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All these years and I'd never seen this remake. Tim Burton has his own rather queerly dark and grotesque style, and many feel that this version doesn't equal the one with Gene Wilder (? was that his name). I haven't seen that one ever either so can't compare. I always felt these were kids shows and now I am a senior adult--am I getting younger ya think? That reversal into childhood that comes with old age? Maybe! Cause I also bought Depp in The Corpse Bride Burton cartoon. Helena Bonham Carter, being Burton's real life partner-"wife," is also featured in both. Cute flick, but not really for me. Dvd was in perfect condition though, and Seller great.
If I had never seen the original, I would have liked this better. Depp does a great job at being the weird and wacky Willie Wonka. He is made to be too feminine for my taste, but loads of people like him in this role as is. His past is rather macabre, and is brought up by flashbacks. Charlie is just as good in this movie as in the original - a wholesome, poor kid, who loves his family more than anything else. I thought it was neat they gave him a father (not so in original). His grandparents were good, but one granpa has a rather foul tongue but the father covers Charlies' ears, so we can't hear it either! They changed from the original in a couple ways - Charlie and grandpa don't drink fizzie stuff and float to the ceiling, and Slugworth isn't after any everlasting gobstoppers, so if you are waiting for that, don't. One nice touch was that you got to see the bad kids leave the premises in their reformed(?) state. The oompah loompahs are incredible - and are all played by ONE man - there's a great side show on how they did it that's fun and very informative to watch. The ending is different, too, but good. The whole movie is a bit "darker" than the original Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. But, for kids who have never seen the original, they'll probably love this movie.Read full review
This movie is quite different than the first. Johnny Depp and the personality he portrays puts a whole new twist to the movie. He makes interesting comments and facial expressions throughout and also takes us into his past to see how he has become this way. I would have to say it makes it more of a movie directed towards adults than the original. I really enjoyed the original movie and already had an idea of what this one was going to be about and then when I started to watch it I felt that some of the parts that seemed important in the first movie were taken out and should have remained the same. Although in contrast to that why redo a movie and make it exactly the same if the original was as excellant as it was. I would recommend renting this movie. The colors and songs ought to be worth checking out!!Read full review
While Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had Johnny Depp starring as the lead role it was much like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The story line was just about the same and actually the people who stared in it as Charlies Grandparents weren't as good as the ones in the first one. Actually I like the first one better than this one, willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory would be my pic as the best one.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was one of my all time favorite movies as a kid. Of course, I was always a big fan of Gene Wilder, then again, I'm a huge fan of Johnny Depp as well. Although I thought the modern technology and brilliant colors in the new version of the movie were outrageous and delightful, I honestly liked the original better. A Lot of the movie parts differed from the original which I don't adept to very easily. For example: the part where the 4 family members are all in the same bed... It wasn't like the first one exactly and I actually noticed a few things that were quite different which I wasn't crazy about. Initially, many people and critics gave the new version ratings that weren't very confident and nearly everyone said that Johnny Depp was to weird for their liking. I on the other hand was quite intrigued by Depp. His character was a tad loopy and that was what made him charming. I am a bit partial towards Depp anyway. At any rate, I would recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. I'd even go as far as buying the DVD for my children and myself. In fact, having the original and the remake in the home could make for some interesting conversation. I hope this helps and encourages you to go rent the movie.Read full review
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