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Who better to bring Roald Dahl's adored children's story to life than the mastermind behind inventive films like EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and BEETLEJUICE? From Tim Burton's opening shot--against Danny Elfman's eerie score--this CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is recognizably darker than the Mel Stuart-directed 1971 version starring Gene Wilder. Though the mysterious chocolate factory has been closed for 15 years, it continues to produce and ship candy all over the world. When a contest promises a tour of the plant to the lucky finders of five golden tickets hidden inside wrappers, no one is more excited than Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), an impoverished boy whose family lives mere steps from the factory. Though he can barely afford even one candy bar, fate intervenes, and Charlie finds the last golden ticket. Joined at the gates by a group of despicable brats named Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop, and Mike Teavee, Charlie and his Grandfather (David Kelly) venture inside proprietor Willy Wonka's (Johnny Depp) delightful factory for a wild adventure. Each room is a feast for the eyes, and more importantly the taste buds--a sugarcoated dreamland where everything is edible. One by one, however, the children meet unfortunate fates, until only Charlie remains in the company of Wonka and his curiously small workers, the Oompa Loompas (all played by Deep Roy, whose image is multiplied with CG). Sporting a severe bob, and talking in a high-pitched voice, Depp makes his Wonka even weirder than Wilder's. While Burton adds some amusing contemporary touches (like the musical Oompa Loompa routines), and an elaborate back story, he also preserves the charm of the original book. Overall, Burton's visual innovation succeeds in capturing the vividness of a child's imagination--but whether this version trumps the beloved '71 film is for viewers to decide.
Quick Glance
Media Format: DVD
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Kids & Family
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp/ Freddie Highmore/ Helena Bonham Carter/ David Kelly
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Summary
Product Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Manufacturer: Anderson
Lowest Price: $5.95
Power Score: 3.9 | 54 Reviews
General
Media Format: DVD
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Kids & Family
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Rarely have I been so absorbed into a horror film, which although not scary per se, was certainly unique and made me a little nervous walking through the dark in fear of weird old men/attractive young women/police detectives jumping out at me in pig masks. This film was unique in the creation of a brilliant yet awful mind (namely John "Jigsaw" Kramer) and has many innovative yet often...
I did not see it and do not plan to see it. It sounds like a sick movie. I know a lot of people like this sort of thing, but I just don't get it... slasher, people being sawed or cut or killed. I have seen a lot in my job and do not wish to see the Hollywood version.
Very gory, very suspensful and the traps had me fascinated. However it wasn't a very scary movie.
Johnny Depp is kinda weird in this movie and I don't think that it's a great movie in my opinion.This is a very strange cast for a movie with such hype surrounding Johnny Depp and why can't it be like the book which I have read several times.
This movie is original and greusome. I like the sequel better, but this is still great in its own rite. I've seen it 4 or 5 times and it kept my interest every time.
Best ending I have seen in years, very clever. The sequel really brought down the mystery of the first movie,they should have left it alone.
Interesting remake but to me as good as Johnny Depp was, Gene Wilder will always be Willy Wonka. They hipped the oompas (sp) up a little and only used one guy to play them all! You see the darker side of Wonka and his childhood in this version and it was good, but I will always like the origanal better.
Have some of these people actually read Charlie and the chocolate factory? Willy Wonka is a weirdo, the book is a dark fairy tale for goodness sake. Johnny Depp's version is far nearer the original than Gene Wilder's, the description of Willy Wonka in the book also fits the Johnny Depp version more accurately and in my opinion is an improvement. Johnny always does things his way, he does not copy...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 2.92 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #1,623 movie of all time, #57 movie from 2005 and #138 Fantasy movie of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 339 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the movie ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other movies...
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Closer to the source material than 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is for people who like their Chocolate visually appealing and dark.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A very ugly movie. Three stars only for the interesting concept.