Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Memories

The old Willy Wonka, I used to watch as a child. My 3 and 4 y/o enjoy it all the time, we enjoy it as a family. July 9, 2008

The classics

How can movie buffs not have this classic also? The oompa loompas, the kids needing lessons on manners, the wonderment of the factory? LOL....this is a must for every movie collectors classics! July 6, 2008

A Wonderful Classic

I grew up watching this delightful tale about finding the golden ticket in a chocolate bar and winning an exciting but intimidating tour through Mr.Wonka's spectacular chocolate factory ,i love the part when the group enters the nerve center of the factory and everyone has a field day finding candy all over the place and they begin eating it , what a sweet dream , i can remember being as young as six years old and watching this intriging fantasy on telvision , it was always a special night when it came on tv and if i wasent home to watch it you know i got upset , it was a yearly classic when i was growing up , whenever someone would announce that Willy Wonka and The Chocolate factory was coming on that night i grew excited and my little tush was always right there in front of the set to watch it. July 4, 2008

Extremely Offensive

I do not understand why this bigoted movie became so popular. I find it to be extremely offensive. The suggestion that Willie Wonka has midgets as his own personal slaves is horrible. This clear exploitation of a genetic disorder is disgusting. Not only are they midgets, but they are also orange. This leads me to believe that Willie Wonka would favor the days of slavery when non-whites were put to work on plantations. I have heard that this is a very popular movie among members of the KKK. You sheep are blind and have allowed this racist, bigoted, piece of filth to enter your children's' minds and make them believe in a world of white supremacy. Consider yourself warned. June 26, 2008

The Candy Man Can???

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" is a horrifically bad children's movie of the '60s. Gene Wilder is Willy Wonka,the maniacal and maddened chocolatier,complete with a creepy Teutonic rival named Slugworth. Peter Ostrum stars as the goodhearted Charlie, who supports his family since he has bedridden grandparents. Charlie bears the burden of the entire story-he's the only sympathetic character. He isn't into manipulative mindgames like Wonka.

"Willy Wonka" has numerous disturbing images--namely the Oompa Loompas. They have sprayed-on tans&green hair. When the children take the Hellhouse tour,they see a chicken getting beheaded,as well as a bug crawling on a corpse's face. Family fun for everyone! Not to mention the horrifically awful music of Leslie Berceuse (who also composed the score for the equally cringe-worthy "Goodbye Mr. Chips" starring Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark)

"Willy Wonka" has two redeeming qualities- Ostrum's excellent performance as Charlie. It comes as no surprise Ostrum retired from acting after this. Who can blame him? The other is the special effects. It's quite psychedelic and trippin'. Other than that,it's a waste. When I was young,I saw this movie over and over and over and over and over. Quite boring after awhile... June 22, 2008

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