Disgraceful

Rating: 2/10 (24 April 2008)

I saw this movie when it came out and I was disgusted. I usually like to watch a movie a second and third time to get a better perspective and I usually end up with better outlook that second or third time. Not this movie, every time I watched it I felt more offended and disgusted than the last. This takes all the magic and the charm out of Willy Wonka that you almost feel like puking. How could they have gone from the original to this, ooh wait, I forgot its easy. The rap/hip hop was the first mistake. Why take the great songs and turn them into the lowest form of "music" there is in the world. It would have sounded better if a bunch of cats were dying to the beat of the music. Secondly, the actors, besides Johnny Depp, were all flat. They were 2-dimensional and boring. Nothing shone from anyone besides Depp, who wasn't too great either if I may add. Yet it wasn't Depp's fault and I know this, the rest of the cast made him look like a mediocre actor, which he is definitely not. This movie would have done much better if it was cast into a fire before release, that way nobody who saw the original would have to suffer through this pile of feces. Final summary- This movie only appeals to small children and ignorant people who have not seen the original.