Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Edition)
by Tim Burton
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Actor: David Kelly, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Noah TaylorDirector: Tim Burton
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Philippe Rousselot
Editor: Chris Lebenzon
Producer: Bruce Berman
Producer: Graham Burke
Producer: Liccy Dahl
Producer: Patrick McCormick
Producer: Michael Siegel
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Movie Reviews of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Wonka is Creepy
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed most scenes in the film except those with Johnny Depp,he comes across as a creepy pedophile.I know there are other actors that would have been better in this role(such as Jim Carrey) but Hollywood has some secret contract that says all Tim Burton films must star Johnny Depp.Johnny Depp is a good actor but this part didn't fit him.
I still enjoy the original with Gene Wilder more because I grew up with it and it is a timeless classic.
Summary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Edition)
Mixed reviews and creepy comparisons to Michael Jackson notwithstanding, Tim Burton's splendidly imaginative adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would almost surely meet with Roald Dahl's approval. The celebrated author of darkly offbeat children's books vehemently disapproved of 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (hence the change in title), so it's only fitting that Burton and his frequent star/collaborator, Johnny Depp, should have another go, infusing the enigmatic candyman's tale with their own unique brand of imaginative oddity. Depp's pale, androgynous Wonka led some to suspect a partial riff on that most controversial of eternal children, Michael Jackson, but Burton's film is too expansively magnificent to be so narrowly defined. While preserving Dahl's morality tale on the hazards of indulgent excess, Burton's riotous explosion of color provides a wondrous setting for the lessons learned by Charlie Bucket (played by Freddie Highmore, Depp's delightful costar in Finding Neverland), as he and other, less admirable children enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime tour of Wonka's confectionary wonderland. Elaborate visual effects make this an eye-candy overdose (including digitally multiplied Oompa-Loompas, all played by diminutive actor Deep Roy), and the film's underlying weirdness is exaggerated by Depp's admirably risky but ultimately off-putting performance. Of course, none of this stops Burton's Charlie from being the must-own family DVD of 2005's holiday season, perhaps even for those who staunchly defend Gene Wilder's portrayal of Wonka from 34 years earlier. --Jeff ShannonFantasy Adventure. Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Depp) and Charlie a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children including Charlie draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing andenduring story.Running Time: 115 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 012569593374
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