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THE ORIGIN STORY of Willy Wonka has been released in Irish cinemas.
Wonka stars Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in this latest origin film.
It tells the story of how Wonka goes from selling chocolate in a small shop to becoming the eccentric genius portrayed by Gene Wilder in the 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
With the new origin film Wonka in cinemas, we want to test your knowledge of the classic 1971 movie starring Wilder.
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Wonderful film. Gene wilder in the role of his life.
@Brian Dunne: He was born to play that character.
There’s no earthly way of knowing Which direction we are going There’s no knowing where we’re rowing Or which way the river’s flowing Is it raining, is it snowing? Is a hurricane a-blowing? – uh! Not a speck of light is showing So the danger must be growing Are the fires of Hell a-glowing? Is the grisly reaper mowing? Yes! The danger must be growing For the rowers keep on rowing And they’re certainly not showing Any signs that they are slowing! A-aa-aaa-aaaah!.
10/10- obsessed with this film!!
@Wicked Hedgehog: totally obsessed, got 1 wrong! I managed to avoid the tim Burton movie and I’ll avoid the new one too, it would just ruin my memory of this one.
@Caroline Otoole: Agree
There is only one Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory
When I hear that music in the film starting, i get emotional ,and all those happy Christmas’s come flooding back.
Gene Wilder was amazing in this and carried the film to be honest. The original book was rewritten because it was a comment on colonialism, and that was too controversial at the time. There are some copies still about from the 1960s. My local library had one because the version I read didn’t have oompa loompas but pygmies from Africa in it. 9/10 got the one on the country of the fake ticket wrong.
We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams…
Geandpa Joe claiming disability benefit for 20 years and then all of a sudden jumps out to visit a chocolate factory? Hope he was reported to social welfare
@Conor Mack: There are plenty of people falsely claiming for other people as well, including a woman i work with. She gets to be off work threedays a week, she HATES her job and made no secret of it, and the person she is claiming for doesnt qualify at all as she doesnt require the care that makes you eligible to claim it. Hate how this smug so and so is getting away with it.
@Conor Mack: I don’t think the grandparents were claiming anything… the father had to support a family of 7 on the salary of a toothpaste tube cap screwer-onner…
YouTuber called Charles Cornell made a vid about one of the songs. “The Most Beautiful Song ever Written For Film” – Pure Imagination. It’s an analysis but if you like music and this movie, it’s a good one.
Magical book.magical movie. Going to see the musical in a week or so.
@Thomas Meaney: I went to see the musical in the Bord Gais Theatre yesterday, fabulous. They changed each scene just enough not to ruin the original. Great cast, great music, you’ll def enjoy it.
Verruca Salt was my favourite.
I”d like a ball I’d like a party, pink macaroons and performing baboons,and a million balloons,.Don’t care how,I want it now.
Ahhh….the childhood memories. Fabulous film. A bit of us all wanted to be Charlie Bucket
@Peter Roche: you’ve just reminded me of Mrs Bucket now
Great film. It ranks up there with the likes of The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Oliver Twist, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, etc
6/10
Can’t believe I got Charlies name wrong
No such country as “Columbia.”
So shines a good deed in a weary world.
Sat down just yesterday and watched this with my six year old. She was fascinated with it. Its amazing that a film this old can still catch the imagination of today’s kids!
Great film ! 5/10 ..
Charlie’s acting career finished shortly after this movie and he got out of acting altogether !
I obviously don’t have the Wonka gene. Never understood the popularity of Willy Wonka.
Should be banned, it encourages children to eat sugar, sugar is the new tobacco, ban all
@Harry Cock: how many aliases do you have!
@David: He is…
Jon Jon, John Jon, Jon John, Tom Tom, Peter Murray, Paul Gorry, Bobby Sandwichs, Mary Toilet, Harry Cock…
Just to name a few I know of,
lol
@KTH: he got 20 thumbs up and I have a feeling they were all from his other aliases
@michael odwyer:
Haha, yes, I think so.
Sometimes, he posts “Peter Murray is cool” from one of his other accounts, and 99% of the time, his accounts posts finish with “lol”
Shows you what age he is.
As a child I remember the TV being on and on the news I heard the Orange Men where marching, so I went into see. All that was on the TV was old men in black suits bowler hats and orange sashes, I was expecting Oompa Lumpas :)
I know it’s fantastic and shouldn’t have had one remake, nevermind two.
Just home from watching “wonka”.
Absolutely brilliant film, make no mistake that this is another remake as its nothing of the sort, it’s about how he starts off and comes across the umpa lumpas, some very funny parts in this film with well know actors, you won’t be disappointed, also look.out for the tell tail signs that you will see in the original film…enjoy
Peter Murray is a legend
Never watched it, for some reason. Not into musicals.
@john kenny: watch it john. watch it immediately.
What a racist quiz
Jesus H Christ.
it’s on sky showcase right now
Johnny Depp was better
some films stand alone and don’t need a sequel, or a prequel, or a re-make, or anything. Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka is one of those.
Night to know any remake will be a poor shadow of the original. Timothy is easier on the eye though.
@Paul whitehead: Wonka is NOT a remake ffs
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