Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Postby **Needle Noggin** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 2:09 pm

http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1808403419&cf=trailer

Looks like it will be a good movie.I think Johnny Depp was a good choice. Not to mention Tim Burton makes good movies.

Postby **ShiroiHikari** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 2:19 pm

*kicks computer* would've been nice if it would play the stupid trailer...but, I want to see this movie SO BAD.

Postby **sunet** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 2:19 pm

i've been wanting to see that since i heard they were making it. ^^ i hope it's gonna be good. i'm a big johnny depp fan & i've read the charlie & the chocolate factory books.

Postby **Link Antilles** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:40 pm

That music scares me. Oh well, they better not mess with the Oompa Loompa Song!

Aside from the music, I'm trying to figure out why it left me cold, but it did. On the one hand, I love that Depp & Burton are involved and have very hight hopes for this. On the other hand, the Gene Wilder version is one of my all-time favorite movies childhood movies.....

Postby **mechana2015** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:54 pm

This ain't going to be a kids movie... but it's gonna rock. Tim burtons slightly kinked design scheme is going to be awesome in this movie and danny elfman doing music just rocks it one more notch.

[SPOILER]Anyone notice the Ed Scisserhands ref in the trailor?[/SPOILER]

That quote is in my sig now....

Postby **jazz** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:19 pm

yay! that scares me a little.... but i still wanna see it!

Postby **Kenchii** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:33 pm

I've kept my eyes on it as well, can't wait til its released. Tim Burton is a excellent director (twisted movies) and I bet he'll make the Oompa Loompas creepy.

Postby **mysticalsphynx** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:40 pm

I cannot wait to see this! Besides the fact that I love Johnny Deep, I love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Two great things in one place! YIPPEE!!!!!!

Postby **Nate** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:35 pm

Johnny Depp... :shady:

Gene Wilder will ALWAYS be the real Willy Wonka.

I'll watch this movie. I might even like it. But I GUARANTEE I won't like it better than the original.

You can't improve on perfection, after all. :grin:

Postby **EvilSporkofDoom** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:37 pm

I'm definitely looking forward to this movie - Tim Burton is my favourite director and Johnny Depp is one of my favourite actors

Unfortunately, one thing I loved about the original was that it was in technicolour, which, obviously, isn't used anymore =/

Postby **Mangafanatic** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:13 pm

I'm a little hesitant. Willy Wonka=Jonny Depp? I'm afraid I'll never be able to take him seriously again. Furthermore, I have always hated Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but that probably has something to do with the fact that the movie scared the socks off of me as a child. Scarring memories. *cringe*

Postby **shooraijin** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:14 pm

Why? I'm in the Gene Wilder camp myself, although Depp could probably pull it off better than most.

I'm just interested in seeing Burton's stylings.

Postby **mechana2015** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:28 pm

Mangafanatic wrote:I'm a little hesitant. Willy Wonka=Jonny Depp? I'm afraid I'll never be able to take him seriously again. Furthermore, I have always hated Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but that probably has something to do with the fact that the movie scared the socks off of me as a child. Scarring memories. *cringe*

If you thought the first one was scary, this ones sure to be scarier... its just Tim Burton's styling to make things a little off and creepy. The original wasn't really meant to be that way but this one seems to be intentionally bizarre.

Postby **TheMelodyMaker** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:07 pm

Tim Burton seems to like using Johnny Depp in a lot of his movies, doesn't he? I'm with some of the rest of you -- I'll always remember Gene Wilder better as doing Willy Wonka. ^_^ (I wonder if this new version is a musical...)

Postby **agasfas** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:26 pm

To be honest, I wasn't a fan of the original movie. So I think I'll pass on this. My brother showed me the trailer a few days ago, and all I could do was smirk.Though I can see how it has it audience. I know many people (including my brother) who are dieing to see this one. Though, from experience remakes don't always do as good as the original... Though there are always exceptions. I may go see it if someone invites me, but other than that.... nah...

Edit: I wonder if the Oumpa-lumpa's (sp?) are in this one... That'll be interesting to see

Edit x 2: Also, Depp does seem to make a good Wonka... He looks goofy w/ those glasses and hat :haha:

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:45 pm

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory, despite the name change and removal of characters, was just about the most accurate book to movie translation in the history of books becoming movies... A good portion of the book's dialogue was transferred directly, and there were few deviations... The removial of the second parent for all the kids other than charlie, the changing of Veruca's room, the removal of a couple wonka inventions (like the square candies that look round), the simplification and PC'ing of the oompa loompa songs, and the addition of the fizzy lifting drink room to make charlie have some sort of vice as the rest of the children did, all said and done, those changes were minimal.

The only thing possible that Burton can do is make it radically different from the book... He can't really go further in the direction of accuracy... I'll still see it, but I won't be surprised to hear it compared to Eddie Murphey's Dr. Doolittle...

My statements come partly from being unable to view the preview.. I don't know if Yahoo is messed up, if Firefox isn't handling it, or if my dialup is preventing me from doing it... Most likely the last one, but the others are possibilities as well... Ah, well...

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:32 am

I don't know. I always thought the movie deviated a fair bit from the book. The book was great, the movie was okay. I want them to make Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (or whatever the sequel was called).

Postby **shooraijin** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:42 am

On the other hand, it can be considered an official deviation, since Roald Dahl wrote the original screenplay himself.

Postby **ShiroiHikari** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:06 am

well, like some of you, Gene Wilder will always be Willy Wonka to me, but I'm still REALLY anxious to see what Tim Burton is going to do with it, and of course Johnny Depp.

to be honest, I've never read the original books...I think I'll wait until after I've seen this new movie.

and...you guys thought the original was creepy? o.O I didn't...well, maybe that one part with the boat. but I always liked that movie.

Postby **Mangafanatic** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:17 am

Well, I was a very small child at the time, and the idea of crowning in chocolate was (surprisingly) not very appealing. . . Plus that whole part in the tunnel. Just plain scary, IMHO.

Postby **Azier the Swordsman** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 10:22 pm

Willy Wonka was a true classic, I just don't see anything topping it. Although, since they have Depp under their belt, I think they'll at least manage to crank out a fairly entertaining movie.

Postby **Ingemar** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:19 pm

kaemmerite wrote:Gene Wilder will ALWAYS be the real Willy Wonka.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

But who will be Charlie?

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