Charlie's Grand

Rating: 10/10 (15 August 2005)

Who rattled the cage of the IMDb reviewer! We went as a family to see Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We all thought the the new portrayal was - yes weird - but in a good way! He's been on his own for ages, for goodness sake, think Howard Hughes - not exactly rational was he!
Sorry to burst your bubble!
We were very interested to see that the lyrics for the Ooompaa Lumpaa songs were credited to Roald Dahl himself! The chocolate room was just as magical as the original, I know that many people have said it just copies the original, but I think it was nice to see magic without all the Technicolour candies. The grass looked just like grass until you saw Augustus stuffing it into his mouth!
We've seen both versions now and like both but we prefer the remake. (Although to be brutally honest - the book is best ;)