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Taryn K (444 KP) rated Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) in Movies

May 4, 2018  
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
1971 | Fantasy, Musical
8
8.3 (111 Ratings)
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Oompa Loompas with snarky little songs, Veruca Salt and her 'special' song involving the Egg-dicator, the candy garden, the Hsawaknow (it's Wonkawash spelled backward LOL), the candy store owner, and the elevator that goes everywhere. (0 more)
The boat ride, which is quite unsettling! The Fizzy Lifting Drinks. (0 more)
Mostly good, a little bad, and some distinctly ugly...
This is, overall, a very good movie. It's a little bit jarring now to see how over the top some of the behavior is, but it's fun and the effects are very impressive in many parts, like the Wonkawash scene and the little room with the piano that I still haven't figured out how they accomplished.

Sometimes it seems as if they go out of their way to make sure we know how poor Charley is, and how much better off everyone else is, and how spoiled and entitled they are. It works, especially with the Oompa Loompas to point out how absurd their behavior is, but sometimes it just seems kind of much.

The road to the ending is hard, but well worth it.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2460 KP) rated Digging Up the Dirt (Southern Ladies Mystery, #3) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Digging Up the Dirt (Southern Ladies Mystery, #3)
Miranda James | 2016
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Athena Garden Club is all buzzing about the return of Hadley Partridge to town. When he left forty years ago, he was the most eligible bachelor in town, and some of the ladies want to pick up where they left off. An’gel and Dickce Ducote aren’t among them, but they can’t help but be pulled in when Hadley’s return brings up a secret from the past. When a dead body and an old skeleton turn up, can these sisters solve the crime?

It was wonderful catching back up with An’gel and Dickce. I love the characters in this series, and it was fun to see Athena from a different point of view. The story starts strongly and never slows down. I did feel the ending was weaker than it could have been, although it does tie every up nicely for us.

NOTE: I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/09/book-review-digging-up-dirt-by-miranda.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.