More like the book than the original!

Rating: 9/10 (6 September 2010)

When I first heard of this movie, i thought to myself it was a sequel, but I was wrong, I really enjoyed the movie, it was funny, quirky, and whimsical, the whole movie had that Tim Burton feel, without it being too much. Johnny Depp made the movie hilarious in parts with is social awkwardness, it was not depressing, like other Tim Burton movies.
I read the book years later and I thought it was almost exactly like the movie! So, Tim Burton actually read the WHOLE book! The original movie was good, but didn't match the classic book.
But on the other hand, I am only a teenager, and I loved it, but my parents thought it was okay, so I think children will enjoy this movie more than the parents, but you never know!