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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Advance Screening

Woke up unusually early this Sunday morning (my "usual" is nearing lunch... hehehehe!). And all for the advance screening of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! I don't even have to wake up my niece who I will be tagging along for the premiere. c",)

Was deciding how to get to Robinson's Galleria.. taxi or MRT. (Sunday is Manong's day-off, my brother's driver.) In order to provide a "little" adventure for my niece, decided to take the MRT, thinking that she hasn't ridden one yet. That's when I learned that this would be her second time to ride the MRT! Oh, well...

While waiting for Cinema 6 to open (the invite says the gate opens 10:00am, closes 11:00am), decided to buy ourselves a hotdog, nachos and drinks from Taters. That's when I saw a friend who is also queueing up. My niece, who has her "built-in" radar on, focuses on two basketball players who are also in the queue... c",)

My friend is with her family. She's luckier. She has a nephew who works for Monster Radio RX 93.1, the sponsor for the movie's premiere, who gave her the tickets. And to think, RX 93.1 sponsors a lot of advance movie screenings!

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (starring Johnny Depp) is a remake of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (starring Gene Wilder). I have watched the latter, but it does not stop me to be excited to watch the former. For one, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", which was megged in 1971, already impressed me with the set, the effects, etc. What more today with advanced technology in movie-making!

Willy Wonka, an eccentric chocolatier, opens his beloved chocolate empire for the first time in 15 years only to find an heir. Uncomfortable with human contact, the chocolate magnate eventually warms up to one kid from the five who won golden tickets to the facility. The lucky boy is Charlie Bucket, who came from a humble background whose family has always lived in the shadow of Wonka's towering extraordinary factory.

As expected, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" provided a "twist" from the original "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". This is a must-see for the whole family--it's fun, it's imaginative and it teaches good values without being preachy.

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I have observed, the Belgian Chocolate flavor of Brown Sugar Muffins is usually available around 2 to 3PM. After eating lunch at Pancake, me and my niece went to Greenbelt 1 to buy some. My theory proved correct! ;)

posted by ~GFA~ @ 7/31/2005 07:09:00 PM