This Might Be The Better Version! *CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY*

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Wow, I See Alot Of Butt Hurt People In These Comments. I Can Understand You Not Liking A Movie Because Of The Writing, Acting, Directing, Or Even The Tone. Everyone Has Their Own Opinions. But To Not Like A Movie Because Your Weird Cultish Self Is Just So Attached To The Original, That You Dont Want To Accept Anything Else. Because You Think You Trashing This One, Or Any Other Remake Is Your Weird Way Of Showing Love And Respect To The Original. That's So Childish. That's Not A Damn Opinion. I Don't Know Whats Up With People And Their Weird Obsession, To Want To Defend Something That Doesn't Even Need To Be Defended. This Is Technically Not Even A Remake, Its So Much Different From The Original And Actually Tries To Translate The Book On To The Screen. That Can Be Considered A Different Movie. Another Point... The Reason For These Remakes Being Made Are To Keep The IPs Alive And Let The Next Generation Experience Them In Their Way And In A Updated Time And Format. But Yall Don't Think About That, Yall So Worried That Original Will Get Burried. When It's Actually The Opposite, Every Time The Remake Comes Out It Gets People Interested In The Original. Especially When Some Of Yall Won't Shut Up Crying About The Original. Yes I Know People Don't Like Cash Grabs And That's Another Reason Why People Will Hate On Reactions. But That Still Hits On My Topic, WHY?! Don't You Have Something More Important To Worry About? Also Just Because It's A Remake Doesn't Mean It's For You! It's For The Next Generation, But Some Of Yall Are So Damn Selfish That Yall Don't Think Of That Either. My Goodness Some People Really Can't Read, My Comment Is Not Up For Interpretation. My Comment Is So Straight And Simple, It Is What It Is. People Bringin Up Other Stuff That has Nothing Do To With What I'm Saying.

[@de606returns6]

I feel this so much, it's kinda wild, l like the Gene Wilder version as much as the next guy but I still appreciate this version for what it is

[@armpit_farts7327]

Its literally the modern state of movies that people "despise" a remake. Even though this one came out a WHILE ago....People now are still going to hate on it because it "isnt" the original. Its a really stupid thought process. Movies should be good or not. There are plenty of comedies from when i was younger, that I dont like anymore, and vice versa. But just to disown the idea of something STRICTLY for being a remake, is really dumb imo.

[@de606returns6]

@@armpit_farts7327 this is so true, it's the same thing the New Wonka movie was getting when it was announced (which in all honesty isn't the worst film ever)

[@maul8384]

It’s the best movie

[@jonwmeyer11]

The original will stand the test of time. I respect your opinion, but this film will not. Even though it's all subjective, I think that speaks volumes as to whom the majority believes is the better film. I personally did not like this movie at all and the original is one of my all time favorites. But again, it's just my opinion.

[@g-dog_eswshockwave]

Fun Fact: This film was made because Roald Dahl’s widow wanted a more faithful version of the book, since her husband hated the original. The Dahl Estate said that if Roald was alive, he would’ve considered this proper representation.

[@billbill6094]

And she only signed off once she saw Charlie's house was modeled after Roald Dahl's dilapidated shack.

[@g-dog_eswshockwave]

@@billbill6094yes. So, it always angers me when people say this was unnecessary. They cared.

[@Kelga80]

I'm glad they were able to do that for his family. It's important to honor the author.

[@consuelomartinez2598]

Have you seen the new one? Everything about felt so much like a Roald Dahl book I cried 💜💜 I loved it so much

[@Kelga80]

@@consuelomartinez2598 The new one is so much fun. I really love it.

[@station3ry_geek]

Fun fact.. Johnny did actually hit the glass elevator and decided to keep it it and make it a thing

[@niyaodom1944]

Wonka running into the elevator never fails to make me laugh 😂

[@saklee1777]

Lol. Really? 😂

[@samlung2724]

​@@saklee1777 Yup, that true, and comparing the 2 hits, you can tell the first one was real and the 2nd one was planned 😂😂

[@psychotigck]

fun fact, the Oompa Loompas were hardly multiplied!! the actor did a fantastic job recording each scene many times to make it more 'real'

[@IronGhost8280]

He got paid 1 million for it.

[@kayleesmith6725]

He was an absolute trooper throughout this entire movie, he even had to learn how to dance and sing. Bless his heart

[@deadsetondreams1988]

@@kayleesmith6725 I met him at a convention and he was such a sweetheart =^_^=

[@SeanWheeler100]

He was still multiplied by the VFX artists putting the shots of him together.

[@michaelshirion]

@@SeanWheeler100 If you mean superimposed, then yes. Deep Roy played all 156 Oompa-Loompas, none were mirrored, copied, or multiplied. The rest of the Oompa-Loompas were animatronics (first sighting at the Chocolate Room, Wonka's Boat, TV Room).

