Gene Wilder vs. Johnny Depp as Wonka

sponger
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edited June 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
My vote goes to Wilder by a longshot. Depp kinda weirded me out in that role. Nowhere in the book does it say that Wonka had a base case of gender identity disorder.
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  • CreedDisease
    CreedDisease Posts: 241
    sponger wrote:
    My vote goes to Wilder by a longshot. Depp kinda weirded me out in that role. Nowhere in the book does it say that Wonka had a base case of gender identity disorder.
    couldn't have said it better myself, wilder....
  • Ledbetterman10
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    Depp's great but he never had a chance with that role. it couldn't be done. sometimes, there's only one.
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  • kcherub
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    CreedDisease wrote:
    couldn't have said it better myself, wilder....

    Me, too! Johnny Depp was really good in the role, but I got the feeling he just might touch one of the kids if left alone with them... ;)
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  • tvismyfriend
    tvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    kcherub wrote:
    Me, too! Johnny Depp was really good in the role, but I got the feeling he just might touch one of the kids if left alone with them... ;)
    No wonder the umpa-lumpas looked sad.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Depp's great but he never had a chance with that role. it couldn't be done. sometimes, there's only one.

    well said....depp is a great actor but wilder...c'mon...:)


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  • SweetAndLow
    SweetAndLow Posts: 178
    I love both actors' versions, but to me, Depp's interpretation was closer to what I remember from the book - wonka really was a reclusive, odd individual.
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Wilder, definitely. He just defined the role. But I feel sorry for Depp, because he tried hard to make Wonka his own, but it just sorta fell flat. And it was kinda too much of the "Depp as weird character" routine.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • nocode23
    nocode23 Posts: 411
    Wilder for sure! Depp had that Michael Jackson kinda thing going on that really creeped me out.
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    not even close

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    phillyfan Posts: 831
    wilder
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  • you are
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    sponger wrote:
    My vote goes to Wilder by a longshot. Depp kinda weirded me out in that role. Nowhere in the book does it say that Wonka had a base case of gender identity disorder.

    wilder, but i haven't read the book....depp did creep me out. like someone else said...too close to michael jackson :o
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  • baraka
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    Depp is one of my favs, but that role was made for Wilder. He was quite brilliant in the role.
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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    ha... worse matchup since ehlo on jordan :D

    wilder of course!
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  • MikeLammi23
    MikeLammi23 Posts: 109
    sgossard3 wrote:
    ha... worse matchup since ehlo on jordan :D

    wilder of course!

    That's the greatest comparison ever. I'm a HUGE Jordan/Bulls fan.
    I'll be stealing that now, thank you.

    Not even close... Gene Wilder.
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    sgossard3 wrote:
    ha... worse matchup since ehlo on jordan :D
    Wow, all these years later and still rubbing it in... I LOVE IT! :D
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  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    No contest - Gene Wilder owns that role outright!
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I was never a really big fan of the original.. still have to see the remake to comment..
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    Gene Wilder was always one of my favorite comedic actors. He had a touch of sadness in his eyes that made his humor that much better. So charismatic, so spontaneous, so underrated, in my opinion.
  • MyHandsBound
    MyHandsBound Posts: 698
    Wilder and the first movie was much, much, much better than the second.....:)....
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    the ever lasting gob stopper....you can suck it and suck it and it will never get any smaller...:D

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