Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

IMDB link: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Date viewed: September 18, 2005
Source: Cinema
Review:

More enjoyable than I anticipated. Quite funny, really. Johnny Depp does a great job, as usual, and Charlie and Grandpa Joe are both good. Violet's mother is a standout. Augustus Gloop's character has some nice lines. There are some good jokes in here, many of which our fellow movie goers seemed to miss. Somewhat different from the original, but a strong showing by Mr. Burton. - A

I liked this one quite a bit. Some of the humor was very Simpsons-like, which can only be a good thing. Was the little German boy actually played by a boy? or was he entirely computer generated? As Amy noted, Missy Pyle is perfect, and Depp is very good. - T