3/4  A CHOCOLATE FILLED WITH IMAGINATIONS
Brings a lot of memories. The wonder of childhood days. The world of pure imaginations. For so many years, I have envied Charlie for being able to get inside this one humongous chocolate factory. Before there was any concern about suga... (read full)

2.5/4  Candy, candy, who wants candy?
I haven't seen the 'new' one, but I just can't imagine it to be better than the original. I remember watching this in elementary school and thought it was so fantastic. It's lost some of the wonder over the years, but it's still a great m... (read full)

3.5/4  Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a movie that I relate very closely to my childhood. This is because in grade school when the teachers ran out of ideas and decided they needed a break they would set up a "movie time" and the major... (read full)

3/4  Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Quick Review
I love the morals in this movie.

3.5/4  Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Quick Review
Fun, imaginative and psychadelic - Willy Wonka is certainly unique. Memorable songs, a good lesson and a terrific performance by Gene Wilder make this a classic.

5/5 A classic and one of my all time favorite films
  by Bill (Aurora, IL USA)
Where do I begin? I love this movie. I watched this as a kid growing up in the 70s and I never get tired of watching it 30 years later, bought it on DVD and again on Blu-Ray. Gene Wilder gave no finer performance - earnest, offbeat, a brilliant portrayal which even the esteemed Johnny Depp couldn't touch (that may have been Burton's fault, who cares.) The tale of dysfunctional children from all around world who travel to a magical chocolate factory to compete for a grand prize, only to drop off one by one while exposing their own character flaws - reality show technique 20 years before its time. A great adaptation of the book which keeps the pace moving, provides a managable number of memorable characters, each played perfectly and with zeal. Gene Wilder has some of the best one-liners in response to the often bratty children around him. Sorry I haven't watched the Blu-Ray yet so I can't comment on the transfer quality, but I expect it will meet my expectations which are really just that it be better fidelity than the DVD.

4/5 Willy Wonka bluray
  by Lauren Drozd (Houston, TX United States)
I LOVED this movie as a child and still do to this day. The color and sound are incredible on bluray. I honestly don't know how they take movies from so long ago and restore them so well that it makes you feel like you are watching it all over again. Since when did the candy shop owner have stripes on his shirt?!? Overall I would buy it again.

5/5 My teens and I love this version-the best
  by The true (Tucson, Az.)
Speedy delivery-super quick. The movie is awesome cannot be beat by the re-make even if Jonny depp is in it.
picture was clear, sound was perfect. we searched everywhere for it an finally found it here, at a great price. My teens and I have watched this movie since they were little and we haven't stopped loving. We had to own it.

2/5 HD-DVD Issue
  by Theodore D. Olson (San Diego, CA)
I bought the HDDVD version and also had issues with the disc. Unlike the other HDDVD review I read who's disc froze in the special features, my disc froze in the main movie, right as they enter the factory. This is about the worst timing, Im already into the movie, loving the HD picture, and then nothing further right when it gets to the most visually stunning part. I was bummed, still am. At least I bought it post HDDVD demise, so it only cost a couple dollars. I put the HDDVD in the drive within 15 seconds of removing the shrinkwrap, so it is not fingerprints or anything on my part. I use the xbox360 HD Drive with a 360.

5/5 Classic!
  by TPD (Connecticut, USA)
All time classic - my 8 year olds love it too. Actually, it was one of them who asked for this movie for Christmas.