Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Annasophia Robb, Christopher Lee, David Kelly
'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is a tale about an eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. ...( read more
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DVD Released: November 8, 2005
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March 19, 2009Really weird and at many times unintentionally creepy. Johnny Depp is great as usual but I think there may have been a miscalculation with this one.
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February 19, 2009I'm going against the grain, I guess... but I loved this movie. It's the same heart-warming story that it always was, with Tim Burton's take on why Wonka is the man he is. Johnny Depp is crazy, walking a fine line between Jim Carrey and Michael Jackson, and the new kids are as br... ...( read more )
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November 7, 2008"Oompa-Loompas are crazy for Coco-Beans"
Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) and Charlie (Freddie Highmore), a good-hear... ...( read more ) -
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July 4, 2009So much better than the first one. This remake is so much funnier and more entertaining then the last one which was old and a little boring.
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August 2, 2005
Kurt Loder, MTV
July 18, 2005
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
You can't help feeling that a fantasist as accomplished as Burton can manage this kind of project with his eyes shut. The trouble is that, from film to film, his dreams are starting to look the same. full review
July 15, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
In its best sections, it's magically deranged in a way no other filmmaker could even come close to pulling off. full review
July 14, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Burton has pulled off the near-impossible: a fresh look at a classic. full review
July 14, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The kids, their adventures and the song and dance numbers are so entertaining that Depp's strange Willy Wonka is not fatal to the movie, although it's at right angles to it. full review
July 12, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
With a surprisingly docile tone that's more peculiar than petrifying, Burton's foray to the famous factory becomes something of a gooey mess. full review
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October 5, 2008so i actually watched this movie before the old one, so maybe that affected my opinion but...this movie is awesome!!! :-) johnny depp's character was likeable and lovable(to me) and ive always thought the first movie was a bit creep-tacular. ech.
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April 12, 2008Charlie and the chocolate factory is the best film ever and its my favorite film i love the old film and the new film the same, the only difference is that the new film has better grapics and is more organised.
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