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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [HD DVD]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [HD DVD]
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5Fanciful and fantastic
5Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Edition)
21%Dark Chocolate
10%Sick and disgusting
51%CHOCOLATELY DELICIOUS & DELIGHTFUL!
50%Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2 Disc Special Edition) DVD
50%Love the Movie
11%Horrible, Horrible, Horrible
21%Lame and disturbing
31%Wonka is Creepy
5Very Pleased
11%Don't let your kids watch this bizarre adaption of a great book
51%Please compare to the book, not the old movie...
10%Charlie and the chocolate factory
40%Fun movie to watch, but some scenes too gross for kids.
50%Incredibly funny movie!
21%Give me a break, give me break, break me off a piece
11%A Colorful, Saccharine Mess
31%Ultra rich, yet bitter-sweet; this reimagined take on a classic falls short in some areas yet soars in others...
40%Oh, grow up!
41%Cool DVD enjoyed by the whole family
10%Senseless Version with NO Redeeming Qualities
51%TranscenDental Experience
40%As a gift, not bad, fairly entertaining
11%Stick with the Original
21%Nope...
41%Yumm...
2An Ok Movie -- Go see the 1971 for a better version
31%Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
51%Great, fun movie!!!
10%Just say NO..........
51%Johnny can do no wrong
50%Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp
31%Dark & weird
31%This Factory's Worth a Tour...
50%"This city will be chocolate again!"
41%Johnny Depp at his best
51%The ending is much better on this version
51%STUNNING!
10%SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED PLANET OF THE APES PART 2 ANOTHER DISASTER
31%Engaging, but don't know what to make of it...
30%Yet another remake
31%Brave performance
50%GREAT MOVIE AND DVD
41%WICKED AWESOME!
31%more bitter than sweet
41%House of Wax Lips
50%A new classic
20%I hate remakes.
50%Great Movie
51%Brilliant, more faithful
40%Oo, cards!
41%GREAT LOOKING MOVIE STANDS ON IT'S OWN
20%Original Movie is much better
10%WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
40%Fabolous
40%Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Two-Disc Special Edition)
10%Terrible
10%Painful, Creepy, and Awful
10%Depp Looks like a girl.
41%Don't touch that squirrel's nuts! It'll make him crazy!
41%I wanted to be the 667th review
21%Creepy and disquieting
51%One AMAZING movie, it is unforgettable
51%A romping head trip of a remake
10%Joyless and unfunny, but good for the emotionally handicapped
51%Kids Love It
51%great Movie
10%I WOULD GIVE IT 0 STARS IF I COULD!!
50%Excellent condition
10%Commentary
30%I saw this movie
51%"...life had never been sweeter."
51%The best comedy of 2005, with plenty of extras!
30%Unexpected
40%*
10%this movie is retarded
11%Waste of Talent
50%Delightful & Delicious
50%Great Set
51%WAYYYYY better than the 1st...
51%Very good remake
10%Weird
51%Well Done
5Better because the grafics and JOHNNY DEPP!!!
10%emilie
40%chocolate delight
30%Psychotic
2This just didn't do it for me
10%A Big Waste Of Time!!!!
41%Depp and Deep Chocolate Treat
41%Candy doesn't need a reason.....that's why it's candy
21%Euuuwww......Creepy!
51%Charlie delivers in full HD glory
10%Stick with Willy Wonka
50%yeah...
41%Amazing visual effects and solid acting make up for second-rate sound
40%Horror movie?
41%Project
4I'm so cold, so very very cold.
31%not as good as the Gene Wilder version
41%Creepy, But Entertaining. Not a Kid's Movie
41%Johnny Depp was an excellent casting for Wonka.
41%A strange odyssey aboard a vehicle with one bad wheel
5funny,yet riddled with stupid humor
51%NOW WE CAN ALL FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT 1 OF THE GOLD TICKETS WHEN WE SEE TIM BURTON'S RECENT FORAY INTO SOMEWHERE SPECIAL
21%Visually Fascinating, Cold Tone, Overpowered by Depp
50%Love It!
4More like the Book
40%Inspiring to the Imagination and fun for both kids and adults
10%Tried to watch it a few times....
51%Tim Burton does it again!
10%Why does Tim Burton make children's movies?
