YT EDIT WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
Added 2023-08-03 16:00:07 +0000 UTC
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You guys need to do the prequel to the Lord of the rings it’s called the hobbit
The Dude
2023-08-07 16:49:30 +0000 UTCHere are some great movies to check out: "October Sky" (based on a true story, a very inspirational movie). "Beaches" -- another tear jerker, it features Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings", which I know you both loved. "Gattaca"
Rich H
2023-08-06 22:53:46 +0000 UTCYou know, I've never actually seen the movie Harvey. Just the play it was based on. Weird, since I do like me some Jimmy Stewart. I should probably fix that.
Robert Greffey
2023-08-06 02:00:29 +0000 UTCThe Wonka Bars were so good but they discontinued them ☹️
Jennifer Sanchez
2023-08-05 23:33:20 +0000 UTCAnother classic favorite in the books!! How has no-one else recommended Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) yet? It has this same feel.
G Faith Owens EA
2023-08-05 20:13:14 +0000 UTCThe Muppet movies in general are great. My favorite as a child was Muppets take Manhattan. My husband watched it with me last year, and even he enjoyed it as middle aged adult. Henson was a genius. I would love for J&A to do a reaction to The Dark Crystal. I watched it two weeks ago with my elderly MIL who had never seen it. It still holds up amazing, like it could've been made yesterday. And seeing it again as an adult, with a limited (but not non existent) understanding of movie making, it's a masterpiece. The sets and characters are so beautifully designed, and because they are real makes it's so much better, as opposed to CGI. Beautiful story, I think these two would really enjoy it.
Kristin D
2023-08-05 12:06:57 +0000 UTCFor some reason this movie made me think of the Muppet Movie (1979) which is another one. I think you both should check out because I think he would really enjoy it and so with your kids.
Jeff Mills
2023-08-05 11:42:08 +0000 UTCThis movie is a staple of my childhood. It used to come on TV all of the time and the great thing about it is there’s no language, nudity, or violence. You can watch it with your kids. And it’s got humor the kids and adults both will enjoy. Gene Wilder was and is a genius. This was the movie that really made him a star. You would love him in the Mel Brooks movies and the Richard Pryor movies. He truly was a decent, genuinely good person IRL, too, by all accounts. I love how this movie is a morality play without being preachy. Augustus, Mike, Veruca, and Violet are spoiled brats who disrespect their parents and Willy Wonka who all get their comeuppance in the end. They have money and can buy anything they want and they don’t appreciate it. Charlie, on the other hand, is poor, helps his family, doesn’t want for anything, and he shows his loyalty in the end which is why he is rewarded. I think the film teaches through humor that loyalty, honesty, humility, these are good things and qualities to be appreciated. The ending always gets to me. I don’t know if it’s the music or the moment where Wonka reveals to Charlie that he’s handing him the keys to the factory. I think Wonka was a big kid in many ways who refused to grow up for a long time until he realized it was time which prompted his searching for a successor. I think there was a method to his madness, however, and he also wanted to give some of these kids their comeuppance. He knew or hoped that Charlie would be the one and it was all a test including the moment when he berates him. Yet Charlie doesn’t betray him when the others certainly would have. I love this film and I love that you both loved it. ❤️
Jeff Mills
2023-08-05 11:40:32 +0000 UTCGreat movie! Huge fan of Gene Wilder. When you get a chance Gene Wilder is great in Young Frankenstein and Haunted Honeymoon along with other great movies he has been in.
Jessica Pustka
2023-08-05 02:05:44 +0000 UTCYes! Im so happy to watch along with this one!
Mat Evanz
2023-08-05 02:03:53 +0000 UTCThey would love Harvey!
Kristin D
2023-08-05 01:49:20 +0000 UTCLove your reaction. I saw this movie on tv as a child and was a bit disturbed at the time. Loved seeing it now and thought it was great.
Janell
2023-08-05 00:53:37 +0000 UTCThe Wizard of Oz is fantastic! I also think Harvey with Jimmy Stewart is a great magical movie and you can’t beat Stewart.
Janell
2023-08-05 00:52:17 +0000 UTCI remember watching this on tv and not appreciating it the way I do now.
Janell
2023-08-05 00:49:09 +0000 UTCI’ve never seen that one. Definitely going on my list.
Janell
2023-08-05 00:47:46 +0000 UTCLoved gobstoppers!!
Janell
2023-08-05 00:45:33 +0000 UTCYoung Frankenstein is wonderful!
Janell
2023-08-05 00:44:53 +0000 UTCBlazing Saddles was one of my dad’s favorites. I have great memories watching it with him! ❤️
Janell
2023-08-05 00:43:50 +0000 UTCDunno why, but when I first saw this, it creeped me out. Maybe I was a bit too young for the scary bits. So it probably prevented it from ever becoming a personal favorite, but it looks gorgeous and is a nice solid flick on the whole. And despite Ronald Dahl not liking the adaptation, Gene Wilder was pitch perfect for the movie they made. Also another example of a film not doing so well in its theatrical run finding it's audience afterwards and becoming an essential classic. If you're looking for more classic musical fantasy suitable for young audiences, you need look no further than a title that put in strong performance in our recent polling: The Wizard of Oz.
Robert Greffey
2023-08-04 13:12:43 +0000 UTCSecond that. Watch Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein first from the 1930s, which are classics, and then watch Young Frankenstein with Gene Wilder.
