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I don't want to sound closed minded, which I admit I AM sometimes when it comes to certain movies, but I don't know how I can bring myself to give this movie a chance. There should be an unwritten rule as far as what movies should become 'remakes'. This would definitely be in my top five along with Exorcist, Oz, and a few others that I actually haven't seen but I know are classics. Maybe the guideline could be 'any movie that's a current staple with all audiences, played in it's original form-regardless of age'. Who could watch Depp in this flick and not be constantly thinking back to the perfect style and timing that Wilder had throughout the first one? Maybe it's Hollywood looking at those movies and saying "that was such a good movie-we should make it again". Perhaps because it's such a good movie, that's why you SHOULDN'T do it again! Or maybe a simpler test. Any movie that when a fan is asked about it, responds "I saw that one! that's a classic!" should be tossed onto the unremakable pile.
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Generally I am against remakes of original movies. But movies based on other material should be fair game. Why should we only have one interpretation of such material and only by the first person to get to it?
It never was, you know. Most of the classics (including "Wonka" according to Wilder) were happenstance. But now that the audience in first run theatres (Clark excepted) is the bubblegum set . . . well . . . it's all about money. Basically, it always was, though there used to be a few more adventurous tangents!
It's bad enough when they re-tread bad TV shows...
...promoting his new book and speaking at a lecture series. I heard part of his radio interview yesterday. He came across as a very thoughtful, humble guy. Did anyone happen to hear his comments on the remake of Willie Wonka?
it is an "abomination! How dare they mess with my masterpiece!" Actually, I have no clue what he said. He's too nice to say anything bad probably, even if he thought it.
Wilder was quite charismatic and made that film what it is but it wasn't what the book was like. A Burton/Elfman/Depp crack at the "remake" is more in line with the tone of the book.That's no guarantee it won't suck though.
Tom §.
Although, I'm not too psyched about a remake of the WW movie. I' real tired of Depp and his pseudo-eccentric role playing. Regardless, there's a good chance I'll see the remake of WW on the big screen. I doubt it could be any worse than Pirates of the Caribbean.
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