Go see it for yourself!

Rating: 4/10 (15 July 2005)

Alright, I know I will get negative feedback on this one, but this movie, to me, was absolutely terrible. I really hate when anyone tries to remake or even come up with their own idea of a classic. Okay, so this one was supposed to be more like the book. Compare the number of people who have read the book to the number of people who watched the 1971 classic, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
I like Johnny Depp. He's an amazing actor who unfortunately agreed to play the role of Willy Wonka the way Tim Burton saw Willy Wonka. But even if he did it the right way, there will never be a Willy Wonka like Gene Wilder. Seriously, he was brilliant in that movie. And the fact that the Willy Wonka in this new film is a cross between Michael Jackson and Prince doesn't help either. It crushed me to watch this movie!
Every little thing about this movie made me increasingly angry. Hey Tim, why don't you remake another classic! How about Planet of the Apes? Oh wait, you already tried that one. By the way, I may be ignorant when it comes to that movie, but has anyone ever figured out what actually happened at the end of that movie. I mean, I have heard a lot of theories but does anyone know exactly what Tim Burton meant? Last I heard it ended like that for the simple reason to have everyone talk about why the ending made no sense. Congrats Tim, you ruined another one.
Anyway, I suggest you go see the film for yourself and come up with your own conclusion. A lot of people may like it, and a lot of people may not like it. All I'm saying is that I loved the first one and I felt that making this one was just a bad idea, and after seeing it, I was right.