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I invited some friends over last night and we watched the original Willie Wonka. I think it was the first time I had seen it in over two decades, maybe even since it first came out! Overall the film holds up well, though a few scenes have played better in my head then they did on screen. Wilder was great but the big surprise was the actress who played Veruca Salt -- she was truly wonderful. But who remembers Veruca calling her father's employees (and I am paraphrasing) "a bunch of twats"? Mercy! I do not believe that particular line was carried over into the remake.

I had a weird "why are they flying past the Matterhorn?" moment before I realized that we were supposed to believe that that was just "a" mountain that was inside of the factory. I half expected them to fly over a sub lagoon next.

Whoever said the movie wasn't different enough to justify its existence--that's exactly how I felt.

I didn't hate the movie, but I didn't love it either. Chances are I'll see it again, but given the choice, I'd rather watch the Willy Wonka over Charlie.

I had to pull out the movie after your post. I know that Dahl wrote the screenplay, but "tw*ts"? Wow.
Sadly, it's just "twerps". This could be a great urban legend, though.

My friend still has the dvd but I will have to wait until later to verify, but check the subtitle option ...

I did. *sigh*

Damn! Oh well.

To me, the DL references really popped out. Pirates' waterfall, Tower of Terror/elevator-cum-skyway, Small World, fireworks, 3D movie glasses dispensers, of course the Matterhorn...

I thoroughly enjoyed myself on the first outing. I responded to the humor. And I dig on wee Freddie Highmore (who isn't so wee anymore, as he's now my height, 5'6") so actually my favorite parts of the movie involved family, not the factory. As Aud said earlier, I really detested the backstory (like I did for Howard's Grinch) but it didn't get in the way of my enjoyment of the other bits.

Second time around, though, I actually fell asleep. It didn't hold me captive. I wonder if I was, to quote somebody witty, stoned on nerd juice of pre-Potter and -fiftieth.