What up with the hate?

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2012)

OK, true this film does have a certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and currently a 6.9 on IMDb. However it seems that everyone on the internet hates this movie. Why? Because it isn't as good as the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It seems that that film was one that should not have been remade. Alright, let me make this clear, I LOVE Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, it's a classic, I've loved it ever since I was a kid, and it still holds a special place in my heart. But it is a terrible adaptation.
I didn't get around to reading the book till long after I saw the original movie. However when I did I found out that that film had changed a lot, and I mean a lot. This film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, follows much more closely to the book. Charlie's father is still alive, the songs are more closely related to the books, they have squirrels and bad nuts, and more. Now true the film does have two big problems with it.
One is that Gene Wilder was a much, much better Willy Wonka than Johnny Depp. The other is the subplot involving Wonka's father, this was never in the book, and seems out of place since the book is supposed to be about Charlie. But overall the movie has the same message as the book, as the original film did too.
I can't decide which adaptation I like more, Willy Wonka is more nostalgic for me, while Charlie is much closer to the book. I love them both, but I can't deny that this film is much much closer to the book.