People are saying that Depp used Carol Channing as his model for Wonka.
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory": Johnny Depp takes on the Willy Wonka role. From the trailer, he appears to be channeling Carol Channing more than Gene Wilder."
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Just got back from seeing this. It was enjoyable. The original entrance into "Wonkaland", with the chocolate river is amazing..as is the boat ride, and most of the effects, including the glass elevator.
The kids are great. Freddy Highmore is amazing. All of the kids and parents were quite amusing.
Johnny Depp does NOT remind me of Michael Jackson, and his distain for the children is humorous. The addition of the backstory to explain a bit how Willy Wonka got into the candy business was interesting, but I wondered if it was necessary.
The one thing that really annoyed me were the Oompa-Loompa songs. I didn't really mind that they were very "pop" sounding (OK..it did bug me, but I can get over that) but it was very hard to understand what they were saying. The diction was awful.
One of the best moments for me though was when Charlie says "How did the Oompa Loompas know to put Augustus' name into the song? It's almost like they knew it was going to happen!"
Oooh...and Vercua's demise by squirrels! Brilliant!
Anyway, it's worth seeing. I love "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" but this holds its own!
Gene Wilder always scared me anyway because he looks so much like a child molester at the end of the film. It's yours Charlie. The whole factory. Take it. the way he looks at him... just freaky....
He couldn't walk Cheno...I do think it is sad that his main concern was smoking, but oh well.
"All the while making faces like a baby platypus who forget to take some Beano before eating a chimichanga." FindingNamo in reference to Jessica Simpson's singing.