We're back with a review of a classic movie, "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." Sure, it's gotten another adaptation and a prequel, but this is the original 1971 version starring Gene Wilder.
- Is Willy Wonka benevolent & eccentric or a psychotic child-murderer? Do the Geeks have an answer to the question, or is the movie successfully ambivalent on the matter?
- What extreme impression did one of the Geeks get about one of the five golden ticket winners in the movie?
- What did the Geeks think about the Oompa Loompas and the actors playing them?
- Why does Grandpa Joe have a dedicated hate group against him online?
- Did one of the Geeks have any favorite songs in the movie?
- What are the different interpretations of what Snozzberries refer to?
- Which American food company helped finance this film, why, and what product associated with the marketing...failed.
- What's up with Hershey's chocolate?
- Which Geek is convinced that four of the children in this movie were killed by the chocolate factory?
- Does this movie have a good message in the end, or is it undercut by the mere possibility that Willy Wonka is a psychotic child murder?
- Is the Golden Ticket contest rigged? Which Geek things so & why?
- What mistake was one Geek making when remembering something about the setting of the movie?
- What great things did one Geek have to say about Gene Wilder?
- Which Geek was annoyed by the way Charlie Bucket's teacher was teaching fractions...badly?
- What kind of candy-making trivia does one Geek convey?
- Is the ending a good thing? Should we take the gift at face value? Or, if Willy Wonka is a child-killer, is he just trying to dump evidence?
- And, what very different grades did the Geeks give this movie?
Listen now for the answers to these and other sugary, flavorful, fizzy questions, as the Geeks present their Golden Tickets and hope to survive..."Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."
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