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Willy Wonka
« on: January 10, 2005, 11:24:49 AM »
Has this been posted yet?

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/charliechocolatefactory/

Usually, I'm not all that keen on remakes.  This trailer, however, gave me a delightfully weird feeling.  

Depp+Burton+Wonka.  Hum....
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2005, 11:28:40 AM »
Not having quicktime here, I can't view it till I'm home. Does anyone know if it is still to be a musical?
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2005, 11:31:27 AM »
I saw the trailer for that before watching A Series of Unfortunate Events. Looks better than I imagined it being. Looks slightly creepy, too.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2005, 11:35:50 AM »
I don't know about the musical thing, since my computer has no sound, but I watched this a couple of times last week and thought it looked cool. They've made Depplook almost androgynous, and it's weird.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2005, 11:41:34 AM »
Depp is creepy in that trailer.
It's not a musical from what I can tell, but there really isn't anything to indicate one way or another.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2005, 01:25:32 PM »
You're missing a lot by not watching the trailer with sound.  It's...interesting.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2005, 02:54:43 PM »
Yeah, I keep telling myself to watch it at home, but I forget. I'll try again at lunch.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2005, 03:04:41 PM »
the song is annoying and I dont like the Jim Carrey delivery on his lines...

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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2005, 03:13:20 PM »
They're definitely going for a retro-60s look.  I'm not sure how I feel about that.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2005, 03:22:18 PM »
Upon veiwing it a second time, I think Depp is just wrong for this movie.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2005, 03:48:03 PM »
Why? Do you miss his 21 Jumpstreet days?
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2005, 04:06:41 PM »
It's because he's no Gene Wilder.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2005, 04:17:40 PM »
Based solely on the trailer (which I have now seen with sound) I have to agree--he doesn't bring the depth or roundness that Wilder had. Willy Wonka is supposed to be weird, I know, but Depp comes across as a flat caricature.

I just tell myself that this is a trailer, and the actual movie might be completely different. I like Depp, and he's usually excellent, so there might be more to it than comes across in the trailer.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2005, 04:23:07 PM »
its hard to tell with the insipid music and the insistance on showing the slapstick stuff. I suspect that this is one movie that Burton doesnt do particularly well.
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Re: Willy Wonka
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2005, 04:51:06 PM »
Sorry, but I disagree.  I see the trailer, and I think "this is the twisted, insane version of Willy Wonka."  Actually, kind of more like I remember the books being.

The old movie was excellent.  I think it would have been a mistake to try and remake it as it was.  So, instead, we have Burton doing what he does best--strange visuals, off-center characters.  Wonka in the other was rounded, wise, and fatherly.  That's fine, but I'm interested in seeing a man-child of a Wonka--the kind of man who would build this strange paradise of chocolate and insanity.
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