Look, it ain't bad. In fact, it's pretty classic, old-school Donald Duck antics. The problem is that it's simply too short, even for a short. The climax doesn't hit because there's not enough buildup. There needed to be at minimum three additional mishaps to increasingly escalate the shenanigans before the end for this to feel truly satisfying.
Is Liam Cunningham as Wade becoming anyone else's favorite part of this show? I mean, he was awesome on Game of Thrones, but he's such a magnificent bastard here that I'd follow him into the breach.
"Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels...his was the most...human."
Ya gotta love how Robin says something rude and O'Hara's immediate reaction is ,"This girl in the pink cat costume did something to his head!"
Me: Neelix is so goofy. I wish they could find a way to give him a little emotional complexity.
Me watching "Mortal Coil": Oh geez, not like THAT.
Okay, I was with this movie for about 95 percent of the running time, but the end kind of throws a monkey wrench into the whole thing.
You see...at the end, Willy learns the lesson that it isn't the chocolate, it's the people you share it with. Okay, sure, standard fantasy movie message about the power of friendship. That's all to the good. But after building up to this moment for the entire film...we're hit with a message that completely UNDERCUTS the character. Think about this. In every version of the Willy Wonka story, whether it's the book or the Johnny Depp movie, or the Gene Wilder version (which this one seems to be linked to), Wonka is UTTERLY AND COMPLETELY ALONE, THUS NECESSITATING THE GOLDEN TICKET CONTEST IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED BETWEEN THESE TWO MOVIES THAT MADE HIM ALIENATE EVERYBODY WHO LOVED HIM AND FORCED HIM TO BECOME A RECLUSE?
I don't know if I want that to be the plot of the sequel or if I'd rather they just point at a shiny object and run away while the audience is distracted.
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