Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dir: Tim Burton
2005
***
Tim Burton's 2005 adaption of Roald Dahl's classic children's tale, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is not a bad film at all, and although it was somewhat more faithful to the book, I much prefer the 1971 version starring Gene Wilder. I guess I'm a little biased thought as Willy Wonka was one of my favourites growing up. In all fairness though, neither film has ever really brought Dahl's words to life for me, they both close but the magic of reading the book has never been matched. It was also a little too Americanized for my liking, that's not a dig at my American friends either, it just doesn't sound right when your hear an English person say 'Candy bar'.