(8 out of 10)

(I’m testing a new review thing here at the ol’ breathingfire.com. We’ll see how it works)

So I went and saw CATCF with Shannon last night and it was a really good, entertaining movie. Johnny Depp was his usual brilliant self, entertaining and innovating in an acting role designed to be creepy and disturbing. I love Tim Burton films though, so I was perhaps a little biased towards the whole thing. but having never read the book nor seen the original movie, I was highly entertained by what is a great story.

The special effects were nothing spectacular, but they didn’t need to be. The sets and characters themselves were great. The part with the squirrels was one of my favorites, and it was amazing how they got all the squirrels to look so real and act so right.

Memorable quotes:
Violet Beauregarde: [hugs Willy Wonka] I’m Violet Beauregarde.
Willy Wonka: I don’t care!

Willy Wonka: Ha ha ha ha. You’re really weird!

Willy Wonka: Everything here is eatable. I’m eatable, but that my children is called cannibalism and it is frowned upon in most societies.

But of course, every movie has it’s downfalls. This movie’s downfall: the Oomploompas. They’re pretty much mandatory to the story and to history, but they were the most annoying things. The song and dance was annoying except for Willy Wonka’s delighted reaction to their routines.

A good movie, a good time, I recommend for all.