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Willy Wonka vs. Charlie?
Topic Started: Aug 19 2013, 01:26 PM (337 Views)
Mystic
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Both movie versions of Ronald Dahl's classic novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory played on Australian TV last week, and as I liked the book, and watched both movies before, I thought I'd rewatch them.

Which is the better version?

1971's original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, or 2005's remake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Personally, I'm not a fan of the remake. I was ten when I first watched the remake, and at that age, Johnny Depp sorta looked cross gendered (Lol) and he was pretty messed up. They changed the story too much, like when Charlie rejected the first offer of the Factory. Not to mention the Umpa Lumpas looked like small asian prostitutes, rather than little orange men.

A lot of the cool stuff from the original was either changed or removed. The remake was aired first, and all I remember from watching the original was that it was a shit load better than the remake.

I love movies, especially older ones like Rocky, Scarface and the Godfather, but I hate remakes that completely butcher the film.

What do you guys think?
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I'm more of a fan of Johnny Depp so I like the new one more. The old one's all good if you wanna jump aboard the nostalgia train though.
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Mystic
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The remake cuts out most of the songs too. It sucks, because the candy man can!
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I like the remake, its more about the book. I mean, sure there both good movies, but I LOVE the remake.
 
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I like both, the remake was actually more accurate to the book. They both have their merits, but the remake is better if you're going for accuracy.
 
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I agree, however, by the time the remake was released, the original was already a classic. So, the remake changing the look of the Umpa Lumpas and cutting out all the musical numbers, pissed quite a bit of people off, and differs too much from the classic.
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bumping this

fak dis fam

the remake all the way.

i really, really like it.

i remember when i watched it for the 1st time with my family when it came on television. good times.

& my sister bought it for me for my birthday

i like it over the old 1 for sure

even-tho i never watched the old 1
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I don't care for the remake at all. I was a Tim burton junkie growing up, and this movie was the first of the bad CGI Burton days, where he traded in his models and sets for crappy computer animation.

I don't get the oompa loompas in the new one. They are all the same person?

Willy Wanka is too much like Michael Jackson.

I take the original movie any day.
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May 28 2015, 12:55 AM
I don't care for the remake at all. I was a Tim burton junkie growing up, and this movie was the first of the bad CGI Burton days, where he traded in his models and sets for crappy computer animation.

I don't get the oompa loompas in the new one. They are all the same person?

Willy Wanka is too much like Michael Jackson.

I take the original movie any day.
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Edited by 2kewl4u, May 28 2015, 01:19 AM.
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