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Willy Wonka is meant to be a creepy character throughout the tour, because he hasn't interacted with other humans for a very long time, and Johnny Depp perfected that. His facial expressions are great too. And Wonka's that pale compared to his younger self because he hasn't seen the Sun in a long time too. When Wonka passes by the pink sheep in the glass elevator, the reason he says "I don't want to talk about it" is because that is a reference to Ed Wood, another film by Tim Burton that Johnny Depp starred in. And Depp's character in Ed Wood had a fondness for pink angora sweaters. The Smilex toothpaste is another reference to a Tim Burton movie as Smylex was the codename for Joker's poison in the 1989 Batman movie. The soundtrack remains a masterpiece. I mean the decision to make each song a tribute to a different era of music was perfect. Especially for Mike Teavee to show the many things you could watch on TV, but just because you watch TV doesn't mean you know everything, and that TV can be wrong. Also, who wouldn't want to sing about how great your master is while being burned? Elfman's (and Daul for the lyrics) a genius, big respect for him, especially since he had to compose the music for the movie simultaneously with The Corpse Bride

[@nicolealvarado193]

Abueno

[@robbiewalker2831]

You saying Wonka made Angora Sweaters out of his own Cotton Candy?

[@fawfulfan]

"They went ham in this movie with showing just how despicable these kids are." EXACTLY. One of the problems with the original movie is that the other ticket winners weren't really portrayed correctly. They were watered down from the complete psychos they were in the book, to just regular-ass kids who maybe had like one annoying habit. This movie does a much more faithful job of depicting just how awful they were in the book, so that they actually deserve what they get.

[@thegallantrayku2677]

Mike in Gene Wilder's was just an excited kid and should have won since Charlie broke the rules first. In this version it's more believable that Charlie won

[@fawfulfan]

@@thegallantrayku2677 yep, Mike was by far the most botched character in the Gene Wilder version. There was literally nothing wrong with him - he just liked TV a lot and was constantly quoting pop culture. Millions of kids are like that. Whereas in the book he was by far the worst of the ticket winners, a violence-obsessed borderline sociopath who only liked TV because it let him live out his gruesome fantasies.

[@addisonratcatcher3287]

I feel like Veruca was perfect in the original and she was a little more watered down in this version. But as for the other 3, yes i agree

[@fawfulfan]

@@addisonratcatcher3287 Veruca was probably the best portrayed of the ticket winners in the original, but even then the Tim Burton version was more accurate. In the book, she wasn't a constantly tantruming little brat, she was conniving and manipulative, acting sweet to guilt people into letting her have her way.

[@addisonratcatcher3287]

@fawfulfan oh wow thats interesting! I havent read the book so i didnt know that. Very cool

[@RocketRoketto]

The cannibalism line is so iconic and it was one of the first memes made from this movie. Cause it was so outta pocket, but hilarious and sassy at the same time.

[@rhinoxsaurus3560]

The worst part Wonka literally implied he has eaten it before Main evidence And it's usually frowned upon by most societies Why would i wanna send people they taste awful

[@abramsullivan7764]

​@@rhinoxsaurus3560what

[@abramsullivan7764]

What

[@firestrikerii810]

@@rhinoxsaurus3560no

[@rhinoxsaurus3560]

@@abramsullivan7764 how else can you explain how he knows that humans taste awful

[@de606returns6]

I always felt like this version was judged very harshly; especially since it is not a remake of the Gene Wilder Version like so many claim, it was always meant to be a seperate film, and also something that is very ironic is that people judge it for not being accurate to the Gene Wilder version, yet this film is more accurate to the original book than the Gene Wilder Version ever was, so much so that even Roald Dahl's family felt it was more respectful to his work, wheras Roald Dahl (oddly enough) despised the Gene Wilder version and considered it a travesty just to be clear, this is not saying that people aren't allowed to enjoy the Gene Wilder version, I enjoy that film as well, but I hope my comment will give some perspective to this film's harsh judgement, especially since some of y'all in this comment section are kinda crazy, like I get not liking a film but y'all don't need to be disrespectful to someone who died ok? Edit: Holy Hell dude, I don't even know what to say to some of these replies other than just "Wow", I am stunned, I have geniunely never seen this mucj aggression over such a nornal topic But at any rate I guess I'm a Psychopath and a kid now, man I better tell my Fiancee to watch out shouldn't I? 🥴

[@exceedcharge1]

Its a second adaptation

[@dontbstingy3587]

Dumb comment. Liking this version more DOES show something is wrong with you, especially as a judge of film. It's ugly, cold and souless with bad acting and horrible songs. What Dahls family or he thinks of the adaptation means absolutely nothing, he has a record of being old and bitter about everything to do with his books. Also, a good film stands on it's own and shouldn't need his "family" to justify why people should like this muddy, dead mess of movie. Accuracy has nothing to do with what is or isnt a good film. Sorry not sorry, it sucks and so do people who enjoy it.

[@exceedcharge1]

@@dontbstingy3587 Its ok to cry, we all miss gene wilder

[@dontbstingy3587]

@@exceedcharge1 I miss when Tim Burton could actually direct a movie.

