IT ROCKED. (spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (15 July 2005)

Anyone who is undoubtedly a what I have dubbed "culty" (an individual often fan of certain offbeat films, pieces of music, or works of art) will knock-down drag-out LOVE this movie. And I imagine that even normal people will too. Here's why...
Kids will love it number one. It's got just the right kind of humor, just the right bit of fantasy, just the right bit of sweetness (pun intended), and a dash of downright creepiness that cooks up to be the perfect movie for kids around ages 7-13 or so. BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO THIS MOVIE THAN THAT. If you're a Tim Burton fan, you're going to flip when you see this thing. I really can't put it any plainer. YOU WILL FREAK! Consider this Burton's masterpiece, and dare I say it, but I think it just might earn him an Ocsar nomination for BD, and could possibly earn Depp the one he missed for Pirates of the Caribbean. What floored me more than anything, and quite literally gave me the chills as I sat there watching, were the GENIUS references to other classic works of art in pop culture: 2001: A Space Odyssey throughout the Mike TV scene, and the Oompa Loompa songs newly fashioned to pay homage to iconic bands: The Beatles for Varuca Salt's scene, KISS and Queen for Mike TV's. Burton has outdone himself. This movie strikes a nerve on so many levels, not to mention the one Johnny Depp takes Wilder's original performance to.
Truly, if you were worried they'd flub it up, relax. Take a deep breath. They did it PERFECTLY, and even better than you imagined they could. Ocars '06 pleads GOD!!!
Am I alone in this?