*THIS IS INSANE!!* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Reaction | First Time Watching | Review
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This has got to be one of the strangest films I have ever seen. Johnny Depp played the socially awkward genius so uniquely, delivering a performance I will never get out of my brain. Enjoy :)
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THIS IS INSANE!! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Reaction | First Time Watching | Review
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Actually I like the grumpy other grandpa. He's just trying to not get Charlie too excited over something almost impossible, he's conscious he already has a hard life and just don't want him to suffer. That's very sweet, but hidden behind an angry attitude. But as soon as Charlie has the ticket, he encouraged him as much as he could.
Yeah, once he realized that his grandson had a tangible chance of winning, why would you give-up that opportunity? That would be foolish
@@Redster3 "Are you a dummy?"
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Grandpa George is his name I think. I enjoyed his character quite a lot even with his limited screen time.
@@Kanamo4781 lol
“You found Wonka’s last golden ticket…in *my* shop too!”
I love how the shop owner is just as excited as Charlie was after he found the ticket
Not to mention the Shop Owner also defended Charlie from those two adults and told them to leave Charlie alone while telling Charlie to run back home and keep the golden ticket safe.
One thing to remember about Tim Burton is that he started out as a young Disney employee and HATED the experience. So he gets little moments of revenge by taking the piss out of the sickly-sweet Disney style, as with that puppet musical display he then set ablaze.
I can see that now. And he didn't stop there!
I see! I'm not a fan. He's ruined some good stories.
It also suits Roald Dahl very well.
This. That's why the puppet musical is kind of a perverted take on "It's a Small World'. I'm a Disney fan and I loved it..
I just gained a lot of respect for Tim Burton! Dude knows how terrible the Disney cult is 😂
Some things: First, the oompaloompas are indeed made by one single actor, the actor had to made the scenes over and over in different possitions and different coreography and everything was put together to give all the realism to the multiple oompaloompas. In an interview the actor said that it was the hardest role of his carrer and he won't do a role like that ever again.
Second, the first time Willy Wonka crashes against the crystal door was an accident, but Jonny Depp did it again a second time to make it like it wasn't an accident. Both crashes weren't in the script.
Third and last, the fact that Willy's father had paper cuts of all of his archivements was inspired of one real life event of Tim Burton's life. He didn't have a good relation with his late mother because she didn't aprove of him becoming a movie director and spent years without speaking. One day, he got a call saying that his mother was in the last stretch of her life, so he went to visit her and he was surprised to see in her room posters of all the movies he directed.
The movie used a bunch of robots too for the wide shots of the Oompa Loompas working.
Are you one of those people who watches Lord of the Rings reactions and comments "Did you know Viggo broke his foot when he kicked that one helmet" or Django and go "Did you know Leo actually cut his hand. The blood was real"
@@TheBombasticFatRat I don't even like Lord of the Rings
@@TheBombasticFatRatdoubt it. These facts were actually cool to know
@@TheBombasticFatRat Your point being? Those are neat facts about the movie production.
A lot of people didn't like this movie because they kept comparing it to Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory with Gene Wilder. But what most people don't know is that the original was looked down upon because is had a lot changed between the book and the movie, where this movie is more correct with the book.
I really like Depp's performance and Tim Burton's version.
Not to mention that it was basically an over hyped candy commercial for the line of Wonka Candy by Nestle
This one is so accurate it even has the same title of the book, unlike the first movie
Exactly.
Even roald dahl (the book author) hated the original movie. It was a box office dud, he didn't like gene and the whole movie was just made to sell chocolate. Dahl called it a crummy film and his estate has said he would have much preferred this version.
I love the line "You're all quite short, aren't you?" because Willy genuinely meant short tempered because of their attitudes, but because they're children they didn't understand and he just went with it.
“they might be poor, but they’re rich in other ways” This is why I watch your channel❤❤❤
I worked at the Roald Dahl Museum and they said that Dahl family said that he would have loved this verison since to was accrate to the book. In the museum they have the Wonka gates and Willy Wonka's outfit. Also the actor Deep Roy who played the Oompa Loompa did every single Oompa Loompa part and they had really squirrels.
