Finally saw it for myself - it wasn't as bad as I thought, but it also wasn't nearly as good as people made it out to be...

I have to say that one of the best aspects of this film was the set design, it was honestly eye candy (dum de dum!). I'd be really concerned if this film didn't recieve a Oscar nomination for set design and art direction. They still had that wacky Tim Burton touch to them yet they managed to make them look like something I could imagine from the book.

I really liked the Oompa Loompas, but I really hated their songs, even though they were the same lyrics as the book, they had these melodies and tones with annoying instrumentals, it just sounded TOO corny.

Depp also over-acted more than once; that blemished his performance considerably, especially since most of his roles are virtually flawlessly pulled off. The whole thing was a big wasted opportunity. I give it a 6.8/10.