Charlie and the Cocolate Factory(2005)

[Spiffy Niffy]

Does anybody have any info or thoughts about this movie?

[Menard]

I have not heard anything about the remake (shows how much I have been paying attention) but as usual I have reservations about remakes. I have learned not to pre-judge a remake as I have seen some excellent remakes. Unfortunately the excellent remakes are a minority. It certainly does ask the question: what is there to improve upon? I think 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Mary Poppins' both fall into that category. Couldn't you imagine Pee Wee Herman as Wonka? Of course they would then have to rationalize why the song 'Tequilla' is in the movie (:  Bob

[dean]

There's a few threads about this already, if you search back a while.  Though not too much is known by me at this stage, I did see the teaser trailer and it looks pretty good.  Whether or not it holds up as a film and not a trailer remains to be seen, but I am pretty excited by this film.

[Derf]

Has anybody else who has seen the preview come to the conclusion that Johnny Depp is playing Michael Jackson as Willy Wonka? He looks a bit like MJ and sounds detached enough from reality to be MJ. Plus then there's the whole kid fetish thing going on. Kind of adds a whole new "Eeeeeeeew" layer to the movie.