December 16 movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Georg heard that Johnny Depp had deliberately not watched this movie because he didn't want his Willy Wonka to be an impersonation of Gene Wilder's. And I have to agree, the two performances have very little in common except things that must have been in the book (like Wonka pretending he can't understand Mike TV). One thing I liked about this version is that Charlie wins the grand prize by a generous act (refusing to help the corporate spy), rather than just by default. In the remake it comes across like Charlie wins simply because he's the only kid left. Also, I didn't think it possible, but the kids in this version were even more annoying than the ones in the remake.
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"Well! Two nasty, naughty children gone. Three good, kind children left!"
I expect Depp to have done a good job, when I finally see this, but I'd still like to see Christopher Walken as WW.
A friend of mine gave me an autographed picture of Veruca Salt. He went to school in England with Dahl's daughter, and says he thinks he knows who Veruca was based on.