surprising!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2005)

this was a pretty surprisingly good movie!!! first off, i didn't expect anything good since the first one was a musical, and musicals isn't really my thing. i went to see it w/ my friend, and i thought 'wow, what great computer graphics' and just the thought of it not being a musical was good. of course the oompa loompas sang, but at least wonka didn't dance around in his purple suit.
the only reason i really wanted to see it was because of johnny depp. he freaked me out a few times in the movie, but thats what wonka was supposed to be, a freak. his face had this bluish/grayish color, and I'm pretty sure he wore lipstick. he had the ugliest haircut, and he laughed like a pervert. but its amazing how depp can play such different characters in all his movies. he was a sleazy pirate in Pirates of the Caribbean, has split personality in Secret Window, and so on. but this was an incredible role that i thought id never see THE johnny depp play.
i liked the oompa loompas better in the original, because their songs were....well, oompa-loompas are known because of that song. in this version, it was strange music that was kinda disappointing, i think thats the only reason i rated it a 9 instead of a 10.
but other than that, it was great. a fun movie to watch if you are w/ someone. if you liked the original, this is even better.