The squirrels were real but when they were attacking Veruca it was a mixture of trained but mostly photorealistic CGI squirrels while a stunt double was used in some places of the actress who played Veruca since she didn’t want to get bitten and scratched by the squirrels.🐿️
@@EChacon They also used a considerable amount of robots in the wide shots of them cracking nuts.
@@MontgomeryWenis That too but the Animatronic Squirrels were only utilized in the nut cracking scenes alongside the real Squirrels and CG squirrels.
But the scene when the squirrels began attacking Veruca and dumping her in the Garbage shoot were a mix of real and CG squirrels.
The only thing I didn't like about the remake was how American it was but it doesn't really take much from the story itself so it's still up there with my favourite films.
@@StaubZuStaub To be fair the 1996 Matilda was also Americanized but at least that film was critically received in later years
When you remember that Willy Wonka and Jack Sparrow are played by the same actor.
HOW DID JOHNNY DEPP DO IT?!?!
Man gotta hand it to the costume and makeup artists, as well as, his amazing acting❤
Turns me on. Lol 😂
I seriously STILL canNOT see Johnny through Willy Wonka. Like it's making my comprehension all twisted up. Like I know it's him all because it is written so or whatever.
Still baffles me to this day how Captain Jack Sparrow and Willy Wonka are the same guy behind the outfit and makeup
Even the voice is completely different
@@CarWashReviewsEthanBickmore Right?!
I know there are always people who will prefer the older movie, but to me this is the superior version. And that doesn’t just come from my Johnny Depp bias 😅 story accuracy, visuals…just better overall!
Did you know the old movie actually wasn't that accurate to the book that even the original Arthor didn't like how they portrayed it but the movie still became iconic and successful even when it didn't adapt the story well but Charlie and the chocolate actually adapted to the books much more better and accurately the author liked the movie
@@Dr.HooWho maybe if you used commas we'd understand you💀
First time, it was a shock. But on reflection, the new movie is better.
New over old, Gene Over Johnny. In my opinion. Controversial, I'm sure. But I also would say OS Startrek over NG, but Picard over Kirk. Nothing in life is perfect.
I grew up with this film without knowing that there was an older version... 😂 I imagine nostalgia plays a big part in audience preference
45:58
This is actually a reference to director Tim Burton's own life. His mother and him had a major falling out when he was younger because he wanted to pursue film. She came down with a terminal illness and he went to visit her one last time. He saw that she had cut out and clipped all the newspaper articles that talked about his films and she had saved the ticket stubs of all his movies she had gone to see.
Gonna go off on a whim, but out of the two Chocolate Factory films, this is my preferred one:
- More book accurate
- Better, more complete ending
- More interesting characterisation, especially the rotten kids (the original characters were really basic and flat)
- Mr Bucket exists (and this raises the stakes when he loses his job)
- Better grandparents (other 3 in the original might as well not have been in the movie)
- Buckets actually feel like a tight-knit family
- Great, high production value, making use of the 2005 tech
- Excellent cinematography (compared to the dull execution of the first movie)
- Cool, grungy atmosphere
- Superb, outstanding sets
- Varied and catchy music (not the same copy-paste template)
- Wonka’s backstory
- Dahl hated the original movie (even said it was too sappy and saccharine)
- Crazy attention to detail (like Wonka’s pale skin and awkwardness from not going outside, the linguistically accurate Wonka bars, Augustus’s bars even have German writing, Violet’s panic chewing, Charlie savouring his food and wrappers etc.)
- Was clearly a passion project instead of a commercial pretending to be a movie
- Poetic in some areas (Charlie and Wonka parallels, Mike calling the Oompa Loompas “little freaks”, camera focused on Augustus when Wonka said not to get overexcited, followed by him dropping and stepping on his chocolate, Violet’s mother’s karma when she mocked Augustus fitting through the pipe etc.)
- Better at showing instead of telling, like flashbacks and small facial expressions and cues
Agree with every single word!!
Also agree with everything.
