good until the ending!

Rating: 4/10 (13 March 2006)

I watched this movie on DVD and overall I thought it was a excellent remake of the original, however the ending spoilt it for me. I was intrigued by the first half of the film when the kids were eliminated like the original. I didn't really like the whole thing with Willy Wonka and his father,this bored me a little and I thought that this ruined Ronald Dahl's creation of a classic story, but I thought that Johnny Depp portrayed Willy Wonka very well with the hip new style. Everyone played their parts well. In Ronald Dahl's classic, the four children who visit Willy Wonka's factory are portrayed by the actors very well in the remake. the CGI effects I thought made the modern classic extremely believable, scenery wise. The director Tim Burton ruined the ending of the film because the ending is forced, it seemed as if the producers were forced to think of an ending but ruined it instead of making it better. In my eyes the ending will disappoint you as it disappointed me a great deal because I was looking forward to this classical remake, unfortunately the ending spoilt that. So, I suggest when you decide to see it watch it until Charlie is left and they leave the factory and you see the other children leaving.