Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 2005 Reviews

I couldn't wait to see this movie. Having grown up watching Willy Wonka over and over, I was excited when this came out. I was even more excited to hear it was playing at the IMAX. The anticipation was so great that I knew it would either be fantastic or a great disappointment. Luckily it exceeded my expectations.

I cannot write this review without comparing it to the original (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory -1971), therefore, I plan to throw in some comparisons throughout. I will refer to the original movie as WW1. FYI - I have never read the book.

Plot
Willy Wonka loves candies of all sorts....

Willy Wonka has decided to give five random youngsters a special treat. The reclusive candy maker has decided to give these five a tour of his chocolate factory, a place that has been off limits to everyone except Willy and his staff for years. In addition, Willy (Johnny Depp) will give one of these youngsters a special prize. All these children have to do is find one of the five golden tickets that Mr. Wonka has placed in packages of his products to be eligible.

"Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" tells the story of the pursuit and the trip the children get to take. A boy named Charlie Bucket (Freddie...

Ugh! This movie was horrible. From the rapping Oompah-Loompahs, to Johnny Depp's idiotic portrayal of Willie Wonka, this movie was a real disappointment. Sure, it may have had some cool special effects, but it can't make up for the rest of the show. The whole thing was miscast - who really cares about any of these people? We're supposed to at least care about little Charlie Bucket and his family, but the performances were so flat, it was hard to do so.

I had to apologize to my children for making them watch this. We turned on the original with Gene Wilder and are currently reading the book together....

This movie is the worst thing I have ever had the displeasure of watching. They ruined that movie. The original is great. this one however is a joke. It has very bad acting and they didn't even change it up! I would not waste 2 cents buying or watching this crap ever again. Just because technology is advanced now that doesn't always mean it is better.

I first saw this movie not expecting very much because I never liked the original movie much. However, Johnny Depp was in the movie and because I beleive he is a good actor I decided to see it.

The movie was very imaginative and colorful. I think Johhny was very funny in it.