chocolate factory

Advantages: great film
Disadvantages: n/a

...I love the original story and read it many times as a child and the original film was great, but it was becoming a little dated so when I heard there was going to be a remake I was so excited, this should be great especially with the great Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and I was not disappointed. The story is about five children that are given the chance to visit Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, the only catch is that they have to buy chocolate bars in order to find a golden ticket and win the trip of a lifetime. A lot of children that were trying to find the golden tickets were spoilt rich children, their parent paid people to open the bars for them, or brought bars of chocolate in bulk to try and find one of the winning tickets. Charlie Bucket, a boy whose family lives near the factory, with both sets of grandparents and his mother...

jo_field26 18.11.2008 · Read review
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Format in your factory at home

Advantages: User friendly, vast format options and FREE
Disadvantages: some trouble with 3GP conversion for me??

...I have used many different formatting programs in my time on the old PC, many costing a few pennies and not worth the packaging they came in. I have been using two certain 3GP converters for some time, one to convert TO 3GP and one to convert FROM 3GP, both programs doing a fine job. I have also had several other programs which convert MPG to AVI, or MP4 to WMV, MP3 to WMA and many more, but after a certain person told me about a certain program which does it all in one I had to give it a go. And that program in question is Format Factory, which you can get for free from www.download.com and other places. ** WHAT IS IT THEN..? It is a Free program which will easily convert most formats into almost any other format. The download is just over 16MB and comes in a zipped folder. Once installed it will sit on your PC, taking...

blissman70 04.05.2009 · Read review
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Welcome to the fun factory!

Advantages: great family film
Disadvantages: none

...I have just been watching the children's classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with my two daughters and we have all really enjoyed it. I had seen it years ago but had forgotten just waht a good film it is, and watching it as an adult has been just enjoyable. The film was made in 1971 and is based on the wonderful book by Roald Dahl. It tells the story of Charlie Buckett, a small boy who lives in almost penniless conditions in a rundown cottage with his mother and his four bedridden grandparents. He is a very uncomplaining boy and all of his family wish they could provide more for him. One day, everybody all over the world becomes very excited when Willy Wonka, who runs a big chocolate factory announces that he has placed five golden tickets in chocolate bars. The recipients of these tickets will win all the chocolate that can...

kingfisher111 03.09.2009 · Read review
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Welcome To Kells' Chocolate Factory

Advantages: Lots of big tunes
Disadvantages: A couple of weaker tunes

...In 2003 came the fifth solo offering from R. Kelly as the R&B star dropped ?Chocolate Factory?. It was seen as a significant release from the artist as he had gone through a full transition from his nineties work to what you see now as he had complexly made the transition to create the ?R&B Thug? which had been present since his broke through New Jack Swinging with Public Announcement in 1991. 1. ?Chocolate Factory? The album begins in a strong way as you see that in it he gets down to one where he introduces the album and explains what he?s about to do here in this album with a nice little groover to warm you up with a light little tune which gets you up to a gradual start before the album progresses towards bigger and better things. Non-fans are bound to criticise the lack of melody in the verses, but I felt that it did its job...

XICripZ 05.09.2009 · Read review
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Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory

Advantages: Family entertainment, fun, easy-going, available on DVD!
Disadvantages: Doesn't stick to the original story. May lead to eating large amounts of chocolate.

...Opening with a bowl of melting chocolate is most definitely the way to get people (or chocoholics, at least) hooked onto a film. Charlie, a little boy from a poor family, finds a Golden Ticket in his chocolate bar, which means he and an accompanying adult can go on a tour of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory along with other winners. The factory employs all-singing and all-dancing Oompa-Loompas, who sing about each of the children and their faults. The story shows us a little bit about each winner, but focuses mainly on flashbacks had by Willy Wonka (owner of the factory and candy-maker extraordinaire) about his lonely childhood and his dentist father. I saw the original film once when I was small, and my opinion of this one is very much influeced by having seen both films. As a children's movie, it is quite good, though the other film...

