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Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (2 Disc Deluxe Edition) [2005] starring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor directed by: Tim Burton List Price: £24.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £4.48 You Save: £20.51 (82%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: Parental Guidance Binding: DVD EAN: 7321900593373 Format: PAL, Widescreen Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 2 Release Date: November 21, 2005 Running Time: 110 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2005 Sales Rank: 1132 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Director Tim Burton’s take on Roald Dahl’s classic story is undeniably more faithful to the source material than the 1975 musical retelling of the same story. His Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is also a slightly darker, visually inventive film, and is ultimately a tasty treat that the whole family can enjoy. Filling the coat of Willy Wonka is frequent Burton collaborator Johnny Depp--the pair have previously worked together on the likes of Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow--and what fun he clearly had. His Wonka is a kooky, isolated figure, extremely distrusting and clearly uncomfortable around the children who win a golden ticket to look round his factory. Burton invests time in his main character, giving him a rounded back story that pays dividends, and while some will inevitably prefer Gene Wilder’s edgier take on the same role all those years ago, Depp nonetheless is on strong form. The cast around him also perform well, particularly Freddie Highmore in the title role. The story is as you’ll likely remember it, with five children given the chance to visit Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory. And what a visual treat that factory is, bursting with colour and vibrancy. Along the way, they encounter chocolate lakes, industrious squirrels and the infamous oompa loompas, and truthfully, it’s fun to be along for the ride. Is it better than that aforementioned 1975 version? Actually, it’s just different. Each film will no doubt have its legion of fans, but the bottom line here is that Roald Dahl’s classic has provided the source for an enjoyable, well pitched movie with plenty of rewatch value. Now if only they’d go and film Charlie & The Great Glass Elevator…--Simon Brew Synopsis: Who better to bring Roald Dahl's adored children's story to life than the mastermind behind inventive films like EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and BEETLEJUICE? From Tim Burton's opening shot against Danny Elfman's eerie score this CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is recognisably darker than the Mel Stuart-directed 1971 version starring Gene Wilder. Though the mysterious chocolate factory has been closed for 15 years, it continues to produce and ship candy all over the world. When a contest promises a tour of the plant to the lucky finders of five golden tickets hidden inside wrappers, no one is more excited than Charlie Bucket, an impoverished boy whose family lives mere steps from the factory. Though he can barely afford even one candy bar, fate intervenes, and Charlie finds the last golden ticket. Joined at the gates by a group of despicable brats named Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop, and Mike Teavee, Charlie and his Grandfather venture inside proprietor Willy Wonka's delightful factory for a wild adventure. Each room is a feast for the eyes, and more importantly the taste buds a sugar-coated dreamland where everything is edible. One by one, however, the children meet unfortunate fates, until only Charlie remains in the company of Wonka and his curiously small workers, the Oompa Loompas. Sporting a severe bob, and talking in a high-pitched voice, Depp makes his Wonka even weirder than Wilder's. While Burton adds some amusing contemporary touches (like the musical Oompa Loompa routines), and an elaborate back story, he also preserves the charm of the original book. Overall, Burton's visual innovation succeeds in capturing the vividness of a child's imagination but whether this version trumps the beloved '71 film is for viewers to decide. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - average fantasy adaptation by BurtonIn this adaptation from Roald Dahl's novel, Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands) stars as Chocolate maker Willy Wonka, who offers 5 kids across the world the chance to win a tour around his chocolate factory. It is amazing to see how times can change in the film industry, particularly in the animation aspect. If you were lucky enough to catch the original film with Gene Wilder in 1971 then you would have really appreciated the thought and dedication that went into the film. The effects and acting were stunning, none more so than Wilder. Now we find it hard to find a film without heavy dollops of animation, particularly in the fantasy genre. Yes the graphics in this Tim Burton adaptation are good, as is his direction, but ... Read More: Rating:  - A Adult version of a Children's BookI reckon this dvd has the wrong classification - I think it should have PG-13 or perhaps Children will miss all the sinister bits. IF you have kids I would advise ' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' rather than this dvd . Although the book has always been popular, over the years a number of prominent individuals have spoken critically of the novel. Children's novelist and literary historian John Rowe Townsend has described the book as "fantasy of an almost literally nauseating kind" and accusing it of "astonishing insensitivity" regarding the original portrayal of the Oompa-Loompas as black pygmies , although Dahl did revise this later. Another novelist, Eleanor Cameron, compared the book to the candy that forms ... Read More: Rating:  - Quite A Film.Now there's 2 versions of this film, there's the 1971 original and there's this new 2005 version. Both of them offer something different, for example i think the old one is a lot more heartfelt and emotional, and this one is basically where Tim Burton went all on out to put on a top notch performance. I still can't decide which one i like best, but this version is very good, and in my opinion Johnny Depp was defiantly the best choice of actor to play 'Willy Wonka', although in some parts i thought he was slighly annoying, and did look extremly strange, i believe he was born to play that part, likewise Tim Burton was born to direct it. Shame it was only the umpalumpas who did any singing, in the 1971 version it was just about the whole cast! Oh well, ... Read More: Rating:  - Disappointing As its not as good as the OriginalJohnny Depp's camp, childlike wonka - looking very much like Micheal Jackson - is fun but is far too distant to recapture the love and fun generated by Gene wilder in the Original. Burton sticks faithfully to the text, so this C & C Factory is a little different to the Original. But Burton's use of computer animation is used very well. However, if your children are begging you to get this film get the original we found it much much much better. Rating:  - If you love the book you'll hate thisJohnny Depp's camp Michael Jackson Wonka is awful. Tim Burton's whacky sentimentality is completely inappopriate. The book however is magical and full of Roald Dahl's unique imagination and sense of humour. Avoid this and the Gene Wilder like the plague. Stick with Dahl and don't ruin one of the best children's books of the last 50 years for your kids by showing them this tripe. |
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