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And how many times have you seen a decisive parent tell
the child off and warn them that unless they behave they will
get smacked. Even if it is in front of dozens of tut-tutters?
AND … how many times have you wanted to grab the little
blighter and give them a damn hard kicking for being a trouble
to their parents, shoppers and almost the whole world?
Er, sorry about that … but you get the picture.
And, in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory you get the
chance to see severely spoilt little poops get their come-uppance
via a strange sweet-maker called Willy Wonka.
Based on the Roald Dahl book, WW and the CF is a marvelous
DVD that will appeal to both adults and children alike. You
can sit down with your youngsters (from four up) and enjoy
them enjoying themselves with the colours and songs and then
get a real buzz yourself when the slightly child-hating Mr
Wonka (played brilliantly by Gene Wilder) gets stuck into
some truly horrid children who have won a prize trip through
his factory and the chance of winning choccies for life.
Of the winners - all but one are revoltingly greedy, opinionated
or just plain painful. Their parents are awful and despite
the best intentions you hope the lot really have some horrible
things happen to them.
All, that is, save for two nice, poor people. Charlie (Peter
Ostrum) and Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) are your salt-of-the-earth
types who have struggled to buy a handful of the chocolate
bars that included the prize-winning gold passes to the factory.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a marvelous fantasy
filled with some terrific songs - the Candy Man, for one -
a witty storyline that will amuse kids and keep adults entertained
with the subtle savagery of it and some top performances.
The technical quality of the movie is very good, considering
it was made in 1971 and the soundtrack has been enhanced to
5.1 standards.
Be warned, however, Wonkas with beastly children may not
want to watch.
Conclusion: Movie: 80% DVD Extras:
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