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Rating:  - 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.
Rating:  - 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.
Rating:  - 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!
Rating: - 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!
Cheers!
Rating:  - Germany
I am 37 years old and never saw this movie growing up. Earlier this year we took a trip to Germany and the Bavarian Alps and toured the castle that is in this movie (the one featured on the cover). I believe this movie came out right before I was born. It was very entertaining. I recommend seeing it if you have never seen it or if it has been years since you last saw it.
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