I only recently watched the original movie as part of my "classics I've never watched" retrospective, and while I can see why there are elements that kids back then did like, it definitely didn't have the same effect on me and I found it a bit boring and dated. So without any nostalgia, I do think the Tim Burton treatment from this more recent take on the story does improve things quite a bit; I don't have children but if I did, I would be more likely to let them watch this version over the old one. That said, I still didn't enjoy it much more than that so besides entertaining your kids for a little bit, I wouldn't necessarily recommend this movie.
Review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
