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Summary: One complaint about a spectacular movie.
Review: My main complaint about this DVD version is not the fact that it is a standard and not a letterbox format because I feel the quality of the picture as it is is very high and extremely pleasing. My complaint is that the quality of the soundtrack in comparison to mp3 version is quite inferior. The sound, including the base, is somewhat muddled, not fine and crisp at all. I wonder if anyone else has noticed this problem?
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Summary: Still a magical favorite!
Review: This was one of my favorite films from childhood! I loved the car, the songs, the Child Catcher, and the beautiful castle! Thirty years later I was thrilled to get a copy of the video. The movie still offers all the magic, wit, and charm that I remember. It may be a tad long for younger children, but there is enough humor and excitement to entertain both older kids and adults. When I visited the actual Neuschwanstein castle in Germany recently, I felt like I'd been transported back into the film! "CCBB" has been panned by the critics, but most of us who grew up loving this film still love it for the wonderful, imaginative escape into fantasy it offers!
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Summary: It's a PAN and SCAN SHAM!
Review: Well, I'm commenting on the DVD, not the movie. It's a WIDESCREEN FILM, and with the technology being what it is, what a shame they couldn't have issued the Pan and Scan on one side, and the REAL movie on the other (WIDESCREEN). Blowing the film up to fill the frame, and then panning and scanning it dillutes the overall image, but worse, reveals the film grain to an extent that it creates a muddy image. DEFINETLY DO NOT BUY! Wait for the Widescreen version.
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Summary: A classic every child should see!
Review: I loved this movie as a child, and my children have loved it since they were two! Dick Van Dyke is wonderful as always, and the story moves right along. The songs are so good, you'll find yourself singing them for days. Don't let your kids grow up without seeing this classic!
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Summary: A classic kids tale
Review: I was a kid when I first saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang during its first release in the cinemas, and I loved that movie ever since. My kids went through 3 Video copies over the years as they liked it a lot, and I'm glad that we have it now on DVD. The story is about that poverty-stricken inventor (Dick Van Dyke) who comes across this old car and turns it into the flying miracle car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He also has two kids and together with a female acquaintance who's concerned about the welfare of his children, they engage in a wild journey as the flying car takes them to a far-away fairy-tale country, with Schloss Schwanstein (in Bavaria) at the center. The king and the queen in this country don't like kids, so the two kids are kidnapped. Overall, this is a fantastic family movie with lots of fun, fantasy, adventure, music and family entertainment.
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Summary: Terrific kid film, fun for whole family!
Review: Way back when Chitty Chitty Bang Bang hit the theatres, I was too young to go see it and had to wait. It resurfaced and presented all its glory: wacked-out gizmos, a single parent struggling to raise two kids and his dreams, and a cast of eclectic characters. Though this version is not the letter - box, widescreen, it hasn't lost its musical and visual appeal that has kept CHITTY CHITTY as a classic. Dick Van Dick is wonderful, rubbery, funny, swift. Look for Benny Hill who plays a toymaker. A film for kids that can be enjoyed by whole family.
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Summary: I should have read the reviews first
Review: I should have read the reviews first. I did not notice that it was NOT a letterboxed edition. Why go to all the trouble of restoring the sound and picture and then cutting a third of it out. This is an enjoyable and fun film for the whole family, but what a waste of a DVD.
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Summary: Chitty Chitty No Bang
Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on DVD but NO WIDESCREEN and no bang for your buck.Why issue a classic widescreen epic on DVD if you are not going to present it in its original aspect ratio? This DVD is presented in Full Frame. The Laser Disc was in Widescreen. I made the mistake of waiting for it to come out on DVD. VHS will do for now. Thank you very much. Another stone cold waste of DVD. Count Zborowski must be as disapointed about this DVD as he was when he lost the original Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang in 1922.
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Summary: A Strange Classic!
Review: Let me start off by saying, this is one of the strangest movies i've ever seen (what i mean is that is has a very strange, and sometimes confusing plot), however, it is also one of my favorites. My whole family loves this movie and i was so happy when i recieved it as a christmas present last year. The songs are catchy and funny. The colors are bright and the plot is clever. Though this movie was released in 1968, it seems much newer than that, it is timeless. Dick Van Dyke is funny as the "absent minded" inventor, and Sally Ann Howes truly is "truly scrumptious". The inventor's 2 children are both cute as well. Get this 30th Anniversary edition of the video and be amazed at the quality of film-making. Enjoy!
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Summary: My son is obsessed with this video
Review: I can't begin to tell you how many times my 2.5 year old son has asked to watch this video. He loves the car and the kids and the songs. It's a long movie, so we tend to watch it in batches. We even bought the soundtrack for the car!
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