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Eunice Huthart,
Tina Maskell,
Cecily Fay Harris,
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Tim Burton,
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: Warner Home Video
: Kids, Live Action, Fantasy
: 115 min.
: English, Spanish, French
: English, Spanish, French
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Director Tim Burton brings his unique vision and sensibility to Roald Dahl's classic children's story in this lavish screen interpretation. Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) is the secretive and wildly imaginative man behind the world's most celebrated candy company, and while the Wonka factory is famously closed to visitors, the reclusive candy man decides to give five lucky children a chance to see the inside of his operation by placing "golden tickets" in five randomly selected chocolate bars. Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), whose poor but loving family lives literally in the shadow of the Wonka factory, is lucky enough to obtain one of the tickets, and Charlie, escorted by his Grandpa Joe (David Kelly), is in for the ride of a lifetime as he tours the strange and remarkable world of Wonka with fellow winners, media-obsessed Mike Teavee (Jordan Fry), harsh and greedy Veruca Salt (Julia Winter), gluttonous Augustus Gloop (Philip Wiegratz), and ultra-competitive Violet Beauregarde (AnnaSophia Robb). Over the course of the day, some of the children will learn difficult lessons about themselves, and one will go on to become Wonka's new right hand. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory also stars Christopher Lee, James Fox, and Noah Taylor; the book was famously adapted to the screen before in 1971 under the title Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, with Gene Wilder as the eccentric candy tycoon. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| Such a misguided mistake
by mason
July 18, 2006 - 11:43 PM PDT
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1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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| As perhaps a counterpoint to the previous review, I have to say that almost every decision made by Burton, Depp, and the rest of the cast and crew was a mistake -- most of all the decision to remake this movie without a clear goal in sight. Instead, we get Burton directing as if he didn't have any idea of what he was trying to say; a script that leaves Charlie "winning" only because each of the other kids loses, and not through any action of his own; Depp putting a lot of effort into a seriously misguided character decision; and song & dance routines that could hardly have been more embarrassing. It's difficult to enumerate this film's problems -- if you're a fan of both the books and the original movie it may be worth watching out of simple curiosity (I found it perversely fascinating), but consider this your warning. |
| A Near-Perfect Confection
by talltale
December 13, 2005 - 5:53 AM PST
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4 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| The most all-out enjoyable, not-a-dull-moment movie of the year so far, CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is another Tim Burton wonder. Here is everything from Busby Berkeley to psychiatry, dentistry, family, candy, color and good guys getting their fair share. All imagined to a fare-thee-well by Burton, with his usual dark overlay that masks a mind and heart of enormous proportions. Star Depp is as delightful as ever, and his entire supporting cast keeps pace. This is what movie theatres--and wide-screen TVs--were made for! |
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