Is watching Willy Wonka now part of Ireland's culture?

brettmirl

So what are people's opinions on the movie "Willy Wonka".

The original, not the new one.

Is it now part of our culture to watch this every Christmas?

Ro: maaan!

Have never seen it.

Lemlin

No - wonka sucks

Yep, you have to watch it, The Wizard of Oz and the Sound of Music.

At Easter, its Ben Hur.

Rb

Saw the original years ago, haven't seen the new one. Don't know anyone whos mad about it at all so my vote goes to no.

Mossy Monk

never liked the original myself. must take a look at the new one

Pigman II

I no fan of it either. Gene Wilder is great but the whole thing is a let down for me because Charlie is such a sap in it. Even as a child I couldn't stand kids stuff where the kid isn't at least a LITTLE bit savvy, cynical and sceptical.

johnny_ultimate

No - wonka sucks

^^^ random thread ^^^
It's a classic alright. Never realised how scary it was as a kid. Dunno what the director was smoking when he came up with that ride through the freak ass tunnel. Still keeps me up at night, shivering.

johnnyrotten

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

mike65

Over exposed and under appriciated. While Charlie is a bland lead everything else works pretty well, esp the feeling of the town being in its own never-never world. Gene Wilder was great pity he did'nt do more crazy roles of instead declining into middle-aged sentiment.

Mike.

Saruman

I saw the new one on the plane to chicago yesterday. Its freaky but i think its a bit better.

Franky Boy

I watch it every 3 years or so.

Funkstard

I agree that it's part of Ireland's Christmas culture at this stage, but I don't watch it because it freaks the fcuk out of me

lisa.c

watching it now with my son for the 100th time this week so add that to the 100 times last week and the 100 times the week before that and so on and on then yes i would imagine it is part of irelands culture.....:mad: :mad: :mad:

Dave!

hmmm... not really in my family, with us it's Sound of Music (definitely) and Oliver.

chillywilly

No - wonka sucks

im obsessed with willy wonka and wizard of of, i practically know willy wonka off by heart:

"What is this Wonka, some kind of funhouse?"

Wonka:

"Why? Having fun?"

classic!

NineMoons

Not for me. I hated Gene Wilder in it. Parts of the movie remain with me (Augustus Gloop going up the pipe for example) even though I haven't seen it for years but the main thing that I disliked was that Charlie was also one of the bad kids (he took a sweet or summat), instead of being pure-hearted and honest as he was in the book.
Thought Freddy Highmore did a lovely job as Charlie in the Burton movie.

Traditional Christmas movie for me has now become Babe! Although I wish I could watch my two favourite Christmas movies at Christmas (Meet me in St. Louis and It's a Wonderful Life, they never seem to be on the schedules that time of year.

Somnus

Never saw it before. Either of them

chillywilly

No - wonka sucks

NineMoons wrote:

but the main thing that I disliked was that Charlie was also one of the bad kids (he took a sweet or summat), instead of being pure-hearted and honest as he was in the book.

=

it was actualy granpa joe who told him to take the everlasting gobstopper, peer pressure! Then at the end he gave it back to willy wonka even after wonka was being a pr*ck so therefore he was honest and pure hearted in the end;)

whiskeyman

No - wonka sucks

NineMoons wrote:

It's a Wonderful Life, they never seem to be on the schedules that time of year.

It's a Wonderful Life is always on around Christmas... same as Wonka.
Think TG4 had both of them last year.

melekalikimaka

yes i think it is part of the culture and anyone who says otherwise is lying i tell you!!!

Tusky

No - wonka sucks

Lemlin wrote:

At Easter, its Ben Hur.

+ Jason & the argonauts. Actually, Peter Jackson should remake that!

is_that_so

No - wonka sucks

I've always associated it with Christmas and watched religiously every year. We're talking the 80s and earlier here so it is hardly a new phenomenon.There was life in ireland at that time

Nimrod's Son

I can live without my Wonka. Scrooged is my Christmas film. I bloody love it, I do!

OLDYELLAR

No - wonka sucks

Yep christmas wouldnt be christmas in our house without willie wonka and chitty chitty bang bang.

