Piece of chocolate coloured garbage

Rating: 1/10 (23 September 2005)

This "remake" was nothing compared to the original; it was produced just to cash in on American youth, and it is incredibly demeaning that it reached such a height of popularity. It was advertised as more true to the book; I didn't read the book, I don't give a rat's @$$ about it; the original film was a work of pure genius made only apparent by today's standards. Common movie goers have to realize that the film weighs communism against capitalism: Non-union workers, an entrepreneur choosing an heir, the squalor that Charlie and his grandfather live in! Come on people! The original Willy Wonka contains so much more than people initially realize!