[@niah4080]

@@dontbstingy3587oh brother here we go why can’t we jus enjoy this film without people saying something is wrong with us for enjoying it

[@GhostKyng]

Fun facts: • Nestlé provided 1,850 bars of real chocolate. Many chocolate things, such as trees, flowers, et cetera, featured in the movie were created by the chocolate shop Choccywoccydoodah in Brighton, England. The shop displayed and sold some of the creations after the release of this movie. • Charlie's father works at a toothpaste factory which produces Smilex toothpaste. "Smylex" was also the name of the poisonous gas concocted by The Joker in Batman (1989), also directed by Tim Burton. • Forty squirrels were trained for the scene where they pounce upon Veruca Salt (Julia Winter) in the nut-shelling room. • Willy Wonka's colorful cane is filled with Nerds candy, sold under the Willy Wonka brand. • AnnaSophia Robb (Violet Beauregarde) says she received a lot of jaw cramps while chewing her gum. Her dad told her not to smack her gum, but the filmmakers told her otherwise. • These are the buttons seen on the Wonka Glass elevator. Some of the buttons in the Glass elevator include: Incompetent Fools, T-Bone Steak Jell-O, Secretarial Poodles, Cocoa Cats, Mechanical Clouds, Stars in their Pies, Nice Plums, Up And Out, Fragile Eggs, Black Box of Frogs, Weird Lollipops, Mighty Jam Monitor, Creative Dog Flip, Elastic Forest, Leaky Canes, Dessert Island, Pie Cream, Spewed Vegetables, Naffy Taffy, Lickety Split Peas, Honeycombs and Brushes, Old Sneezes and Smells Department, Television Room, Whizzdoodles, Chocolate Lip Rookies, Blackberry Sausages, Yankee Doodles, Orange Egg Flip, Root Beer Goggles, Pastry Room, Heart Shaped Lungs, and Projection Room. • The flashback about Willy Wonka's childhood and his being obliged to wear a huge dental brace are not from the original book. The brace is a reference to Tim Burton's childhood.

[@typo1345]

I'm mostly curious about the rootbeer goggles

[@tau-5794]

Mechanical clouds sounds like a band name.

[@ravensrevenge7245]

26:22 Tim Burton was so determined to not use CGI, the production crew trained rescue squirrels to handle the nuts. They even named some, like Slowpoke. And yes, a majority of those squirrels are real.

[@chargemankenia]

Wrong time Xd

[@ravensrevenge7245]

@@chargemankenia I did, didn't I? I'll change it.

[@mxhsvn_b7866]

I was actually so surprised when I found out people didn't like this version because this is the one I grew up on and I loved it. I didnt even know there was an older one until a few years ago. This is definitely the one I prefer

[@TheHitmanSF]

Same. It was one of those movies that I found out later people dislike while I grew up watching it actually like it.

[@jiderdanso2727]

I grew up with it 😅

[@jiderdanso2727]

@@EnoYaka still prefer it tho

[@patrickdunn7804]

same this one is way better

[@AlmaDeAngel]

I personally prefer the original one

[@owlcircus6811]

I feel alone in the world when I say I prefer this to the original but its genuinely nice to see others express positive attributes. If this was the only adaptation, it would absolutely be remembered as a classic like Beetlejuice or Edward Scissorhands

[@ethanhart129]

I think it's only a very vocal minority online who dislike this film, everyone I talk to in real life enjoys it

[@iridescentsolace]

I love this film but I might be biased bc it’s the one I watched growing up (I don’t rlly care to watch the original)

[@owlcircus6811]

@@ethanhart129 I can only speak from experience from my personal life, but most people I know just scoffed and claimed it wasn’t as good as the original.

[@firestrikerii810]

You aren’t alone

[@firestrikerii810]

@@iridescentsolaceNah

[@DanGamingFan2406]

The Gene Wilder version is still my favorite, but I do love this one. Tim Burton's style is always fun to see, Danny Elfman's score is great, and the darker tone is more accurate to the book. I do feel even worse for the Oompa Loompas in this one though.

[@Flirken1]

Yeah people need to understand it isn’t a remake. It’s a different interpretation of the book. And like you said more accurate to the book. They even reference fudge mountain. Also agree, the music in this one feels levels above the gene wilder one. I still love how everything was cut in half in gene’s office

[@firestrikerii810]

Depp version is the favorite

[@victoosassy9421]

Johnny Depp has to be one of my favorite actors! It’s hard to choose a favorite film when he has so many greats to choose from he was great as the mad hatter in Alice and Wonderland. Then you have Sleepy hollow, Sweeney Todd, Blow, Edward Scissor hands, Secret window, him as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beast, Cry baby, What’s eating Gilbert Grape, Donnie Brasco, the list goes on. This man is beyond talented!!!

[@abramsullivan7764]

A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) which is his first film before he became a big actor.

[@meganlodon]

This is is my favorite version. Nostalgia aside, it being closer to the book is one of the reasons why, as it's rare for a movie to respect it's source. Ronald's wife even said he would have loved it. He hated the other version, and he hated how Willy Wonka and the Oompa Loompas were portrayed, among other things; it went against the source, his book. I do like that version, despite all of that, but this one just got some "oomph" to it, you know? Also, who dosen't love a Burton/Depp movie? Lol.

[@robbiewalker2831]

I love it, and despite me liking the Stuart/Wilder version, a prequel wasn't really necessary if it deviated too much.

[@meganlodon]

@@robbiewalker2831 I do agree that a prequel is unnecessary, but at least it seems interesting and might be fun to watch. I just hope it stays true to Wilder's version, as it's making out to be, and be an actual prequel.

