The original or the remake of willy wonka for me it has to be the original theres only one willy wonka and gene wilder played him superbly. what do you think?
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slimjim
ANSWERS: 7
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Jonny Depp disturbed me in the remake... I was concerned for the safety of the children (and not just because the factory was basically trying to kill them).
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I just loved Gene Wilder and to me he became Willy Wonka and even though he was nuts, he really seemed like a child at heart. Depp was not!
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I truly agree, Gene Wilder was the true Willy Wonka.
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I haven't seen the remake, but I can't imagine it being better. I am not big on remakes or sequels. ALTHOUGH, after seeing the original Ocean's 11, I like the remake better.
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I've seen both and it was obvious that there'd be no Johnny Depp version if it wasn't for Gene Wilder's version. I definitely prefer the first one because Gene Wilder's just so unique!
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Definately the original with Gene Wilder. I am the biggest Johnny Depp fan ever, but when I first heard he was going to play Wonka, my first thought, and I guess hope was that it would be a musical like the original. Well, I guess I can't have everything go my way.
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I think Tim Burton's version with Johnny Depp depicted more what Roald Dahl envisioned when creating the character of Willy Wonka. Gene Wilder was great and fun-loving but Willy Wonka locked himself in a chocolate factory for however many years away from all human contact. I didn't find Gene Wilder "wierd" enough. You have to be some kind of crazy to do that and I think Johnny Depp depicted that well. I don't feel that Roald Dahl thought of a musical when he wrote his book. Granted I think both have a wonderful place in film history, but I feel that the newer version is more what Roald Dahl had in mind when he wrote his book.
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