A Response, an Opinion. From a 15 Year old. ;D

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2005)

Non-spoiler part of the Comment: First of all, the movie was a great thing. At first I believe everyone thought that this would be a remake of the 1971 version. Instead, it gave me an impression that this movie was made on it's own, like the 1971 version never existed and they adapted it straight from the book. Of course, Tim Burton had probably had to look at the first movie a few times for hints on how he was going to do this. Still, it looks like the movie was adapted straight from the book, though the characters are all a little more insane than they should be.
Johnny Depp's part in the movie was HUGE. With the fact that he is a very well known actor and the shock of his makeup on screen, (Creepy, constantly reminding you that this is a Tim Burton film.) he seems to overshadow all the other characters, and make everything else seem almost normal compared to him. If you haven't already watched this film, brace yourself for totally new Willy Wonka. No comparison to the first movie at all.
****Spoilers part of the comment, be warned.**** If you are going through all these reviews, good and bad, do you notice something? Most of the 'bad' commenter's do not refrain from using profanity to express their feelings towards the movie. Nor do they speak of Depp's character with common sense.
Indeed, Depp's character is bizarre. Don't you think that the fact that this is a Tim Burton film, and Depp's makeup kind of foreshadows that...? Willy Wonka's character was meant to be strange. Those of you who just realized it, the Oompa Loompas were ALWAYs Wonka's 'slaves', as you put it. In the book, in the first movie, and in this movie. The fact that Wonka refers to them as 'imported' doesn't make a difference. That's what they were in the beginning, to put it bluntly. I believe the majority of the world is against slavery in this era, and I think there have been complaints about Oompa Loompas since before this film. I, being so young and 'ignorant', am not sure though.
Charlie Bucket's character was just so perfect. The young and innocent boy just doesn't seem to have any flaws. He willingly shares his birthday present with his family, and sadly he doesn't live in a very prosperous home. After receiving his golden ticket, Charlie doesn't have many cameos until the end of the film. The movie focuses on Willy Wonka and the elimination of the other four children first.
The way the parents and Wonka doesn't seem to care about the 'rotten', 'spoiled' children is probably not an acting mistake. Notice how each parent treats their child in a similar way. They either spoil them, overpraise them, or just submit to their children without complaint. The reason those parents just stand there as their children are in danger is a showing of bad parenting and cowardice. None of the parents have much control over their children, and the rich father didn't seem to care much as his daughter was attacked by squirrels. He even hesitated to jump down that chute after her, when in fact it looks like he didn't mean to jump at all-he was pushed. In reality, any caring parent would risk their lives to save their children, or at least I would like to believe.
Those of you who complained about Johnny Depp's acting, he was meant to be a psycho. He shows obvious psychological problems. He can't pronounce 'parents' without sputtering and making funny faces with his mouth. He doesn't believe in family, and he seems to have planned the chocolate factory tour from the beginning.