Tim, what was the point of remaking this film?

Rating: 2/10 (12 December 2005)

I'm sorry, but I totally missed the point of this film.. It seemed just like a slightly more sinister, CGI'ed rehash of the 1971 version... but all the charm taken out. There are very few deviations from the Mel Stuart script and what there is (Wonka's troubled childhood) doesn't hold much value.. Tim Burton seems to be holding back and not pursuing a clear vision with this film. Someone commented that thankfully the psychedelic boat ride had been taken out..? What?? That scene blew my mind as a kid.. way scarier than anything Tim Burton has managed to pull off.. The Umpa-Lumpas are CGI banality personified.. they are copy and paste versions of the same person scaled down to a 3rd normal height in Photoshop.. no character or humour, just stupid. Their songs were a rubbishy trip-hop flavour without any of the original's quirkiness ..and within the context of Tim Burton's otherwise song-less film, just pointless. Like the entire movie really.