Fan of the Old Version

Rating: 3/10 (14 December 2005)

Twas OKAY. I am a big fan of the original remake, thus I knew that by choosing to see this movie, I was either in for a treat or a I wasn't. Just like how I cannot stand the Harry Potter movies, I couldn't stand this 2nd remake either. To me, the first remake just feels like the original. But I am the type who gets used to things and then when I see something different, it's got to be Super, or my heart will not connect with it. And it didn't with this movie. I think that nothing was wrong with the persona Depp tried to create, it was just how the did it that didn't make that persona shine through. So maybe it's not his fault, but the writer's fault.
As for the plot, it was entertaining up to Charlie and the winners standing in front of Wonka's gate. Once Wonka showed up, it went downhill. The OompaLoompas, to me, were annoying (their songs, their dances, them). The ending was not heartfelt.