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I'm scared to see it because in my eyes, Gene Wilder IS Willy Wonka.  Seeing Johnny Depp in the previews just creeps me out.

ETA: I was scrolling through the reviews for the old movie when I saw this:

Gene Wilder Rocks the Shiz-Niz.....
No one can replace gene wilder, especialy johnny depp. (The Bast***.) I think its sad that the youth who see the new version will think about johny depp every time Willy Wonka is mentioned. I hate mankind.

hehe. I love Johnny Depp, but I kinda agree.  I'm sad that this is the one reason I dont want to see the movie, because I love Tim Burton, love Johnny Depp, love the movie, love candy... just not Depp as Wonka. 

-- Edited by lynnie at 00:15, 2005-07-16

Just my two cents - but Johnny Depp is phenomenal as Willy Wonka.  I love the original too, but to be honest, Gene Wilder kinda creeped me out as Willy Wonka.  I don't know - I really enjoyed this and thought Depp did a great job.

Saw it in the Imax, I LOVED it! I like this one better then the old one. LOve, Love , loved it

I loved how it gave you more info. on the characters, especially Willy Wonka.

i saw it this weekend (non-imax). it was really cool but would have been cooler in imax.

i wish they sold the chocolate that was in the movie. i was really craving it! but i think i was more interested in the chocolates from the original. i think there were more varieties in the gene wilder version.

Tati wrote:

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this was the first time I ever saw a movie in the Imax and I think I saw too much detail. I saw all the make-up they put on the kids ( A LOT) very good and I saw Johnny's contacts lining a lot of times too!

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That's so funny Tati - my bf and I kept saying how we could see Johnny's contacts too!