World Famous Comics: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Special Edition)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Special Edition)
Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle Directed By: Ken Hughes Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1 Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 25, 2003 Running Time: 145 minutes Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1968
Amazon.com: This 1968 kiddie-car caper is flawed but solid family fare. It retains a quaint charm while some of the songs--including the title tune--are quite hummable. A huge plus is Dick Van Dyke, who is extremely appealing as an eccentric inventor around the turn of the century. With nimble fingers and a unique way of looking at the world, he invents for his children a magic car that floats and flies. Or does he? The special effects are tame by today's standards, and the film is about 20 minutes too long--but its enthusiasm charms. The script was cowritten by Roald Dahl and based on the novel by Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond adventures. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Product Description: Let your imagination take flight with one of the most wonderful family films of all time! Dick Van Dyke will take you on an incredible ride in an extraordinary car called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Experience this timeless Oscar®-nominated classic in an all-new definitive Special Edition that boasts an array of extras as magical as the film itself.System Requirements: Running Time 145 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: G UPC: 027616898159 Manufacturer No: 1005540
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Great to purchase this nostalgic film on DVD. Excellent reproduction of an all-time great family film.
DVD full of skips I was extremely disappointed with this Chitty Chitty Bang Bang DVD. There are many skips, although it was advertised as new. And the skips are most prevalent on the songs which are the best part of the movie.
Forgot lots of it. Quite disappointed now I only remembered a song or two, but I remembered humming them quite a bit, so I thought I'd get it for my kids.
Ugh! It's too long, too pointless, and takes too long to develop. Well, that could be forgivable, but I forgot about that child kidnapper. The minute he hit the screen, I remembered the nightmares he gave me. I'm back in therapy now (ha ha), but I'm not sure I can do that to my under 7 year old kids. Also, there's the whole the baron is trying to kill the baroness side plot, and the creepy people/toys.
Also, what's the with the dance number with the baroness in her underwear. I may be overly protective of my kids, so maybe for others it'd be OK, but I threw it away after the first viewing.
Classic! The same great movie you saw as a kid. I have bought it for several kids ages 3-10 and they all love it. Surprising to me was how many adults never saw it!
A great family flick for children of all ages Don't tell me that if you hear the rousing strains of the the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fanfare, that you don't feel the hairs on the back of your neck starting to stand!
What a great flick, and one that I love sharing with my own children (ages 2 and 4). Growing up in the 70's the only time to see this movie was on Thanksgiving, and if you missed it..., you were out of luck until the next year.
The story of inventor Caractacus Potts, his children Jemima and Jeremy, and Truly Scrumptious may be a bit syrupy for modern tastes, and in truth the special effects are not up to snuff for a world grown accustomed to Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Still, I wanted to believe a car could fly or turn into a boat, and that fairy-tale castles truly were just across the ocean, if only we could go there.
Today's kids movies don't quite have the same sense of magic and wonder as this one. So do yourself a favor, suspend your disbelief, and believe that a car can fly!
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