| | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory DVD (5 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Children's DVDs, Family Movies, Comedies Videos, Children/Family, Fantasy, Based On A Novel, Kids Adventure, Remake, Family Life, Adaptation, Storytelling | | Starring | Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham-Carter, Christopher Lee, James Fox, Missi Pyle, Noah Taylor, AnnaSophia Robb, Adam Godley, Deep Roy | | Director | Tim Burton | | Composer | Danny Elfman | | Costume Designer | Gabriella Pescucci | | Director of Photography | Phillippe Rousselot | | Editor | Chris Lebenzon | | Producer | Richard D. Zanuck, Brad Grey | | Production Designer | Alex McDowell | | Screenwriter | John August | | Source Writer | Roald Dahl |
Johnny Depp stars in this Tim Burton production. 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 recognizably 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 (Freddie Highmore), 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 (David Kelly) venture inside proprietor Willy Wonka's (Johnny Depp) delightful factory for a wild adventure. Each room is a feast for the eyes, and more importantly the taste buds--a sugarcoated 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 (all played by Deep Roy, whose image is multiplied with CG). 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. Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Reviews: "Depp deserves kudos for fashioning an original and outlandish if occasionally menacing character in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY....[The film is] a marvel of rich, colorful design and flair."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today Included in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Films Of The Year -- "[A] delectable sweet-and-sour madhouse kiddie musical..."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "The colors on the two-disc DVD are tempting and toxic. Dahl would approve."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "[I]t's movie candy: an optical endorphin rush."
-- Total Film Staff, Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "This is a dazzling confection for the senses..."-- Richard Houldsworth, Ultimate DVD "Those Oompa-Loompas are the beat, and soul, of Burton's finest movie since ED WOOD: a madhouse kiddie musical with a sweet-and-sour heart."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "Wondrous....[The film] moves, like Dahl's original, in a straight line from one inspired set piece to the next..."
-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "Tim Burton surrounds Depp with miraculous visuals of spun sugar and creeping menace. Their missionary lunacy is a treat for twisted children of all ages."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "[I]t's very much Burton's vision: the modern fairy tale town, kitsch musical number and 'gothic' Edward Gorey-inspired design."
-- Uncut Staff, Uncut "Depp's Wonka is both flamboyant and reserved....He can be plaintive...or hilarious..."
-- Ryan Gilbey, Sight and Sound Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | List Price | $12.97 (You save $5.08) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3336  | | CD Universe Part number | 6974812 | | Catalog number | 59337 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 08, 2005 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | Rated PG for quirky situations, action and mild language. | | Running Time | 115 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Video Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Movie Review Average Rating: (3.6 out of 5 stars)   charlie and the choclate factory
I enjoyed the movie on D.V.D My family had already seen the actual movie of course. I found it easier to watch at home. I found the detail as good if not better than the orginal.
Trish.
Submitted by johndrag (New Zealand Auckland) 
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 Want a Gold Ticket in my chocolate
I saw the original of this movie, but found Jonny Depp to be great was Willy Wonka. Tim Burton does it again! Won't mind a dip into the chocolate river either!
Submitted by icongraphics (Crestone CO)
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 From an Adult viewer
Well, I am an adult, and I LOVED this movie! Corny or not, it was fun and well worth owning. If you compare it to the original, thats where you get into trouble. It is it's own movie, closer to the book. I loved it!!!
Submitted by Stand (TX, USA)
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Good...but a little quirky
Interestingly, my wife and I enjoyed this movie more than our two kids. After I bought the DVD, they exhibited complete apathy, so I added it to my own movie library. Like other Tim Burton efforts, it may be that what appears at first glance to be a kids' movie, actually holds considerable appeal for adults as well. I'd check it out...perhaps initially as a rental.
Submitted by BrianP (Fremont, CA)
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Who's bad? This movie was pretty bad, but still worth seeing. I didn't care much for Johnny Depp playing Willy Wonka. The acting was pretty good, and the special effects were pretty good, but a lot of it was corny. Kids will probably enjoy it. As for adults, I'm not sure.
Submitted by Lance (New Jersey)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory DVD Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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 and enduring story.
Source: Warner Home Video
Region [unknown]
Keep Case
Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Surround EX 5.1 English
Dolby Surround EX 5.1 French
Dolby Surround EX 5.1 Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Documentary: Becoming Oompa-Loompa: How Did They Turn One Man into Thousands of Oompa-Loompas.
Interactive Features:
Challenges - Oomp-Loompa Dance Machine
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