by Nightcrawler » Saturday 16 April 2005 8:29:02am
Well this version of Charlie and the Chocolate factory is not exactly a remake, it's more like another adaptation of the book. Apparently this version is going to follow the book more closely and is going to be scarier!
I have high expectations for it. Burton loves to direct weird and creepy films, so he will feel right at home with this one. And whenever Burton and Depp get together, it's almost garunteed to be great. See Edward Scizorhands or Ed Wood and you will see what I mean.
As for Depp, he is really great at playing the part of the "weirdo". So he will be at home with this one too.
And Tween Luv, if you enjoy fantasy, you abosolutly must watch the LOTR films. Amazing director, amazing cast, amazing special effects, amazing story.
Star Wars is a good fantasy as well. Dispite what anyone may tell you, I think you should watch the original trilogy before you watch the prequals. The games are good too. The episode III game like it will be awesome.
As for remakes, I havn't seen the original Dawn of the Dead, but I absolutly loved the remake. Same goes for the Ittalion Job. And whilst my mother disagrees with me, I think that the original Nuttty Proffesor (with Jerry Lewis) is not as good as the remake.
I didn't like the American remake of Godzilla (1998) that much either. The cast was terrible and it focused too much on the humans. Zilla (as the American lizard is now known) wasn't as cool as his Japanese counterpart either. The scene with the young Godzillas was pretty good... if only it hadn't been done before (and better) with the raptors in Jurrasic Park.