Charlie and the chocolate factory

Rating: 5/10 (30 August 2005)

i am great fan of the original film so i wasn't expecting too much from this version and i was right. if there is one thing i can't stand it's English actors using Americanisms as 'pants' for trousers and 'vacation' for holidays etc. also i couldn't help waiting for them to burst into the original songs. the one's in the new version are totally unmemorable. when i saw the gene wilder version the first time they stuck in your mind straight away. also why make a big deal about sticking more closely to the original book and then insert new characters like Dr wonka? and another thing surely there are plenty of actors like deep roy who could have appeared and given them much needed work instead of 'multiplying' him.