Which version of Willy Wonka did you like best, the original or the remake?

by Jim in SC Posted 2012/09/29 02:07:14

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	Original	69 votes	73%
	Remake	25 votes	27%

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NYYankees 2013/01/22 02:14:40

Remake

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its very close. i mean everyone will remember gene wilder for willy wonka more than johnny depp. but i felt depp played more of the bizarre, random character that was portrayed in the book than wilder did. the wilder version didnt exactly seem that bizarre. both were great, but i kinda lean more towards the remake. it was based more off the book.

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Lucy Krueger 2013/01/22 01:35:18

Remake

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I choose remake because you didn't have an option for loving them equally.They both played Wonka perfectly.But the original movie was better.

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Nika 2012/10/10 20:21:05

Original

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I love both Johnny Depp and Gene Wilder but Wilder's Wonka was just such a funny smartass. I loved it!

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RasHooD 2012/10/05 14:50:35

Remake

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Awesome Charicter By Gr8 Actor ;)

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Boo! 2012/10/05 02:52:52

Remake

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Whoop Tim burten

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Centrist_Bill 2012/10/05 02:21:29

Original

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The new one was good but it was way to dark IMO.

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Stan Kapusta 2012/10/05 01:56:44

Original

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When you imitate something it can only be second best.

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Firekitty ∞ijm♥G☮F♀U∞ 2012/10/05 01:38:53

Original

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Nothing like the original..

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Dagon 2012/10/05 01:16:45
Julia Blackwell 2012/10/05 01:14:34

Original

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I love them both sooooo much!

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jc 2012/10/05 01:12:18

Original

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Originals are always best!

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Pam 2012/10/05 01:11:09

Original

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They both look like pedophiles but Gene Wilder is the best.

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Pele Emerging 2012/10/05 01:09:10

Original

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The original was whimsical and full of humor. The remake was dark and weird.

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Nika to Pele Em... 2012/10/10 20:25:03

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Wow, there's so many people saying the remake is dark. The Gene Wilder version is pretty dark too, I thought. I think that's part of the story.

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Pele Em... to Nika 2012/10/10 23:43:37

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As much as I like Johnny Depp, I did not like his Willy Wonka. I also didn't like the whole crap about him not being allowed candy as a child. The Gene Wilder version varied a bit from the original, but not nearly as much as the second.

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Nika to Pele Em... 2012/10/11 17:44:37

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I completely agree! All that stuff about his dad and candy was just stupid. And then he see his father later and he recognizes him by his "horrible teeth". I didn't see any horrible teeth. But the flashbacks and the burning singing dolls at the beginning really just shouldn't have been done.

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Pele Em... to Nika 2012/10/11 22:37:35

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Johnny Depp didn't seem to have much fun with the character. It was obvious that Gene Wilder enjoyed it.

There is enough conflict in the book, it seems to me, without injected the whole side story about a dentist father.

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Dolly 2012/10/05 01:03:52

Original

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The remake is way too scary to watch alone.

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Dryth 2012/10/03 14:20:12

Original

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NOBODY can compete with the original, let alone Tim Burton, the second worst director of his time. >_> It was foolish and audacious for him to even try.

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Bibliophilic 2012/10/02 02:59:04

Original

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Classic! Wilder is awesome. I did enjoy the remake though. I also adore the books.

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AprilBrooke 2012/10/01 17:08:08

Remake

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Johnny Depp made it SO much better :3

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Chris- Demon of the PHAET 2012/10/01 14:43:26

Original

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Purely for nostalgic reasons. Johnny Depp is a much better actor than Gene Wilder.

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♥Mrs.Styles♥ 2012/10/01 14:27:43

Remake

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johnny depp made it funnier :)

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baxter 2012/10/01 14:04:28

Original

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That was on t,v last Sunday i liked when the the girl wonted a squrel

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Syl 2012/10/01 12:46:07

Original

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I don't know, I can't choose. The remake was more like the book but after seeing the original it wasn't as much as I had expected. I like the original Charlie and his grandfather better. And the original had the awesome psychedelic boat trip.

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timothy.hill.14 2012/09/30 21:59:32

Original

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Sinister Ken Doll™ 2012/09/30 03:13:45

Original

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the remake willy wonka reminds me of a pedo.... D:
the old one rocks!

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Mark 2012/09/29 22:25:29

Remake

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By a very very wide margin. It was much more faithful to the book. Gene Wilder was just too creepy and was nothing like how Willy Wonka should be and those stupid little orange oompa loompas

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Balladeer-PWCM-POTL 2012/09/29 19:46:12

Original

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The ORIGINAL anything touched by Depp et. al. turns into crap

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Essie 2012/09/29 19:12:48

Remake

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Johnny Deep was awesome in that role!^^

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wutever 2012/09/29 17:18:22

Original

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Im a big Jonny Dep fan, but the original is way better. As well as the original alice and wonderland

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bashfulsleepy 2012/09/29 15:45:22

Original

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I miised all the songs that weren't in the remake. Plus Gene Wilder's performance as Willy Wonka scared the crap out of me as a child. I thought it was a horror movie.

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thє вluє wαndєrєr 2012/09/29 14:26:26
Todd Parsons 2012/09/29 12:57:43

Original

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Most remakes suck.

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Will Fletcher 2012/09/29 12:17:21

Original

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The original was actually a film that you could cherish, the remake (imo) was just weird.

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Brian Griffin 2012/09/29 10:33:34

Remake

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Remake is hillarious!

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IvyRodriguez 2012/09/29 10:04:54

Remake

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I do enjoy watching the original, and it does have somethings that would've been good to add into the remake, like a villain similar to Slugworth which would make the factory shutting down make sense. I do enjoy Johnny Depps portrayal more just because he's more of a cynical sarcastic Wonka

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Mvr 2012/09/29 09:03:12

Original

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The original hands down. Hollywood always think they're doing something spectacular when they put out the remakes, using big name stars. Big stars doesn't always guarantee a great remake.

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3003573 2012/09/29 08:30:07
AngelicMelody888 2012/09/29 07:33:06

Original

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I don't rightly care who says what, no Willy Wonka will ever beat the original. "Good day sir.... I said good day!" ~Willy Wonka, Original version.

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