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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
Label: Warner Bros. Pictures
Manufacturer: Warner Bros. Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros. Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 08, 2005
Running Time: 115 minutes
Sales Rank: 10817
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2005
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Fantasy Adventure. Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Depp) and Charlie a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children including Charlie draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing andenduring story.Running Time: 115 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 012569593367
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - CHOCOLATELY DELICIOUS & DELIGHTFUL!
I really tried hard not to like this movie, believing it to be for the kiddies, but it turned out to be a really pleasant surprise. Gene Wilder's "Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" was tongue-in-cheek delightful in 1971 and, here, Tim Burton creates another masterful rendition - without LSD!!
Young Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket is a refreshingly unpretentious child, with a wide-eyed innocence, a rarity among today's movie youth. I'm so sick of Haley Joel Osment (whose transformation ... Read More
Rating: - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2 Disc Special Edition) DVD
Interesting version of the original Willie Wonka. The kids wanted to watch it over and over again.
Updated graphics and songs. Loved the little boy who played Charlie--sweet spirit.
Rating: - Love the Movie
My family and I loved the movie, if you havent seen it you must.
Rating:  - Horrible, Horrible, Horrible
That's the only way I can describe this remake with Johnny Depp. This version lacks the charm, warmth and humor found in the original version with Gene Wilder. Johnny Depp comes across cold and unfeeling without any enthusiasm thru out the whole entire movie. The rest of the cast stunk just as well. I can't even imagine how this movie got the ratings that it did but I for sure will never watch this version again.
Rating:  - Lame and disturbing
This was a really creepy rendition of a great classic movie. Even thought the special-effects are many times better, this version of the story has lost all of the charm. Lame and disturbing. The original was much better.
Not recommended.
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