Release date: June 30th 1971.
Story: Charlie Bucket lives with his mother and his four bedridden grandparents in a tiny hut just on the edge of a large town. A town which is also the home of a world famous chocolate and confectionary factory owned by the mysterious Willy Wonka. One day, Wonka announces that he has hidden five golden tickets inside the wrappers of five chocolate bars and that the ones who find them, will be given a grand tour of his factory. Will Charlie be one of the lucky ones to find a golden ticket? And if he is, what amazing experiences awaits for him in the factory?
My thoughts: One of the first films to be based on the book 'Charlie and the chocolate factory' by Roald Dahl. And one of the most remembered (even though Roald Dahl hated the movie). The sets are amazing, the characters are recognizable, and the songs are catchy. Gene Wilder does a great performance as Willy Wonka. In fact, Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who and the Navy Lark), Peter Sellers (the Goon show, the Pink Panther), Spike Milligan (the Goon show), Fred Astaire, and all six members of Monty Python were all considered to play the role. The only thing that I didn't get about it is the subplot where Wonka's rival Slugworth asks each ticket finder to steal a new yet unreleased creation called the everlasting gobstopper. How on earth did he managed to track them down? I can understand Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, and Mike TeeVee (Slugworth could have just followed the news crews) but what about Veruca Salt and Charlie? Slugworth was at Veruca's father's factory when the second ticket was found and he encountered Charlie just seconds after Charlie finds the last ticket. But apart from that, this is a good film and I recommend it for everyone. Though you might want to skip the boat ride through the tunnel scene.
My score: Four stars.
My thoughts: One of the first films to be based on the book 'Charlie and the chocolate factory' by Roald Dahl. And one of the most remembered (even though Roald Dahl hated the movie). The sets are amazing, the characters are recognizable, and the songs are catchy. Gene Wilder does a great performance as Willy Wonka. In fact, Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who and the Navy Lark), Peter Sellers (the Goon show, the Pink Panther), Spike Milligan (the Goon show), Fred Astaire, and all six members of Monty Python were all considered to play the role. The only thing that I didn't get about it is the subplot where Wonka's rival Slugworth asks each ticket finder to steal a new yet unreleased creation called the everlasting gobstopper. How on earth did he managed to track them down? I can understand Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, and Mike TeeVee (Slugworth could have just followed the news crews) but what about Veruca Salt and Charlie? Slugworth was at Veruca's father's factory when the second ticket was found and he encountered Charlie just seconds after Charlie finds the last ticket. But apart from that, this is a good film and I recommend it for everyone. Though you might want to skip the boat ride through the tunnel scene.
My score: Four stars.
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