Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory details
| Formats: | U DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Roy Kinnear |
| Director: | Mel Stuart |
| Genres: | Comedy - Musical, Family - Musical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Fantasy - General |
| Studio: | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Collections: | Bank Holiday Viewing, Easy Watching, Feel Good, Happy New Year!, The Christmas Channel, The LOVEFiLM Instant Christmas Channel, Top 100 Best of British, We Love Bank Holidays! |
| Name | Discs | |
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory |
U Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 16 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 09 May 2005 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Dubbed: | French, Dutch |
| Subtitles: | Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English, Italian |
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The Running Man - with sweets
By Dean Cook from London , 14 Nov 2003[Highly rated reviewer]
This often masquerades as a 'children's' film. Make no mistake the themes are dark and adult. Basically, an industrial espionage scheme is cleverly disguised as a children's competition, the prize being a tour of the famous Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory. Inside the slave labour driven factory we are treated to an unimaginable spectacle of beauty and madness. We are then subjected to a series of child murders/mutilations that are as brutal as they are deserved, as the 'winners' run Wonka's psychedelic gauntlet of killer confectionary.
No review of CATCF would be complete without an account of the scene in the tunnel. This is truly one of the most terrifying moments in modern film history. Wonka?s victims are trapped with him on a boat in a tunnel. The scene has a sinister rhythm punctuated by a monologue nonchalantly delivered by Wonka predicting impending doom. A real sense of claustrophobia, disorientation and loss of control is masterfully achieved. This combined with the horrific, intrusive visuals really thrusts the viewer into the heart of Wonka?s madness. DO NOT WATCH THIS SCENE ALONE.
The madness, awe, beauty, and danger are sustained right up to the joyous climax as Roald Dahl?s macabre genius is wonderfully transformed onto the screen.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(66)THE BEST MOVIE EVER IN HISTORY AND COMEDY
By JEDALAN (11 reviews) , 11 Apr 2013Very good movie. But there were a lot of bugs ,like people eating bugs in there chocolate .(for the ever lasting gob stopper )it gave me nightmares that night .But in the end it was the best movie ever.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Oh to be young again
By ElliottR (2 reviews) , 07 Feb 2013Now I watched this over and over when I was about 10 or 11, now I have a little girl are reading her the book she wanted to watch it. I rented it for her and she watched it over and over. Very good for the kids.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Wonk amation
By a customer , 22 Dec 2012The Best Wonka film. Why did they ever bother with the remake? Gene Wilder is Par excellence! endind is a real bealer!- Was this review helpful to you?
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best classic ever
By cheesekake (1283 reviews) from uk , 11 Jun 2012amazing film the remake by Johnny depp was ok, but not a patch on this one.
if you watch this and don't sing the oompaloompa song then you seriously need to get a life.
totally brilliant film- Was this review helpful to you?
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bright and fun filled adaptation
By a customer , 20 Feb 2012Brilliant - the humour and delight in the naughtiness is just like the book - with classic 70's colour and songs. Kids loved it too - no need for gimmicks when grandpa can fly (even if you can see the strings!)- Was this review helpful to you?
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