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Date: 2004-12-16 13:21:05

Comment:

In first grade, I had the pleasure of reading both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator with my teacher Ms. Tiyi (oh How I miss you Tiyi and Dave! If you're reading, HELLO!). She turned me on to Roald Dahl for life.

The excellent thing about this film is that it is not just an American film. It encompasses both English culture and American culture by having actors from both sides of the pond! Roald Dahl was Welsh in case you didn't know.

Also, the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was great because of Gene Wilder's performance, but it was in no way as good as the book was. This is why I shall treasure it for what it is, and treasure this film for what IT is: a great interpretation of a brilliant book which dared me to dream!

I can't wait for the Great Glass Elevator! :)

-Mandi

P.S. Tim Burton = good, Johnny Depp = my perfect Wonka (he looks like the candy bars to me!), and I will be seeing this 50+ times :).

Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, the Amazing Chocolatier!