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YMMV: Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator
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- Nightmare Fuel: Both the Gnoolies and the Vermicious Knids:
"Bite your head off with what?" said Grandma Georgina. "I didn't see any mouth."
"They have other things to bite with," said Mr. Wonka darkly.
- The Gnoolies sounded like junior Eldritch Abominations the way they were described.
- Described? What about the way they were drawn? They seriously reminded this troper of something from Grinch Night, which is not a pleasant comparison.
- Sequelitis: The first half is padded, but at least tries something new; the second half is a retread of the misadventures of the naughty kids from the first book.
- Shout Out: A wacky and mysterious man and his companions use a small box as a spaceship to get to a space hotel. Instead of a nice, peaceful resort facility, they find a charnel house where aliens have invaded. They have to defeat the aliens, while keeping the blustering military and a world leader from getting themselves and others killed. They employ a desperation gamble, which works, and the threat to Earth is eliminated. Sound familiar?
- He even knows the alien species' name, their modus operandi, and their weaknesses, like The Doctor frequently does about their foe.
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