movies and brazil

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Brazil trip confirmed- I should be leaving on August 12th and returning on August 29th which Means Kaveh has plenty of time to bring his ass back to NY for a glassjaw show on the 30th, so K what is good? Are you too fly or too shy for this show

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I feel I must weigh in on this Willy Wonka discussion. First, I completely agree Johnny Depp cannot touch Gene Wilder, and in fact, Depp's performance (a strange Michael Jackson hybrid) was one of the main disappointments for me in this movie but, I was able to look past that and really enjoy the flick. I thought the Oompa Loompa's were awesome as were their songs, which were reminscent of 1930's musicals and you know you can't go wrong there. As for the emotional content, Charlie Bucket and his entire family are the emotional center of this movie and while he does win the factory by default, he does not accept it by default. In the end it is his love and loyalty to his family and theirs for him that allows him to join Wonka in the Chocolate Factory. I agree that the moral lessons taught visa-a-vie the "bad" children in the first film are diluted in this version however, it seems that the true lesson Burton wants to convey is the importance of family. That theme leads us to Wonka's reconciliation with his father and also explains why he is the way he is. In terms of the first movie this movie cannot touch it in many many ways however, I tried to go in with an open mind and forget the first movie ever existed and you know what I had a great time. I was bobbing my head and smiling the whole time and that is rare these days especially with gems like "Soul Plane" and "Fantastic Four" out there.