Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2005)

This movie was far greater than I could have ever imagined. When I first heard they were remaking the old one I didn't want to go see it at all. Now I have seen it three times! The reason for this being that i simply hate the old one! I read the original Roald Dahl book and loved it heaps. So much that I went to see the movie after I heard it was truer to the book. ( I heard Roal Dahl hated the old one too). Tim Burton , Danny Elfman and Johnny Depp ( plus the rest of the crew) have created something that is about 90% true to the book. And we have to admit thats more than the old one. The only exception being that of Willy Wonkas back story. I thought this was cleverly thought out but also unnecessary. The music in this film just makes it as close to perfect as a film can be. Danny Elfmans Oompa-Loompa songs are excellent and I love the way he used Roald Dahls original lyrics. ( They are much better than the lame ones from the first movie)Although I thought that in the movie it was actually a little hard to hear and understand the lyrics. So I went back to the book plus listened to the songs from the soundtrack to understand them better. Tim Burtons creativity in this movies is some what weird and whacky. But I love it all the same. Its just as though it has jumped out of my imagination and onto the big screen. Johnny Depps performance is hilarious! A lot of people don't like the film because of his just plain weirdness. But I think that someone who has lived in a factory his whole life deserves to be a little bit weird. This is a very colourful and creative film that should be seen be everyone young or old!!!