[@marcpasquinelli2548]

@@meganlodon It did, and it was. It's a wonderful film, and my favorite of the three, and I don't even much like the Wilder version. Go see it if you can.

[@nicolasbaron4506]

Rewatched it to prepare for Wonka, and honestly had a better time with it then the first time I watched it. Tim Burton managed to create a film that it’s hard to take your eyes off, due to the nature of Johnny Depp as the character.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

For the Chocolate Room: Production designer Alex McDowell insisted on having the river look edible. Burton wanted the river to have a real chocolatey feel and not just brown water, so they came up with a faux chocolate concoction, taking months to create a non-toxic edible substance with the right consistency. The final mixture was a mix of water and a thickening agent known as Natrosol, with food dye used to achieve the brown coloring. Wonka's boat took 20 weeks to build and incorporated 54 animatronic Oompa-Loompas, along with its own internal rowing mechanism! For the squirrels: A good number of them were real! In total, there were 40 real squirrels, which were professionally trained by Animal trainer Michael Alexander and his team. They spent a total of 19 weeks training these squirrels for this one scene. The squirrels were trained to sit on stools while they opened shells and dropped them onto a conveyor belt. Originally they wanted to train 100 squirrels, however due to the fact that squirrels can be difficult to handle and unpredictable, they trained 40 and the rest was animated in afterwards.

[@savagesociety85]

I don't get why people hate on this movie, it's just as good as the original one.

[@DaFlyingSeal]

I’d say better but that’s my opinion

[@Iam-still-noone]

🤨 well - it aint 4 me - but what kinda world would it b if everyone liked the same stuff - so if u like it an others like it cool - they both r the same and different at the same time - me i like the Gene Wilder wonka - but that me - an u like this one an that u - there aint no need for ppl 2 fight over it - they both have there place

[@heliopyre]

it's not, at all.

[@gbmnbm4154]

I like this one more

[@niah4080]

@@gbmnbm4154we need more people like u

[@filipvadas7602]

The Gene Wilder version has a timeless quality to it, but I do appreciate this movie for being much closer to Dahl's work. For instance, the kids and their parents being much more greedy/selfish/psychotic makes their fates feel much more deserved.

[@dannyjorde2677]

I really don't see how the original is timeless, it feels really dated

[@mohammedashian8094]

The scene in wonka’s father’s office is actually very heartwarming because Tim burton had a difficult relationship with his mother and when she got sick or died (I forgot) he went to her and found that she had a memorabilia room for all of his movies (like news clippings, movie tickets, posters, basically everything) and he was so touched by that and it made him cry. so he based the scene on his experience with his mom

[@thegirlwhosparkles]

Freddie Highmore is now in a show called The Good Doctor. He plays Dr. Shaun Murphy a surgeon with autism. Pretty damn good show in my opinion and I believe he was in another show where he portrayed Norman Bates.

[@AlastorsShadowDemon]

Bates Motel was absolutely fantastic.

[@greenhoneytea5838]

the good doctor is a damn bad representation of autism. it mocks autistic people and the director, including freddie highmore, didn't do their research on autism at all. additionally, none of them felt genuinely sorry so it was indeed made to make fun of us. pls don't praise this show as it portrays people with disabilities not in a good light, it doesn't do us justice. we have enough shit on our plates already. p.s: "I aM a SeRgEoN" meme was kinda funny tho, but not because the character's autistic but because of how ridiculously bad the show is.

[@KurayamiSaidai]

“Little girl getting sent to the incinerator” Mello: 🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺

[@KurayamiSaidai]

22:03 my favorite part of the reaction

[@walkofnails2923]

I do like this one better. I like Wonka’s backstory and the Oompa Loompa guy is so great! In the dance numbers, he actually shot every scene in different spots. Like you would think he would do a dance once and then they could photoshop him into the rest of the scene, especially that Augustus Gloop song. But nope - he would move over to a new mark and do the dance again so it looked slightly different (so it would appear like there really were several Oompa Loompas.) His name is Deep Roy and he worked hard on this, even without having many lines

[@gred_and_forge]

14:25 hey Mell, not sure of the full story, but in the book Willy Wonka had a goatee, and dark hair i believe, although i heard when the hair and makeup stylists tried the book appearance, it made him look too similar to Captain Jack Sparrow, so they wanted to make him more distinguishable from the two roles

[@abramsullivan7764]

So he shaved his head, wore a pot hat, and a pair of sunglasses, and called himself Hisingberg, and have his own show called Breaking Bad.

[@tau-5794]

Pity about that Wendell guy, er, Walter

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

This is definitely the better version. I have such fond memories of seeing it in the theaters and watching it with my family growing up.

