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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

By Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Films

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Mixed reviews and creepy comparisons to Michael Jackson notwithstanding, Tim Burtons splendidly imaginative adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would almost surely meet with Roald Dahls approval. The celebrated author of darkly offbeat childrens books vehemently disapproved of 1971s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (hence the change in title), so its only fitting that Burton and his frequent star/collaborator, Johnny Depp, should have another go, infusing the enigmatic candymans tale with their own unique brand of imaginative oddity. Depps pale, androgynous Wonka led some to suspect a partial riff on that most controversial of eternal children, Michael Jackson, but Burtons film is too expansively magnificent to be so narrowly defined. While preserving Dahls morality tale on the hazards of indulgent excess, Burtons riotous explosion of color provides a wondrous setting for the lessons learned by Charlie Bucket (played by Freddie Highmore, Depps delightful costar in Finding Neverland), as he and other, less admirable children enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime tour of Wonkas 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 films underlying weirdness is exaggerated by Depps admirably risky but ultimately off-putting performance. Of course, none of this stops Burtons Charlie from being the must-own family DVD of 2005s holiday season, perhaps even for those who staunchly defend Gene Wilders portrayal of Wonka from 34 years earlier. --Jeff Shannon
Product details
Release Date:
2005-11-21
Number of Discs:
2
Publication Date:
2005-11-21
Publisher:
Warner
Languages:
Original: English
Weight:
160 g
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