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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419802294
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1419802291
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Warner Bros. Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1 EXEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledFrenchDubbedDolby Digital 5.1 EXSpanishDubbedDolby Digital 5.1 EX
Manufacturer: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPN: WARD59336D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros. Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 08, 2005
Running Time: 115 minutes
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2005

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Starring: Johnny Depp Run time: 115 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Tim Burton

Amazon.com:
Mixed reviews and creepy comparisons to Michael Jackson notwithstanding, Tim Burton's splendidly imaginative adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would almost surely meet with Roald Dahl's approval. The celebrated author of darkly offbeat children's books vehemently disapproved of 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (hence the change in title), so it's only fitting that Burton and his frequent star/collaborator, Johnny Depp, should have another go, infusing the enigmatic candyman's tale with their own unique brand of imaginative oddity. Depp's pale, androgynous Wonka led some to suspect a partial riff on that most controversial of eternal children, Michael Jackson, but Burton's film is too expansively magnificent to be so narrowly defined. While preserving Dahl's morality tale on the hazards of indulgent excess, Burton's riotous explosion of color provides a wondrous setting for the lessons learned by Charlie Bucket (played by Freddie Highmore, Depp's delightful costar in Finding Neverland), as he and other, less admirable children enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime tour of Wonka's confectionary wonderland. Elaborate visual effects make this an eye-candy overdose (including digitally multiplied Oompa-Loompas, all played by diminutive actor Deep Roy), and the film's underlying weirdness is exaggerated by Depp's admirably risky but ultimately off-putting performance. Of course, none of this stops Burton's Charlie from being the must-own family DVD of 2005's holiday season, perhaps even for those who staunchly defend Gene Wilder's portrayal of Wonka from 34 years earlier. --Jeff Shannon

DVD features
The second disc is filled with a number of distinctive featurettes. The likely crowd-pleaser in most households is "Attack of the Squirrels," which recounts how those fuzzy little creatures (a combination of hard-to-train live animals, animatronics, and computer graphics) can be ornery in their own right. "The Fantastic Mr. Dahl" is a 17-minute look at author Roald Dahl through vintage footage and new interviews with family, friends, and colleagues. "Becoming Oompa-Loompa" follows Deep Roy as he is filmed over and over again through his dance steps and music performances.

Roy is a constant throughout the kids' activities as well. You can follow him to learn two different dance steps "Augustus Gloop" and "Violet Beauregarde," and make him taste weird candy inventions in a simple game. "Search for the Golden Ticket" is a five-part challenge that tests your remote-control fingers, your deductive abilities, or your luck. Finally, if you just want basic behind-the-scenes information, "Making the Mix" is a collection of featurettes (around 40 minutes total) covering the film's casting, music, production design, and special effects. --David Horiuchi




Rating: - charlie and the chocolate factory
I was quite happy on the prompt service! I would buy from this person again. Thank you.

Karen

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Rating: - An overdue review by an impartial viewer
Having seen both versions several times I have to say I like both. Yes there are stark differences in the main character Willy Wonka and there were some other minor differences in the characters of the children and their parents. Actually, there are a great many differences between Tim Burton's version and the original Mel Stuart version. Mel Stuart's version was more like a musical, highlighted with several musical interludes presented by Gene Wilder and his portrayal of Willie Wonka and one other ... Read More

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Rating: - Reimagination of a classic
HUGE fan of Tim Burton and Danny Elfman, love Johnny Depps commitment to character. You don't have to like it, and you are free to express that, but one thing you should get right is... Roald Dahl was a dark intense writer, anyone who has read his collection of classics would know that (Matilda's horrible parents, James' awful, ugly aunts) and tho I loved the Gene Wiler version as a child, and still enjoy it, it wasn't what the Dahl estate expected (notice that it became Willy Wonka and the Chocolate ... Read More

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Rating: - Burton misses the point again
Lame. Successful movies and stories are all about characters. Burton should have yielded to Dahl's successful version of Wonka than his own creepy recluse who, beyond all the other lame issues, is not believable as the creater inventor of this Chocolate empire.

Mr. Willy Wonka as Dahl introduces him from the book, has "marvelously bright" eyes "twinkling and sparkling at you all the time" in a face "alight with fun and laughter." Dahl rhapsodizes about "how clever he looked," how "quick ... Read More

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Rating: - Great movie!
This movie is heartwarming, exciting, funny, and good for a whole family, but I think the best actress in the movie had to be Julia Winter who played the role of the sassy, spoiled princess Veruca Salt. I am a big Julia Winter fan. Although, this was her only film, she was awesome! She is great friends with AnnaSophia Robb who played Violet Beeauregarde. I loved the movie and I love Julia!

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