A fun movie for the whole family.

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2005)

Better than I had expected. It remained faithful to the book (I'm also a Roald Dahl nerd), which I was happy about, but one of the biggest problems was the SONGS. That could have remained faithful to the '71 movie. As an Oompa-Loompa for Halloween, I am very attached to the old Oompa Loompa songs. ;-) And the old tunes are very catchy, as compared to the new ones, not catchy and NOT REPEATED. *groan* But anyway, one of the best parts of the movie was Willy Wonka. Because you see, in the Roald Dahl book, Willy Wonka is very...well, batty. He is very strange and not at all paternal, unlike the way he is in the '71 version. The children were very good, very bratty. One thing that could have been improved (yet this is from the book, not the movie) is that you obviously knew who the winner is going to be from the very beginning. It would have been better if you had maybe a few moments of doubt. I liked Missi Pyle as Mrs. Beauregarde; she's a funny actress, and overall most of the cast was pretty good. So...10/10. Though it wasn't always done perfectly as I'd like it, it was done very well.
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