Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Reviews

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
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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