Review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) by Scottj — 09 Nov 2005

Hey geniuses, the ones bashing the film as a "remake of a classic," or as one person put it, gave it a "new name" and "tried to make it a little darker," here's a newsflash: this was originally a BOOK.

The name isn't new, it's the original title of the book, the 'classic' Diz-nee film changed the title, and actually made Dahl's story sappy and LESS dark. Burton's film isn't perfect, but he comes close to getting it right while the Diz-nee film got most of it wrong.

The new music ain't great, but it's a lot better than the syrupy show-tunes wedged into the Diz-nee film.