Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 10th Anniversary - March 3, 2015

[Vlad Draculi]

Originally Posted by dissention

No, it's because the original is a good film and this is a bad one. Willy Wonka is a weirdo with daddy issues because his dentist father wouldn't let him eat candy? Good lord.

At least Wonka had development in this version.

In regards to the comments about the original being a lighthearted musical, have we watched the same film? It was and still is a dark film; darker than the woeful Depp version. Wilder plays Wonka like a maniac much of the time and a mischievous imp at others, the children are portrayed as being in real danger inside the factory, the adults are portrayed as being just as gluttonous & nasty as the children ("It's your husband's life or your case of Wonka bars!"), the psychedelic tunnel scene is terrifying, etc. For a candy bar commercial, it's wild stuff.

The only thing I find dark in the original is the boat ride.

Burton's film is a silly cartoon wherein Depp does his best Crispin Glover impression (there is no question that Twister from 1989 inspired his performance). It's a garish piece of studio product from a director that lost his "Pure Imagination" long ago. It doesn't really matter how much closer it adhered to the source novel when the execution was so dank and misguided.

Have you never read the book?

Now I will agree with you that Burton has lost his imagination. The man hasn't made a good movie since Sweeney Todd.

Originally Posted by Scarface32

Although some things were changed (like the date for the tour into the factory), that's no reason to "hate" the final version. In my opinion, the version from the 20th century is the better version. The 21st century version is too static, it doesn't have any heart put into it. Plus Gene hates the new version.

http://news.moviefone.com/2013/06/14...actory-insult/

Of course Gene hates the new version. It isn't his. It is no different than Stephen King hating Kubrick's version of The Shining because it improves the suspense and scare factor the book lacked.