Rational Madness

Sunday, July 31, 2005

Went to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory today! Yipee!!

Johnny Depp is just an amazing actor. Everytime I watch his films, it just becomes an affirmation of his gift as a true thespian.. Haha, you would think that his role as Willy Wonka is his breakthrough performance of all time.. Right, he deserves to win the Oscars this time round.. *im rolling my eyes here* Now, seriously, this statement comes biased coz Depp is a character actor, so he gets to exercise his acting skills. When was the last time he made a "normal" character? Oh yeah, Finding Neverland. All the rest were ..characters. Capt Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Carribean, Edward Scissorhands, Don Juan deMarco.. Someday, like director Ridley Scott, I hope he gets his first Oscar. He's been touted the "Best Actor" of his generation (where Al Pacino and Robert De Niro were in theirs) and yet, he's been overly nominated he should get a special award already. Well, maybe he's so above the Oscars.

For me, the true thespian becomes the character. When the actor plays the role, he is no longer the actor. He is the character. I have three names for u: Johnny Depp, Russel Crowe and Jack Nicholson. Whenever u watch their films, they cease to be Hollywood actors. They're Capt. Jack Sparrow(Pirates), Maximus Aurelius(Gladiator) and Melvin Udall(As Good As It Gets, thanks Leng!). And you can never think of the character without thinking of them. There can never be anyone else who can do the role justice. That's why I get to thinking perhaps, Daniel Radcliffe is getting to be a real actor.. coz to me, he's just Harry Potter. :D Can't imagine Haley Joel Osment in the role (he wanted the job). Well, tell me which actors make the cut for u..

Oh yeah the film.. was colorful, imaginative, creative.Heck,if I had kids, I'd let them see this one.. except I'd have to let them distinguish between Depp's Wonka and Michael Jackson.. hehe U have to be broadminded, you know. I can't decide whether I like the oompa loompas; if u do watch it, tell me if u are more annoyed or more entertained by them. ;p All in all, I give it 7 out of 10 for sheer entertainment and creativity. Tim Burton is at it again! Now I wanna watch his "Corpse Bride" due September (with Depp still), The Skeleton Key and The March of the Penguins. I lurrrve penguins..

and here are some movies coming up here:
Poster's nice so I decided to pose..

The 40-Year Old Virgin.. may be a cult classic.. errr..
The Da Vinci Code. This one I'm really looking forward to.

Day's over. Ain't that a bummer.

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%that's me

Karrisa. A cat lover. A dog lover. Frustrated poet and writer. Cynic. Stardust traveller. Stubborn. Here and There. Maaaaaaaaad.

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~ Calla Lillies
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