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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...
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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. <br> <br> 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 propr... Less
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An abused albino boy is cursed as different when he is integrated with teens his own age at school. His classmates, teachers, and others around him are both inspired and terrified by the...
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An abused albino boy is cursed as different when he is integrated with teens his own age at school. His classmates, teachers, and others around him are both inspired and terrified by the strange-looking boy who apparently possesses certain inexplicable powers. Less
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Stars
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David Kelly
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Sean Patrick Flanery
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Actors
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Adam Godley
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Lance Henriksen
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DVD: Widescreen Deluxe Edition
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DVD
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Directors
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Tim Burton
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Victor Salva
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UPC
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012569593381
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Genre
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Comedies
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Dramas
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Kids Adventure
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Based On A Novel
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Family Life
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Adaptation
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Remake
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Storytelling
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Fantasy
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Drama
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PG (MPAA)
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PG-13 (MPAA)
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Release Date
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2005
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1995
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Running Time
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1hr 55min
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1hr 52min
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Original Language
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English
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English
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- DVD: Full Frame
- 1hr 55min
- Warner Home Video
- November 08, 2005
- PG (MPAA)
- 012569593367
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- DVD
- 1hr 52min
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- August 10, 1999
- PG-13 (MPAA)
- 717951003140
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- VHS: Spanish
- 1hr 55min
- Warner Home Video
- November 08, 2005
- PG (MPAA)
- 012569801035
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- VHS
- 1hr 52min
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- May 14, 1996
- PG-13 (MPAA)
- 786936001716
- Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Digital, Stereo
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Screenwriter
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John August
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(07/28/2005, p.92, Peter Travers): "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."
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(05/01/1996, p.57-8, Nick James): "...[POWDER] achieves a rare, compelling strangeness....The constant, hypnotic low-key tension means that the few special effects showpieces are made all the more exhilarating..."
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Product Review Summary
75% recommend this product
Pros
- interesting (2)
- Entertaining (2)
- Enjoyable (2)
- Engaging (1)
- Funny (1)
Cons
- not for young children (2)
- Poor ending (1)
- Not for Everyone (1)
- slow (1)
Good For
- Entertainment (3)
- Men (1)
- Adults (1)
- Women (1)
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Consumer Reviews
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Pros
Wonderful visuals; Depp, Highmore and Pyle
Cons
Unnecessary subplot
Recommended it?
Yes
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - you know, the one with Gene Wilder - used to play once a year on TV when I was a kid. Only once, and I relished every delicious moment. Oh, the lickable wallpaper, the chocolate river, the delectable fantasy room where each and every thing was sweet and...
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Pros
Neat-o ending, nice special FX
Cons
Huge fans of the 1971 version may be put off.
Recommended it?
Yes
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971) is one of those movies I must have watched over a hundred times as a kid. Even just writing about it, I can hear the music in my head as Charlie goes to open that last candy bar...
The prospect of a remake didn't exactly send me off the deep...
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Product Review Summary
88% recommend this product
Consumer Reviews
Pros
Touching story about difference, diversity, and prejudice.
Cons
Haven't we seen this before?
Recommended it?
Yes
The word albinism refers to a group of conditions inherited at birth. People who have albinism have little or no pigmentation in their eyes, skin, or hair. This is because they have inherited genes that do not make the usual amounts of a pigment called melanin.
One person in 17,000 in the...
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Pros
A lesson in life
Cons
The special effect could have used a little more skill
Recommended it?
Yes
Funny how this happened. The day I grabbed "Powder" out of the shelf in Blockbusters, was the day that a TV station played it...and watching it twice was not a bad thing at all. Not at all.
Powder is another one of those movies that inspire people to do good at least for a day. It's a...
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