Comments on: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html Food Corner Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:50:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kinsey http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html/comment-page-1#comment-98 Kinsey Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:53:30 +0000 http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html#comment-98 This book is AWESOME!!! But one thing: the Oompa Loompas were a bit scary and cruel at times. Like every time a child was harmed they danced and sang like they were glad that the child was gone. And the song they sang about TVs and books was a bit much. Children don't need to learn that TVs are evil and books are better. We need Tvs for news and things you know. Rating: 4 / 5 This book is AWESOME!!! But one thing: the Oompa Loompas were a bit scary and cruel at times. Like every time a child was harmed they danced and sang like they were glad that the child was gone. And the song they sang about TVs and books was a bit much. Children don’t need to learn that TVs are evil and books are better. We need Tvs for news and things you know.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html/comment-page-1#comment-97 Anonymous Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:50:24 +0000 http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html#comment-97 It is most unfortunate that the only girl role models are such horrid brats!<p>My 4 year old daughter kept asking about and referring back to Veruca Salt and Violet Beauregarde. But can one say anything positive about those ill-fated characters? At this critical time in her development, when she's looking to women and girls (real and in literature) as role models, the only girls in sight are punished and humiliated for their aggressiveness.<p>I don't begrudge Charlie and his spiritual journey with Grandpa Joe, or his final reward. But there's nothing in the book of redeeming value for girls to identify with, unless one counts long-winded railing against spoilt kids with very bad habits?<p>The underlying message of this book is that girls have no part in larger adventures and rewards, that men and boys and male Oompa Loompas run the show. Mothers are either shrill, hysterical harpies or passive, feckless shadows. Rating: 1 / 5 It is most unfortunate that the only girl role models are such horrid brats!

My 4 year old daughter kept asking about and referring back to Veruca Salt and Violet Beauregarde. But can one say anything positive about those ill-fated characters? At this critical time in her development, when she’s looking to women and girls (real and in literature) as role models, the only girls in sight are punished and humiliated for their aggressiveness.

I don’t begrudge Charlie and his spiritual journey with Grandpa Joe, or his final reward. But there’s nothing in the book of redeeming value for girls to identify with, unless one counts long-winded railing against spoilt kids with very bad habits?

The underlying message of this book is that girls have no part in larger adventures and rewards, that men and boys and male Oompa Loompas run the show. Mothers are either shrill, hysterical harpies or passive, feckless shadows.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html/comment-page-1#comment-96 Anonymous Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:29:22 +0000 http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html#comment-96 This was a good storie for people who like Umpa Lumpas.Charlie is a super duper silly evil man.The dad has been a big fat meany grumpy dad.The Charlie has been eating to much chocolates.The dad has been being a meany to everyone in town.That thee brother has been being a big fatbig big big big big fat fat fat meany. Rating: 1 / 5 This was a good storie for people who like Umpa Lumpas.Charlie is a super duper silly evil man.The dad has been a big fat meany grumpy dad.The Charlie has been eating to much chocolates.The dad has been being a meany to everyone in town.That thee brother has been being a big fatbig big big big big fat fat fat meany.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html/comment-page-1#comment-95 Anonymous Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:58:54 +0000 http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html#comment-95 Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate! I looooooooooove choolate. Thats why you should read this book. Gooooooooooo Chocolate. Sereiously, it was a pretty good chocolatly book. Rating: 1 / 5 Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate! I looooooooooove choolate. Thats why you should read this book. Gooooooooooo Chocolate. Sereiously, it was a pretty good chocolatly book.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Tiffany http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html/comment-page-1#comment-94 Tiffany Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:56:11 +0000 http://smittysbbq.com/2009111700-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html#comment-94 In third grade my teacher made us read this book and then made us watch the movie. That was the suppidest, lamest, dumbest, worst book that I have ever read and the worst movie that I have ever seen. Since, then I have been forced many times by teachers to watch that horrible movie. I don't know what Ronald Dahl was thinking when he wrote that horrid book. Or why anyone would want to make it into a movie. I happen to like all of the other books that I have read by Ronald Dahl, especially Matilda and the Witches.(And their movies) But, not that book. In conclusion, I HATE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY! And I give it a ZERO, 0 for a rating. ZIP, ZERO, Zilch! Not even one star, like I had to put because zero wasn't a choice. Rating: 1 / 5 In third grade my teacher made us read this book and then made us watch the movie. That was the suppidest, lamest, dumbest, worst book that I have ever read and the worst movie that I have ever seen. Since, then I have been forced many times by teachers to watch that horrible movie. I don’t know what Ronald Dahl was thinking when he wrote that horrid book. Or why anyone would want to make it into a movie. I happen to like all of the other books that I have read by Ronald Dahl, especially Matilda and the Witches.(And their movies) But, not that book. In conclusion, I HATE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY! And I give it a ZERO, 0 for a rating. ZIP, ZERO, Zilch! Not even one star, like I had to put because zero wasn’t a choice.
Rating: 1 / 5

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