Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Special Edition)
by Mel Stuart, J.M. Kenny
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Actor: Gene Wilder, Julie Dawn Cole, Leslie Bricusse, Michael Bollner, Roald DahlDirector: J.M. Kenny, Mel Stuart
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: Roald Dahl
Writer: David Seltzer
Producer: J.M. Kenny
Writer: J.M. Kenny
Producer: Christopher Raimo
Producer: David L. Wolper
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); German (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-21
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Special Edition)
DVD Review: excellent service
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered the dvd Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory for my daughter. I received this item in less time then what I expected to arrive. This was excellent service. This movie is great.DVD Review: This version (June 25, 2005) is screwed up as the other widescreen version
Summary: 1 Stars
I've seen all the anamorphic widescreen versions of this precious classic, and WB's latest attempt to try to fool us with another widescreen release the same as that of the 30th anniversary edition (images cut off top and bottom), has only proven to consumers that the people at Warner Brothers are the fools. It's the pan & scan version, but with the image further stretched top and bottom. This is cutting off even more of the original 4:3 image, then letting your TV or projector do the vertical squeeze to stretch the image width to fill up the entire 16x9 screen. Now side images are cut off as well, because the widescreen releases WBs are formatting from are from a pan & scan image, which blows up the picture to fill a 4:3 television, leaving images cut off normally at the sides, but now top and bottom as well.
If you already have the 30th anniversary widescreen edition, please don't waste your money as I did and buy the 2005 edition, as you will only have the exact same release, but with a different cover.
DVD Review: Well-Witted, and Well Performed
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw the film after seeing Tim Burton version in 2005, and I really enjoyed this 1971 version starring GENE WILDER.
Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka is really witty and performing the role of the legendary chocolate bar factory owner brilliantly. The first appearance with somersault which is the Wilder's own idea, tells the Wilder's sense of humor quite well. Wonka is an old man in the book but Wilder was still in his 30s. Wilder wants to stress that the book and the film is different? Punishments of the naughty kids are done really well and its lesson can be seen a lot more clearly than the 2005 version. And what is impressive is that the invited children as well as adults truly enjoy the fantastic garden compensating for a bit poorly designed sets. Another factor making the storyline quite convincing is that even Charlie shares the mistakes by tasting the body-floating candies. The process by which the Charlie wins the factory is well described and quite impressive.
Wilder's Wonka is by no means true to the original book but the appealing one for sure.
Verdict: Compromise the sets and outdated F/X and you may feel like being one of the luckiest kids or their accomapanying adults.
Rating: 88 out of 100
Recommended for: Classic movies fans and fantasy novels fans.
DVD Review: The Original is always the best!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a classic. It took us into the world of fantasy, important moral lessons, and just plain fun.DVD Review: Willy Wonka Review
Summary: 5 Stars
LOVE THIS!!!!!!! I would even say that it's better than the newer version with Johnny Depp!
Description of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Special Edition)
A poor little boy wins a ticket to visit the inside of a mysterious and magical chocolate factory. When he experiences the wonders inside the factory, the boy discovers that the entire visit is a test of his character.Having proven itself as a favorite film of children around the world, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is every bit as entertaining now as it was when originally released in 1971. There's a timeless appeal to Roald Dahl's classic children's novel, which was playfully preserved in this charming musical, from the colorful carnival-like splendor of its production design to the infectious melody of the "Oompah-Loompah" songs that punctuate the story. Who can forget those diminutive Oompah-Loompah workers who recite rhyming parental warnings ("Oompah-Loompah, doopity do...") whenever some mischievous child has disobeyed Willy Wonka's orders to remain orderly? Oh, but we're getting ahead of ourselves ... it's really the story of the impoverished Charlie Bucket, who, along with four other kids and their parental guests, wins a coveted golden ticket to enter the fantastic realm of Wonka's mysterious confectionery. After the other kids have proven themselves to be irresponsible brats, it's Charlie who impresses Wonka and wins a reward beyond his wildest dreams. But before that, the tour of Wonka's factory provides a dazzling parade of delights, and with Gene Wilder giving a brilliant performance as the eccentric candyman, Wonka gains an edge of menace and madness that nicely counterbalances the movie's sentimental sweetness. It's that willingness to risk a darker tone--to show that even a wonderland like Wonka's can be a weird and dangerous place if you're a bad kid--that makes this an enduring family classic. --Jeff Shannon
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