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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Roald Dahl ^
| 1971
| IMDB
Posted on 05/08/2023 4:57:21 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: chocolatefactory; roalddahl; slots; verucasalt; willywonka
I am fascinated by the Willy Wonka slot machine. Don't play because it's to expensive.
Also Veruca Salt is no where to be found on the machine. I guess she didn't want to be associated with gambling. .
Mods pull if you wish.
To: DallasBiff
Roald Dahl was one of the few people who’s books were improved by being made into movies.
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posted on
05/08/2023 5:20:48 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Follow the money. Even if it leads you to someplace horrible it will still lead you to the truth.)
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
05/08/2023 5:33:08 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(Either we don't see it coming or they don't... But somebody's got it coming.)
To: DallasBiff
RIP Gene Wilder
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posted on
05/08/2023 5:33:11 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Roald Dahl was one of the few people who’s books were improved by being made into movies. This version, anyway. The Johnny Depp version completely missed the mark.
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posted on
05/08/2023 5:35:10 PM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
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To: DallasBiff
What a truly lovely movie! And Gene Wilder is such a better Willy than the vampiric Johnny Depp.
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posted on
05/08/2023 5:37:58 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
To: MeganC
Tron remake sucked
True Grit remake sucked
The Wiz... own catagory of suck
To: DallasBiff
Great movie!
“A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.”
“You can never, ever doubt
What nobody is sure about.”
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posted on
05/08/2023 6:23:08 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
To: MeganC
So glad they didn’t tamper with BFG. The scene with Queen Elizabeth and her Yorkies was wonderful.
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posted on
05/08/2023 6:24:03 PM PDT
by
mware
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To: mware
Pardon, but what was “BFG”?
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posted on
05/08/2023 7:07:46 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
To: DallasBiff
Maybe instead of a remake they could do a sequel with Willy Wonka embracing his inner suburbanite snob, high prices, and rude waiters in;
Willy Wonka and The Cheesecake Factory
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posted on
05/08/2023 7:19:14 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
05/08/2023 7:24:57 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
05/08/2023 7:28:07 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
To: MeganC
There was the book “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator,” which was not made into a movie.
To: MeganC
The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) was about a little orphan girl who discovers that Giants are real and they come at night and kidnap children to eat.
She is taken by the one giant (the Big Friendly Giant of the title) that is apparently not into eating kids who tries to protect her.
According to one paper I read on it the story was a metaphor for a child being kidnapped and groomed. Which is now stuck in my head and I can not un see it. So I decided to pass it along. :)
But the movie was decent. Not great but decent.
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posted on
05/08/2023 8:16:42 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Follow the money. Even if it leads you to someplace horrible it will still lead you to the truth.)
To: MeganC
Big Friendly Giant. Really wonderful book. If you happen to read it you’ll love the phraseology of the Giant.
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posted on
05/09/2023 5:13:12 AM PDT
by
mware
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