i like both of them for different reasons..
2007-03-21 16:31:22 · 28 answers · asked by pinkfreak1600 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I like the original with Gene Wilder more.
2007-03-21 16:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by shirley e 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like them both, but if i had to pick one of the two i would say Gene Wilder.
I get the impression that Johnny Depp was only chosen for the part because he was the "hot actor" at the time. The way he played Willy Wonka as a weirdo with no childhood & daddy issues who seemed like a child molestor (remind you of michael jackson?) just seemed a bit off.
2007-03-21 23:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like Gene Wilder in the '70s version. In fact, I like the entire first movie better than the remake. Johnny Depp's portrayal of Wonka was just . . . weird. And the entire movie kind of had a dark edge that wasn't originally intended. I think Tim Burton was a mistake for the director.
2007-03-21 23:35:23 · answer #3 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gene Wilder. I like Johnny Depp a lot, but I read that book to my son many times and neither actor was really close to how the character seemed in the book. But Depp's Willy Wonka was scary, thanks to Tim Burton and Wilder's was more human.
2007-03-21 23:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lean towards Gene Wilder's rendition. Seems very human yet zany, passionate but demented. He also sang, something Johnny Depp didn't do as much in the remake. Don't get me wrong, Depp was terrific in his interpretation of the character, but there seemed something just a bit more approachable in the 1974 Wonka. Either way, now I'm craving chocolate.
2007-03-21 23:34:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, but the 70s one is way better. Let's face it- the Wonka character is creepy. I'd never leave my theoretical kids alone with him. Johnny seems to be trying too hard to be creepy, while Gene Wilder just is creepy.
That scene where they go through the tunnel- *shivers*.
2007-03-22 05:27:22 · answer #6 · answered by Save Nathan Petrelli 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original movie starring Gene Wilder
2007-03-22 02:01:13 · answer #7 · answered by tracer_1962 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i enjoy the first one 10 times better becuase of many reasons 1: the candy didnt look like glass
2: willy wonka didnt look like a creepy wierdo that i would stay away with a 100ft pole
3: and the story after charlie won was extreamly stupid
2007-03-21 23:34:24 · answer #8 · answered by alex h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for me the real willy wonka is gene wilder
2007-03-22 11:09:23 · answer #9 · answered by cozjeanda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the Gene Wilder version. My 9 year old daughter even loves the older version the best and she saw the newer one first.
2007-03-22 03:19:47 · answer #10 · answered by sellandtrade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