Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) | 
| Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  498 reviews
Sales Rank: 22174
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 115 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD74315D
ISBN: 1419819372
UPC: 012569743151
EAN: 9781419819377
ASIN: B000BBOUU4
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2005
Release Date: November 8, 2005
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Mixed reviews and creepy comparisons to Michael Jackson notwithstanding, Tim Burton's splendidly imaginative adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would almost surely meet with Roald Dahl's approval. The celebrated author of darkly offbeat children's books vehemently disapproved of 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (hence the change in title), so it's only fitting that Burton and his frequent star/collaborator, Johnny Depp, should have another go, infusing the enigmatic candyman's tale with their own unique brand of imaginative oddity. Depp's pale, androgynous Wonka led some to suspect a partial riff on that most controversial of eternal children, Michael Jackson, but Burton's film is too expansively magnificent to be so narrowly defined. While preserving Dahl's morality tale on the hazards of indulgent excess, Burton's riotous explosion of color provides a wondrous setting for the lessons learned by Charlie Bucket (played by Freddie Highmore, Depp's delightful costar in Finding Neverland), as he and other, less admirable children enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime tour of Wonka's confectionary wonderland. Elaborate visual effects make this an eye-candy overdose (including digitally multiplied Oompa-Loompas, all played by diminutive actor Deep Roy), and the film's underlying weirdness is exaggerated by Depp's admirably risky but ultimately off-putting performance. Of course, none of this stops Burton's Charlie from being the must-own family DVD of 2005's holiday season, perhaps even for those who staunchly defend Gene Wilder's portrayal of Wonka from 34 years earlier. --Jeff Shannon DVD features
The second disc is filled with a number of distinctive featurettes. The likely crowd-pleaser in most households is "Attack of the Squirrels," which recounts how those fuzzy little creatures (a combination of hard-to-train live animals, animatronics, and computer graphics) can be ornery in their own right. "The Fantastic Mr. Dahl" is a 17-minute look at author Roald Dahl through vintage footage and new interviews with family, friends, and colleagues. "Becoming Oompa-Loompa" follows Deep Roy as he is filmed over and over again through his dance steps and music performances. Roy is a constant throughout the kids' activities as well. You can follow him to learn two different dance steps "Augustus Gloop" and "Violet Beauregarde," and make him taste weird candy inventions in a simple game. "Search for the Golden Ticket" is a five-part challenge that tests your remote-control fingers, your deductive abilities, or your luck. Finally, if you just want basic behind-the-scenes information, "Making the Mix" is a collection of featurettes (around 40 minutes total) covering the film's casting, music, production design, and special effects. --David Horiuchi
Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 08/29/2006 Run time: 115 minutes Rating: Pg13
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 Great condition... bought for my neice July 1, 2009
K. Cross (SC USA)
The packaging for the product was good and it seemed to be in good condition. The movie is pretty good I'd seen it before, definitely different from the original movie, but definitely funny. Johnny Depp has such a range as far as actors go.
Fun to watch June 15, 2009
Brandon K. Davis (North Chili, NY USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Remakes rarley are as good to me as the original, but this one is good and I didn't find myself comparing them too much. And this one is actually a lot closer to the story that is in the book. I recomment both book and this movie.
 Outstanding flick! June 11, 2009
T. Smith (New Hampshire)
Johnny Depp is perfect as the "eccentric" candy man. Deep Roy and the rest of the cast are terrific too! And the music and CGI are perfect. What a fun, relaxing experience. Willy Wonka was always a childhood favorite, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory totally outdoes "WW". You'll be in for a treat!
 Way better than the Gene Wilder version May 8, 2009
Sarah Crowther
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Okay, let me get this straight. Here are pros and cons of the film:
Pro:
-It's more like the book than the 1971 version (for example, the scene where Veruca goes down the garbage chute, in the book there are squirrals, not geese that lay golden eggs! How stupid can one be?!)
-It actually shown where the Oompaa Loompas lived at
-It shows the toothpaste factory where Charlie's dad worked at.
-Two words: Tim Burton.
-It showed what Willy Wonka's childhood was like (I would hate having those braces and a psychopathic dentist for a father)
-It's actually called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, not Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (it makes it sound like Willy found a golden ticket)
-The visuals were amazing.
-The songs were right.
Cons:
-Veruca wasn't bratty enough (to tell you truth, I prefer the 1971 version of Veruca)
-Mike Teavee didn't play video games (I guess they wanted to make it more modern)
-Stupid people think that Willy Wonka is based off of Michael Jackson. It is not, you brainless people!
Other then that, I'm fine with this movie. I saw this twice when it came out in theaters. I can't wait what he does to Alice in Wonderland (which is btw, my favorite book).
Reminds you why Tim Burton movies used to be events April 30, 2009
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After Mars Attacks, which I saw but didn't like, Sleepy Hollow, which I caught on video and didn't like, and Planet of the Apes, which I saw in the theater and wanted to like but in the end couldn't, I had kind of forgotten how great a director Tim Burton could be. Ed Wood was a great movie, but where was Burton the bold, entrancing visual stylist? The Burton of Beetlejuice, and especially the first Batman film, which totally captured my imagination (and I believe still looks better than the Nolan remakes)? The idiot-savant (have you heard him try to string a sentence together?) whose movies promised - and more importantly delivered - visual experiences unlike any other in cinema?
Well, wherever that man went, he is back with a vengance on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a film so effortlessly charmed and weirdly magical in the patented Burton-esque manner, that it can comfortably take a position at the pinnacle of his catalogue along-side Batman and Sweeney Todd. It's better than the 70's Willy Wonka film, and features another remarkable performance from Depp that is fey, keeling, and pretty cool - very offbeat, yet somehow true to the darker elements of the character's essence.
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