[@brandonbarrows5265]

It is "definitely" not lol

[@AlmaDeAngel]

I don’t agree

[@Ali-chan-r7w]

@@brandonbarrows5265 Si lo es y en muchos sentidos incluso te puedo argumentar por lo tanto si no tienes argumentossimplemente lo tuyo es subjetivo y no objetivo, no es valido lo que dices.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I've always loved this movie, heck, I've dressed up as Depp's Wonka two years in a row for Halloween when I was a kid! It's true that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is more faithful to the book than the Gene Wilder version. The Prince Pondicherry moment is from the book. In the book, Charlie's father is alive, just like in this movie. And Veruca met her demise after her desire for a squirrel in the book just like in this movie. But the biggest thing from the book that the original Gene Wilder version didn't do is use the lyrics for the Oompa Loompa songs from the book. While Danny Elfman worked on the soundtrack, Daul is credited with the lyrics as all four songs utilize lyrics direct from the book. As for the Oompa Loompas, the actor's name is Deep Roy. Roy had extensive training for the role in dance, yoga, and some minor instrument playing. Tim asked him to play five Oompa Loompas, but five quickly became 165. He said how for example there were 21 of them in a scene and as he acted out each one, they'd bring in professional dancers because he of course couldn't do all 21 at the same time. Deep Roy's dedication in stepping into all 165 roles prompted Burton to call him the "hardest-working man in show biz". The Augustus Gloop song is a Bollywood spectacle because that was Deep's suggestion! And for the vocals, that is Elfman's voice with pitch changes and modulations!

[@TheMarvelousM]

I truly forgot how funny this movie was, and I LOVE the original. This is a great film too. 22:12 this entire line still kills me, "It's in the fridge daddyo!"

[@davidhoffman4641]

I much prefer this version to the original. I like the expansions to Wonka's character and really explores how isolation can affect a person, the music and visuals are more creative and unique to me (the original only has three songs, as the Oompa Loompa songs are all the same music with different lyrics, and that's the only reason it's memorable is because of the repetition), it sticks more closely to the book, and involved the family of the original author to honor his work. The original was made only to sell tie-in candy (for real, hence why the original is called Willy Wonka as opposed to Charlie) and shoved out the original author from the process, making him not, understandably, care for that version.

[@marcpasquinelli2548]

I thought the original had six songs? Pure Imagination (by far the best song from the film, easily), Cheer Up Charlie, The Candy Man, I've Got a Golden Ticket, Oompa Loompa and I Want it Now

[@davidhoffman4641]

I guess you're right. Says something that I forgot the other three then, lol. @@marcpasquinelli2548

[@BloodylocksBathory]

I think my favorite thing about this version is the narration by Geoffrey Holder. He had such a distinguished and beautiful voice. It was one of his very last roles. Also if I remember correctly, Missi Pyle's makeup included tabs holding her temples back so far that indeed had trouble blinking. It was figured that Violet's mother would be the type to have a ridiculous face lift.

[@batool2000rox]

I thought it was christopher lee 🫣

[@simonej64]

I appreciate the completely different tones of each version. I think they both do a great job at showing the bittersweet madness of his character. IMO Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands is sooo good and I'm ashamed to say I watched it for the first time a week ago lol. Thanks for the reactions 😊

[@SilverWolf442]

You're not alone. I watched it for the first time back in September. Some people are just late to parties. I STILL have not watched The Mask, starring Jim Carrey. I plan to but it's just not high on my list.

[@simonej64]

@@SilverWolf442 Yup The Mask is a solid choice. I watched it when I was young and I think I was actually scared whenever he appeared onscreen😅

[@clasher138]

I kind of prefer this version of Wonka. He effectively displays the traits of someone that has been isolated for a long time and not used to human interaction. He was as socially awkward as he should have been and also slightly mental.

[@typo1345]

I like this one way better. The old one credited Roald Dahl for a script they scrapped in favor of one they made themselves, they changed all the songs, they changed how Veruca gets taken out. This one had Roald Dahl's wife as a producer and everything went through her, and Danny Elfman stuck to the book lyrics for the songs. You know, like an adaptation SHOULD. I also love the detail of the ring of police officers between the ticket winners and the crowd outside the factory gates. Thats a detail lifted straight out of the book. also, the intro main title theme is actually what got me into music in the first place, now Im in college for music composition for film and game. So i have a huge amount of respect and nostalgia for this movie

[@DeenkoArchive]

12:46 Not to be a movie nerd but the dude playing the Oompa Loompas did EVERY movement for each of them, which is why it seems so good looking

[@biddleeewho4181]

"I've never heard a Beatles song" Oh yes you have. Even if you didn't know it was them, i assure you, you have. Lol

[@taiyonatiare7918]

I grew up on the Gene Wilder version and really enjoyed it. But when I saw this version it became one of my favourite movies. It’s so magical, wacky and mystical and because of the time it’s so much more grand. The old one also just creeped me out half the time 😂

[@ravensrevenge7245]

The intro is so drawn out because the Tim Burton wanted to depict how chocolate was made from a child's imagination. And to give Danny Elfman his moment.

[@KaijuKillerdude]

I really enjoy how more book accurate this movie is. You need to look at other movies like The Witches, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and James and The Giant Peach

[@johnkelly90]

Movie changes from book to original movie were Charlie’s father was dead, the Slugworth test, and Wonka had not yet made (he’s alluding to it in his office at the end of the movie) the King’s chocolate palace… There are differences in the newer movie between it, and the book… most of it stemming from the added Wonka’s father story including Charlie initially turning down the factory…

[@IronGhost8280]

You know, funny enough, when my family saw this movie back in 2005, the thing that creeped my mom out the most about Depp’s Wonka wasn’t the voice, the hair, or the pale skin, but the TEETH! They were too perfect.