20%Family fare? For the Addams family, maybe...
21%Preferred the Original
50%Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
11%totally creepy
31%3.5 Stars , and I am (pleasantly) Surprised , Except For the Wounded Child Thing
50%A Delightful Experience For The Entire Family. Better Than The 1971 Film. The Changes Help, Rather Than Hurt, This New Version.
40%A solid remake of a classic story
50%A cinematic bonbon
21%Need therapy? Make a movie instead...
50%Johnny Depp
50%Review
20%yikes
21%I couldn't wait for the movie to end
2Dissappointing film
20%The Candy Man - Can't!
21%Gene Wilder Brought Better Elements To This.
50%A Nicole Review
30%Dark and Rich
40%Beautifully filmed
30%The first flick was tastier
50%Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
20%Charlie and the Neverland Ranch!
31%What? ...What? WHAT?
20%This film is a slap in the face.
20%I guess I'm not a big fan.
31%Not As Sweet As I'd Hoped
51%Just lovable from an old story-telling perspective!
50%Great Movie!
51%"Too Much Of Anything Is Not Good For You, Babe." Barry White
30%Courtesy Three Stars
31%This just didn't do it for me
41%Quite an interesting remake
21%What in the world have they done to this Film?
21%It all hinged on who played Wonka, and YIKES was it bad...
11%WHAT WERE THEY THINKING????
40%Prototype Burton ........ That's a good thing :) :)
21%dull, clumsy remake
4Johnny Depp Does it AGAIN!
30%An interesting movie but...go with the original
11%Saccharine
51%Captures every spectacular moment depicted in the childrens novel
51%Even Better Than I Hoped It Would Be
10%Bonehead Burton Strikes Again!
10%I can't even believe how bad this movie is!
51%A real treat!!!!!
41%A Different Wonka!!!
41%Eccentric chocholateer teaches morality
51%I've loved both versions over the years
11%More of a parody than an adaptation
51%Delightful
21%dread the day i have to sit thru this again when the kid grows up
51%A Remake that Is Actually WORTH Your Time
51%charlie and the chocolate factory
21%What happened to this classic?
5Fun, original "remake"
41%The Remake of a classic.
41%Oddly Compelling
31%Disappointed in Charllie
4Deserves 4.5 stars!
11%Awful
41%A Very Sweet Treat
5Colorful, entertaining movie
30%Dark Video
21%This is not Dahl 's story it is Burton's
51%Inspired Version of Dahl's Book
20%A non-convinsing adventure-comedy...
31%3 1/2 stars - A weird version of a film that didn't need updating.
11%Depp should not make childrens' movies
50%It Made Me Laugh from Start to Finish
21%Absolutely NOT better than the original
40%Surprisingly Decent
41%Pretty Good
50%Better than the original
50%Perfect!
31%Charlie and the Chocholate Factory
30%Has some nice moments, but ...
50%Big Fan Of Original, But Depp's Wonka Was Much Deeper
4I prefer the original
40%I wanted to not like it, but...
41%Strike that, reverse it
51%"It makes the chocolate light and frothy..."
51%The Best Film of the Year!
31%I LOVE BURTON... Everybody loves DEPP... but the movie was LESS THAN MEMORABLE
41%Cute and charming movie, nothing more
41%GOOD, BUT OVERLY BURTON-ESQUE!
10%Boring and Bad Acting
51%Great support of family values!
41%No business at the table.
20%Joke
41%4&1/2 stars!! Tim Burton's imagination over the top!!!
51%Great Movie!
31%What's With The Crappy Ending???
21%Why did'nt they let Michael Jackson Star???
11%Wanted to love this film
11%Another timeless classic that didn't need a remake.
40%Better than " Willy Wonka".
51%Dark Chocolate
41%pleasant surprise
31%OK at best
51%Two thumbs up
30%Nothing to write home about...
11%Bad, bad, bad waste of your time
51%Willy Wonka as Mr. Dahl wrote it!
31%Faithful to a fault
41%No Musical But still good
20%Stick with the 1971 Original
10%This was one movie that should have never been remade!
51%My favorite movie of all time!
51%Hilarious, Dark, Technicolor Extraveganza
51%Original Remake
20%Where's the Charm
21%What the ????
