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The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory DVD is loaded with fun features.
While most of these are aimed at the film's younger fans, they still
offer a fascinating look behind the scenes, especially "Attack
of the Squirrels", which reveals how trained animals and special
effects magic created the memorable scene in the film. Fans of the
author Roald Dahl will particularly enjoy the look at his life and
work in "Fantastic Mr. Dahl". The games offer varying
degrees of fun, and some are downright addictive (I spent many hours
completing the "Search for the Golden Ticket", wearing
out my remote hand in the process).
The only real disappointment is that this is the first Burton release
(not counting the bare bones Warner Bros. DVD's) to not feature
any commentary, either by Burton or Danny Elfman. Maybe Burton got
tired of talking about all his films, or the DVD was simply rushed
into production so quickly that there was no time for it.
Aside from that complaint this is a great looking DVD that will
keep both adult and youthful fans amused for hours.
DVD EXTRA FEATURES
The 2-disc Deluxe Edition Charlie and the Chocolate Factory DVD
includes the following special features:
Making-of Featurettes:
- Chocolate Dreams: Learn about Tim Burton's vision for the film
and how he adapted the story.
- Different Faces, Different Flavors: Meet the actors and learn
about the characters they play.
- Designer Chocolate: Learn about the film's production design.
- Under the Wrapper: Go behind the scenes to see how the film's
special effects were created.
- Sweet Sounds: Watch the creation of the 4 Oompa-Loompa songs
by composer Danny Elfman.
- Attack of the Squirrels: See how real squirrels were trained
to perform in the film.
- Fantastic Mr. Dahl: Learn about author Roald Dahl’s life
story and extraordinary body of work.
- Becoming Oompa-Loompa: See how one actor, Deep Roy, was turned
into a multi talented army of Oompas.
DVD Menu Challenges:
- Oompa-Loompa Dance
- The Inventing Machine
- The Bad Nut
- Search For the Golden Ticket
- DVD-ROM (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory PC game demo and
web links)
The single disc contains the following special features:
- Becoming Oompa-Loompa - see how one man became hundreds of Oompa-Loompas.
- Menu Challenge – Oompa-Loompa Dance.
The
DVD can be purchased by clicking this link.
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