[@scythefanatic]

Edward Scissorhands is my fave Johnny Depp movie. It's what made me fall in love with him as an actor.

[@gabrielhagedorn5942]

I absolutely love the darker, weirder tone that this movie went for. Personally, I just prefer when movies do that in general, but it’s also relevant because it’s more faithful to the book. Also, people like to hate on Depp’s Wonka performance, but it makes perfect sense that Wonka would be so weird after being locked up in his factory alone for decades while having to deal with daddy issues.

[@Ali-chan-r7w]

de todos modos la rareza es la naturaleza dde Willy Wonka incluso en el libro, Dahl no lo especifico pero cuando lees el personaje en si siempre ha sido raro.

[@orangeslices990]

17:11 I think Wonka takes them there to teach them lessons, you know? It’s like Jigsaw but without the murders. 😂😂😂 22:32 My favorite is probably Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. 💈 He acts and sings well! Plus, he won the golden globe for that performance. 😊 28:41 Veruca’s song is my favorite. It has that 60’s Sunshine Pop sound that I like. 💛 One thing, if you noticed, Charlie is the only child that Wonka didn’t refer to as little boy or little girl. He knew how good Charlie was. Maybe that’s why he told Violet he didn’t care about her name. Lol

[@nachgeben]

Anyway, so if no one mentioned this: The lyrics of the songs are the songs that Dahl wrote in the books. The first movie's Oompa Loompa songs were also hated by him.

[@billbill6094]

It's gotta be hard to have high and super defined cheek bones like the mom, not a single reactor I've seen has failed to mention her biting looks like something else.

[@pillowvibes]

it’s just dudes with pornbrain

[@pj_2755]

Fun fact: they actually trained 40 squirrels to sit on the stools with the nuts. Burton wanted 100 but could only get 40 so the rest are CGI…

[@arianesfandiari394]

I love this version the best because of Tim Burton and his style of metaphor. there are things that doesn’t make sense but you got to watch it from Wonka’s perspective. For example when he finally visited his dad in the middle of nowhere. He didn’t actually lived in the mountains, but Wonka’s relationship with his dad was to far that him trying to reconnect is as hard as climbing mount Everest.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

Awesome reaction and Freddie Highmore who played Charlie went on to play Norman Bates in Bates Motel the series.

[@sabribrus]

Fun fact: Veruka's actress (Bratty rich girl) also played Samara, the girl from The Ring. Charlie's actor is the one who plays the guy from TV show The Good Doctor

[@batool2000rox]

Nah, samara was played by daveigh chase, while veruca was played by julia winter ^^

[@phantomzone2725]

That was Julia Winter's only role in a movie. She later reprised her role as Veruca on the game version, and then she didn't act in more movies since then...

[@laylag.4219]

One Johnny Depp movie I like is "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" with Leonardo DiCaprio. Great acting!!! You definitely should check it out one day

[@zachgaxiola5187]

What i love about your videos is how, like or hate a film, you identify with both sides that do and dont like it, and you can see why both sides feel the way they do, plus, your commentary and sense of humor always makes me laugh

[@gabrielhagedorn5942]

By the way, the actor who played the Oompa Loompas, Deep Roy, wasn’t multiplied with CGI. He physically performed each individually Oompa Loompa movement in all of the different positions.

[@addisonratcatcher3287]

I truly love this version. And i grew up with the Original one and loved that one too. But i was a young child when i saw both so i guess its easier to enjoy and accept a fresh new take on a beloved classic through the lense of childhood. I still adore both movies. I love that theyre so different. I wish more remakes would try to do something different

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

"Well it's a good thing you're going to a Chocolate Factory, you ungrateful little ba-" LOL I love Grandpa George in this version.

[@KillerXGothMadness]

Mel, I am also team Tim Burton version as well. Also, the author of the book disowned the original film as well. I actually read the book in the third grade as a class and we watched the film afterwards. I never really cared for either one growing up. It was not until this version came out that got me interested because it was a Tim Burton film. It was a movie that I was able to enjoy watching with my siblings as well. I would much prefer Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka because Gene Wilder seems very offputting, especially when he was screaming at the end. The original had songs that I do not care for while the Tim Burton film songs are really catchy. I could go on and on of my preferences on this version but I understand that the original is very important for the people who grew up with it. It's too bad that many admirers of original films and other nostalgia tend to be too protective and nasty to everyone who dares think differently. If a movie is made well, that is what's really important. If you want an example of a movie where the original is way better than the remake, then look no further than Red Dawn. I also have another film version that I liked better than the original and that is Footloose. The remake came out while I was in high school and I loved the more modernity and music (I loved David Banner's song "Dance the Night Away).

[@user-vs6uh7gc6u]

with the first song with the oompa loompas i remember seeing some behind the scenes footage where it was the actor doing the same dance repeatedly in the different spots they are seen in the movie. this is also one of the movies where it just blew me away with how behind the scenes movie magic works and is built

[@jonathansefcik473]

Since you asked what Freddy Highmore is up to now, you may know him from the "I AM A SURGEON!" clip.

