What a Treat!

Rating: 10/10 (22 August 2006)

Wow. What a great movie... although I didn't think so at first.
By what a good friend had told me, this movie was the dumbest thing in the world. I was about to take her advice, and not go see it, but I decided to, anyway. Know what? I hated it. My little sister thought it was great... the absolute BEST movie she's ever seen in theaters! But I just rolled my eyes and denied everyone who tried to tell me it was good in any way, shape, or form.
As time went by, I began to search for pictures, clips, and info about this movie, and the cast who was involved in it. I still don't know why, considering I hated it, but I did. Any time I would see an article about it, I would immediately start to reading it, and not put the paper down until I was finished. I remember going home and telling my mom random facts that I'd never knows before, like "Did you know that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp work together a lot?". And that's another thing. I had no idea who the heck Tim Burton was... but then I did. It was weird... anyway, back on subject: When I started seeing the commercials for the DVD that was soon to be released, I would always remind myself that I would have to rent it to show to the rest of my family. Well, a few days after it came out, that's exactly what I did. My mom thought it was repulsive, and my brother thought it to be hilarious... until we watched it for a second time, and pretty soon, we were all in love with it. You really have to give it a second chance and watch it again until you can call it dumb or not.
The characters are great, especially Freddie Highmore as Charlie, Annasophia Robb as Violet, Julia Winter as Veruca, and who could forget, the fabulous Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka himself. The music is great... especially those crazy Oompa-Loompa songs (which are very danceable, by the way, and I would recommend the Oompa-Loompa dance feature on the DVD to anyone... very fun)and I also loved the song that plays during the opening credits.
I loved the twist that was added where Willy Wonka had "no family", and how it was always difficult to say the word "parents".
A few of the jokes also make the movie as great as it is. Some may seem a little bit quirky or stupid at times, but they're guaranteed to make you laugh.
I would definitely recommend this movie... to anyone. Especially Tim Burton fans, like myself.
I give CATCF a 10/10!