Left a Sour Taste In My Mouth

Rating: 1/10 (31 July 2005)

Being 18 the original Willy Wonker was one of the first films I ever watched. Therefore seeing a remake with star cast and big budget set me off in high hopes. How sicken therefore to find this abomination of such a fantastic memory, I don't think I will be able to watch even the original again and still enjoy it. Perhaps first it is key to highlight the disgusting way Depp plays Wonker with his unbelievable similarity to Micheal Jackson! Some of the lines I actually found disturbing. Then add into the mix the fact half of the message was cut out in the fact No-one was bribed to smuggle recipes out and Charlie didn't float to the ceiling and already the recipe for this Wonka treat look disastrous. Then don't forget the tacky additions of Wonka's troubled childhood and them not finishing the story where the should because they made a jackass of keeping to the original plot and you have a pretty good idea of how bad this is. I feel sorry for children who never see the original and instead have to claim this as their only version. A complete letdown! RIP Willy Wonka!