A mockery of the original

Rating: 1/10 (7 March 2008)

I don't know whose brilliant idea it was to cast Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. It was not cute, amusing, whatever...and to me, having seen Gene Wilder play the original Willy Wonka there was probably no actor who could be as lovable and goofy. I had heard they were going to cast Adam Sandler at one point to be Willy Wonka. Now Adam Sandler could pull off the "lovable and goofy" side to that character. I own the original movie..which was "Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory". I love watching it. That's why I own it. When "Charlie and the chocolate factory" first came out, I rented it. I was curious to see how Johnny Depp pulled off the part of Wonka. Now I know. I was really disappointed too. It seemed like someone was mocking the original movie, I was not happy.