A real ride!

Rating: 9/10 (25 July 2005)

I couldn't stand the first film adaptation of Dahl's book, so I was a bit reluctant to see the newer one. I ended up loving every second of it. It's hardly disturbing at all, and crazily fun to watch. Even the Oompah Loompahs were cool. I totally recommend this movie and give it nine out of ten stars (the missing star is for the continuity mistakes, which thankfully aren't very noticeable). Johnny Depp does a great performance as Willy Wonka, and I was very pleased overall with the "dark atmosphere" that Tim Burton's directing gave to it. Dark, but not disturbing or scary--that's the way to do it! There's even some humorous scenes to lighten the mood. Needless to say I walked out with a craving for chocolate.