The interesting thing about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) is how all the characters (aside from Charlie Bucket and Grampa Joe) are so wholly unlikeable. If the movie is a test of these different characters' self-control and manners, they all fail in amusing and spectacular ways. Veruca Salt was special to me for two reasons. Firstly, she has the coolest name (I also loved her namesake band in the mid-90s). And secondly, her greedy voice most matches my own embarrassing inner mantras - specifically when it comes to collecting. I like to label my habits as obsessions or compulsions, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit there was a fair amount of childish greed in the mix too. Anyway, because of that, I've always had a special affinity for the bratty bad egg, Veruca. These Super7 ReAction figures don't especially resemble the likenesses of the 1971 actors, but the essence is certainly there (and I'm more of a fan of the books anyway, so I'm especially lenient). Let's check out Veruca Salt below!
All the kids in this series come with a Wonka Bar and a Golden Ticket accessory.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here is Willy Wonka and the Golden Ticket winners:
Mike TeeVee, Violet Beauregarde, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, and Augustus Gloop.
And here is the group with the two Wave 3 figures I picked up added in (I took the photo above a few months before Wave 3 was released): Blueberry Violet and an Oompa Loompa. (There were also figures of Wonkavision Willy Wonka and Wonkavision Mike TeeVee in Wave 3 that I skipped).
Cheers!
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