One of the most enjoyable films i've seen all summer...

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2005)

Tim Burton's creative genius made this one of the most enjoyable films i've seen all summer. Be open to the fact that he decided to stay more true to the book, where-as the old film did not. Johnny Depp of course is a chameleon and was sincerely spectacular. The humor was refreshing, and honestly I was not expecting the movie to be so funny- a pleasant surprise indeed. All the characters were very well cast. As with all Tim Burton films, the sets were astounding. The shots were brilliant. The understory, about Willy Wonkas background and childhood- which was accompanied by humorous flashbacks, was not in the book and as a result the ending was altered to support this new storyline- which might upset some who were hoping for a duplicate of either the old movie or the book- at first I was irked, but I decided it had been entertaining and so worth putting in the movie.