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I Love the original version with Wilder. The funny thing is to watch it on TV and see what they take out such as the part of the boat trip on the chocolate river where Wonka (Wilder) is TOTALY whacked! Very Creepy! The movie always seemed to me be to a criticism of western commercial culture and parents who spoil their children and don't make them behave. All the children except Charlie are little sh*ts in one way or another. My favorite line is where Wonka (Wilder) grabs Charlie by the arm and looks deep into his eyes and says : "We are the dreamers of dreams and We are the makers of music." I think it was meant to be a statement of the creative impulse in Humans and how we should not loose sight of that fact.As for JD, I like him. I too have come to the conclusion that unless they are a total asshat I will ignore most of the stupid comments that come from Hollywood. I even like to listen to Streisand sing and I still like to watch Susan Sarandon specifically in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Atlantic City, and Bull Durham.