I too agree. I also love that they actually show that happens to the 4 kids later. I had always wondered in the original movie if the kids were actually ok or if they had actually died. I always wonder why so many more people are into the original movie more than tim Burton’s. Probably because of gene wilder, but I’m not so into the original story. I hate joe and Charlie so much in the original. The only great thing in the movie was gene wilder. The other actors did terrible. U really get to feel more and really hate the kids in Burton’s version. And I love gene wilder’s job as playing wonka just as much as I love Johnny depp playing wonka and both actors did a perfect job.
It took me ages to understand the father's house being moved. It's actually a metaphor. So the physical place never moved, but it's more to do with the emotions of not being welcomed home/isolated from his father so much that it feels like he could be in the middle of nowhere in Siberia and it would be just as far
This was the version I grew up with, and it’s my favorite! Roald Dahl’s widow has stated that he would have loved this movie (he famously despised the classic 70s version starring Gene Wilder)
Felicity Dahl was involved in the production and gave the family's blessing.
That's why I prefer this version over the 70s version.
They used actual trained squirrels for the scene with Veruca except for a few moments, but the majority of the scene was real squirrels. I never knew that til I saw a BTS years later and I was so impressed that they managed that.
At 8.25, when you said 'the best way is to have a bunch of employees that looks for it', I was like, 'oh boy he's in for a pleasant surprise' 😂 This movie is actually the most faithful adaptation of Roald Dahl's book, the lyrics to the songs and the name of creatures like 'Snozzwangers' is totally accurate. I can't tell you how many times me and my mates quoted this film when we were kids, it was the best experience seeing it in cinemas in 2005.
Yes yes yes. All the songs were Mr Dahl himself. Mr Elfman simply provided the excellent music.
*8:25
One thing that really makes me realize how much time has passed... It's seeing how much freddie highmore has grown into adult since this movie and finding neverland.
I've always liked Freddie's movies as a child actor. I didn't see many more movies with his name and assumed maybe he stopped acting, only to then watch the Bates Motel which is honestly one of Freddie's best roles I have ever seen.
@@excelsword1376 I think bates motel is highly underrated. I've been watching him for the last few years on the good doctor.
Music by Danny Elfman, who frequently collabs with Tim Burton ;)
Oh and idk if you noticed, but Charlie's mother was played by Helena Bonham-Carter, aka Bellatrix LaStrange. She dated Burton for many years and appeared in a lot of his movies.
I love that even though the buckets house looks so rickety and like it could blow over at any moment it still looks warm and welcoming.
Deep Roy is the man who played every oompa loompa, he done that much extensive filming for every scene his pay was raised to $1 Million to show recognition of his work 😊
Danny Elfman's score for this film is the whole reason I got into music in the first place, and I'm now in college majoring in film and game music, so I have some major nostalgia for this film
That's so cool. Mine was James Horner's score for Willow. Best of luck with your studies and future career!
@@jenni5104 hey, yours too! Don't think I've heard that score tho
I find it funny that most people recognise Christopher Lee as saruman but I recognise him as count dooku
It’s probably because lord of the rings was huge in comparison to Attack of the clones 😆
@thecocoacouch I watched star wars as a kid but my parents never let me watch lord of the rings because it was "too long"
Oh I go all the way back to Fu Manchu
Willy Wonka can make ICE CREAM that won't melt on a hot day but can't make a chocolate castle that can do the same lol.
That's a really good point. :D I bet he COULD make chocolate that won't melt, but in this case chose not to, for the laugh!
The non-melting ice cream probably came afterwards.
@@SevenEllen Or maybe he chose not to simply because he genuinely thought the prince planned to eat his palace, and didn't think to ask him to clarify :P
If so, reminds me of a certain genie in an X-files episode:
Man: "What good is that huge boat you gave me, if I have no lake to put it in... you couldn't put some water with it?"
Genie: "You didn't specify water".
The old lady who you love is called Liz Smith, was an absolute icon in British comedy. Sadly she passed away, but she starred in one of my favourite 90s shows called The Vicar of Dibley
Who did she play?
@@strawberrysoulforever8336 she was Mrs Cropley
I love her role in "A Christmas Carol", the one with George C. Scott. She's so good!
And The Royal Family. She seemed like a great woman.
