Burton Butchered the Film

Rating: 1/10 (20 July 2005)

To begin with, the music was horrendous. The Oompa Loompas in general were, like the rest of the film, butchered. They were not colorful, in the least, they wore tight plastic, sang horribly and every Oompa Loompa was played by the same character.
And Willy Wonka!! He was flat out cruel! The audience was supposed to connect with him, feel sorry for him! I understand his disgust for the other four children, but even towards Charlie and his grandfather he was cruel. And what was with the flash backs? Those were obnoxious and entirely pointless.
I understand they were necessary for the ending. But it, too, was butchered. The original ending made me want to cry and it had a real moral to it. I don't even know what to say about this new one.
All I have to say is that I hope parents have enough sense to rent the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory for their children, because it would be a shame to have to grow up with this version.