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Summary: Wonka Vision...A Great Idea
Review: Great movie! Seen it multiple hundreds of times, and I still love the wonderful blend of beauty and psycosis in Gene Wilder's character. Geesh, how can you not like a movie with little orange people that flow in phat rhymes and a playground that you can eat? The humor! I love it! Definitely a movie that will make you smile and feel good about goodness.
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Summary: The world became a better place the day this film was made!
Review: Willy Wonka is the greatest movie that you ever will see, if you only see one Gene Wilder movie in your lifetime make it this! We are greeted with a wonderful story of a poorboy who only wanted to get a chocolate bar and it follows the book as throughout the plot it just differs in some interesting ways periodically. From the first 45 minutes it is hard to imagine that it is the same movie that you are watching when the greatest performance by Gene Wilder comes in. So good it is hard to explain anything just buy it and find out for yourself!
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Summary: Whimsy and lessons in a fantastic factory.
Review: Charlie Bucket, a poor lad, works hard to help support his family. When Willy Wonka, the legendary owner of a chocolate factory, announces a grand tour of his factory for the five lucky children who find golden tickets in his candy bars, the children of the world go nuts. While others buy hundreds and thousands of bars, Charlie can only buy three. And yet, miracle of miracles, Charlie is one of the five lucky winners.The other four winning children appear terribly flawed compared to Charlie, and during the course of the movie all five fall afoul because of their particular desires. Thankfully, Charlie overcomes his weakness, and emerges better for it. [Color, created in 1971, with a running time of 100 minutes.] This movie is wonderfully whimsical, with an entertaining soundtrack, and special effects that have held up well in spite of the movie's age. I liked the movie's lessons, and recommend it to everyone with children. My own children love the movie as much as I did at their age!
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Summary: A Golden Ticket to fun for you AND the kids!
Review: Being one of my favorite books when I was much younger, I was very excited when I first heard that a WONKA movie existed. I don't remember when I first saw the movie, but it's been worth seeing several times since... and I decided to buy the DVD once I had a player. I wasn't disappointed. This DVD features crisp audio and video... perhaps not quite up to par with true 'philehead expectations, but plenty good for the average viewer like myself. Wilder provides an excellent portrayal of Wonka, from the opening Wizard-of-Oz-like transition from the streets of the city to his factory, through the vices of the contestants that devour them one by one, up to the ending scene in the magic elevator. Physical comedy abounds throughout, and Peter Ostrom does a surprisingly good job of playing Charlie. I'm highly critical of child actors but had no problems here. Not a ton on the Bonus Materials side of the DVD, but it does include some interesting Production Notes. All in all, a grand addition to any movie collection that includes timeless classics from an age not quite faded into the past. You'll enjoy it as much as your children (or cousins or neighbor's children or whomever the younger people in your life may be). The boat in the tunnel scene still spooks me, Wonka's antics still entrance me, and the songs of the Oompa's still teach me as much now as when I first watched this wondeful film.
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Summary: Best movie of "ALL TIME"
Review: This is absolutely the BEST MOVIE of all time! It has an irrepressable dose of WHIMSEY, and a large dash of MAGIC! It is the quinessential "Feel Good" movie with morals! Veruca Salt...with her whining "I Want an OOMPA LOOMPA NOWWWww Daddy! " How she always WANTED immediate gratification, the true essence of SPOILED! She was a BAD EGG! All the children represent all walks of life, and the self-centered things which make for an Unhappy and unsuccessful life as an adult! The ending is awesome, with the suspense teetering to the very end! A masterful film, and Gene Wilder deserves an Academy award for his performance! I hold this film near the top...with the Wizard of Oz! It has to be the best family film of all time, and I wish they had it on DVD as I would buy several copies to give to friends! Everyone should see this classic, and share this with their families! It enriches the basic bonds which bind us all together! Happy Viewing, and remember..."Want to change the world..there's nothing to it"!
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Summary: FOR ALL CHILDREN, ALL AGES
Review: Smart, shrewd and irresistably sarcastic and warm, Willy Wonka, as embodied by the wonderful Gene Wilder, is a fantasy figure worth following. This luscious story, full of wisdom, laugh-out-loud humor, and visual delights galore, is one of those rare timeless kids' movies that truly endures. The music, which includes the songs Candy Man and the beautiful ballad Pure Imagination, is enduring as well. You and your family will love the off-kilter but somehow recognizable world created by writer Roald Dahl, as well as the faultess performances of every adult and every child in this lovingly imagined classic. Note: It is worth the price of the video simply to watch the Blueberry Girl blow up.
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Summary: the greatest children's movie ever made
Review: If you have children, want children, are a kid, or ever were a kid, you can enjoy this movie. Children can enjoy the spectacle and excess of the candy and music. Adults can enjoy the marvelous acting (the role that Gene Wilder was born to play) and hidden literary references and metaphors for the modern industrial society. The problem with so many children's movies today are that they refuse to have an edge. This movie not only has an edge, but actually pushes people right off of it.
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Summary: IT'S A CLASSIC
Review: This is an all time great. It was my favorite growing up and still is one of the greats. If you've never seen it go ahead and buy it. The sound is great and the extras are even better.
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Summary: wonderful, but extremely creepy
Review: this movie is wonderful, but there are a few scenes that I would recommend you not let your younger children watch alone, like the psychadelic trip down the river, when willy's quite open about the fact that they're all going to die and horrible scenes flash by. when i was little it scared me to DEATH! other than that, it's all peachy-keen.
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Summary: Wonka Makes Our Dreams Come True!
Review: Wonka RULES!A great film that kids AND parents LOVE,with lots of fun,great music,and lessons of life included at no extra charge. The timeless popularity of this movie is amazing,especially because there are not any action figures,bedsheets,posters,dinnerware sets,or posters you need to purchase to make the whole experience complete.All you have to do is play the tape (or DVD ),and the magic of this film is more than enough to satisfy even the grumpiest of kids and adults. This film should be required viewing,every couple of years,like driver's license renewal. This film brings out the child in all of us.Is it such a bad thing to forget our complicated and busy,stress filled lives for two hours?Watch the movie,whatever your age,and feel GOOD. If you want to view paradise,simply look around and view it....
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