shhh.

Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore

It’s much like the original screenplay adaption, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. So much so, that Gene Wilder (original Willy Wonka) started complaining. Johnny Depp’s reply?

“Somebody sent me an article where Gene Wilder said, ‘Why would they remake Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?’ We didn’t remake Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, we remade (the book) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It’s based on the same book they based theirs on. Making a statement that they only made this film because of the money is a really odd statement to make from a guy who has been in the business as long as he has . . . all movies were made because somebody somewhere wanted a return on their dollar that they spent. Ultimately it’s a business.”

It is more clear as to why all the grandparents are in the same bed, and the occasional flashback to Willy Wonka’s past is a good addition. Besides getting rid of the bad characters and promoting family values, it’s an all-around good, if not weird, movie. So what is it exactly that makes it so weird?

Ok, so I found a better similarity, but the picture of Michael Jackson was too small. I wish I had bookmarked that page where Yahoo! compared the two.

The Bottom Line: Watch the movie because everyone will be asking you if you did or not. To make the time pass faster, try to compare Jackson and Depp the whole time. I can think of quite a few similarities.

posted: 05 July 17
under: High School