Once again… more movie reviews (sigh). I went and saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory yesterday and I have to say this is the funniest summer blockbuster the year. If you are a fan of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory then you should see this film, and if you haven’t seen WWATCF don’t worry it’s not a requirement. There are a lot of similarities to the old film, but the feel of the film is so different, which was intended. Johnny Depp did a awesome job as Willy Wonka, plus Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) is in this film. The CG and special effects in this film were subtile and there was some great work with replication of the Oompa Loompas (Deep Roy was the actor for all of the Loompas). Overall, 8 out of 10 very funny, entertaining, and outright wierd film which is the way Donald J. Sobol intended when he wrote the book. Bravo Tim Burton, you continue to amaze me with your talent to make a written story come to life on film.
