Why Did They Bother???.

Rating: 4/10 (30 January 2009)

That was the question I continually asked myself while sitting through this film. I'm not a huge fan of remakes, especially remakes of films that were very good the first time around. Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory made in 1971 is a classic film of it's time. Gene Wilder led a great cast in a movie that continues to be very enjoyable up to the present day.
Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with this movie as a remake, I just found the whole thing totally unnessisary. This film pretty much follows the original down the line and adds nothing more to the story. Depp is a creepy and unlikable Wonka as opposed to the quirky one played by Wilder and the all to predictable CGI fest drowns you with special effects instead of trying to create a new and interesting story.
Much like Burtons horrid remake of the classic Charlton Heston film Planet Of The Apes i came away after watching this movie with only one thought, "Whay Did They Bother"?