Scrum-diddly-umptious!

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2005)

Despite how much of a classic Willy Wonka And the Chocolate Factory is, Tim Burton achieves the impossible; Charlie and The Chocolate Factory matches, and some might say exceed, the legendary standards of the Gene Wilder classic.
Charlie has some dark moments. This is definitely not a film for children under six. However, despite being labled "darker than the first," in many ways it is just the same. The opening credit scene, the attack of the squirrels...Fine. Its darker humor. But nothing in it is quite as scary as the tunnel scene in the original. However, Charlie does achieve a lot more with its slightly more adult turn.
Johnny Depp is certainly a lot easier on the eyes than Gene Widler. There is no way to say who's take on the eccentric Willy Wonka is better, though; despite differences, the character ends up being the spotlight of the movie. Of course.
Tim Burton took a lot of risks with this picture (Especially with the whole "father is a dentist" thing.), yet somehow they add to the fun of it. Sure, there are a few flaws: The opening credit sequence was a bit, well, creepy (Very creepy), the accidental pedophilic sayings (The worst? "Eat my grass. Its delicous" says Wonka to Mike. -shivers-),and the terrible wig Johnny had to wear. In contrast, the Oompa Loompa songs are actually hilariously funny-one's disco, another's hippie, and one's even rock! Also, despite not having musical pieces here and there, Danny Elfman's score fits the film.
At the end of the movie, the audience clapped. I clapped, too.
In other words, I'm so seeing this again.