King of The Remakes

Rating: 7/10 (19 February 2008)

Ever since the original Edward Scissorhands success of Tim Burton, Burton seems more content to try and remake prior films than to go after something new & original. His results doing this are mixed depending upon which remake you look at.
This one is one of his better efforts at remaking Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. His cast includes Johnny Depp (Chocolat experienced) and a good supporting group. The original Gene Wilder film is not a classic and this new version does not raise that level.
While I can't recommend this as a classic film, it is as watchable as the original, kind of like comparing Gene Wilder & Depp is comparing a Hershey Bar with a Nestle one. Both these films are a different flavor of the same thing, both with good taste, but neither a really premium brand of chocolate too die for.