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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Rank 4 Reviews
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Youngsters may temporarily come down from their sugar highs during some very brief nightmarish scenes on a boat ride, or feel some concern (despite Mr. Wonka's reassurances) when children's disobedience results in some bizarre consequences. ...read the complete Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie review at Parent Previews
Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Choco-rific family fun that does Roald Dahl's creation proud - even though he never admitted it. ...read the complete Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Other than that this is a wonderful children's movie. There is the threat of Slugworth, the moral lessons of the Oompa Loompas, but most importantly the fantasy of being a child lost in a candy factory. A child who feels he has nothing and is put in a ...read the complete Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
B-Movie Central (Duane L. Martin)
This is the role Gene Wilder was born to play. He does a phenomenally great job of playing legendary candy maker Willy Wonka, bringing a sense of mystery and madness and fun to the role. Willy's got a problem. ...read the complete Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie review at B-Movie Central (Duane L. Martin)
DVD Talk (Adam Tyner)
Though quite a few members of DVD Talk and the Home Theater Forum are expressed considerable difficulty in finding this widescreen special edition of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in stores, this disc is well-worth the effort. The DVD combines ...read the complete Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie review at DVD Talk (Adam Tyner)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Among the usually anodyne range of children's stories, the works of Roald Dahl stand out with an appealing wickedness. His stories delight in a wild grotesquerie and above all have a moral view of the world where the greedy and obnoxious ...read the complete Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
Who would have thought that Warner Brothers could transfer a 30 year old movie into a masterful DVD? I must start by saying that this was my first experience viewing Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I must say that this film really captured the ...read the complete Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
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by darin on March 18, 2009 North Salt Lake, Utah
Weather you dream of chocolate or just want to be one of the umpa lumpa's you will enjoy this movie. Makes you want to go out and buy a chocolate bar just to see if there is a golden ticket in it. When you sit down with your family, and I know you ...
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