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Depp had the correct take on the character, which should be dark. Wilder was just goofy (over the top).

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In Reply to: Wilder was magical, Depp was dark. * posted by mr grits on July 17, 2005 at 09:48:46:

Wilder's hammy style works well in some films (i.e., The Producers, Silver Streak, etc.), but in Roald Dahl's dark fantasy his zaniness blunts the impact of the disturbed Wonka character (as envisioned and very effectively conveyed by Tim Burton & Depp, Wonka's child-like character obviously grew up in a dysfunctional household himself with an obsessive father, which made his inability to relate to his "guests" as an adult that much more poignant). Of course your mileage will vary, but you probably drive an SUV too! ;^)
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Re: Check out his wonderful - Jeff Starrs 08:12:09 07/18/05 (2)
6 minute animated, Vincent, with voice by Vincent Price, to get into Burton's dark kid side.
"Vincent Malloy is seven years old, / He's always polite and does what he's told. / For a boy his age he's considerate and nice, / But he wants to be just like Vincent Price. / He doesn't mind living with his sister, dog and cat, / Though he'd rather share a home with spiders and bats..."
- Vincent (Open in New Window)
- Excellent! And in Spain it was being played as an "appetizer" to ... - orejones 08:25:16 07/18/05 (1)
  ...Selick�s "The Nightmare Before Christmas": a round program, while I find it hard to decide which one I enjoyed most!
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  BF
  - Nightmare... (Open in New Window)
  - Re: That's it! - Jeff Starrs 08:47:38 07/18/05 (0)
    We had the same programme...great dark & creepy stuff!!

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