Plus, he seemed to stay more true to the original story by Dahl (excluding his extra backstory) than the first movie did.
In fact, I believe that the lyrics of the Oompa-Loompa songs in this movie are directly from the book (or at least much closer to Dahl's original wordings).
Wiccy of the Fraternity wrote:I mean Marilyn Manson playing Willie Wonka, the guy has proven a few times that he can't act
I was thinking something of the same thing, Wiccy. I think that Marilyn Manson could look the part of a disturbed chocolatér, but his overall performance would probably be lacking. The part of Willie Wonka does require more than just a weird guy in a suit, which I don't know if Marilyn would have been able to pull off very well.