Loved it too much

Rating: 9/10 (11 August 2007)

Truly a wonderful movie. It's so close to the book that event he oompa loompa songs are close, with a few lines taken out of the originals in the book. The attitudes of the golden ticket finders are perfect.
Makeup on Willy Wonka was perfect, considering how he never set foot out of the factory since he reopened the factory and found his loyal workers. Even the minute detail was taken care of, considering his coat in the scene beginning with the children's introductions of themselves.
Definitely a Tim Burton classic film. Even though based on a book so closely, he added his special memorable touches. The candy room was perfect for such, with the chocolate waterfall casting a slight darkness over the room, yet filled with brilliant candies and colors. I was even surprised when I first watched this in theaters how much they cared about detail that they actually made candy grass, just like in the book. Only thing about that, was it actually minty?
Tim Burton even added Johnny Depp's normal movie position, something wrong with the character's mind. TThe way he did it was perfect, the transitions so smooth, if they weren't there, it wouldn't explain the intentions of Willy Wonka, although it wasn't mentioned in the book about his past, only the present life in the factory.
I could continue praising everything that was accomplished throughout the film, but it'd be better to see for yourself and watch it. I've watched it so many times, the sound on my DVD broke.