Paul Patine
2023-08-04 05:15:24 +0000 UTCYou have to watch Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein, but first you should watch the classics in case you don’t know anything about the original story
Thomas Horton
2023-08-04 03:42:14 +0000 UTCI forgot to add did you know the original author of the book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, Ronald Dahl, absolutely hated the movie and especially the casting of Gene Wilder?
Casey Salley
2023-08-04 02:06:13 +0000 UTCI agree, I think Grandpa Joe was secretly walking when they were asleep because no one can stand up and walk that easily after 20 years lol.
Casey Salley
2023-08-04 02:02:14 +0000 UTCDefinitely one of my fave childhood movies growing up. It was daily viewing when I was 8-10 years old. It was nice watching my niece grow up watching it too. Never gets old.
Casey Salley
2023-08-04 02:00:04 +0000 UTCAmber, I'm going to suggest "Pans Labyrinth" again. Directed by Guillermo Del Toro, who's work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. It's one of his Spanish films, but maybe you and Jordan would be interested in reacting to a foreign movie :-) The movie is a mixture of fantasy and the real world, so there will be some heaviness to it...so don't put it on your list of feel good easy to watch movies lol.
Patty Estrada
2023-08-04 00:19:28 +0000 UTCGreat reaction. I only have one problem with this movie! WTH! Grandpa Joe!! You could have been walking & taking care of the fam but you wait 20 years! C’mon! Charlie was eating cabbage water! Such a deadbeat! 😂😂 Other than that this movie is epic. Gene Wilder is a LEGEND! Rest In Peace Willy Wonka. We know him and Richard Pryor are up to shenanigans up in Heaven.
Leonard
2023-08-04 00:11:08 +0000 UTCI always remember this movie being a total classic but also being a little wonky LOL. Gene wilder was amazing in this movie and I’m so glad you watch the original and not the remake. But I’m so glad you did react to this movie because I realized I like this movie a lot more than I thought I did. There is a second book that was written called Charlie and the great glass elevator. I believe I read it when I was a child but to be perfectly honest I don’t even remember what it’s about, and I don’t think they made it into a movie. Thank you for reacting to this movie and reminding me how much I liked it.
Mary Alice
2023-08-03 22:40:05 +0000 UTCGood Evening, Jay and Amber! Another golden aged classic I would recommend is Disney's The happiest millionaire, a movie about the 1920s and here is a trailer for you to check out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhxZC_o5QKo have a nice evening!
Silentwolfie62
2023-08-03 22:38:56 +0000 UTCI agree - Young Frankenstein is great.
Karen Silvera
2023-08-03 22:35:06 +0000 UTCA classic, nice choice. Gene Wilder was great as Willy Wonka.
Patty Estrada
2023-08-03 22:18:56 +0000 UTCThe old gent who played Grandpa Joe is the man who played in Chico and the Man Jack Albertson...
Silentwolfie62
2023-08-03 22:05:30 +0000 UTCSometimes dark this story is a classic goodness You never seen this movie . Good Lord you two been living under a rock? I am sorry never seen Wizard of Oz or Willie Wonka. Poor babies deprived of the classics. Ha ha . My son grew up on Horror movies and all the classics. He is 39 . Really how ?Every time you open a candy bar you will think of the golden ticket song from now. The different personality difference in each child is supposed to make it a learning lesson for children. you must let the girls watch this movie. Lickable wall paper snozzberries. See Charlie was the only child affected by Slugworth picture on the boat ride. That was Wonka's test scary stuff but it was Charlie who flinched when Slugworth. The book is Charlie and the Chocolate factory and the new movie with Johnny Depp is called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Must do Wizard of Oz.
Lisa Rhodes
2023-08-03 21:42:42 +0000 UTCThis was the very first movie I ever saw in a theater - 1971. Gave me one of my favorite quotes as an adult. "Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple." Thanks for checking out a childhood classic!
Deb Louie
2023-08-03 19:02:19 +0000 UTCThank you for reacting
Elizabeth Franco
2023-08-03 16:53:39 +0000 UTCYes a lot of the candy in the movie were actually sold
Mike Westlake
2023-08-03 16:23:36 +0000 UTCSammy Davis Jr sang The Candy Man
Elizabeth Franco
2023-08-03 16:15:41 +0000 UTCAwesome! This will make a lot of our hearts sing...childhood favorite!! Plus Gene Wilder...such a wonderful actor. I hope you will watch Young Frankenstein come Halloween. Wilder is the main character. But you should watch it after watching the original Frankenstein.
Kristin D
2023-08-03 16:13:23 +0000 UTCNow watch The Wizard of Oz 1939
Elizabeth Franco
2023-08-03 16:12:41 +0000 UTCBased on the book by Ronald Dahl who also wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach 🍑 while the musical has geese and golden eggs the book has squirrels and nuts
Elizabeth Franco
2023-08-03 16:11:38 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite childhood memories watching this on tv for the first time! Gene Wilder is such a versatile actor.You have to see him in Blazing Saddles
Elizabeth Franco
2023-08-03 16:08:15 +0000 UTCAwesome you guys watched this!! Great classic!!
David Croft-Ogawa
2023-08-03 16:02:35 +0000 UTCI love this movie!!! Excited to watch it after work today. Gene Wilder is amazing in all of his movies, especially when he teams up with Richard Pryor.
Jennifer Sanchez
2023-08-03 16:01:51 +0000 UTC