[@Frikcha]

This is the definitive version for me, I love the original film but instead of having Gene Wilder stealing the show with a bunch of memorable scenes, this version has every cast member pulling their weight and every scene is burned into my brain for how interesting and tonally unique it is. And I love the soundtrack to bits, listen to bits and pieces of it now and then.

[@redrum7418]

I remember when this movie came out, so much controversy as many people hated it. Personally I’ve always really liked it, of course Gene Wilder can never be replaced but I’d much rather rewatch this one than the older one.

[@kkinlicheeny]

They fit the tone of the book in this version. This movie is another adaptation of book. It's not a remake of the first movie.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

for your early question the Actor His in a Doctor show now (Charlie) with Autism “The Good Doctor”

[@danikara12]

Watched both growing up and I always come back to this version no shade to the original but I grew up on the Tim Burton version so I enjoy it a lot more. Johnny Depp is amazing 😂😂 my fave movie of his has to be a tie between Crybaby and Sweeney Todd. Great reaction Mello!

[@stqrgirle0]

the one good thing about the new willy wonka movie coming out is that everyone is reacting to the older movies, been waiting for this for years xD

[@spartyontop]

Personally I don’t get the hate of this movie. I surprisingly found it really good. The first movie didn’t have much of a backstory about Wonka and the Oompa Loompa’s. I found it quite interesting. Johnny Depp did really good as him. Rating 8/10. I mean the only downside was the Oompa Loompa’s.

[@_-.RAVEN.-_]

LOVE Tim's take on Wonka! His work is so recognizable. And if his ex wife is in it....its probably a Burton film lol

[@gabrielavillalta4414]

I like that with each movie we get to know more and more about Willy Wonka.

[@xBloodxFangx]

Shout out to Deep Roy for all the hard work he did nearly 24/7 during production in order to play all the Oompa Loompas.

[@MAN1CXD]

I think the best way to watch this one is to not see it as a remake since it isn't its just another adaptation

[@2429Ryanspeer]

Just wanna say Happy New year Mellverse and thanks for the awesome videos 👍🎆🎊🥳🥂👏

[@jasonhahn8797]

Gene Wilder plays Willy Wonka like a whimsical showman while Johnny Depp's version is more like a wacky antisocial genius who's been stuck in a factory for 20+ years. Both are amazing in their own way.

[@pisces_szn19]

the factory is supposed to be cold feeling because it’s showing the family aspect that’s gone from Willy’s life, charlie is supposed to bring the warmth and family feeling

[@dyldog]

You’ve definitely heard a Beatles song, you might not know the names but with how many movies you’ve seen and just in general in public it’s impossible at this point

[@Flitch]

Sweeney Todd, hands down my favorite Johnny Depp movie. You get to see his real acting come to life, and if you don't listen to his band Hollywood Vampires you get to hear him sing in it.

[@robincopeland7535]

Love this version! and I grew up on the Gene Wilder version. Still like this better.

[@Theisnation212]

8:38 😂😂 if I remember correctly, in the book Charlie chooses to sleep there so he can always see the factory

[@whatsup401]

Wonka bribing a kid with candy to leave his family was creepy 😂

[@RandyJGJ]

Idk what people are saying, I like this version, it’s my childhood and each of the songs are bangers. As a kid, I liked the Veruca Salt song, but now, I sing the Mike Tevee song regularly.

[@namjoonswife3300]

JOHNNY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH HIS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS 👏🏽👏🏽

[@diamcole]

The two are so different, I have to remind myself that they're technically covering the same material haha! I like them both for different reasons - the first just feels "nostalgic", like a movie I can watch during the holidays every year and feel connected to my grandparents and the 2005 film is one I can just watch over and over again because (as a 90s baby) I grew up with it. Johnny is such a talented actor and he brought the role to life, in my opinion.

[@kamatz83]

This is my favorite version and I've watched many many times. Charlie is just so cute ❤

[@meldell27]

Freddie Highmore who plays Charlie does mostly tv now. He was Norman in Bates Motel (highly recommend you watch that, it's so great) and currently he plays an autistic surgical resident in The Good Doctor.

[@ZaneTruesdale007]

The difference in my opinion between Willy wonka and Charlie and the chocolate factory is different levels of imagination from the book. While yes willy wonka was more of a musical experience than more of a CGI. Charlie and the chocolate factory had a different type of music genre for each kid that got booted. Augustus gloop was broadway. Violet was disco. Verucca was 60's/woodstock. Finally Mike was Rock. There were a lot of references to the first one. There's no knowing where they're going. That was gene wilder. I literally got done writing the music genre thing 2 minutes before you said it. Lol

[@TheRedcat14]

I’m sure someone in your comments already beat me to this, but the actor who played all of the fkn Oompa Loompa’s went to the BANK for this movie. He performed all of his parts in separate takes that were put together to make the final product you see in the movie (rather than just one performance and then CGI’ing the rest of them into place) he did *every single movement* you see, individually, probably over hundreds, if not, thousands of takes.

[@Kenziebanks23]

I really enjoyed this version better than the original

[@Loczek_15]

everyone writitng the script was forbitten of watching the original. They could only read the book. The songs of the oompa loompas were taken from the book.

