Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Edition)

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Product Description Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (DVD) (WS)Take an unforgettable, uniquely magical journey through director TimBurton's deliciously delightful, whimsically wonderful world of Charlieand the Chocolate Factory. When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promisesa lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to fivelucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the priceless golden ticketthat will make him a winner. Thanks to his Grandpa Joe, Charlie gets theprize of his dreams! But a far more wonderful surprise than Charlie everimagined awaits him. In a land of chocolate waterfalls, giant lollipops,edible flowers and, of course, Oompa Loompas, it's nonstop,mouth-watering fun in the timeless fantasy Charlie and the ChocolateFactory. Based on the children's classic by Roald Dahl.]]> desertcart.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 Factory (hence the change in title), so it's only fitting that Burton and his frequent star or 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 Review: Not a bad movie at all, given the circumstances for Mr. Burton! - I remember when I first saw the preview for this movie in theatres. I was going to go see "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," which is another movie and book series that I strongly recommend. Anyway, I was very doubtful. Tim Burton is, and always was, my favorite movie director. I still remember the first of his films I ever saw: "Edward Scissorhands." Burton has an imagination all his own that I love so much, and can see in every one of his movies. However, I have seen "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (made by the same film studio: Warner Brothers) starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, and I have loved it for years. It was a "golden" movie to me. When I saw the first moments of the preview for this movie for the first time, I thought that Warner Brothers had finally decided to put Roald Dahl's book "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" on the big screen. I was wrong of course. Having seen "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" as many times as I have and loving it so much, I almost did not go to see this, until I learned who was directing it. I saw it, keeping an open-mind. I kept saying to myself: "Tim Burton directed this" as the movie began. Let me just say what happened to me. I was Wonka-fied all over again. I saw it (this movie) a total 5 times in theatres (which is a lot considering I cannot drive) and special ordered it, deluxe 2-disc edition, from desertcart.com. By special order, I mean that I payed the $3.99 extra to have it as one-day shipping (I am an desertcart.com prime member as I write this review). It is Wonka. Johnny Depp was great. My favorite Wonka movie? For me, it's a tie. Really it is. Tim Burton had some obstacles to overcome to do this movie, and I think he passed them with flying colors. Have a Wonka-tafic day! Review: We love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! - I bought this movie for my 3 year old who used to watch it all the time on Netflix but then they removed it. The movie played perfect without any problems and my son has watched it everyday since he got it! He has a liking for different/weird movies and this one has always been his favorite! His favorite part is when Violet eats the bubble gum and blows up like a balloon and needs to go to the juicing room to be squeezed :) in my opinion it's a really fun movie especially for kids and it keeps you entertained the whole time you watch it. I love the story line to it where Charlie won't leave his family behind to make himself rich. Family is the most important thing and money won't buy you happiness. It is really sad though how poor Charlie's family really is so I love that they make the ending happy and Willy Wonka ends up letting Charlie's whole family come live at the factory. It is a little bit of a different movie but it makes it fun to watch. It's not your average ordinary movie that are just like all of the others. Johnny Depp always plays his parts perfect and makes every single one of his movies so much fun to watch! Such a fun movie I really recommend it!