Good god how is this film given a rating above 6...It is beyond terrible.Are people really this tasteless?The musical acts sound like they've been pushed through a sound synthesizer by someone who hasn't got a clue what they're doing. The original musicals were pretty good, sung with appreciation and talent. Can't say the same here.Depp's performance, as bizarre as it is, is rather woeful. Reminds me too much of a Michael Jackson imitation and that's not what you want to be thinking about watching this film.The overall plot more or less follows the original in some ways, but really there's nothing to be gained from it. It wasn't ambitious enough, although the imagery was nice and splendid, it was sadly backed up by shoddy writing and direction.

This pointless remake is a clichéd, glitzy abomination which offers cheesy jokes, sentimental pap and a ridiculous voice-over. The original film might be a little dated but it is so superior to this crud.

Seriously. I love Tim Burton but this movie was not great at all. He did not improve on the classic at all. I think too many changes were made in this updated version. I don't think that the audience need that much detail about the small details. I think that they cut too much out.

I've seen a number of Tim Burton movies, but this one was BY FAR the worst. Doesn't even relate to what happened in the book or the previous movie with Gene Wilder. Did Wonka have flashbacks of his childhood? No. Did he even talk to or about his father? No. Or were there any more ridiculous stories Charlie was told about? No. What a ridiculous movie! When I heard that Tim Burton was going to make this movie, I just knew it was going to fail miserably.