I recently saw something on TV saying that the original book by Roald Dahl, while it was a children's story, had certain horror elements in it as well, & it seems to me that maybe Burton is just redefining those elements a bit...as to whether Depp is too creepy in this version, go back & watch the Gene Wilder movie again...he's definately playing very close to the edge of creepy, & those Oompa-Loompas are STILL scary 35 years later...

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