Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

I'm surprised no one made a thread about this one yet! I've been hooked on this movie lately, it's sooo cool! I just bought the VHS on eBay, still waiting for it to ship. I'm 16 by the way.

 

I actually liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory better. I think it was just a little bit darker and less silly. And it didn't hurt that Johnny Depp was in it

 

I didn't like that one because they changed the character of Willy Wonka, and there was no singing. You can't beat Pure Imagination =D.


But mostly because the first reason. In the original, Willy Wonka is this eccentric, cynical, mystical figure. In the new one he's just bitter and emotional.

 

I think the original deffinatly beats the newer one for sure. You can't beat Gene Wilder singing in a top hat.

 

a different approach from johnny depp, but a hell of a film nonetheless. the oompa loompas looked like the al queada on DMT, but i let that slip and for what it was, it was excellent.

 

Ya me as well...... The newer one was crap!!

Im a 'purist' and i dont like it when people take something good and ruin it like that!

 

Oh, you do know where it's at don't you girl!

Wilder's interpretation of that tune was at once dark, creepy and very beautiful wasn't it?

P.S. ...and I generally don't dig musicals.
(I liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory too, I dig Depp in just about anything.)
ZW

 

I was kind of the poor kid when I was growing up so there are still about 4 or 5 places in Willie Wonka that still make me cry. Gene Wilder was perfect in the role. I was dissapointed with the new one. It's too bad because I'm a huge Tim Burton fan and I also really dig Johnny Depp but I really couldn't get into the new one.

Peace Out,
Rev J

 

I just watched the unedited version, I did not know the mother sang in the movie.

 

Unedited??

I didnt know there is one..... I thought the 1 I have always seen is the unedited one....

Yes the mother is a g00d singer

 

It was editted for U.S. TV.

 

And they're making an origin movie, which I bet absolutely no one wanted......

 

Oh ok JPN2,the one I have on VHS is the unedited one. (Also the one from the disney channel recorded in 1989 I think is also unedited)


I would love to see the original paramount release!!