I Actually Liked This Version Better(SPOILERS)

Rating: 9/10 (11 December 2006)

SPOILERS
I actually like this version better than Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Don't get me wrong, I loved the original, but I just liked this a bit better. A lot of people say that this is just a remake of Willy Wonka, but this one is definitely different. This one is much more dark than Willy Wonka. I mean, yeah, sure, the boat ride in the original was much more freaky and disturbing than the boat ride in this one, but the whole back story of Willy Wonka being a son of a dentist is really freaky. Plus, the Oompa Loompa songs in this are way more like the book. In Willy Wonka they just go Oompa Loompa Boopadeedoo over and over again and it got quite annoying and weird, but the songs in this are really catchy and fun.
I sure everyone probably knows the plot, but here it is anyway. A little boy named Charlie Bucket wins a Golden Ticket to the factory of Willy Wonka. Willy Wonka makes chocolate. Despite being poor Charlie gets a Ticket, and so does four more snobby and mean children. When he goes to the factory he is amazed at what he sees. The only thing is that all the children have something happening to them. Augustus Gloop is sucked into a chocolate tube, Violet Beuraguard turns into a human blueberry, Veruca Salt is attacked by squirrels, and Mike Teavee turns into a ant-sized kid. When only Charlie is left Wonka says that he gets to have the factory, but Charlie doesn't want to leave his family. After a while, they put his small house inside the factory.
Overall, this is a much, much darker movie than Willy Wonka. It is also much, much, much more faithful to the Rhoald Dahl novel. And how could you not love this film? I mean, Johnny Depp is in it! Anyway, this is definitely a fantastic film to watch with your family. By the way, this is not a musical like the one with Gene Wilder. This is not even a musical. The oompa-loompas sing some songs, but you do not hear anybody saying that the candy man can.
9/10
Recommended Films: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.