Like the book.... bizarre and good!

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2005)

I read Roald Dahl's books over and over as a child (and still return to them once in a while as an adult). I love his writing. I was worried that the movie would be a departure from the classically weird British humour of the book, but Burton did a great job! Depp was perfectly strange as Wonka; in fact, the whole movie was incredibly well cast! The sets were stunning (I read that the 'chocolate river' was really made of a toothpaste base with bean paste thickener - ugh)and the oompa-loompas.... added a whole other element of weirdness. This is a very appealing film, visually. I loved it.
Now if only someone would make a movie of Dahl's The Witches...!