not worth your money at all

Rating: 1/10 (16 November 2005)

After suffering through the incredibly boring and 'bad-taste' version of this '70s classic only one good thing came out of it: I decided to join this movie review site and check every movie BEFORE I bring my kids to the theater. Don't even dream about wasting your money buying the DVD!!!!
The adorable oompa loompas that I remembered from the previous version were substituted by boring, unattractive copies of mechanical dancers. The scenes of Charlie as an abused boy were disgusting and not appropriate for children. No kid laughed even once during the whole movie!!! that should tell critics something!!!Innocence, laughter, creative mystery and funny jokes are not a part of this movie. Just because technology is there to make movies it doesn't make a movie is good or worth watching. Depp is a wonderful actor and that saved the movie in a way but I'd like to see him be more careful in choosing the movies he makes for children. This is a negative step in his career. What a shame!