@@sailingayoyo sadly The Royal Family is something I never got into. Maybe i should try watching it. It has a lot of actors I like in it.
Rest in peace
Bill Brandt 1904-1983
Roald Dahl 1916-1990
Fred Rogers 1928-2003
Bob Keeshan 1927-2004
David Morris 1924-2007
Anthony Minghella 1954-2008
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Leslie Nielsen 1926-2010
David Kelly 1929-2012
Richard D Zanuck 1934-2012
Roger Ebert 1942-2013
Robin Williams 1951-2014
Geoffrey Holder 1930-2014
Eileen Essell 1922-2015
Christopher Lee 1922-2015
Gene Wider 1933-2016
Liz Smith 1921-2016
and Brad Grey 1957-2017, Robin Williams, Michael Jackson and Leslie Nielsen were considered for this movie, Depp and Burton derived their Willy Wonka from children’s television show such as Bob Keeshan and Fred Rogers, the town whose design was shaped by the black and White urban photography of Bill Brandt
I love Freddie Highmore! He has played the main character in three of my dear childhood movies "Arthur and the Invisibles". Such good movies.
I never get tired of watching them! 😍💖
This film along with _Two Brothers_ and _Finding Neverland_ were my introduction to Freddie Highmore and grateful he still has an acting career after starting out as a child actor.
August Rush is so good, with Freddie as the main character
Grandpa Georges muted angry outburst always reminds me of my granddad when he watches the news 😂😂
This is the most accurate portrayal of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, particularly Willy Wonka himself - spot on. The only complaint I have with it is that they didn't leave it open for the sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
Deep Roy was amazing in this, and then the editors making like 100’s of him in different costumes and making it into dance numbers and the whole TV sequence, that must have taken immense much effort! Kudos to everyone involved!
I prefer this version over the first adaptation. I do love Gene Wilder but that adaptation was a mess; so much so that Roald Dahl basically disowned it. They even changed the title to "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory". This version is far more accurate to the original material. I felt they had a greater respect for the author and his creation.
1:14 “uh, why is that necessary? It’s cool, though!”
I don’t know that anyone has ever encapsulated the vibe of Wonka so quickly, and probably inadvertently!
I unironically listen to "A Rather Different Set of Friends" often.
Fun facts:
- Such good music again from Danny Elfman, with Tim Burton also on Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride...
- Johnny Depp convinced everybody to cast Freddie Highmore to play Charlie cause he knew how good he was from a movie they did together in the past, NEVERLAND, you have to watch it, a huge dramatic performance from Highmore, he was a tiny thing winth the best drama ever,.
The movie describes the life of Barrie, creator of Peter Pan. Kate Winslet in it too. I love her.
also i love the little detail between willy wonka and his father with there hands for some reason i just like that
This was one of my favorites, I never thought about this, but each of the places that he took the kids to seemed designed to test each one, to see if they could grow past the spoiled and rotten attitudes. but unlike thee other kids, Charlie had the opposite of wonka's family, and he wasn't spoiled or had a bad attitude. He was just excited to be there.
I still don't think Wonka is a normal human. He must be some sort of wizard. ❤
I can't believe that you haven't seen some of these iconic movies. This a great one!
It's good to know Bellatrix did well in rehab, she looks kinda better now.
🤣🤣🤣
She was, but then she jumped back on the wagon again and started cooking people in pies. 😂
@@jenni5104 🤣🤣🤣
@@jenni5104 And all that just for Joh... I mean Sweeney Todd.
😂😂😂
Two of my favourite Johnny Depp films are Edward Scissorhands (surreal/ whimsical) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (horror musical). Would love to see how you react to both!
And you recognised Saruman but you didn't recognise Bellatrix?! 😮 (Charlie's mum)
You're such a good reaction channel!
Got to see this in theaters in 2005. I learned that Roald Dahl's wife and daughter oversaw the production of this film which is why it is more accurate to the book. The ending between Wonka and his father is a tribute to Tim Burton and his mom. She kept posters for all his movies. Also the weird fact is the Gene Wilder version used real chocolate but looked fake whereas this version used fake chocolate but looks real. And Danny Elfman did all the vocals of the Oompa Loompas. Anyway glad you reacted to this one!
