Saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory this evening. I wasn’t really sure what I thought I was going to expect really. It had been so long since I’d seen the first film adaptation of the book, and an even longer time since I’d read the book, that I couldn’t really remember anything of the story! As such, some parts of this film left me wondering, “Was this in the book?”

What I did notice was that this film adaptation was darker and noticeably more sarcastic than the previous film, and the characters seemed a little more human. The Oompa Loompas, however, seemed to get sidelined a bit as their roles didn’t seem so prominent and I couldn’t for the life of me work out what the song lyrics were!

All in all, an entertaining film, although I’m not sure I get on too well with Roald Dahl’s stories.