Not as Bad as I Expected

Rating: 6/10 (23 December 2015)

A young boy (Freddie Highmore) wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker (Johnny Depp).
The biggest way this film differs from the original: Tim Burton (or someone) wrote it so the story has a weird obsession with Wonka's childhood. Now, this has some advantages, such as getting a role for Christopher Lee and being able to explain the importance of family, but it does seem to ruin the flow at times.
I liked the new songs. We have a new style of Oompa-Loompa, and they have a variety of musical styles. Excellent. Especially considering how much Danny Elfman was involved.
In some ways, this is closer to the play than the original film, especially with the nut scene. I do not recall how the book goes, but I suspect it may also have the nut scene. All in all, for a movie that is greatly disparaged, this is not nearly as bad as it is made out to be.