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July 18, 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Pretty good. There were some subtle changes with the original, but nothing that really bothered me.
Johnny Depp did a great job and there were some nice things added to fill out parts of the story.
I give it 4 out of 5 Pirates.
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At first I was somewhat unsure of the Willy Wonka flashbacks, but it was cool at the end to see some of a backstory for Willy. The plot was more about what made Willy Wonka the character he was than the original version, which was interesting. Again, Depp was outstanding in this role.
Charlie never does anything bad in this one, something that doesn't really bother me. I can see where some people would be upset about this, but for me, it doesn't really add a whole lot to the plot. There are other Charlie character developments going on to keep me from caring about this too much.
All things considered, it's a nice modern twist on an older movie. Burton did a good job.
Posted by Michael at July 18, 2005 10:29 AM