Willy Wonka here he is

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2005)

I was told last minute by my friend that he was taking me to the midnight premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Thursday night. Antici..............pation was in the air as we drove to the theatre in my friends car which was jam packed with my friend, Tim, and our other friend Shane and this girl that Tim had introduced me to, Alyssa. We got to the theatre six hours early expecting a mile long line, but found only a miniscule six people. Tim and Shane left leaving Alyssa and I to know each other. We both became very fond of each other, and started chattin' it up. It didn't take long to get into the theatre, and it was only a matter of time before the people came it. It was slow at first. Everybody came to know each other as friends, for example Alyssa and I chatted to the couple in front of us, and found out about their jobs which was interesting, the woman's was as the one hour photo developer and said that One Hour Photo tried to make it more epic than it was. The other tested video games for a living. It was a party atmosphere for a good five hours, and then when the projector flipped on, the five hundred seated theatre lit up with joy. I don't want to give away anything from the movie, but I will say this, the oompa loompas were astounding. They're songs had the lovable Danny Elfman fun to them, but Elfman had reinvented himself on this film dealing with new sounds of the modern world of music. Tim Burton's vision on this project was visually stunning, the moment you see the chocolate factory's inside, your jaw drops in amazement. The vast field of candy makes your mouth water, while your eyes beg for more. Then, the film has more of a back story which is fantastic. It is hard to keep all of the film in without spilling any of its secrets. But, it is definitely one of the best, if not the best movie of this year. So, get off your computer seat staring into the digital screen, and scrape up nine dollars, and go see this movie.