Why bother?

Rating: 3/10 (24 July 2005)

Unnecessary, redundant, pointless. I don't know what's the deal with Hollywood, but remakes aren't cutting it. Burton already has the equally mediocre and equally pointless "Planet of the Apes" remake on his resume. This movie premieres in a summer where other 70s movies like "The Bad News Bear" "The Amityville Horror" and "The Longest Yard" are being brought back for no reason other than Hollywood seems to have run out of ideas.
Doesn't mean "Charlie" is a total disaster. It has many things that are possibly better than "Willie". But, if you have seen both, you can imagine anyone asking this question: "Why bother?". Honestly, I was bored in the middle of the movie. I didn't leave the theater because I try to watch a complete film no matter what, but nothing could fix the feeling.
I can tell Hollywood that I read, and there are plenty of good stories out there yet to be told. If they have the courage to go for the next original hit, instead of giving people the same old stuff because it is already proved successful, they'll see the audiences erode. I am one who has bowed not to see remakes anymore after the release of the (second!) remake of "King Kong".