Funny and original remake

Rating: 8/10 (5 September 2005)

I enjoyed the remake of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Johnny Depp portrayed a more comical Willy Wonka than Gene Wilder, who was on the more phsycadelic side in the 1971 version. The special effects are of course more amazing as well. The oompa-loompa songs are new, and hysterical.
When it was first announced that Johnny Depp would be playing Willy Wonka, I thought "Oh, great. They are going to do a butcher job on that one." But I was wrong. He was witty and sarcastic, and very perplexing. My friend and I laughed at his many jokes and sometimes complete misunderstanding of children.
On an interesting note, we get to see more of Willy Wonka's childhood life, and why he grew up the way he did, shut in the chocolate factory all by himself. The ending also has a fresh side to it. Go see it, and you will see what I mean.
I was pleased that they made this movie comical and enjoyable, without ruining Roald Dahl's original story. 8 stars.