RIP Gene Wilder

[Icey]

83. Good grief.

[tomsk]

well he had Althzeimers, was 83...

rest in peace wonderful man...
xxx
I still haven't seen willy wonka yet..
The Producers is a favourite though..

[Icey]

You have the newer version of the Chocolate Factory now, but the old one still crops up now and again.

[tomsk]

the original is miles better apparently..

[Icey]

Having seen them both, I found the later one quite sinister. It was well done though.

[tomsk]

I thinl I'll prefer Gene's version better..

[Icey]

The second one was tailored for a slightly different audience. The effects were better for a start.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367594/

[tomsk]

I like Gene Wilder better though...

[Icey]

Fair enough. Bet you haven't even seen the second one!

[tomsk]

not seen either..
His performance with Zero Mostel in 'The Producers' is the funniest ever...

[Icey]

Oh duh!!!

Well I don't think I've seen The Producers, so it's touché. : )

[tomsk]

Off you go then ....

[Icey]

No thanks. I have better things to do atm, rather than look at old films.

[tomsk]

It's one of the funniest films I've ever seen...
I've seen it many times....

[Icey]

How can you watch a film over and over again, T? A couple of times, maybe .... or if there's a long gap in between viewings.

[tomsk]

I firsst saw that as a little boy ...and was totaly flummmoxed by it ...
now older and more intelligent I see Mel Brook's and the wonderful performances of the actors humour come sparkling through , anyone taking the piss out of the Nazis has to be a good thing..

[Icey]

Ordinary Brits made a very good job of that during WW2. Their bawdy ballads continue to this day, and when radio broadcasts were made, supposedly to strike terror into the hearts of folk, people laughed at them and they had little effect.

[tomsk]

I love that spirit...xxx

[Icey]

Me too. It's typically British, but what's seen us through battles and hardships for hundreds of years.

[tomsk]

from Lands end to John O groats...Fabulous..