I know this film is a mixed bag for certain folks especially those who prefer _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ like the Nostalgia Critic, but personally I say I enjoy _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ as much as _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ thanks to the production design of the Candy Room, the performances of the child actors especially Freddie Highmore as Charlie, the musical score of Danny Elfman and that it was very close to the original book by Roald Dahl.
Also, the only Golden Ticket Winners from the film that are still acting following this film are Freddie Highmore (Charlie), AnnaSophia Robb (Violet) and surprisingly Jordan Fry (Mike Teavee), Jordan briefly retired/quit acting in the early 2010’s by going to High School but eventually resumed doing acting in the film, "Big Life" in 2023. Philip Wiegratz (Augustus) and Julia Winter (Veruca) are currently the only ones who retired from acting with the former’s last acting role in 2013 and the latter stopped acting completely after she played Veruca in this film apparently going the same route Peter Ostrum (the original Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) went through.
Hopefully you’ll react to _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ and especially _Wonka_ along with reacting to _The Witches, James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox_ and _Matilda_
Was this Winter's only role?
@@strawberrysoulforever8336 It is and much like Peter Ostrum, Julia retired from acting completely following this film to have a normal life going to school and became a doctor afterwards, similar to Peter albeit Peter became more of an Animal doctor (Veterinarian) for Horses and Cows until 2023.
I've seen this movie a million times and it's one of my favorite adaptations of the book I never noticed however that Augustus Gloop how did no eyebrows and now I can't unsee it and I can't stop laughing. Side note I always believed that Grandpa Joe was not really sick he was just taking advantage of his own family and all the grandparents were playing footsies under the covers 😅😂
Oh wow (if that were true about Grandpa Joe just taking advantage), BUT at the same time, that would be a VERY undesirable way to get out of doing stuff because... if I personally don't get exercise or go for a very long walk once in a while, I get VERY restless lol. Probably because it's healthier to move around :P
I thought Johnny’s Wonka reminded me unsettlingly of Michael Jackson in his latter (and oddest) years
Makes sense since MJ was actually supposed to play Wonka at one point 😊
@@madame__bizarreAww man! I'm a big Michael Jackson fan and I think that would've been awesome.
@@goldenfredbear7074 MJ was the best!
@@madame__bizarre Indeed he was. Rest in peace, MJ.
I read that this Wonka was actually inspired by Renato Zero, an Italian singer that Tim Burton apparently likes.
If you look him up, you'll recognise the haircut and the glasses, but Renato Zero is an oddball too (first crossdressing singer in Italy, singing about threesomes, motels, etc)
grew up watching it and love it and rip christopher lee
6:07 (they may be poor but are rich in other ways) so beautifully said oscar
The fact Wonka says that Cannibalism is frowned upon in *most* societies implies he's met a society where it *isn't.* The only other society he's met - The Oompa Loompas, implying cannibalism is something they do, in fact, partake in if they can't get enough cocoa beans.
And, interesting fact for you, the actor playing the Oompa Loompas is *one* actor and they just filmed him doing various things and then inserted him into the scenes.
*Another* interesting fact, the song when Veruca goes down the garbage shoot was the song I had to sing for my media exam at school!
OR, maybe he just READ about such a society. I knew there are cannibalistic societies too, but I haven't personally met one myself ;)
@@sathvamp1 I mean, yeah, but it makes the Oompa Loompas so much cooler if you think: Wonka has a *tame army of cannibals who work for him.*
@@Jamestopboy Hehe very true :)
He did mention that people don’t taste very nice
@@fosterbennington6405 LOL good point, he said it like he "knew for a fact too" :P On a grim note... some legitimate reasons could vary from eating too much meat (like, I've heard predators like big cats don't taste good either) ... OR even more likely, taking too many medications. Humans overall are on WAY too many synthetic medicines (and also chemicals that shouldn't be in non-organic food about 96% of us eat every day).
Did you know that the actor of the Oompa Loompas did EVERY AND EACH character, no matter how much by song? He was the REAL GOAT
Fun fact: The squirrels scene was filmed with real squirrels. Apparently it was easier to train the squirrels than cgi everything.
