Hilarious, Magical Romp.

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2005)

Now let me tell you, I am not to big a fan of the original. I think most of the songs are annoying, but acting is good. When I heard Burton (one of the best directors of our time) and Depp (BEST actor of our time) were going to do this, I was excited. Then the commercials came, and I was even more excited. I went into this and wasn't disappointed. I'm not kidding, I laughed so hard, the only times I wasn't laughing was when I was listening to the lines delivered by Depp. Depp gives an awesome performance. It is just what the books meant him to be, crazy. He very much reminded me of Mr. Rodgers. All the kids were great. The directing is awesome. How could you expect less of him? The sets and everything is magical you just get absorbed into this movie, and you believe everything he tells you. Now to the music. I was worried when I heard the Oompa Loompas sing, but when I heard it was based off Dahl's lyrics, I wasn't worried. They were hilarious and the Loompas were great. This has some interesting new things to it also, like the back story of Wonka. I say if you see one comedy this year. See this, it sure kicks Bewitched's ass.