Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

When I first saw this movie on VHS in the late '80s, I was shocked. A '70s movie with a GOOD message?? I couldn't believe it. The message: kids - be honest and be trustworthy and don't be obnoxious; parents... Full review

With the brand-new version of Tim Burton coming up, I thought it would be appropriate to watch the very first film-adaptation of Roald Dahl's popular children-novella first. Over 30 years old already, but this charming and moralistic fairy-tale still is... Full review

"If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it." Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is one of the best children films of all-time. The characters, you all have to adore, even if their annoying or not.... Full review

Most excellent works in the arts are seen and enjoyed at a variety of "levels." That is true of this movie in general and of Gene Wilder in specific.Wilder has been known in the circles of movie creators as a... Full review

All the ideas that Rould Dahl puts into his book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" are here in an imaginative visual form appropriate to the time it was made. A lot of attention was paid to the sets and visual... Full review

Surprisingly, Roald Dahl (author of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, on which this film is based) reportedly hated this big screen version of his book. There's no denying that the book is sheer genius, but in all honesty this film... Full review

Anyone could love this film and I don't see how you couldn't fall in love with Willy Wonka. This is without a doubt one of the most charming movies of all time that is still to this day one of... Full review

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a truly magnificent piece of filmmaking and remains one of the most fascinating and wonderful adventure films ever made. One of the things that makes this film so intriguing is that it could... Full review

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: ****"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" is a wonderful movie that should be viewed by everyone. It is one of my personal favorites. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is about a poor boy... Full review

When I was a kid, my mom made me sit through this a trillion and one times. It's one of her favorites. I liked it well enough back then, but it's only now that I'm older that I can appreciate... Full review

It's tempting to sing the film's praises in direct comparison to Burton's godawful remake, which got pretty much everything wrong....In spite of the film's title....Gene Wilder is simply brilliant as a man-child with a superior intellect and a subversive sense of humor;....Stuart wisely keeps the focus on Charlie, who is not only the main character but the story's most important character;.... ... Full Review

The picture may look crisp....A few scenes show slightly noticeable color distortion but it's fair to argue....Be warned however, until I saw this documentary I held the film as a nice representation of a classic Dahl story....you wouldn't notice were it not for the film's remarkable range and diversity in the color spectrum.....To give the film context from within itself, it's an everlasting gobstopper of a movie..... ... Full Review

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a truly respectful family film that doesn't condescend to the children....Blu-ray treatment for the film is visually stunning, with colors popping boldly....A good number of films that come from someone's childhood tend to suffer from a nostalgia that blinds objectivity.... ... Full Review

This is my favorite classic movie....Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a classic movie....Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a classic movie....If you can imagine all those things then, you have watched the classic movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.....Edible Classic Movie Review:.... ... Full Review

This is my favorite classic movie....Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a classic movie....Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a classic movie....If you  can imagine all those things then, you have watched the classic movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.....Edible Classic Movie Review:.... ... Full Review

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Many of us remember our first time watching the original Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, sitting on our parents couch or nestled on the floor, enticed by the fantasy imagery unfolding before our eyes. ... Full Article