Official Charlie site updated
A helpful reader named Ethan pointed out that the official site for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been updated with new graphics and photos.
Unfortunately, a quick mousing-around reveals that way too much of it is still “coming soon.” But at least there are now placeholders for some crucial omissions, such as filmmaker bios (ahem) and the upcoming full trailer — which should be out by the end of the month.
The MPAA logo at the bottom of the main screen shows that Charlie has been rated PG, for “quirky situations, action and mild language.” The rating is news to me, since I didn’t think we’d even submitted for a rating yet. But PG is where we should be. The movie is goofy, but never terrifying. Any kid who can watch the Harry Potter movies can safely see Charlie.
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May 19th, 2005 at 10:15 am
I did see a new trailer for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last night during American Idol. Looks great!!
Cheers, S.
May 19th, 2005 at 4:31 pm
The trailer ran today on ABC Family channel. My daughter shouted when it came on and then told me that she thinks it looks really cool. According to that trailer the film is not yet rated.
May 20th, 2005 at 1:12 pm
Hey there is a review up at aintitcoolnews:
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20281
Can’t wait to see it!
-S
May 20th, 2005 at 9:38 pm
Well, i’ve seen 3 tv spots and each of them looks awesome.
It’s very sad that most of the revews have said that the oompa’s songs aren’t very good
I love the set design and i just can’t wait.
May 21st, 2005 at 7:11 am
I’m happy yet disappointed with the reviews that have been coming out. On the one hand, I’m glad that people who like the Wilder musical are enjoying this film, but on the other hand, I wish they would read the book and compare it to that instead.
I’ve seen 3 TV spots thus far, and apparently there are 4 more to come. It seems they’re playing one per week, each week a different spot.
TheMovieBox.net has all the teaser trailers (US, UK, etc.) as well as 2 of the 3 TV spots seen thus far.
I’m so excited for this movie. I especially can’t wait to see it on IMAX. It was looking like we weren’t gonna get it on IMAX here in the Kansas City area, but now AMC is installing an IMAX system at the Olathe 30, so I’ll probably get to see this on IMAX! That is going to be SOOOO cool!
Well, I best go for now…. Gotta get ready for my younger sister’s high school graduation party.
May 21st, 2005 at 4:28 pm
Hey John, I knew I meant to ask you something! I’m not sure how much you were involved with anything production-side but I live in York, England, near to the Nestle factory that made the chocolate bars used in the film.
Just over a year ago, in the local paper, they mentioned that the film may or may not use the outside of the factory for some scenes. Any clue if they did? I’ll bloody kick myself if they filmed and I didn’t go poke my nose in.
I think they’ll be manufacturing a lot of the actual edible choccy bars here aswell… You can smell the place for miles around, especially on mint aero days — but it doesn’t half make you sick of choc sometimes… mmm choc
May 22nd, 2005 at 11:00 am
The MPAA amuses me no end. “Quirky situations, action, and mild language”? I can’t imagine any film worth watching that wouldn’t have all three of those things in it one way or another. (Well, maybe a silent film with no titles.)
May 22nd, 2005 at 3:20 pm
It actually says, “Quirky situationsâ€? I understand the action and mild language but Quirky situations…LOL!!
Cheers– Susan
May 29th, 2005 at 3:14 pm
I think the MPAA was just so bewildered at what to give this movie that they just randomly selected a synonym of “F***ed up”.
Very very excited to see this film.
May 31st, 2005 at 6:39 am
I was under the impression that the MPAA mandated that some descriptors be used, but doesn’t mandate what they are. They just leave it up to the studio to give potential audiences some guidelines about what to expect, and why the movie earned the rating in question. Of course, that doesn’t make much sense since the MPAA gives the rating, but it’s what I was told all the same.
June 7th, 2005 at 9:32 am
i have seen previews of this movie online and not oftenly on t v i think the movie is going to be awesome!!! i really want to see johnny depp acting in this unusual way! this movie will be great! i am going to see it at the I MAX !!! 9 ft high movie with johnny depp in it!! i am a really big johnny depp fan!!!
June 23rd, 2005 at 4:22 pm
“Charlie And The Chocolate Factory” is rated PG for “quirky situations, action and mild language.” The action and mild language are easy enough to understand. But what the heck is a “quirky situation”? And why do parents need to be warned about it?
Here’s why…
“Quirky Situations” is the MPAA’s new code for “Your kids might be on drugs.”
In the late 1960s, the newborn MPAA applied a “G” rating to “2001: A Space Odyssey.” At the time, parents were more than happy to let their teenage kids run off to the local movie house to see Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece. After all, it was rated “G.” What possible harm could come from it? But when their kids staggered through the door, muttering about “the colors” and asking when the couch would stop dancing, parents began to get suspicious.
Those suspicions were confirmed the following year when Disney re-released “Fantasia.” The MPAA gave this seemingly harmless piece of animated entertainment a “G” as well, opening the doors for millions of kids to trip out on the movie’s wild, visual inventiveness.
In both cases, teenagers were going back to see the movie more than a dozen times, sitting in the front row or even laying on the floor to get the full psychedelic experience.
Only recently has the MPAA finally caved in to pressure from William Donohue (The Catholic League) and Rev. Donald Wildmon (The American Family Association) — both of whom have made careers out of pressuring advertisers to pull support from insidious, society-crushing TV shows like “Ellen” — and who spend their spare time staring at Disney artwork until angry penises pop out at them.
In a joint statement issued earlier this year, the boycott-happy holy men said:
“We will not tolerate having our children exposed to quirky situations without warning. If we let quirky situations run rampant through mainstream entertainment, teenagers might try drugs, dress differently or, God forbid, think for themselves.”
The statement then goes on for seven and a half pages about the dangers of homosexuality and closes by saying:
“Instead of going to the cineplex to see eccentric characters, unusual behavior and just plain ridiculous ideas, these kids should be going to church, listening to a celibate man in a flashy robe, kneeling and crossing themselves and saving their sin-riddled souls by eating a wafer.”
Sick and tired of delteting repeated fire and brimstone messages from their voice mail, the MPAA eventually succumbed to the pressure by creating the “Quirky Situations” warning. “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory” is the first film to be branded with this stigma.
It’s the MPAA’s way of saying, “Look… your ten-year-old’s gonna love this, but if your sixteen year old goes to see it more than twice, he’s smoking something.”
June 23rd, 2005 at 5:01 pm
Note regarding Q.S.’s post:
In case someone is reading quickly and becomes outraged, Q.S. is clearly joking.
I think “quirky situations” is indeed an odd warning, but it’s appropriate in that there’s some stuff in the movie that’s not actually scary, but is odd enough that young kids might be frightened.
December 21st, 2005 at 12:13 am
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