Okay - I am totally swamped at work but I'm finding a second to contribute to this ---
First of all I can't believe you guys haven't seen this movie everywhere - its been on like TBS/TNT/USA like a million times -- I was so sick of seeing it that I didn't even watch it on ABC. (I really hate it when those stations play movies to death)...but anyway --
I knew even as a child that those oompah loompahs were out to get us -- my favorite part is where they're singing about being a brat and say that she's like a Siamese Cat (they do look rather brattish if you think about it). The whole boatride thing was a huge drug trip in my opinion - I could've lived without seeing that chicken's head being cut off. Another drug reference was when they got into the bubbly and really got "high" and those few seconds of "fun" nearly killed them...big reference to me. But the only part of that whole entire movie that I truly love is the "Paradise" song when they first get to the candy factory. I LOVE THAT SONG! Another thing - to this day, when I say something backwards, I always say "Stop that - reverse it" and do the little hand motion which Willy Wonka did through the entire thing. Okay - gotta get back to work -- just wanted to throw my change in the bucket!
BTW - anyone else hear the Gene Wilder is extremely ill? I don't know the details, but I heard he has incurable something and is not expected to live long...I love him!
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