I was disappointed :-(

Rating: 5/10 (19 July 2005)

I saw Charlie and the Chocolate factory yesterday in an IMAX theater. I was rather disappointed with the choice of Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka... he didn't give off the same warmth as Gene Wilder. I don't think that a movie such as this should include a Willy Wonka that has psychological problems with his father. I found myself becoming annoyed at Depp at numerous times throughout the movie. In the 1971 movie, Gene Wilder, playing Willy Wonka, did not choose Charlie right off the bat, instead he took time to get to know the children,(tried to be nice) and find out their flaws by how each acted. In contrast, the new Willy Wonka seemed to dislike all the children... he acted very cool to them. To sum it up... Johnny Depp was a less caring, scarier, weirder version of a Willy Wonka, whereas Gene Wilder was kind, caring, and gave off a warmth that even I feel whenever I watch that movie. Another comment I would like to make toward the new movie is that the Ompa Loompas were almost as disappointing as Johnny Depp. True, this movie is more high-tech., and it is funny at some parts... but it can never measure up to the 1971 movie.