Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp?
Currently having this debate with my son!
2006-10-27 00:44:21 · 59 answers · asked by Hello Dave 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
that's a hard one - they both were for different reasons.
gene wilder was because, well, he's gene wilder! he had the right demeanor, musical talent, and it gets bonus points for being the one i grew up with.
johnny depp because they kept it closer to the book, so if you want to go based on who did the better book performance, it would be depp.
charlie & the chocolate factory had some seriously dark humor, the newer movie caught that better than the old one (though i believe that has more to do with tim burton directing it than johnny depp starring in it).
i guess i would pick gene wilder as the better willy wonka, but the new movie as the better version of the movie - now if tim burton had worked with gene wilder! that would have been fantastic!!!
2006-10-27 00:50:18 · answer #1 · answered by Jenessa 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The best was gene wilder by far.
I liked Johnny Depp's performance. He caught the strageness of the character but it was almost caricatured to Michael Jackson and somewhat missed the darkness of the man. Also, with someone that strange, would parents let their kids near them?
With Gene Wilder's interpretation, Wonka was humanised and came across as being a human rather than some stranger. Wilder also had the darkness that is present in the book - Wonka is not an immediatley likeable man.
2006-10-27 00:57:23 · answer #2 · answered by Dr No 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gene Wilder is definately the best Willy Wonka. I love Johnny Depp, but when he did Willy Wonka he just didn't have it. Gene Wilder created that buzz, he was really mysterious, but friendly to the guests.
Johnny Depp you could see he hated the guests, but you didn't get a feel that he really belonged there.
You can never improve on the original I suppose.
2006-10-27 01:21:09 · answer #3 · answered by midnightfolkuk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gene Wilder
2006-10-27 01:04:32 · answer #4 · answered by Kim 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Wilder or Gene Depp? Wilder!!!
2006-10-27 00:47:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gene Wilder, the original and best! I feel wrong saying that cos I love Johnny Depp and think he is fantastic but the whole Willy Wonkas Chocolate Factory beat Charlie and the Chocolate Factory hands down, as originals always do! Why do they keep making remakes!
2006-10-27 00:46:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gene Wilder
2006-10-27 00:46:09 · answer #7 · answered by steve_uk5 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gene Wilder.
2006-10-27 04:53:56 · answer #8 · answered by b97st 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gene Wilder because he was a comedian - and completely off his head.
I love Johnny. He's a good actor, and rather ecentric which helps for the Willy Wonka story.
But he's not a total loon like Gene Wilder.
2006-10-27 00:52:40 · answer #9 · answered by Feta Smurf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Gene Wilder was the best Willy Wonka I can watch that show over and over. The new one I did not care for at all and my kids did not either good luck with debate
2006-10-27 00:52:03 · answer #10 · answered by Sandra C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