chocolate everywhere!!!!

OTH soundtrack!!!!! Ü

whattaday! i didn't get to sleep until 7pm and i just woke up now... saw one of the best movies this year, charlie and the chocolate factoryÜ

but i got to hang out with a really good friend, sarah, today. we heard mass first then went off to the mall to eat, hang out and watch the movie... she is so fucking thin, that girl! grabe! as in payat! sabi ko nga para syang drug addict sa kapayatan nya! ...got to see her sis also, raya, who told me so many things about a really good companyÜ

but i was really happy coz i got to buy the one tree hill soundtrack!!!! sigh!!!!!!!! i love the songs so much i downloaded them then erased them now because i have them in an original cd... i have a thing about piracy: i hate it. i'm not a hypocrite, i downloaded them because i just really loved the songs so much. this is a highly recommended cd, for those of you who're into compilations and soundtracks. five stars!

ok. and now onto the movie... johnny depp is, like kiefer sutherland, one of the best in his generation... my three faves? him, kiefer and sean penn. they all started pretty much almost the same time, give or take a few years... but now looking back at their movie/tv choices, they all prove they're so prolific and great actors... ok. enuff. basically, since i'd seen the trailer a dozen times and have visited every site there is about this friggin' great movie, i came prepared and knew of the "secrets" (courtesy of imdb.com) and trivia... and i enjoyed it even more! tim burton is such a magnificent creator/imaginator (is there such a word?) the set just blew me away! the most telling thing is that it was such a colorful movie; and if you're a burton fan you'd understand what i'm talking about. all burton movies have a dark, sinister tone to it. this one's no different (in my opinion), but it was masked by all this color, which was just genius... to add a little history as to why and how will wonka is the way he is was great, too. helped get a different perspective to it.

my new favorite actor? freddie highmore just stole my heart! i can't say enough good things about him, he so dagnamit cute!!!! shit! his eyes just got me and he perfected that i'm-such-a-poor-boy-you-can't-help-but-love-me look. he is so adorable and kudos to johnny depp for suggesting to burton to get highmore in. when johnny depp is the one who recommends to the director you're good enough for the job because he was impressed in a previous movie collaboration, that speaks volumes. and highmore did not disappoint, i actually got emotional during the first few scenes before he got the ****** ******

the humor was subtle, yet incredibly funny; wonderfully delivered/executed. the oompa loompas were scene-stealers... fave scenes? every wonka bit --- i mean, johnny depp was just absolutely the embodiment of all the things he was inspired with about that role... he had that funny, dark, creepy, weird, o.c., sad, can't-put-my-finger, cute (he IS johnny depp!) thing going on. that haircut is so horrible, but it worked! i loved the blueberry song. fun-ny!

i so would love to get my hands on the white/red goggles/shades they wore in the tv scene! i love that!!!!!

and now to go on a mini-review about the latest addition to my cd collection... one tree hill's creator mark schwahn summed it up when he wrote in the cd jacket: "the song (lie in the sound) is epic. heartbreaking. but at the same time comforting." that's what the entire cd is. if you're a HUGE oth fan (i mean, completely OBSESSED with it), this cd is a must-have. all of the songs remind oyou of good and bad times in the show, and as an added bonus, you get a whole new music perspective. the bands are awesome and really good. faves? almost everything, that's why it's such a keeper! the theme of course is so unforgettable, it's what gavin degraw a star in the u.s.; song #2 is one of my faves, see previous blogs... getting michelle branch and jessica harp together was "the good kind" ;) one of the defining moments of the show was an episode called "with arms outstretched" and re-offender was featured in that episode as well as the continuing one... a haunting song. travis is fucking amazing!

i am a HUGE, HUGE naley fan, but i have to admit that the tyler hilton/bethany joy lenz remake of when the stars go blue is one of the best ones in the cd... bethany has such a cool, smooth voice, paired up with tyler's raspy one. an already great song made even betterÜ keane's everybody's changing is one of those poignant ones that you can't get out of your head when you hear it once. the lyrics are great... all of the songs' are. i just remember the scene when brooke was putting up pictures of everyone on her mirror/dresser and this song was playing...

mixtape, sidewalks, overdue and funny little feeling were surprises... they were familiar songs, but the titles sidetracked me. every single one totally reminds me of a scene/moment in the show, if not the show in general.

lie in the sound is the perfect way to end the cd. it's the song heard when naley get into the apartment after they get married for their really sweet honeymoon. all in all, the tracks chosen were all perfect. kudos to the producers and the guys who (i can tell) had a difficult undertaking of chosing just 14 songs to put in here. please. take a cue from that other show (the o.c.) and make more soundtracks!!!Ü people have to be familiarized with artists like citizen cope, switchfoot, ryan adams, pete yorn, yellowcard, velvet revolver, dashboard confessional, matthew ryan, michelle featherstone, eastmountainsouth, howie day... and they deserve the attentionÜ

this was an awesome day... now i have to let my doggie back in the house before whatever happens to him. ciao!