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Title: Stay away!
Review: Tim Burton should stay away from remakes! This is right up there with his disasterous remake of Planet of the Apes. Both inane and pointless. The differences between the original movie and the book do not warrant this remake. Johnny Depp is just creepy (and I usually like his work), and the Oompa Loompa was just plain wrong! Plus, the attempts to modernize the songs fall flat. Even the young actor playing Charlie, who was wonderful in Finding Neverland, is dull in this film as he whispers his way through. Do yourself a favor, rent the original, as I doubt this one will even be remembered in 10 years.
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