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‘Wonka’ Is an Everlasting Gobstopper of Ridiculousness (www.thedailybeast.com)
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Everything about the new musical origin story starring Timothée Chalamet is derivative and cloying.

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[–] MrJameGumb 12 points 10 months ago

I loved the original movie and still watch it every few years. I saw the Tim Burton version in the theatre and it was decent, but I've never had any overwhelming urge to see it again. This one just makes me wonder why I should even give a shit. Was this something people were asking for? What good is an origin story for a character whose is supposed to be enigmatic and mysterious? Isn't that the whole point of Willy Wonka?