If you're a fan of the original...

Rating: 10/10 (11 November 2006)

If you're a huge fan of the Gene Wilder version, you won't like this version. If you liked the book better than the Gene Wilder version, you'll like this version better. If your favorite part of the Gene wilder version was Gene Wilder's insane rant in the tunnel, This is the version for you.
I suppose I might as well start by comparing the characters; (Yes I'm aware that some of the names are misspelled) VIOLET Bureuguard She's a it younger, but if anything even more of a spoiled bitch than she was in the original. Although her demise...
ORGUSTUS GLOOP Pretty much the same as the original, except instead of Ludhiana's he's dressed like Pugsley.
Mike Teavea Mike is an updated version of Mike Teavea. In the book he was obsessed with gangster TV shows and always had guns hanging all around him. In the original it was cowboys, but he still has a gun. In this version he's even more obsessed with violence. He's also a hacker and a video game freak. He also knows allot more about science than Wonka does but, as in all three versions, whenever Mike tries to correct him on something, Wonka accuses him of mumbling.
Violet Bureuguard I thing the writer came across a small problem with the book; an obsession with bubblegum doesn't really tell you much about her. However, in all three version she's a Guinness world record holder. so the writer exaggerated that aspect of her. In this version she and her mother are obsessed with winning and competing.
CHARLIE In all fantasy stories there's always one character who's job is to meet more interesting characters; Luke Skywalker, Frodo, Stanley Tweedle, etc. The funny thing is; in the gene Wilder version, Charlie said he didn't care much for chocolate. Therefore, why would he care about the ticket? This version is closer to the book, in that he's as obsessed with chocolate as Orgustus Gloop, but he's so poor that his family can only afford to give him chocolate once pr year.
GRANDPA JOE Is much closer to the book in this version. He's always telling stories about Mr. William Wonka and he's been bedridden for decades until he sees the golden ticket and shoots out of bed (In the book I imagined this allot quicker, like a gunshots, but it's still way quicker than in the gene Wilder version) Right, this review is probably long enough as it is.