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Title: eye candy full of empty calories
Review: It's extraordinary how Tim Burton can make movies that are totally void of humanity and energy and this is his most offensive attempt. It's equally stunning that a remake can eviscerate the brilliant script of the original, take away all humor, quirkiness and cleverness and repackage it with ridiculous changes. And then there's the awful performance of Johnny Depp who has no concept of this character. I believe the original choice for the remake was Nicholas Cage who would've gotten the nastiness of Willy Wonka. I loathed the children and acting all around. I loathed the lame songs. I loathed the money that was spent on this. Take a look at some of the making of extras of the original movie and you'll see it was a labor of love. Like all of Burton's latest movies, this was made for the money. It's eye candy, but it sure ain't sweet.
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