A fantastic adaptation of the book. (Tim Burtonified)

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2005)

When i came out of the cinema after having watched Charlie and the chocolate factory for the first time i was really not sure what to make of the movie i had just used the last two and a half hours of my life for. Firstly it is a very Tim Burton perspective of the book and even the trees in the chocolate room are reminiscent of his previous work but in this particular case i think it took a visionary like Tim Burton to bring the children's fantasy world of chocolate to life. Secondly i thought that the oompa loompas were fantastic. The songs they sing were not quite how i had imagined but were entertaining none the less, and thirdly and finally on the plus side the casting of a majority of the characters was fantastic, however unsurprising it is to see Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp on the list. On the negative side of the movie and only a few points here, i felt that the issues Tim Burton tried to bring in with Willy wonka and his father did not appear to fit in with the rest of the fantastical world of Willy wonkas factory, it was a tad too much realism amongst such vision. I felt also that Johnny Depps portrayal of Willy Wonka was flawed. I was impressed with his ability to appeal to children but his accent at times was poor and he seemed somewhat sadistic in his wish to get rid of the children one by one the way a madman would. Overall I would give this movie a 9 and three quarters As it was thoroughly enjoyable enough o sit through twice in as many days but with minor annoyances, but then who and what is perfect.