Charlie and the chocolate factory

[cinema bob]

I just got back from a prescreening here in Des moines, ia. and i have got to tell you, this film is great. I must admit i went in with low expectations and was immediately immersed in the story. Tim Burton has returned to his Pee wee era of film making and it is all for the best. the ommpa lumpa are hilarious, the acting is great and johnny depp was (as usual) fantastic.
when i saw the previews i was worried that he had been miscast, but it truly was inspired.

two thumbs way up :T :T

[Nick M]

I'm going to wait for this on DVD. Having seen the original atleast 50+ times growing up, it's going to take something awfully special to top the original.

Glad to see a positive review though.

[cinema bob]

Man i know what you mean, i really thought that no one could top gene wilder as willy. but i must say that this is different enough to really be worth seeing.
my wife is a huge Roald Dahl fan, and a fan of the original film. she didn't want to "waste her time" on this one. but the tickets were free (we were in the right place at the right time) and so we went to it. she was into it and laughing almost from the beginning.

in short i do think this is special enough to warrant seeing it in the theater.

[aud19]

I want to see!! :yesnod:

[Sarahbee]

<= obviously looking forward to this Thanks for the report!

[aud19]

Nobody gone to see this yet?!?!? I've been hearing many good things! :P

[audioqueso]

I haven't seen it, but I thought at first it was literately CHARLIE and the Chocolate Factory.... you know, like what happens after Charlie grows up and what he does with the factory. I thought it could have been a bit interesting like that.

[RobP]

My family and I seen it this weekend, It was good but really,really weird. I liked Johnny Depp, perfect person for the part, and Tim Burton did a great job. One thing though, is anyone else here getting tired of all the re-makes from the 70's and 80's? Walking through the theatre I seen ads for " The longest Yard" and the "Dukes of Hazzard". I like nostalgia but It seems that Hollywood is grabbing for anything now.

[aud19]

One thing though, is anyone else here getting tired of all the re-makes from the 70's and 80's? Walking through the theatre I seen ads for " The longest Yard" and the "Dukes of Hazzard". I like nostalgia but It seems that Hollywood is grabbing for anything now.

They're grasping at straws becuase theatre ticket sales are a fair bit down

[Danbry39]

Yeah, the remakes really bother me. Too often, it's of films that were pretty good the first time round, rather than films where they screwed up. I think someone mentioned quite a while back that J Lo and Ben, when they were together, were thinking of redoing Casablanca!!!

As far as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, both my daughters went to see it and raved about how good it was. My youngest in particular is a Johnny Depp fan and she said he again aced a roll, which wouldn't surprise me in the least. He's a fine actor, especially in quirky rolls.

Isn't he in his early 40's? Sure doesn't look it.

[Adz]

I just got back from a prescreening here in Des moines, ia. and i have got to tell you, this film is great. I must admit i went in with low expectations and was immediately immersed in the story. Tim Burton has returned to his Pee wee era of film making and it is all for the best. the ommpa lumpa are hilarious, the acting is great and johnny depp was (as usual) fantastic.
when i saw the previews i was worried that he had been miscast, but it truly was inspired.

two thumbs way up :T :T

Whooaaa!!! I have to tell you I took my family to see the movie today and it was NOT very good at all. It was torturous and Johnny Depp gave a Michael Jackson-esque performance if you get the reference. I thought the Oompah Loompa(s) casting (which were all played by the same person) was a poor choice, and the new songs were really really awful. Maybe its because my wife and I loved the original one so much, but not even close to the Gene Wilder/Jackie Albertson performances. I do understand though that it was closer to the book itself and I did think that Charlie as well as some of the kids casted were entertaining.
A big downer for me anyway - sorry Mr. Burton.