Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Pros: Johnny Depp. Entertaining movie with great cast.

Cons: Nothing for me.

The Bottom Line: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was wonderful and definitely worth seeing. Fans of Johnny Depp should enjoy his performance.

Review: I have seen many movies that Johnny Depp has been in and I’ve liked him in all of them. After loving P irates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, I realized just how many movies he’s been in ...

Pros: Wonderful visuals, powerful acting, funny, more depth & motivation for Charlie and Wonka...

Cons: Devotees of the "original" will complain. Non-stop.

The Bottom Line: Although the squirrel attack will give me nightmares, the movie was as sweet as the candy Wonka's been making for years.

Review: Even though I'm in my thirties, I'm not one of the millions of my age cohorts who grew up with "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." In fact, I had read the book and was in my twenties before I ever even saw the movie--which I saw in a "meeting" at ...

Pros: Tim Burton and Johnny Depp together again

Cons: May be too long for younger kids

The Bottom Line: Burton and Depp have made another classic.

Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the latest offering from Tim Burton and frequent collaborator Johnny Depp. This film is based on the novel by Roald Dahl and should not be regarded as a remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. ...

Pros: imaginative visuals, Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, re-imagining of Wonka's character

Cons: liked the original Salts better

The Bottom Line: Whether you loved Willy Wonka... or hated it, you ought to give Roald Dahl a chance to work his magic in the capable hands of Tim Burton.

Review: This is the summer of the remake, it seems. How many must we suffer through? The Dukes of Hazzard, Bewitched, Bad News Bears… luckily, there is at least one rehashing that is worth the audience’s time and attention. Conveniently ...

Pros: Johhny Depp, the Willy Wonka song, and the Oommpa Loompas.

Cons: I wish there had been more songs.

The Bottom Line: I would definitely recommend seeing this movie. It is so cute and funny.

Review: When first I heard that Tim Burton would be filming a new version of Roald Dohl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", I had visions of satanic oompa-loompas and decapitated children flashing through my horrified mind. What good could come of a ...

Pros: Lots of snow and great special effects.

Cons: Gene Wilder's songs and lesson quotes are missing.

The Bottom Line: Eating chocolate CAN have its rewards.

Review: If you remember in 1971 Gene Wilder singing sweet little songs and spouting quotes as lessons for naughty little kids then just keep on remembering that. This movie, even though it is a fun one, adds and minuses several things from the original. Gone ...

Pros: Depp and a charming plot.

Cons: May be to creepy in parts for the youngest viewers.

The Bottom Line: A charming updated to a beloved classic.

Review: It seems of late that every month Hollywood either releases or plans to release a remake of a classic film. This summer has spawned no less than 5 remakes of classic films or televisions shows and with box office receipts in decline, it would seem that ...

Pros: costumes, setting, musical numbers, performances, charicatures, pacing and casting

Cons: may seem too "dark," inevitable comparisons to Willy Wonka and Gene Wilder

The Bottom Line: Even if you're hooked on Willy Wonka, Charlie is well worth it; it gives the story added depth, and the visuals are stunning.

Review: The title scene opens darkly, in the dim lighting of Willy Wonka’s factory. The camera follows the elegant, meticulous, and mechanical transformation of Wonka’s legendary chocolate from liquid ooze into wrapped, solid candy bars. It’s a ...

Pros: Just about everything

Cons: Story and events move fast

The Bottom Line: A wonderful family movie made by way of Lemony Snicket, told in a macabre sense tied with sweet.

Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is by no means, a remake of the 1971 classic, but a second version of the Roald Dahl book. While the Gene Wilder/Mel Stuart collaboration was a sweet musical cum family film, this Tim Burton version is a slightly ...

Pros: Captures the fable-like nature of the original novel very well

Cons: Added subplot dealing with Willy Wonka's father is a bit weak

The Bottom Line: Imaginative Version of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Children's Book That's Guaranteed To Entertain If You Don't Have a Chip On Your Shoulder

Review: Synopsis: Charlie Bucket is a good, well-mannered English boy who lives with his loving family in a dilapidated house. Charlie loves chocolate, but his family is so poor that he only gets a single chocolate bar once a year on his birthday. Even ...