Different but wonderful

Rating: 8/10 (30 June 2016)

Much like many people who are a fan of Roald Dahl (I just noticed how strange the spelling of his name is) and his work, I was eagerly awaiting for this movie to come out. I actually own a copy of the book (which seems somewhat uncommon these days) since I was a child.
When I first saw the trailer for it, I was quite intrigued. It wasn't quite what I had imagined. There is quite a different style of animation at play and while I didn't like it straight away and it made me a little uncomfortable given how it looks somewhere between animated and life-like. However, I really enjoyed it and thought it suited the movie quite well.
The music was interesting, quite fitting. I don't remember any of the songs that were playing or whether or not they were in the book. The most distinctive thing I can remember is the children's chant of 'Boggis, Bunce and Bean'. I didn't really like that either when I first heard it but by the end of the movie I couldn't get it out of my head.
I like the typography of the film - how there was the name of each chapter of the book shown on screen when it appeared. Despite not reading the book in ten years, some of the titles brought me back to that time. I don't remember the story being the way that it was, however. But perhaps it's just me or it could be a twist on the book that was pretty straight forward.
My favourite part was the way the three farmers' farms were laid out and the way that the farmers were introduced which brought back memories. I'm pretty certain their descriptions were straight out of the book.
Rewatch value: I'd voluntarily watch it again a few more times. It's not something you put on in the background. All in all, it was a good experience. Definitely different in terms of animation but I quite enjoyed it. I would recommend it to people to watch at least once.