Post #162541
January 17, 2022, 04:05:49 AM
I definitely recommend the original. It's definitely dated as far as the time period goes, but it definitely captured the spirit of the characters a bit better, even if it really adapted parts of the book (then again, the Depp version did too, just different parts).
Plus, Gene Wilder just really did a good job as Wonka, even if Depp had more of the zany personality down (though the weirdness of parents thing was a really odd addition).
I still like both for differing reasons, though.