[@ISivvy-1]

this man mello was roastin EVERYONE 😂😂

[@shah00le]

i think people need to grow up and understand that producers that want to make a movie based off a book, they're not gonna go BY the book. not every single detail has to be included in the movie. every director and producer has their own spin to their movies, yes the original was great, but what makes ted burtons' willy wonka so good is his spin on it. johnny depps' acting was great. move along people

[@miapark9748]

I honestly like this movie better then the first one. The first one creeped me out for some reason 😅.

[@orangeslices990]

The chicken decapation and the creepy stalker guy I didn’t care for. 😅

[@miapark9748]

@@orangeslices990 Same I think the part I found creepy the most was when Willy was yelling rhymes in the boat with the flashing lights on him 😳 as a kid I was like umm is this supposed to be fun cuz....😅🤣

[@orangeslices990]

@@miapark9748 Right? 😂

[@sarahstvincent6584]

The part we're gramps jumped out of bed and danced after he was litteraly glued to it up until then solidified this as my favorite of the 2😤. When I read that part in the book I was so astonished and overjoyed, for it to be translated into live action so good was just serotonin for my brain😌 plus I laughed more during this one 🥰

[@chul9710]

The kid who plays Charlie plays dr Shaun Murphy on the good doctor 😊

[@John_Raiyder]

He is a Surgeon

[@musicalmaniac711]

It’s funny to me that you mentioned a “horror” version, because the musical is way darker. Veruca gets ripped apart by the squirrels and violet explodes

[@benm157]

Phew glad this video has returned glad you could bring it back brother! ❤

[@BELLA-mf6hb]

Fun fact: Their little house is modelled after Dahl's writing cabin. 💜

[@gred_and_forge]

25:48 Mell, let me TELL you, Burton cut out some parts that couldve made it creepy (creepier if you thought it had a creepy vibe already). When the whole world is on its craze for hunting down the golden ticket, there was a scene in the book where a scientist made a machine to detect the slightest bit of gold and grab it to find a ticket, but it went haywire and tried to grab a gold filling from a duchess who was watching the demonstration. All it said about the aftermath was it was an "ugly scene" with the crowd destroying the machine (i shuddered thinking about what went down), but Violet's song had me wondering 'how on earth did this get through the publisher??' The majority of the song is a story of a woman who loved chewing gum so much, she would chew on whatever she had nearby if she didn't have gum, including a pair of boots, the mailman's ear and her boyfriend's nose! (I'm sorry if you're uncomfortable already but that's not where it ends) then one night she goes to bed, putting her gum on a tray but her jaw was so used to the chewing motion, she chewed in her sleep until she bit her tongue in two! 😵😱 i unlocked a new fear that day, and i was an adult when i finally decided to read the book..

[@paytonrenth5027]

fun fact: it was not cgi he did every single oompa loompa individually and they put it all together

[@IanHollis]

They didn't CGI to multiply the Oompa Loompas. That was their initial intention, but they just couldn't get it to look right, so they had the actor (Deep Roy) shoot and reshoot the Oompa Loompa dances in every location they're in. (Or so I believe).

[@ashhabimran239]

For several reasons, I always FAR preferred this version: - More book accurate (for those who say book accuracy doesn't matter, tell that to fans of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Hunger Games, Game of Thrones, Percy Jackson etc.) - Better, more conclusive ending - Better overall characterisation (the original characters were really basic, flat, and expendable) - Mr Bucket exists - Better grandparents (contributed NOTHING in the original) - Unique atmosphere and tone - Amazing cinematography - Superb sets (with little CGI, mind you) - Varied and catchy music (not the same copy-paste template, including well-selected genres) - Wonka’s backstory (gives him depth and adds to his character) - Dahl hated the original movie (even said it was too sappy and saccharine) - It was trying to right the wrongs of the first movie, instead if being a commercial masked as a movie - Clearly had a LOT of work put into in when you look at behind-the-scenes facts, and was a PASSION project - NOT a remake of the first movie, another adaptation of the book (they made this movie as if the first one never existed, and tried to keep it separate as much as possible, even Depp put a different spin on Wonka without trying to be like Wilder's Wonka) It honestly feels like the only reason people like the original is because of nostalgia, because of the stupid mentality that the original is always the best, and because it's a cLaSsiC and they think the original movie is the source material when the source material is the book (which the 2005 movie does more justice to). I wanted to be one of those people who enjoys both movies, but I'm just so tired of the vitriol thrown at this movie be elitists of the first movie, that it's made me actively dislike the first movie. And I know said hardcore fanboys will show up in the replies.

[@FreshOJ21]

They're both good in their own ways! Love this one though lol

[@samorroberts3126]

I love both versions. They are so different from each other but so chaotic and whimsical and engaging. Depending on what mood I’m in really decides which versions I’d watch

[@CurtisRS3]

I love this movie but your commentary is just sending me over the fuckin top lmfao!!! Fantastic reaction

[@annemusk6609]

Loved your reaction as always. Just wanted to say Happy New Year. Here's to a prosperous , healthy and happy 2024 ❤

[@martinbraun1211]

HAPPY NEW YEAR from Germany. 🍾🥂🎆🥳