Charlie and the Chocolate Factory trailer

[Immortal Goat]

http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/charlieandthechocolatefactory.html

Looks interesting. More faithful to the book, and Johnny Depp is going to be great as Wonka.

[FS]

I really don't think Johnny Depp looks right for the part, but at least he's great at playing eccentrics.

[Jixby Phillips]

I saw the stills from the trailer and thought "I don't think so tim :lol" but seeing the trailer in action makes me think idk maybe it'll be okay

[timrpgland]

I saw the trailer on E!

Looks wacky as ever at least.

[theone89]

looks really creepy. Maby more creepy than the original and that still creeps me out today

[MetalMilitia]

I quite liked the original. Especially when charley gives wonka back the sweet instead of giving it to the fake evil dude then gets to go in the insane elevator.

[theone89]

looks really creepy. Maby more creepy than the original and that still creeps me out today

I Still Want To see It now I got that damn song in my head

[Spectre X]

This thing looks surprisingly glorious.

[HickMan]

Willie Wonka had a goatee in the book >:

[the_dudefather]

and in the ORIGINAL book, the oompa loompas were black pygmies, but were changed for the movie because of the blatant racism

anyway, the new movie looks good

[Lye]

does that mean Johnny Depp is going ot sing?

[liquidstatik]

and in the ORIGINAL book, the oompa loompas were black pygmies, but were changed for the movie because of the blatant racism

anyway, the new movie looks good

Our teacher was talking about that, today. And, in Alice in Wonderland I THINK, they made fun of chinks through the whole book. :(

[theone89]

Grandpa Joe Looks Too old

[the_dudefather]

its weird how the actor playing the grandpa is YOUNGER than the one playing the dad (christopher lee)

[pjalne]

and in the ORIGINAL book, the oompa loompas were black pygmies, but were changed for the movie because of the blatant racism

anyway, the new movie looks good

The oompa loompas in the new movie are all played by the Indian midget who scale doubled for one of the hobbits in LotR.

And I agree with Jixby and Spectre. I was sceptical when I saw the character presentation stills that were published a couple of months ago, but this looks great.

[EisigerBiskuit]

Oh, Tim Burton! :love
That preview was creepy

[Brandon]

Grandpa Joe Looks Too old
In the book, Grandpa Joe is in his nineties.

its weird how the actor playing the grandpa is YOUNGER than the one playing the dad (christopher lee)
Christopher Lee is playing Wonka's father, not Charlie's.

Anyway, this looks great. Perfect blend of whimsical and creepy -- very typical Burton. :)

[the_dudefather]

silly me

im just trying to remember the old movie, do we ever see the other kids alive after they get kicked out? or does wonka promise to bring them back to normal, but has them secretly murdered because they know to much of his candy secrets

[GADZOOKS]

I liked the old grandpa joe, but this looks ok.

[Jeanette X]

silly me

im just trying to remember the old movie, do we ever see the other kids alive after they get kicked out? or does wonka promise to bring them back to normal, but has them secretly murdered because they know to much of his candy secrets

Nope. We never see the other kids again after each sequence in which they are...removed... :/

[Fluxuation]

I don't really think Depp will make the best Wonka, nothing will beat the original, he looks a little too odd in this movie.

That said, it's still going to be a must-see.

[the_dudefather]

plus he wears WACKY SPACE GOGGLES! (of 2 varieties)

[executioneer]

too f*cking young wtf wonka's supposed to be a "little old man" >:

[ScruU2wice]

I wasn't creeped out at all... I hope the whole thing is alot freakier :(

[FS]

Also, am I being senile for not remembering Wonka's father ever being mentioned? Or is this for some kind of flashback sequence?

[Anonymous]

It's been a while, but I don't recall hearing about his father in the movie or the book.

[AChimp]

It's just an excuse to have Christopher Lee in one more thing before he dies.

[Jeanette X]

I don't recall Wonka having a father in the book either. :/

[GADZOOKS]

That's why you drench yourself in blue gasoline.

[executioneer]

thats becuase wonka's supposed to be F*CKING OLD god dammit >: wtf how the hell are they gonna handle the "i'm getting to old charlie you take over the factory ;_;" bit (SPOILERS LOL) i mean is he gonna be dying from AIDS or something b/c that would work cause he totally looks gay now

[the_dudefather]

maybe the chocolate makes him look really young :lol

or making him old would make him look like a peodiphile or something (luring children into a magical factory using chocolate and such)

[Jixby Phillips]

i never read the book but wonka doesnt look that old in the illustrations >_< and if wonkas too old to run a factory then how is he not too old to go into space with charlie in the sequal >:O

[AChimp]

Eh... watching that trailer makes me think that this movie will just make people appreciate the old one even more. :(

[Guitar Woman]

Creepy. :chatter

[the_dudefather]

even tho 4 old people spend years in the same bed without ever getting out (i can imagine the house spelling really nasty)

[Perndog]

Sigh.

I agree with Willie that Johnny Depp looks too young.

But Wonka's not supposed to be all that old either. He's *getting* old, which is why now is the time to find a child to take over the factory. He can help bring the child up with reverence for the magic of the chocolate factory. So Willy Wonka's like 50 (only 10 years older than Johnny Depp). He can train the kid for fifteen years and retire at 65 confident that the factory is in good hands.

[executioneer]

THE PERFECT WILLY WONKA

http://home.blarg.net/~mobbswm/shalitwonka.jpg

[GADZOOKS]

GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE!

[executioneer]

http://www.petitiononline.com/shalwonk/petition.html