Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Widescreen Edition)

I loved this movie when I first saw it, and was thrilled to see it on sale! I snatched it up and am so happy I did, it's a delight. It played back perfectly, no skips, jitters or freezes. It got here when expected, maybe even early, well and securely packed. I'm very pleased to have this in my collection. I hope my grandkids like it as much when I show it to them.

Loved the movie because of the singing

Received great movie.

Just fun to watch and hear good, simple music.Andrews and Van Dyke deliver, with excellent supporting actors.Sound was excellent in our home theater.

Good children's films always offer something for adults or older audiences beyond the child audience. This film has very unique and good song and dance numbers, romantic intrigue in a very old fashioned courting by accident kind of way, slap stick antics, and jokes and gags that are obvious and subtle in nature.It is of course a film of the late 60s, and so there are some technical limitations with the special effects, but the film itself is a blend of genres and styles. And the bad guys are both scary and buffoons, and get their comeuppance in the end.The very talented Dick Van Dyke and lovely Sally Ann Howe make a terrific leading couple, and Lionel Jeffries playing the equally eccentric Potts senior, give the adults something to chew on as the younger audience focus on Heather Ripley and Adrian Hall, the child vicariants. It's a movies about espionage, about invention, about romance, about imagination and a car that does miraculous things.As a young boy I enjoyed it as a simple adventure story. As an adult I enjoyed it as a slapstick film that had quiet moments in it, but gave good subtle laughs with the entire cast. From the two spies, to Jeffries singing with the gaggle of dungeoned inventors, to the really sumptuous scenery of the English countryside, this is a film not to be missed, enjoyed either alone or with loved ones, and just watched when you're feeling down.I could take pot shots at the alteration from the original story, but that's nitpicking. The Bond production team felt like making a children's movie, and they did. With "Flying Colors" so to speak, tipping my hat to the original character.Check it out.

Great movie

Our family is on a retro trip, having bought this movie, as well as The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The King and I, Willy Wonka, and Pete's Dragon.One of the reasons is that we want our 2 year old to experience the movies we grew up with, and the other is nostalgia.Before watching this movie again recently, I could only remember that there was a flying car, a nice title song, and something about children being kidnapped. Watching it again for the first time, I discovered that I had forgotten most of the movie.Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) is an inventor way ahead of his time, whose inventions don't always work the way they are intended. If you think his name is weird, the female lead is Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes), the daughter of a rich sweet manufacturer. This unlikely pair, along with his two kids and the wonderful car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, are the star players in a story which starts out being about pirates, and ends up as a rescue mission. With comic support from Caractacus' father, and a toy maker (Benny Hill, in an uncharacteristic G rated performance), they defeat the schemes of spies (kind of like Laurel and Hardy combined with Boris and Natasha), an evil Baron and Baroness,and a wicked childcatcher, to bring the story within a story to a predictable but entertaining end.The scenery is breathtaking, especially the Vulgarian castle and surroundings, and since this is a 1968 movie, we can forgive the lack of finesse in the special effects, where the characters stick out like sore thumbs from the backgrounds, and wires can be seen attached to Professor Potts during a dance sequence.It's a little harder to swallow the concept of Truly Scrumptious running around on the beach dressed in tons of white cloth and coming up spotless, and her song about needing a lovely man is way too over the top and much too long. I will admit to skipping over that one.The sing along feature is a nice touch, and catchy songs (other than the theme song) include "Me Old Bamboo", "Toot Sweet", my personal favorite "P O S H (Posh)", and the nearly too sugary "Truly Scrumptious".Overall, this DVD is a refreshing family movie that you will watch over and over again.

So much fun to watch. Love this movie!!!