51%Not a bad movie at all, given the circumstances for Mr. Burton!
30%Burton went OTT with special effects
20%Gene Wilder...
40%I liked it, but minus a star for the oompa loompa
51%a truly great movie in every way
40%Don't Get So Hung Up, Gene!
30%Willy Wonka Weirdo
51%Brilliant adaptation of Dahl's dark novel
20%It's a Scream
41%Depp steals the picture...
21%BRRRRR!!!What A Cold Factory
31%I Still Love the Oompah Loompahs!
41%And You Thought Cavities Were Bad . . . .
31%Sweet!
20%strange and creepy
51%Dahl + Depp = Excellence
10%Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
20%Left me oddly unsatisfied.
41%Strange but delicious
21%Willy Weirdo...
41%Wonderful fairy tale
51%Burton made it his own
10%Progress is not always good
11%yuck!
50%Good Movie Johnny!
20%Very bad movie!
31%Where's the lickable wallpaper? (among other things!)
41%Compared to the old....
31%This movie just didn't try hard enough to remake a classic
51%A Stretch of the Imagination
30%Liked it better then the first
50%A Sweet Delight for Young and Old
20%Not as good as the original...
10%A Big Waste of Money.
11%EVERYBODY SING......
30%Bitter Sweet
40%Charlie and friends are back in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
50%A Great New Interpretation Of The Dahl Book.
51%Tim Burton's return to form!
40%Surreally Entertaining as Only Burton Knows How to Do a Children's Film
51%Better (yes I said Better!) than the original!
41%Did Someone Say Chocolate?
31%Looked great but it didn't play that great
21%Hehehe...HUH?!
11%more gothic window dressing
50%A Delicious Adventure
40%Impressive
31%Really weird but a good movie
40%Tim Burton delivers....finally
11%Yes, I grew up with the Gene Wilder version - I TRIED to like it...
21%What a disapointment
51%IT GROWS ON YOU!
40%Don't mess with a GOOD THING!!!
50%I LOVED the first movie...This one is BETTER!!!
11%Beyond bad....
31%Wonka's New Candy: Sweet or Sour?
11%Depp is surprisingly horrible. The factory is atrocious.
50%A Goofy and Crazy Movie Exploding with Gagworks
41%A delightful film
50%Flippin Sweet!!
20%Strange!
20%weird and twisted
50%Great Film...Great actor......
41%Interesting.
20%ahhh!!!
4Very funny
31%Very Weird (Especially Depp's Acting) And Too Weird For Its Own Good
41%A near-perfect collaboration between the magic of Dahl's story and the gleeful imagination of Burton
4Charlie & The Factory
51%This is a very interesting movie.
10%I would smile, but the chocolate has rotted my teeth.
21%Never let Tim Burton and Johnny Depp get together again...PLEASE!
10%a poooor excuse for a remake...or simply ANY movie!!!
4If you like Edward Scissorhands, you will love Charlie And The Chocolate Factory!
40%An Absolute Eye-Candy!
50%This Wonka Bar is Better Than the First
20%Mediocre, at best
51%Fantastic Movie!
51%Better than the Original. Lovely Set Direction
31%Not as good as the original
51%Marvelous fun!
10%Stay Away From This Horrible Factory!!!!!!!!!!
51%Funny and Enchanting
30%Okay, but way too long
10%Worst remake ever
21%Awful Movie, Beautiful DVD
10%sucked horribly
51%So Very Clever
11%A Spectacular Miss
50%A much better movie
51%Follows the book more closely
40%Good but very different
41%Funny for Adults. Scary for Children. The Key Is in the Audience's Degree of Detachment.
21%Weirder and creepier than the original version: 2 1/2 stars
50%Much Much better than the Original
41%Quite a good ride
10%Be sure you know what version you are buying
40%Better Than The Original
51%Modern version of the story
10%Stay away!
51%Whole Family Loved It!
10%INANE COMEDY WITH SCARY DEPP DIPPIN' CHOCOLATE!
20%UCK.
51%The real story...
50%Wow!
41%Enjoyable but not as good as the original
10%DISAPPOINTING
41%Don't believe everything you hear
41%It really is more about Charlie than Willie Wonka this time around
51%"THE AMAZING CHOCOLATIER!"
