Not bad, but nothing compared to the original

Rating: Null/10 (31 July 2005)

I recently watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and this film alone is not bad. Tim Burton's creative cinematography is a delight to watch and is very captivating. However, overall this film does not compare at all to the original. Yes of course the effects are going to be better because this film was done on a $200 million dollar budget oppose to the first film which was done on a very low budget. But looking beyond the effects the original film's humor was much more funny. It was very dark and satirical and I found the humor in this film to be much more childish and for younger audiences. I also think that Gene Wilder played a much better Willy Wonka than Johnny Depp. Now, I am a huge Johnny Depp fan, and a Tim Burton fan. But I don't think this role was for him. Gene Wilder's Willa Wonka was so much more funny and natural. Overall, this is not a bad movie and most kids and people that are unfamiliar with the first film will probably fall in love with it. But for real movie fans I think they will notice the flaws and realize that the original was much better.