CatCF better than WWatCF

Rating: 9/10 (20 September 2007)

I really thought the newer movie outdid the old one by far. After reading the book, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory fell way short. It did not stick to the book at all... except the fact that there was a factory and he won. Sure there were characters singing and dancing, but that wasn't a part of the book nor should it have been part of the movie.
There was no real bad guy in the book, just the competitors in the beginning as mentioned in Charlie and the Chocolate factory. The new movie goes almost exactly to the book, it even has the same LYRICS as in the books for the Oompa Loompa's to sing.
I also think that Johnny Depp preformed VERY well as Willy Wonka. In the book he is like a child. Although somewhat sadistic and slightly insane. There was added parts, such as the flashbacks but that help to improve the story more than take away from it. Over all I think it was a wonderful film far surpassing the old one.