[DemforBush]

I’m with ya, especially on the original Willy Wonka. Gene Wilder was perfect in the part and Depp (who I generally like)...wasn’t.

Plus, anything with Jack Albertson in it is automatically worth watching to me (loved that crusty old buzzard!)

[momtothree]

I thought the original Willy Wonka’s character has a great sense of dry humor. The Depp character reminded me of Michael Jackson for some reason... with really weird teeth. Plus, (not to over-analyze but the original one showed strong family ties of Charlie and his Mom/grandparents. The newer one sort of skated over that... losing the true message.

[MarkL]

I’m with ya, especially on the original Willy Wonka. Gene Wilder was perfect in the part and Depp (who I generally like)...wasn’t.

Plus, anything with Jack Albertson in it is automatically worth watching to me (loved that crusty old buzzard!)

While the original movie was a terrific family movie (though there were a few scary parts), the movie with Johnny Depp was actually much closer to the book, in just how dark the character and story were.

Mark