New Willy Wonka Movie

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Psycho Dec 2, 2023 @ 7:26am

So there is a new Willy Wonka movie coming out soon... do you think it'll be good or do you think it'll flop? (It comes out in theaters December 8th.)
https://youtu.be/oACMU-w1RXw?feature=shared
I personally think that the first Willy Wonka movie was the best one (the original one), the 2nd one with Johnny Depp was... a lot worse, but still bearable to me; I liked it as a kid. And I predict that this new 3rd movie is gonna be the worst of them all. (But it possiblyy might be better than the 2nd one?)

So I think the original was the best and it just degrades with every new release. But what are your thoughts on the Willy Wonka movies, and this new one coming out?

Last edited by Psycho; Dec 2, 2023 @ 7:29am

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Yew Nough Dec 2, 2023 @ 7:30am

The original Willy Wonka probably was Gene Wilder's most iconic role.

They might as well try to reboot Terminator 1-3 while they're at it.

Violeta Dec 2, 2023 @ 7:55am

for crying out loud, how many times they going to remake this?

Enterprofilenamehere Dec 2, 2023 @ 7:59am

Meh.

Electric Cupcake Dec 2, 2023 @ 8:00am

Hasn't hollywood crapped on Mr. Dahl's legacy enough?

Leave the man alone!

Morkonan Dec 2, 2023 @ 8:26am

Originally posted by Psycho:
So there is a new Willy Wonka movie coming out soon... do you think it'll be good or do you think it'll flop? ...
So I think the original was the best and it just degrades with every new release. But what are your thoughts on the Willy Wonka movies, and this new one coming out?

My thoughts are that Hollywood is guilty of very many sins... and this is one of them.

Nobody asked for this. The public didn't want this. We were all having fine lives, sort of, without this movie being in them. In fact, one could likely say that the World is a worse place with this movie in it...

It "should" flop. But, we'll have to wait and see what happens, I guess. Who knows, it could be an excellent movie that breaks through the wall of crappy blockbuster-wannabes that Hollywood hypes? It's hard to say just from a trailer.

PS: The first one is outstanding. I actually enjoyed the second one with Depp, but I treated it like it was just a sort of "new lens." (I did hate what they did with the Oompa Loompas, though. They were always supposed to be the "Greek Chorus" and they ruined that vibe.) Even though Depp is a fine actor, IMO, Wilder's portrayal is iconic.

Your_White_Knight Dec 2, 2023 @ 8:28am

Originally posted by Psycho:
New Willy Wonka Movie

So there is a new Willy Wonka movie coming out soon... do you think it'll be good or do you think it'll flop? (It comes out in theaters December 8th.)
https://youtu.be/oACMU-w1RXw?feature=shared
I personally think that the first Willy Wonka movie was the best one (the original one), the 2nd one with Johnny Depp was... a lot worse, but still bearable to me; I liked it as a kid. And I predict that this new 3rd movie is gonna be the worst of them all. (But it possiblyy might be better than the 2nd one?)

So I think the original was the best and it just degrades with every new release. But what are your thoughts on the Willy Wonka movies, and this new one coming out?

Not interested in the least...

I'm done with "re-boots" "re-makes" and "re-imaginings".... including "what happened before" or "what happened next" garbage.

Time to make new stuff and stay away from ruining the old classics...

Psycho Dec 2, 2023 @ 8:29am

Originally posted by Morkonan:
Originally posted by Psycho:
So there is a new Willy Wonka movie coming out soon... do you think it'll be good or do you think it'll flop? ...
So I think the original was the best and it just degrades with every new release. But what are your thoughts on the Willy Wonka movies, and this new one coming out?

My thoughts are that Hollywood is guilty of very many sins... and this is one of them.

Nobody asked for this. The public didn't want this. We were all having fine lives, sort of, without this movie being in them. In fact, one could likely say that the World is a worse place with this movie in it...

It "should" flop. But, we'll have to wait and see what happens, I guess. Who knows, it could be an excellent movie that breaks through the wall of crappy blockbuster-wannabes that Hollywood hypes? It's hard to say just from a trailer.

PS: The first one is outstanding. I actually enjoyed the second one with Depp, but I treated it like it was just a sort of "new lens." (I did hate what they did with the Oompa Loompas, though. They were always supposed to be the "Greek Chorus" and they ruined that vibe.) Even though Depp is a fine actor, IMO, Wilder's portrayal is iconic.

Yeah I agree. I hated the weird Oompa Loompa songs probably the most out of anything else in the Johnny Depp movie... even as a kid watching it I found those parts pretty annoying

MinionJoe Dec 2, 2023 @ 9:17am

They're giving the lead role to a white man?

Bold choice. Let's see if it pays off for them.

Crazy Tiger Dec 2, 2023 @ 9:20am

The 1st one was brilliant. I've seen the trailer for the new one, it looks rather enjoyable.

Masque Dec 2, 2023 @ 9:22am

Isn't there also a new Napoleon movie coming out?

Time for the next "Barbenheimer". Willy Bonaparte.

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TJSlipperman Dec 2, 2023 @ 9:26am

Hard pass on this one. Just seems like an unnecessary remake and an obvious Timothee Chalamet vehicle to cash in on Chalamet's smitten teenybopper fan base (not unlike the Lion King remake mainly being a blatant Beyonce vehicle)...
Zaslav really should have wrote this one off instead of Coyote Vs. ACME if he wanted Warner Bros. to stay in everyone's good graces.

Last edited by TJSlipperman; Dec 2, 2023 @ 10:46am

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Ganger Dec 2, 2023 @ 9:29am

Looks nasty and looks Woke. Looks like people have been added just to spice up the diversity mixed of the cast. I won't be watching this unless it appears on television.

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