Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 
Customer Ratings: - CLASSIC FAMILY FUN. I have loved this movie since I was 3 and my 3 year old son, who calls it Choo Choo Bang Bang, lets me watch it apx. 10 times per month. I must sing You Two to him.
- A classic never dies. Glad to find this movie for my 4yr old. I liked it when I was a kid.
- A children s classic every bit as good as anything Disney ever did. I have to imagine this screenplay and some songs were pitched to Disney for a live-action production (or perhaps one that mixed in animation, like Mary Poppins and Bedknobs and Broomsticks ), but most likely Disney balked at the high price. The critical reaction to this film upon release in the US was to quite an extent negative. But I loved it as a child and I still love it. Here is why:
1. It integrates fantasy, some of it a bit scary, into real outdoor settings--instead of the matte paintings, animation, and Hollywood sets that Disney used.
2. That car. It s the most beautiful old car you will ever see in a film except perhaps the one in The Reivers (from about the same time period in film making too).
3. Dick van Dyke. He gets a real lead role in a musical romance. He could sing, he could really really dance, and he could act.
4. Sally Ann Howes never got the fame of Julie Andrews, but she is a better singer and actor, with more screen presence and warmth.
5. This film is an adaptation of an Ian Fleming story. Fleming s book is a nice piece of whimsy for children, but this film s screenplay marries that whimsy to a much more elaborate plot, one Roald Dahl helped concoct (and he knew how to keep children s stories interesting for children and adults).
This, along with Willy Wonka, are two films that outdid Disney, even if the American critical reception was mixed. They just didn t get it. But audiences did, which is why this film and Willy Wonka are holiday classics. - Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang. Movie arrived within time frame given but would have liked a more prompt arrival. DVD in very good shape. No problems.
- fast shipping great movie. order chitty chitty bang bang for my niece. arrived on time in great condition
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (ID: B0011EVSGE)
