NOT for children of all ages

Rating: 9/10 (28 December 2005)

Demented, twisted, funny. Great movie for the truly devoted Tim Burton fan. Depp was a real treat. In the original movie, there is a scene where Gene Wilder (as Willie Wonka) pulls a hair from one of the children's heads. Johnny Depp (as Willie Wonka in the second movie) does NOT hide his contempt for the nasty miscreants. It is very clear that although he is allowing these children into his domain, he is hoping that they will ALL fall victim to their own greed, and not be allowed to continue.
This movie is a delight. If you are as strange as I am (according to my grown children), you MUST see this movie. I do not believe that Under 17s will appreciate the tongue in cheek, black humor. My 11 year old nephew agreed that he thought it was for adults, because he did not understand most of it.