Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review |
by Shane Burridge |
1972's WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY was a relatively unknown
property when it first appeared in cinemas. I say "relatively" because
three decades later it is hard to imagine any child not being exposed to
Roald Dahl's book somewhere along...more |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review |
by [email protected] |
It's hard to imagine a more fitting interpreter of Roald Dahl,
particularly his beloved "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," than
director Tim Burton ("Big Fish," "Sleepy Hollow," "Edward
Scissorhands"). Mel Stuart took a stab at it in 1971 of...more |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review |
by Homer Yen |
When you have the freedom to do whatever you
want, you can come up with some zany ideas. This
freedom is what has propelled Willy Wonka (Johnny
Depp) to superstar status in the confection
world. He'll travel to remote locations to
uncover new flavors....more |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review |
by Stephen Bourne |
The grand posters and announcements were dispatched around the globe
overnight. Secretively reclusive yet world famous candy maker Willy Wonka
(Johnny Depp) had personally added one golden ticket to five randomly
picked Wonka Whipple-Scrumptious...more |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review |
by Steve Rhodes |
Although I'm a big fan of WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, I enjoyed
Tim Burton's remake as well, even if Gene Wilder's infectious charm is
sorely missing. The new version is aptly titled CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY since this is more...more |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review |
by Matt Noller |
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Mel Stuart's 1971 film adaptation of
Roald Dahl's classic novel, is largely an awful film. It's filled with
horrid acting and embarrassingly maudlin musical numbers, and without Gene
Wilder's bipolar tour de...more |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review |
by [email protected] |
It's always intrigued me how filmmakers can be inspired by the same
literary work yet interpret it so differently. Tim Burton's take
is 180-degrees from "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971)
with Gene Wilder warbling the Anthony Newley-Leslie...more |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review |
by William Robert |
If you were old enough to remember the original or you have seen it on
DVD recently this remake might leave you feeling kind of flat, like it
did me. This Tim Burton release although 34 years younger than the
original just didn't do it for me. Johnny...more |