I SO agree with him on Depp's version of Willy Wonka (it was bad)
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nicolehering — 11 years ago(May 18, 2014 02:32 AM)
I agree too. The remake is bad. Johnny Depp was hideous. He hated children! Why would Willy Wonka hate children when they're his top customers and he wanted a child to win the contest? That was stupid. Gene's Willy Wonka didn't hate children. He was polite to all of the children and their families even when they were rude. He was strange, but not psychologically scarred like Depp's Willy Wonka. Gene also has sweet, friendly, twinkling eyes that seemed perfect for the role. Depp was not meant for the role at ALL. It made me sick when I watched it. Burton and Depp should have stayed away from it. They could have adapted a different Dahl book instead. The Twits is good or George's Marvelous Medicine!
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dalbrech — 9 years ago(September 01, 2016 01:11 PM)
Wilder is a far better Willy Wonka then Depp.
I liked a few things about the Burton version;it is closer to the book and darker then the 1971 film,and thanks to modern tech some things that could simply not be done in the 71 version could be donethe Squirrels and the fate of Veruca Salt for examplebut overall the 71 film is better. -
drunkbear — 9 years ago(September 01, 2016 02:18 PM)
I like both of their interpretations of Willy Wonka. Gene Wilder played it as more of a creative artist, while Depp played it as more of a grown-up manchild. Roald Dahl's characters tend to be a little bit disturbing, and I thought that Depp brought that disturbing element to the role better than Wilder.
I LOVE Gene Wilder, DGMW and, as stated, I love both his and Depp's interpretations of Willy Wonka pretty much equally. I think Wilder's is more heart-warming, while Depp's is closer to the weirdness intended by Roald Dahl.- What are you gonna do, when the world catches on?