Waiting for 'Charlie'

It’s getting pretty exciting now waiting for “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” to come out. The closer it gets, the more new stuff we get to keep that anticipation building.

An updated version of the movie trailer was just released. The new poster’s out now, too. I just wish his eyes were purple in it like they were on that recent magazine cover. They used the same shot, but his eyes were definitely purple. They look more blue here. I guess I’ll have to buy the poster to see if it’s just a computer thing. (Oh, the agony!)

Not only that, but we’ll have loads of toys, action figures, trading cards, books, t-shirts…

You’ve gotta love Tim Burton. Not only do his movies ROCK, but he’s also the king of merchandising. I’m a huge sucker for merchandising. Slap something I like on a coaster or a bed sheet, and I’ve just gotta have it — hence my Bart Simpson antennae topper, my Daffy Duck hair dryer, my Jack Skellington coffee mug, and my Captain Kirk Christmas tree ornaments.

But I digress…

We just don’t get many merchandise opportunities with Johnny. Who wouldn’t want a Gilbert Grape action figure or a set of “Cry-Baby” jammies? These movie people need to take a clue from Tim Burton. If you build it, we will buy.

And no, that’s not as pathetic as it may seem for a 40-year-old woman. (Really… just bear with me a minute… LOL) I live in Ohio with 3 kids to raise and a mortgage I can’t really afford. I’ll never have the opportunity to attend movie premieres or go “behind the scenes” or rub elbows with the people who interest me. I don’t exist in that world.

But the “stuff” allows me to bring just a little piece of all that into my world. It makes me happy. And when it’s all said and done, you can’t really ask for more than that.