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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ()

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featuring Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor

Director Tim Burton brings his unique vision and sensibility to Roald Dahl's classic children's story in this lavish screen interpretation. Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) is the secretive and wildly imaginative man behind the world's most celebrated candy company, and while the Wonka factory is famously closed to visitors, the reclusive candy man decides to give five lucky children a chance to see the inside of his operation by placing "golden tickets" in five randomly selected chocolate bars. Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), whose poor but loving family lives literally in the shadow of the Wonka factory, is lucky enough to obtain one of the tickets, and Charlie, escorted by his Grandpa Joe (David Kelly), is in for the ride of a lifetime as he tours the strange and remarkable world of Wonka with fellow winners, media-obsessed Mike Teavee (Jordan Fry), harsh and greedy Veruca Salt (Julia Winter), gluttonous Augustus Gloop (Philip Wiegratz), and ultra-competitive Violet Beauregarde (AnnaSophia Robb). Over the course of the day, some of the children will learn difficult lessons about themselves, and one will go on to become Wonka's new right hand. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory also stars Christopher Lee, James Fox, and Noah Taylor; the book was famously adapted to the screen before in 1971 under the title Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, with Gene Wilder as the eccentric candy tycoon. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Hide synopsis

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Overall customer rating: 3.334
uglycop
by uglycop on Jan 16, 2009

entertaining but juvenile. Recommend to somebody under 8 yoa only More

mombot4

Lots of fun

by mombot4 on Oct 15, 2008

This is a fun movie for kids and also grown ups that remember what it's like to be a kid. It's also very close to Roald Dahl's book of the same name, moreso than the 1971 Willy Wonka film that starred the wonderful Gene Wilder. Personally, I liked both of these films. I did grow up with the older ... More

dawgma347

Can't compare to the original with Gene Wilder

by dawgma347 on Apr 9, 2008

The original with Gene Wilder is soooo much better. This is a great book and I'm glad they attempted to remake it for this generation. I love Tim Burton and his darkness and I love Jonny Depp, but the combination of the two this time just didn't work out. The visual effects were great. The young stars ... More

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