I loved the original movie and still watch it every few years. I saw the Tim Burton version in the theatre and it was decent, but I've never had any overwhelming urge to see it again. This one just makes me wonder why I should even give a shit. Was this something people were asking for? What good is an origin story for a character whose is supposed to be enigmatic and mysterious? Isn't that the whole point of Willy Wonka?
Cloying? I come here for entertainment not education. Apparently it means "excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree." For the other people like me who thought it might be a type of bird song.
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Pons_Aelius@kbin.social · 20 pts · 2y
First sentence:
This sums up pretty much every franchise origin story and prequel.
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
I loved the original movie and still watch it every few years. I saw the Tim Burton version in the theatre and it was decent, but I've never had any overwhelming urge to see it again. This one just makes me wonder why I should even give a shit. Was this something people were asking for? What good is an origin story for a character whose is supposed to be enigmatic and mysterious? Isn't that the whole point of Willy Wonka?
Son_of_dad@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I'm surprised they didn't call it Wonka rising, or i Wonka. That's usually what they name these low effort origins
ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 2y
Cloying? I come here for entertainment not education. Apparently it means "excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree." For the other people like me who thought it might be a type of bird song.
o0joshua0o@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Shouldn't a movie about candy be cloying?
snooggums@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y
No, good candy balances sugars with flavors or other ingredients to avoid being cloying.