Poll: Which Willy Wonka?
October 13, 2009 by Heather R.
Filed under Chocolate, Chocolate Video, Chocolate Zen
The recent release of Warner Brothers’ Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to Blu-Ray got me thinking — which Willy Wonky and the Chocolate Factory (or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) do you prefer?
Both adaptations of the book by Roald Dahl have their merits, of course, but personally, I prefer the current remake with Johnny Depp. I grew up with the Gene Wilder original from the 70’s and to be honest there was just always something about it that creeped me out. It was great fodder for the imagination (a chocolate and candy factory all to yourself? Yes, please!) but I’d only watch it when I had to (meaning when the only TV in the house was occupied by a sibling watching it).
Anyway, which interpretation do you prefer? The now-classic 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, or the more recent 2005 film starring Johnny Depp?
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