Haha. Reminds me of how I "sort of trained" a squirrel (in a park that often likely frequently got treats from humans) to climb up my arm to get a nut :P
That was before I took microbiology though, and later learned about all the horrible diseases I could have gotten if it had bitten me :P
I forgot the third act and shed a tear at Wonka and his dad's reunion.
I would LOVE IT if you reacted to the version with Gene Wilder as well! I love the musical numbers in it.
I agree- I myself LOVE both versions; they are so different from each other, but that's one reason I really like both equally in their own way. I'd seen the older one first, and when I saw a newer version came out, I was quite pessimistic about how much I'd like it, just because I've seen so many disappointing "remakes" in general. But what "saved" this "remake" for me was how they put enough quality differences for it to seem like almost a totally different movie. My impressions of the two are: This newer one = Creepy, weird, but quite cool (like many of the songs)
Older one = Magical, innocent, comforting / feel-good
:)
I love that you reacted to this one - it's my favorite version! I grew up with the 1970s one, but I read the book right before this one came out and was so pleased that the movie followed it so well. I love that they kept the "Mumbler!" bit in the movies - it’s something I remember from the book and my mom and I still quote it to each other to this day. 😆
Have you watched Matilda? It’s also a story by Roald Dahl, and though it’s a bit older, I think you’d really love it.
I’m just confused as to how count Dooku took his entire house when captain Jack sparrow left home
How dare you question count Dooku's abilities
All the lyrics to the songs are lifted direct from the book in this version.
I only realised very recently that Grandma Georgina most likely has dementia. As a kid, I always thought she was just saying random things for no reason aside from jokes for the audience
“I feel like I was about to join the Hunger Games” ……. In a way it was 😂
Johnny Depp is just One of a kind Talent and Actor ❤ Tim Burton x Johnny Depp Combo is just Out of the world Duo they create Magic together 😊
Despite the most recent Wonka movie, there's not actually supposed to be magic. Wonka is just a mad genius who operates by a logic that only makes sense to imaginative children. Kind of like Alice in Wonderland.
Also, while it is not directly in the book, this movie draws out a lot of the between the lines that were Dahl's intentions. Wonka despises naughty children and the parents who ruin them (in this movie, it is because of his own father and his relationship). There are theories that he scouted all the children ahead of time and made sure that it would end up with them. Charlie was his goal because he wanted to 'adopt' the impoverished boy, not realizing that someone could be happy with their family and refuse. And the ten dollar note that Charlie found? Wonka planted it. The others were just nasty children whose weaknesses he planted so they would drop out and Charlie would seem like a fair winner. At the same time, he freed the kids from their parents- Violet is happy with her achievements as a flexible person but her mother can no longer live through her. Augustus is disgusted by chocolate and will become healthy weight. Veruca's father now says no to her. Mike has been scarred by the reality within the TV he is obsessed with and will think twice about squishing little video game characters for fun. Hopefully he will also take up basketball.
36:10 you call if fairy floss I never knew it was called that,I always called it cotton candy
This is one of my favorite Tim Burton movies. But mostly enjoyed that it's one of his more colorful works such as Big Fish. Plus how it brought the whimsy of Roald Dahl's book to life. But I loved seeing your reaction. Seeing your inner child come out through the reaction was the sweetest. Full of surprise and wonder. Freddie Highmore's portrayal of Charlie was so sweet, found him more kind and humble than the original.
As far as I understand it, if the teleporter uses a big screen the people/items would remain the original size or could even be bigger. Right?
The young actor Freddie Highmore later played some other roles, like "Bates Motel" or "The Good Doctor". And he was in another movie before this movie with Johnny Depp called "Finding Neverland".
I've always found it interesting that Aussies call it Fairy Floss instead of Cotton Candy
In the UK we call it Candy Floss. 😂
The French call it daddy’s beard, and I find that interesting.
