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Sweet Repeat

By Paul Dearing

Jackson Free Press | July 21, 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is Tim Burton’s most enjoyable (and strangest) film in years; it not only stands as a testament to his talents, but it may even be superior to the classic 1971 adaptation Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

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Tags: Tim Burton, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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