Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Blu B On a story telling level it's not broken or anything like that. It makes perfect sense. Editing isn't bad, but in terms of adding or expanding on the 1971 classic this not only fails at that but just a complete misunderstnading of what made that work so much better...miles and miles better thats mind boggling. I get the nostalgia if you seen this as a kid but once you remove that factor my goodness this isn't even close. The CGI is terrible. The practical effects here are done in a dark twisted manner that sometimes works and other times just isn't as good as the original. It reminds sometimes of the Cat in the Hat which isn't a good thing. Deep as Wonka is so weird, unlikeable, creepy, and unnatural. Charlie and his Grandfather here feel almost like an afterthought after they enter the factory. The worst part about this is the music numbers and the soundtrack in general. It's just...wow. I mean seriously funk, 00's pop sounding numbers in a movie set long before those were even invented. It's like if Barry Lyndon used T.I. or Usher in it's soundtrack. It doesn't fit at all and honestly it feels almost borderline disrespectful to the original movie. That part more than anything rubbed me the wrong way, intentional or not. Everything else isn't that good here. The humor in this also is so cringe and weird at times. There are just straight lines that don't make sense. This focuses much more on Wonka's backstory which is a cool ieda but feels so out of place in the flashbacks. This should've been done in almost it feels like it's own seperate movie (A prequel). The small amount that that does add isn't worth the huge chunks it takes away from. Gone is all the magic, wonder, fun, and sincerity of the original and replaced with darkness, unintentional creep factor, cringe jokes,and something that feels so soulless. It has that soul less 00's look to it at times also. Skip This. This is the definition of pointless remake. Even Burton's Planet of the Apes didn't have as large a misunderstanding of the original as this does. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/16/25 Full Review Tiffani L Love it best ever awesome need another one with same cast Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/11/25 Full Review João Vinícius A It's not good, it's not funny, it's not many things it could have been, but the duo Freddie and Johnny charm anyone who is expecting the most from it. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Susana P Charlie and the chocolate factory is a great book but the movie is a little too crazy. I would recommend it for seven year olds and up because I feel like there’s a lot of like scares for the Young‘s. It is like when the rich girl fell in that hole or when violet turned into a blueberry, I think like three year olds, would say I am scared. Maybe I turn into a blueberry if I eat gum or I’m not gonna touch squirrels or I might not feed a squirrel or I’m not gonna drown I never gonna go in the ocean because they’re scared of the when Augustus glue fell into the chocolate water or they’re scared if they shrink because they think they’re shrink at night so they get scared if they might Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Kevinator B I LOVED IT I really hope they make a part 2 my second most favorite movie ever no exception I love all the scenes and I like the history of wonka and I like the blueberry scene and also it’s just fantastic it’s suck a good classic you can’t go wrong with a classic 5 out of 5 no exception fantastic movie Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Audience Member I never cried so much while watching a movie. This movie is a masterpiece! It’s so emotional and warm. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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