@@mocahbutterfly Cursed
@@mocahbutterfly. Omg this made me laugh out loud 🤣 ewww calling cotton candy “daddy’s beard” is FOUL , my thoughts as an American haha
The songs in this version of the movie are taken directly from Roald Dahl's book which I appreciate, and the overall story (except for the daddy psychology) is closer to the book. Songs in the '70s movie are not, but surprisingly they are my favorite part of that film, other than Gene Wilder as Wonka that is... ❤
Have you seen The Greatest Showman. If not I would love to see your reaction to it on the channel. Love watching your reactions btw. Keep up the good work.
It’s rumored that wonka already had Charlie as the winner and everything was a full on setup and planned from the start, from who got the tickets to all the different places that he chose to get to each of the kids weaknesses, and the songs are absolutely rehearsed. The original version you had the slugworth character who was of course present at each of the ticket winners news interviews, all planned
one of my favorite childhood movie I love it it feels so magical and futuristic at the same time please react to Ferngully the last rain forest a truly underrated animation movie about the protection of nature and the danger of pollution
Yeah and also A Troll in Central Park is awesome too!! 😊🥰💖
37:01 first time I saw that, I didn't realize that this is where his house was, I just thought this is the place where he decided to build his factory
Wonka also reads as a fever dream in the book, in my opinion. He feels mysterious and hostile but not in a direct way and always made me feel uneasy as a kid. But he's still lovable and a widely beloved character. I think that's partially bc of Charlie who is both wise for his age but still innocent and creative and open. They reflect each other strangly, Charlie could very easily be bitter about his situation and become a Wonka type but instead helps Wonka become more like him
If you are wondering why the Augustus Gloop song wasn't clear about what was going to happen, that's mostly because it abridged Roald Dahl's original lyrics, making it MUCH shorter, so there was a lot of detail left out. The others also cut out a lot of the lyrics, but they all kept essential parts of the lyrics. It's a good thing, too, because the song about Mike was mostly a rant and the message is "Throw out your TV and read books instead", only bringing in Mike at the end (all the lyrics relating to him were included here). Violet's original song was actually an allegory about a woman who chewed gum all the time, even when she was asleep, and ended up biting her own tongue off. Veruca's song listed a lot of other disgusting pieces of rubbish and then added a bit of extra context about how not all of the blame should fall on her because her parents made her what she was.
Pleasantly surprised to find so many people who like this better than the the Gene WIlder version (of which Gene Wilder is the only part I like). As with all of you who appreciate this one, the recognition of this being much more faithful to the source material and thus having the blessing of the Dahl estate means a lot to me, since I grew up with a much greater attachment to the book than I ever had to the 70s film. And I can forgive the addition of the dentist backstory, since CHristopher Lee elevates everything!
Don't know if you noticed or if anybody pointed this out Oscar, but Charlie's mother it's the same actress who played Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter...
She's in most of Tim Burton's movies.
Already so excited for this reaction! Thanks for the upload.
Oscar, you deserve SO many more subs. You have such a kind heart. You are one of the only reactors that I can watch around my kids. Thank you for keeping your reactions PG. I appreciate it more than you know! ❤
Mumbler! How am I supposed to hear your review? Haha. Just kidding. Loved your reaction! I know this movie was a real weird one for most people, but I have to say, I really loved it. It's so wonderfully kooky, and so different from the Gene Wilder one. I agree that there was a undertone the sinister to Wonka in this.
One of my favorite childhood movies 😍 Fun fact: Michael Jackson was considered for the role of Willy Wonka.
Came here as soon as I got notification.. love u ❤
Sameee
if you didn't already know, the song lyrics are actually in the original book, and were what was used in the movie
You are my favorite reviewer because you take our time at the end to discuss your feeling about the movie/show. Not so many youtubers do that, they just watch and "react" at the same time and don't wrap up at all. You wrap up and I love it!
A classic in my family, thank you for taking me back to my childhood for an hour!!! ❤
This version makes sense when you know that Roald Dahl also wrote the book "The Witches" that has also been adapted into a movie a couple of times.
Oh my goodness i needed something good to watch 😊
Edit: awesome reaction
My favorite part about Veruca is that she thinks that all she has to do is go pick up and squirrel and leave, like no one can stop her after she has it xD
Those squirrels are real. A team of trainers spent 19 weeks training 40 rescue squirrels for that scene.
