[Cadaverous Pallor]

Just to make sure I didn't overstate my negatives -

I did enjoy watching it, and most of it was great. Laughed out loud, etc. I'd have to agree with GD though, it's about as good as the old movie.

Pulling the rug out from Charlie himself and making it Wonka's story sucked, and for me, that pretty much wrecks the whole thing as a "classic". It's funny, I used to be somewhat annoyed at the slightly modified ending to the old movie, where Wonka tests Charlie with the temptation of selling out to Slugworth, and Charlie prevails even though Wonka is rude to him. But compared to this modification, that one looks like nothing - it stays within the original moral of the story.