It was so bad, it even ruined the original for me.

Rating: 2/10 (5 September 2015)

Johnny depp's portrayal of willy wonka was like watching Michael Jackson on an unending LSD trip, sporting the voice of a Christian televangelist's wife. He bumbles through the storyline, seemingly clueless and inept and lacking all self-awareness- a tragic child-man who vomits into his own mouth when compelled to use the words "family" or "parents" - a stark contrast to the sublimely wise and insightful character portrayed by gene wilder, who drew lines from famous works of literature to draw home didactic points to those wise enough to listen. Depp's Wonka is motivated by some dark, nightmarish past, by a father who not only abandoned him for eating candy, but took the entire apartment complex with him. Poor character portrayals, interspersed with songs so blatantly bad one hopes, even as you hear them, that they will be utterly forgettable. The fact that the soundtrack makes the lyrics difficult to discern thankfully helps in that regard.
I liked nightmare before Christmas and believe Tim burton has talent, but watching the repetitious motifs/moods/tones of his movies is like watching George Lucas futilely churn out Star Wars episodes 1 and 2, and wondering how episode 4 ever came from the same formulaic mind.
I sadly wish I had never seen this movie. It's pedophilia undertones and creepy portrayal by Depp have marred the original forever for me.