Moretta 19.01.2009 (11.08.2009) · Read review
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Daphne and her Paper Factory

Advantages: Educational visit
Disadvantages: It's not exactly Disney Land

..."Would you like to see the paper factory?" our guide asked us as we wandered around the tourist attractions of Thimphu, Bhutan's capital city. We'd just left the National Library and he'd clearly realised that all his attempts to explain to us what sort of plants were used to make the paper used in the historic volumes had failed completely. "It's made from Daphne" he said and we looked at him vaguely, with absolutely no idea what or who Daphne was. He tried and failed to explain and eventually realised that, unlike more horticulturally savvy guests, he'd landed himself a pair of ignorant dodos. We were clueless on plants appropriate for making paper. And so, heading back to our hotel, the River View, we pulled off the main road and scuttled up a rather rough looking side road and parked up outside a small building with a hand...

koshkha 15.09.2009 · Read review
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Deconstructing Frank in The Wasp Factory

Advantages: Dark, thought provoking page turner - exceedingly well written
Disadvantages: Dark. Very dark. Disturbing. Scenes of animal and child cruelty

...Seventeen year old Frank is a killer. He kills birds, mice and other small animals. Fortunately, he doesn't kill people any more - it was just a passing phase, when he killed Blythe, Paul and Esmeralda (not all at once, mind you). Frank's brother Eric is also deeply unhinged, with a penchant for burning dogs, and his father isn't entirely playing with a full deck either. The Wasp Factory is a strange book. The plot, such as it is, follows Frank on his isolated Scottish Island as he prepares for the imminent arrival of his half-brother Eric, who has escaped from a secure mental institution. However, that's not really the main point of this rather short novel (I read it in around a day). The book is narrated by Frank, who is a deeply unreliable narrator. Indeed, every 'fact' we learn should be treated with suspicion, since everyone has...

mattygroves 31.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks

The Wasp Factory!

Advantages: Great gothic horror
Disadvantages: Bit short

...It was released in 1984 - author - Iain Banks It is in first person perspective, it is a narrative told by seventeen-year-old Frank Cauldhame, describing his childhood and all that remains of it. Frank observes many religious rituals of his own invention. As the novel develops, his brother's escape from a mental hospital and impending return lead on to a violent ending and a twist that undermines all that Frank believed about himself. The eponymous Wasp Factory is a clock face salvaged from the local dump. Behind each numeral is a trap, which leads to a different ritual death (for example burning, crushing, or drowning in Frank's own urine) for the wasp that Frank puts into the hole at the centre. He uses the death "chosen" by the wasp to divine the future. There are also the Sacrifice Poles, upon which hang the bodies and heads...

damob123 15.08.2007 · Read review
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The Football Factory DVD

Advantages: Good storyline, excellent acting, brilliant quality throughout
Disadvantages: Lots of violence, only English subtitles

...The Football Factory ** Warning This Review Does Contain Spoilers ** The Football Factory is a UK film produced by Vertigo Films, which was both directed and written by Nick Love (producer of other films such as Outlaw and The Business) based on the novel written by John King. It is a crime/drama based film. Football Factory was released on the 14th May 2004 in the UK What the film is about (Storyline) The film starts as being narrated by a young lad who in the film becomes apparent as Tommy Johnson, he tells his story from the beginning and in parts throughout the film, making the storyline appear to come from his view on things almost documentary style. He is part of a gang of Chelsea supporters and also football violence hooligans who go around causing bouts of angry violent attacks and also leaving themselves...

Hsaxo 13.04.2008 · Read review
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Tazzywazzy & The Chocolate Factory

Advantages: Not so many people know about it....
Disadvantages: ...damn you do now!

...The Menier Chocolate Factory is a bit of a hidden gem, and I am not really sure if I want to share it with you, but seeing as I am skint and I do want to go back again, I am going to pimp it out to all of you and get me some pennies! ~What is it?~ The Menier Chocolate Factory is as the name suggests an old chocolate factory, built in the 1870's it's main purpose was to house a chocolate factory, today it has been converted into a gallery, restaurant, theatre and rehearsal room. Now I had never heard of the Chocolate Factory, despite it being on my walking route home from work, my cycling route home from work and I also went past it everyday on the train when I was still commuting. I only discovered it because, this year, I was put in charge of arranging the work Christmas party, with over 30 people to please I had my work cut...

tazzywazzy 06.11.2006 · Read review
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