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Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

Date: Aug 23 2005

Intro

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the story of young Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), a boy from a poor family living in the shadow of the Wonka Chocolate Factory, the most famous confectioner in the world. Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp), the eccentric chocolatier and founder of the Wonka Chocolate Factory, has not been seen for nearly fifteen years. Then one day, Willy Wonka announces that he will open up his factory and reveal all of his candy-making secrets to five lucky children…those who find the five golden tickets wrapped around five delicious bars of Wonka chocolate.

Dialog

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Dave

John

Dave: Hey, John. I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last week.

John: Oh, how was it?

Dave: Ah, it was really good. Um, a little different than the original with Gene Wilder but it was…it was good.

John: Oh yeah, this has Johnny Depp in it, right?

Dave: Yeah, Johnny Depp…ah…I don’t remember who else is in it. But, it was a good movie.

John: Now, did you read the book?

Dave: Yeah, I have read the book.

John: How’d it compare?

Dave: It followed the original book…ah…very closely.

John: Oh, cool.

Dave: Yeah.

John: So, would you recommend it?

Dave: Yeah, I would recommend the movie. Um, I’m a big Johnny Depp fan so it was nice to see him in…in this role.

John: Yeah, I’m a big fan of his as well.

Dave: Yeah.

John: And he did a good job, I assume.

Dave: Yeah, he did a great job.

John: Cool. I’ll have to check it out.

Dave: Yeah, do that.

John: Okay.

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Discussion

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a modern remake of the 1971 classic starring Gene Wilder. The newer version uses technology to create colorful scenes and cool special effects, though the older version is more similar to the book. You should check out both movies, and read the book. This is a great story.