Worst Remake Award of the Year. Remakes Suck - Period!

Rating: 2/10 (29 July 2005)

This is a movie to be forgotten, don't even think of seeing it. It is a disgraceful remake of one of this centuries best movies. The changes and deletions from the original detract so painfully that no present day special effects and fancy ideas can mend it. Depp, you sure made a mistake taking this part. Freddie Highmore, I wish a great future, charming on screen presence. When will Director's and Producers of today actually realise that there back-room thinking never comes to fruition on the big screen. If you want to endeavor this one right, you simply start with Gene Wilder and Peter Ostrum and bring the Wonka Factory into the Present Day, you simply cannot go wrong.