A Wonderful Movie!!

Rating: Null/10 (21 July 2005)

I saw this movie yesterday and found it be one of the most enjoyable movie experiences I've had in a long time! Can't wait to see it again and pick up on all the little nuances I may have missed the first time around. I was a huge fan of the original as a child but looked upon this movie as simply a different interpretation. I smiled through the whole thing!! It is absolutely an imaginary feast for the mind and eyes. I can't understand some other peoples' inability to see this as: A.Not a remake but a new way of looking at this story, B. a whimsical story of fiction in which Not everything can be explained logically (I thought the father's house being 'ripped' out of its foundation to be hilarious!), and C. another awesome performance by Johnny Depp. He wasn't 'reading off the cue cards', people. He was playing the role as interpreted by Tim Burton and himself. Willy Wonka is a curious character who would be portrayed best in a quirky way. All said, I give it 4 stars.