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Centering on two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, two off-kilter rogues are summoned to the court of the King of Denmark, where they meet a traveling entertainer and attempt...
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Centering on two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, two off-kilter rogues are summoned to the court of the King of Denmark, where they meet a traveling entertainer and attempt to solve a mystery. Based on Tom Stoppard's play, this film won Best Picture at the 1991 Venice Film Festival. Less
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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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Stars
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Richard Dreyfuss
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David Kelly
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Actors
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Gary Oldman
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Adam Godley
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Available Formats
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DVD
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DVD: Widescreen Deluxe Edition
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Directors
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Tom Stoppard
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Tim Burton
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UPC
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063634006091
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012569593381
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Genre
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Comedies
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Comedies
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Comedy
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Mystery
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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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MPAA Rating
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PG (MPAA)
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PG (MPAA)
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Release Date
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1990
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2005
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Running Time
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1hr 57min
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1hr 55min
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Original Language
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English
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- DVD
- 1hr 58min
- Image Entertainment, Inc.
- March 22, 2005
- PG (MPAA)
- 014381256222
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- DVD: Full Frame
- 1hr 55min
- Warner Home Video
- November 08, 2005
- PG (MPAA)
- 012569593367
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- VHS
- 1hr 57min
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- August 14, 1991
- PG (MPAA)
- 017951118036
- Sound Features: HiFi, Digital, Stereo
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- VHS: Spanish
- 1hr 55min
- Warner Home Video
- November 08, 2005
- PG (MPAA)
- 012569801035
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Screenwriter
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John August
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(11/29/1990, p.121, Peter Travers): "...Pure pleasure....The film is extravagantly, mercilessly funny....[A] thrilling one-of-a-kind film..."
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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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| Quotes from the Movie |
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"I want to go home." Rosencrantz (Gary Oldman) to Guildenstern (Tim Roth)
"Don't let them confuse you." Guildenstern to Rosencrantz
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Product Review Summary
100% recommend this product
Consumer Reviews
Pros
Laughter.
Cons
Death.
Recommended it?
Yes
I'll confess that Hamlet has never been one of my favorite plays. It's an overwrought tragedy that makes me giggle every bit as much as Romeo and Juliet. I think it's funny when Hamlet and Laertes get into a grief-contest at Ophelia's grave. I think it's funnier still when Hamlet soliloquizes with...
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Pros
Uproariously bland humor. Great take on Shakespeare. Superb acting all around.
Cons
None, except maybe the itch to know which is which.
Recommended it?
Yes
I wasn't going to write an opinion on this movie. Mainly because if you're going to like this movie, you've probably already seen it.
There is a lot of misunderstanding about this movie, and it has been overlooked. (The movie not the misunderstanding)
First off, the main joke of...
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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
578
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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