51%A Future Classic
10%It may have Johnny Depp in it, but it can't compare with the original
40%nevermind the movie, i'm here to rate to dvd
30%Genius in the distance - Not in the foreground.
40%Creative, Quriky, And Highly Humorous!
31%Hot and Cold
40%THE CANDY MAN CAN
50%Wonderful!
31%Is Michael Jackson the real Willy Wonka?
20%Not as sweet as chocolate.
40%A fun adventure
10%Not for young children
40%Good movie
50%An Inspired Presentation
30%Pretty Good
21%Burton gives the movie-goer (and DVD buyer) very little to feel good about
10%A COMPLETE AND UTTER DISGRACE AND DISAPPOINTMENT
50%BURTON DOES IT AGAIN
40%Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates...
40%"Candy doesn't have to have a point, that's why it's candy"
11%eye candy full of empty calories
51%Second Favorite Movie Of The Year!!!!!!
40%New Or Old: The Eternal Choice! Depp & Buton Together Again
31%Mediocore at best...
50%What most people don't realize...
20%A bitter disappoinment! :(
50%Tim Burton's Remake Is A Smash
41%Better Then the Original, But Still Not the Definitive Take on the Book
40%I liked it.
50%Tim Burton and Johnny Depp create cinematic magic once again!
31%Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-hit and miss.
40%A DELICIOUS TREAT
51%Good morning Starshine, the Earth says "Hello!"
51%I'm Glad I Bought It
10%Save Your Money!
50%Marvellous!
40%Burton and Depp's create a visually stunning and entertaining movie
51%Twice the movie the original was!
51%Depp Strikes Gold, Errr... Chocolate with Wonka
51%The Real version of the Movie
51%Genious
51%Wonderful!
50%"Are you hip to the jive?" ****1/2
51%A fun and entertaining ride
20%Dull reproduction of a classic.
30%Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
51%Buy this movie, k?
10%POINTLESS REMAKE FROM THE 1971 ORIGINAL!!
50%Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
10%For terry-cloth sweatsuit-wearing housewives and their minions
51%One of Tim Burton's Best Films
20%Deplorably Uneven
51%Much Better then the Original
40%Super fun eye candy but not the original story.
41%Cool, but no Classic.
41%Original is still best, but this one takes on new twist...
20%Only Okay
40%MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED
51%Woooow!
51%Now THIS is Pure Imagination
30%Depp is great and the move is a visual treat
51%THIS ONE IS DARK AND DIFFERENT!!!!!!!
30%Jameson Thottam ... A trip down memory lane with Willy WOnka
41%A Wonderful Escapist Movie!
50%This is a tough call . . . but I think this is better then the original
51%Weird Remake-Not At All!
51%Quite simply scrumdiddlyumptious
30%This just didn't do it for me
50%Only Burton could create the fantastic...
50%What a Relief
51%Six out of Five Stars
40%Warning! Chocolate may contain traces of nuts! Unwrap a darker block and vomit it out if contents don't agree with you
50%An excellent movie!
10%"Bad" isn't a strong enough word...
4Almost great!
40%Faithfully unfaithful.
51%Pure Imagination~
50%BEST MOVIE EVER!!!! (except for the oompa songs)
51%Funny
51%This film was not meant to be a remake of the 71' film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory".
40%Excellent, but I like Wilder better
20%Ehhh...
50%Gran remake mejor que la original
51%Better then the original
51%The story behind the story of how Willy Wonka came to be
51%The Real Chocolate Factory
50%This movie deserves 100 stars!
41%A fun family movie with the star of BLOW!
50%Simply Great
50%I have never laughed so hard!
51%Depp does it again!
51%I wanted to live there.
10%Tim Burton and the crap movie factory!
51%A fun, kooky, and slightly creepy adventure...
30%Nothing great...
5A twist on an old favorite
51%Just get it...and you will GET IT!
30%Not that good...
21%Awesome Tim Burton work! what happened to the deluxe?
41%mr. wonka
51%An eye-catcher - thoughtful and well-scripted
50%charlie and the chocolate factory
41%Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
30%Charlie and Whatsis
51%Best Movie of 2005
51%Perfect Adaptation!
3Depp and Burton are at it again...this time it's Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
51%THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!
50%Loved this movie...
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