Tar.Aldarion

No - wonka sucks

Yes - i can't live without my Oompa Loompa fix

Don't watch the film often though.

johnny_ultimate

No - wonka sucks

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Yes - i can't live without my Oompa Loompa fix

Don't watch the film often though.

Wait....

:eek:

RefulgentGnomon

No - wonka sucks

Hell yes. Love that film, far better than the new one.
The chocalate production at the start is excellent.
They actually have different names though don't they?
I agree about the crazy tunnell scene, that's a bit weird!

NineMoons

chillywilly wrote:

it was actualy granpa joe who told him to take the everlasting gobstopper, peer pressure! Then at the end he gave it back to willy wonka even after wonka was being a pr*ck so therefore he was honest and pure hearted in the end;)

It's not in the book, I tell ya! Ruins it for me. But then I'm a bit of a Dahl purist. Didn't like the end of the Witches either...

Mossy Monk

i wouldnt say it was part of Irish culture. more so the guys in charge of tv channels being lazy. i await another repeat of Gladiator this year

nlgbbbblth

No - wonka sucks

lisa.c wrote:

watching it now with my son for the 100th time this week so add that to the 100 times last week and the 100 times the week before that and so on and on then yes i would imagine it is part of irelands culture.....:mad: :mad: :mad:

Hold on - that can't be right.

The film is 90 mins long. If you watched it 100 times a week that equates at 14 times a day. Which would mean 21 hours of viewing per day!

Yourself and your son couldn't survive on 3 hours sleep or whatever per night. Not continually.

You need to check your figures.

The Free Man

No - wonka sucks

really strange this thread popped up, im watching it right now!

Rhyme

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Yes - i can't live without my Oompa Loompa fix

Don't watch the film often though.

Wait a sec...

Watch it almost every Christmas, along with Indiana Jones and The Great Escape

nlgbbbblth

No - wonka sucks

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was on frequently during Christmas time in the 1970s and 1980s. A different era.

lisa.c

nlgbbbblth wrote:

Hold on - that can't be right.

The film is 90 mins long. If you watched it 100 times a week that equates at 14 times a day. Which would mean 21 hours of viewing per day!

Yourself and your son couldn't survive on 3 hours sleep or whatever per night. Not continually.

You need to check your figures.

arent you a little genius...
maybe not 100 but people know waht i mean...

Silverfish

chillywilly wrote:

it was actualy granpa joe who told him to take the everlasting gobstopper, peer pressure! Then at the end he gave it back to willy wonka even after wonka was being a pr*ck so therefore he was honest and pure hearted in the end;)

As far as I remember, he was given the everlasting gobstopper by Wonka. It was the fizzy lifting drinks that Grandpa Joe encouraged him to take.

He gave the gobstopper back because Wonka had said he didn't want it to fall into the wrong hands earlier in the film, so when Wonka made it clear he didn't trust Charlie after stealing the drinks, Charlie gave it back.

TerrorFirmer

I hate the film. Always hated it.

Babe, Indiana Jones, Jurrassic Park, Home Alone....all the classic christmas movies, well, for me personnally in any case.

Nightwish

No - wonka sucks

I watch it religiously every Christmas. Its the only religious thing about my Christmas

CathyMoran

No - wonka sucks

I absolutely hated it when I was a kid, but my big brother loved it so he normally won out...however, if you watch it several times it gets to you. It is definitly part of Christmas now along with the Wizard of Oz and It's a Wonderful Life.

Mossy Monk

i liked when Back To the Future was shown most years but havent seen it in a while now

meldrew

If you dont like the original you must have a stone cold heart

aidan_walsh

Mossy Monk wrote:

i liked when Back To the Future was shown most years but havent seen it in a while now

Heh, RTE still do sometimes. Problem is they only show Parts II and III when they do...

tba

"I voted blue"

cock

:v:

orangerooster

Seen it once,didnt like it at all. Never watched/watch it at Christmas.

Zaph

Films that really suck:

Willie Wonka
Wizard of Oz
Sound of Music

I feckin' hate when these films come on at Christmas. They're all crap and the copies of them should have been destroyed years ago, instead of subjecting us to the same old tripe year after year.

miss_gonzo

its such a creepy movie, i wouldnt watch it