Loved the original....hated this....

Rating: 2/10 (15 August 2005)

This is the worst remake I've ever seen. I love the 1971 version and I love Johnny Depp so maybe I was expecting way too much. The special effects were even better in 1971. Depp's interpretation of Willie Wonka reminded me of Edward Scissorhands without the scissors. The boy who played Charlie was very sweet though. To be honest, I've never read the book, so I don't know which version is more true to the Dahl book. However, the 2005 version doesn't even seem to have an anti-climatic ending I missed the bubble scene with Charlie and Grandpa Joe. Why were the oompa loompas all clones of the same guy? Also, it was never clear what they were singing about the children as they were eliminated. When I saw it today, there were only about 20 people in the theater. It seemed like they couldn't get out of there fast enough when the movie ended. I usually like to read all of the credits before I leave, but I suddenly realized I was all alone.