Disturbing...in a good way

Rating: 8/10 (1 September 2005)

Thursday Sept. 1. "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" finally comes out in Australia. Yay! This is not for the faint hearted, or those with heart conditions...chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate...as you would expect from the title, and being set in a chocolate factory. Johnny Depp brings something to Wonka, that Wilder couldn't (I found the original slightly boring). Depp's Wonka seems dark, Wilder's seems bright. Dark to me is gold, pure gold. Of the audience that was with me, 95% were adults, for this is not a children's movie, it is about something that everybody loves...chocolate (I'm sorry if I have spoiled the movie for people). For those who doubt Depp (why would you?), he shines with pure evil related darkness that is all revealed. I'm sure you will all agree, as the candy bar guy told me (I stupidly doubted him for a moment), it is fantastic.