Can't say it was as good as the 1971 version, but it's not bad

Rating: 7/10 (13 July 2015)

Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the second adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The first one being David Wolper's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This adaptation, unlike the 1971 version, is much darker and more true to the book.
Like any Burton production, the visuals are stunning, weird, and just straight-up pleasant. In fact, this is probably Burton's sanest piece of work. It features a... moderately realistic scenario.
Only one guy plays the several hundred Oompa Loompas: Deep Roy. He does a very good job on being the Oompa Loompas. The songs they sing are catchy, memorable, and certainly pleasant on the ear. Some changes from the book were made in this movie too: Mike Teavee is addicted to video games now. That's all I can tell.
There are many flaws in this movie, I must say. I think the story and pictures are a little bit too dark for me. The characters aren't as likable as the 1971 version, and I think it was kinda dumb that Willy Wonka's back story is shown much more than Charlie's antics. Speaking of which, Charlie just isn't good in this movie. I'm sure Freddie Highmore does great acting skills, but this one he was just kind of flawed. Same has to the be said for Johnny Depp, who plays Willy Wonka. The Wonka character isn't as sweet or sarcastic as the 1971 version. Again, I'm sure he was like he is in this movie in the book, but I've never read the book. I can't say I found this movie to be bad, but it's just not as good as the 1971 classic. I'd still recommend it though. This was the first Wonka movie I saw. 7/10