Which "Charlie and the Cocolate Factory" movie do you prefer?

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Fallen Angel Carrey was funny as hell until I seen that movie, I loved Depp in every movie I saw him in, until that./

I'm going to pretend you didn't just call Carrey "Funny as Hell."

Originally Posted by Loose Cannon wow, might be a first time ever at TPWW where everyonr agrees Wilder easily

Totally scary. Hold me.

Originally Posted by Nowhere Man There is just no escaping the sheer awesomeness that is Gene Wilder. Depp's Wonka came off like a pedophile.

When I was younger, and they were talking about doing a remake (I mean, this is one of those movies they've been doing for like a decade or so. I think I first heard about it in 1994), I said they should get Michael Jackson to play Wonka, simply because there were so many character similarities. It was a joke at the time, but I think Jacko would have played a less Jackson-esque character than Depp did.

And that's the problem with Depp's performance. Depp beat us over the head with the performance. Wonka should be over-the-top, but he should not have every nuance of his character screamed out at the top of the actor's lungs.

Also, I always thought of Wonka as a somewhat-sympathetic character, something Wilder portrayed well, even in a movie that wasn't exactly a faithful re-enactment. After watching the new movie, I kept thinking "Man, I loved the visuals and Burton's spin on the WORLD of Willy Wonka, but I wanted to kick Wonka in the balls.

Originally Posted by ct2k Wilder Didn't not enjoy the Depp version, just found the schmaltz laid on a little thick, and I dunno, I just love Gene Wilder

It's kinda bad when you're schmaltzier than a 70s musical.