Although their were shots of the squirrels that were completely CGI such as the scene when they were attacking Veruca.
In fact, the scene required a stunt actress to play Veruca being attacked by the squirrels since they didn’t want the actual actress getting hurt and scratched by the squirrels.
I enjoy this movie but the original has a special place in my heart. This one is TOO weird for me whereas the original has a much more magical feel to it
Awesome reaction of my favorite Johnny Depp movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
The insights you give, wow. I do like how this version gives more on the Wonka background. I know it's a story/movie but spoiling a kid like thay, makes me worried about what will happen when the parents will get to that age where the parents will need to be looked after. 😢
I have a head canon where Willy Wonka’s dad left to let him live his life. Like he knew he wouldn’t be happy with him so he let him find his own way. In a roundabout way it’s kind of sweet. lol!
The first time I had the experience of being totally satisfied with an adaptation was this movie 😌
Love to read ever since I was small so and I loved the books. I watch this when it came out and was so happy during the whole thing, watching the scenes from my books come to life so accurately, the representation of Wonka just being a mad cooky inventer and I love the socially awkward aspect he brought to the character, cause after all he never really interacted with others much so it makes a lot of sense. The one to one scene of Grampa jumping out the bed and doing his lil dance had my cheeks hurting from smiling to much😂
Safe to say I loved it and still do🥰
Wonka and Oompa Loompas definitely knew what was gonna happen to the kids and i love it😂😂❤
Oscar, you have to react to Wonka next!!!
This is one of the movies that defined my childhood, I must have seen it at least 30 times and I never get bored of it.
So glad you liked it too ❤️
Liz Smith (the grandma you loved) was also in an amazing series called The Vicar of Dibley. Check it out if you can.
I actually enjoyed the Wonka from the 70s cause I like Gene Wilder, but this version was MUCH closer to Roald Dahls style. VERY good version. I want to see the one with Timothee Chalamet!
34:42 Depp's performance in this truly makes the phrase "eliminating children" waaaaaay more sinister than the way you meant it! 😱🤣
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“How is she supposed to compete?”
The exact words JonBenet Ramsey’s parents said.
I love this movie but contrary to all things making sense and that you mentioned, what drives me crazy is the biggest issue is THE DAD ABANDONING HIS CHILD and how that is never adressed. The subject is treated like it was Wonka’s fault but Wonka never run away from home he just went to museum to cheer himself up 😭 That’s INSANE and the only explanation I have with that is Willy actually having serious mental health issues and so his memories are not trustworthy and part of his semi-delusion (like the house teleporting away etc). Plus the dad (excellent Sir Christopher Lee) isn’t even shameful or apologizing for that he just looks sorry like he lost contact with his son accidentally. The fact he has a picture of Willy older without his dentistery stuff is also super suspicious 😳 WW is just insane lol
I grew up with the Gene Wilder version I really liked BOTH. People like to compare too much, it really has pretty much the same feeling/themes just presented in a slightly different way. Gene Wilder’s Wonka was pretty creepy for the time it was filmed. I like them both 👍🏽
I totally agree! I myself LOVE both versions; they are so different from each other, but that's one reason I really like both equally in their own way. I'd seen the older one first, and when I saw a newer version came out, I was quite pessimistic about how much I'd like it, just because I've seen so many disappointing "remakes" in general. But what "saved" this "remake" for me was how they put enough quality differences for it to seem like almost a totally different movie. My impressions of the two are: This newer one = Creepy, weird, but quite cool (like many of the songs)
Older one = Magical, innocent, comforting / feel-good
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I have loved Gene Wilder in everything he's done... I just never liked the musical from the early 70's. and I'm all for the way Johnny Depp played the character and the production of this one. and the ONE actor who played all the Oompa Loompas!
If you like Freddie Highmore as an actor I recommend watching The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008). A very underrated fantasy adventure.
I love this movie, more than older one. This is a far closer book adaptation, and I love Burton's flair. Tim Burton brought the songs from the book to Danny Elfman and asked for different genres, and each time Danny threw something crazy at him, Burton loved it.