Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Special Edition)

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Summary: A great film for the entire family!
Review: I've seen this many times, and never tire of it. It's a great film for the entire family, a great escape into fantasy. I'd give it more stars if I could.

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Summary: Decent except for the second half
Review: Dick Van Dyke is good as usual in this kid's movie, which, by the way, has little in common with the book on which it is based. The first half of it is interesting and fun, with the restoration of the beautiful car, the eccentric household, and the invention of "toot sweets" (musical candies) at the factory. Once the story moves irrelevantly to a bizarre imaginary kingdom ruled by an evil baron, the whole thing goes downhill. There are a few good songs in this movie, among them the title song and "From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success," and the ending is good once we get back to reality, but the film would have been better had it left out most of the third reel. Decent fare for kids.

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Summary: Why Not Widescreen?
Review: I recently replaced our old VHS of "Chitty" with this DVD -- boy, was I disappointed! Don't get me wrong, it's a great family film with catchy music, excellent production numbers and a lot of heart. But, why oh why, did they fail to give us the widescreen version? With "pan and scan" wonderful parts of the action are simply missing, and you know you are missing those things the director thought were important. OK, I admit I am a widescreen snob -- but with a DVD retailing for over $..., why not give us the whole movie, not just part?

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Summary: So So!
Review: I saw this movie few times when I was a child and I thought the first part of the movie was okay, but then it took a scary turn with the mean characters who don't like children, not very pleasant! A couple of years ago I watched it again and thought it was too long and I was totally bored. I prefer Mary Poppins, now that was a fantastic movie! Yes Mary Poppins is long too but I felt it wasn't as slow as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but maybe that is just because I enjoyed Mary Poppins more.

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Summary: Chitty-chitty is a win-win
Review: Our son is a huge fan of movie musicals with Mary Poppins as one of his all-time favorites. This movie not only features Dick Van Dyke but the music is written by at least one of the musical team members responsible for Mary Poppins. The movie is imaginative, creative with many humm-able songs. It is surprisingly dark at one point where they are looking to hunt down all the children, but that hasn't seemed to bother our son too much, but some viewers might find it a little scary. Dick Van Dyke is wonderful as always. If your child has an active imagination, loves music and dance, this is for you.

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Summary: Chitty, I Never Did Love You
Review: I'd better duck, because tomatoes are headed my way, but this film never interested me much. I was eight when it came out, and I did like the main song, but that's about it. Otherwise, it seemed silly, boring, and too long. Some of my friends when I was a child liked it, and I know it has many fans, but it just never grabbed me. SPLAT! I think they got my front window. SPLAT!

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Summary: Magical
Review: ...Dick Van Dyke and Sally Howe are delightful to watch. The Sherman Brothers have again worked magic with their movie score. For all you ballet fans out there, you won't recognize Robert Helpman of the Royal Ballet in England. And I won't tell what part he plays. You'll have to see for yourselves.

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Summary: Disappointed its not in widescreen format
Review: As for the movie, I loved it as a kid and I love it more now....and I expect more as an adult as well. With the hefty pricetag of a new DVD edition, I expect to see the entire film, not a cut-up version, formatted for the small screen. Imagine...Chitty Chitty floating blissfully through the sky, and most of the sky cut out! The stately castle scenes, with half of the scenery cut out! How disappointing!

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Summary: A great movie deserves a better DVD package
Review: I rented this the other day because my wife had never seen it. I found it just as enjoyable as ever. Dick van Dyke proves that Jim Carrey did not invent the art of physical comedy (I'll tip my hat to Danny Kaye as well). Forgettable score?... Let's compare this with the drivel cranked out today; all the pop, R&B infested soundtracks designed to sell CD's rather than enhance the story. Most of the numbers, in fact, are quality works. Granted, the title song does have a kind of a persistent monotony, rivaled only by "It's a Small World"... but one should, perhaps, forgive this in light of the haunting minor-moded lullaby "Hushabye Mountain", the rousing "Me 'Ol Bamboo" (what a feast of choreography!) and the captivating "Doll on a Music Box/Truley Scrumptious" duet, which I believe is one of the great moments of music theater on film (I only wish that van Dyke had been permitted to fully complete the counterpoint to Howes' charming melody.)
Too long?... maybe it seems that way because Disney has spent a good part of the century teaching us that good children's movies end after 75 minutes. Anyone who thinks a kid's attention span isn't longer than that hasn't watched one glued to a Playstation console for half a day (or more.)
I will heartily join the masses of supporters who criticize the DVD for it's pan-scan format. *Ahem* I WILL NOT PURCHASE THIS MOVIE ON DVD UNTIL A BETTER EDITION IS PRODUCED. I would most surely give such a product the full five stars that this movie deserves.

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Summary: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is about this inventor named Potts (Dick Van Dyke), his two children, Jeremy and Jemima, and Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes). The inventor makes his car into a magical car which can fly, float, and drive. The car brings them to Hungaria, and there they rescue children from the nasty child-catcher, and even pretend to be toys! I really liked this movie because it is exciting, fun, and whenever I watch it, I put my full attention to it. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is one of my top favorite movies. I think both kids and adults will enjoy this movie.

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