Amazing...

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2005)

I absolutely loved this movie. I've heard a lot of people (who haven't even seen the new movie) talk about how Gene Wilder's version of Wonka is so much better. Let me tell you something. I own the first version of the movie and I love it, but the new version is great too. You have to be able to accept that it is going to be different. After all, it is more faithful to the book. There have also been many comments about Johnny Depp's character being "creepy" and Michael Jackson-like. You can't read that much into it. Depp is just portraying the fact that Wonka has been in that factory for 15 years, hasn't had much contact with the outside world, as has never grown up. I thought the film was great and I have already seen it twice; something I didn't plan on. Don't judge the movie and make comments about Depp's performance if you haven't seen it yet.