Book or not, it's just a really bad movie

Rating: 2/10 (17 July 2005)

If you're looking for a remake of the original movie, you'll be greatly disappointed. I have no idea if it's closer to the book since I never read it, but I don't really care. Two of my friends were baked and they hated it also. Johnny Depp came no where near portraying this genuinely nutty recluse like Gene Wilder did, and the factory and oompaloompas did not have the magic, appeal or mystery of the original movie. And they removed one of the best scenes when charlie and his grandfather were floating from the fizzy lifting drink. The only really good scenes involved charlie's grandparents at home, they were really funny and I loved the one grandfather's comments about the other gold ticket winners. But in the end, i've never seen so many disappointed movie-goers.
If you really want to see it, save your 10 bucks and wait for the DVD.