Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Or to quote Penny Arcade from a while back:
Quit whatever you're doing, it's not important. Maybe you're performing a surgery. Put the scalpel down. Maybe you're holding a runaway car back from rolling over a carriage which contains an infant. There's no baby shortage, and even if there were, they're apparently a lot of fun to make. Run over the roof of the car, go home, and open up a browser.

It's rare that I encounter something which I can't find the proper amount of superlatives to describe. That something is Charly and the Chocolate Factory, the latest Tim Burton/Johnny Depp movie based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl (which I admit not to have read). I will not bother you with the list of superlatives I did manage to come up with, but trust me: you owe it to yourself to watch this movie. Just stop whatever it is you're doing and go.

Another recommendation that's bound to steal a few days of your life (and repay you by making the remaining days worth living) is the fantastic Psychonauts. It hardly matters what you're playing now, it can't compare. Remember Monkey Island? Day of the Tentacle? Grim Fandango? Same guy, and Psychonauts just might be his best work ever. You owe it to yourself to play this game. Just stop whatever it is you're doing and go.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:14:54 AM (Jerusalem Standard Time, UTC+02:00)
The only problem I had with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is that Tim Burton didn't surpass himself.

Otherwise, I just *loved* sitting the 2nd row so I could immerse myself in the movie completely. That's the way to go. Prepare your sunglasses for the TV room!
Ilya
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:53:36 AM (Jerusalem Standard Time, UTC+02:00)
Tim Burton did not surpass himself? I thought Charlie was his best yet. I particularly like to compare it to Edward Scissorhands: the same level of polish (although obviously Charlie had a much bigger budget and is "bigger", or rather more "expansive" if you catch my meaning) and both movies have a lot in common, only they're on two remote ends of the same spectrum: Edward was dark and sinister where Charlie was bright, colourful and full of humour. Still, both movies are huge satires on human behaviour.

Tim Burton is God.
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