If you enjoyed the original , Stay Clear of The Remake

Rating: 3/10 (18 July 2005)

It's really irritating hearing all these good reviews of a horrible movie that's been made to feed off people's memories of the original. The problem I have with Charlie and The Chocolate Factory is that it seems to have lost the charm it once had. In the original you felt like you were transported into another world when entering the chocolate factory, but this time around it all feels synthetic and way over the top.
For the love of God, I can't understand why they would use the same actor for the oompa Loompas. They were once interesting, but now just plain creepy. The actor they use is a creepy old Indian that looks Like your common sexual predator. Is Hollywood getting that lazy that they can't use more than one actor to play parts. Secondly the music sequences are just plain awful and once again creepy. I'd rather have my kids (if I had them) watch a graphic horror movie than this puke colored nightmare.
Well, you'd think that would be bad enough, but you can't forget Willy Wonka. What once was a lovable character is now a Michael Jackson clone. A germaphobic feminine looking man lures kids into his magic paradise with promises of a big surprise. Does this sound familiar? Thank God the parents were around.
The flashback scenes would have been decent if they didn't interrupt other parts of the movie you were getting into to. Fortunately the kids were pretty accurately portrayed compared to the original, but they couldn't save this mindless film that has captured the imagination of movie goers who've forgotten the greatness of the original.
There's so much more I could complain about, but it's just irritating thinking about this movie. I suggest for anyone who enjoyed the original to stay clear of the remake. I sure wish I had. Many people will say, well it's more based on the novel than anything. But that doesn't excuse it for being a mess of a movie.