Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

What a great classic haven’t seen it since the 90s. Very glad I purchased it on DVD. It really is a lot of fun. Highly would recommend this film to anyone wanting to show their children a classic.

Great movie

The product the movie itself was a timeless classic starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Anne Howes. It is breathtaking comical, and action packed movie with twists and turns and characters that stand out for their brilliant acting.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is fun from the start. Music, dancing, danger, and frivolity are sprinkled throughout. Dick Van Dyke headlines his classic film, but the supporting cast add charm and humor. Five-star film for all ages.

Bought for my 24-year-old granddaughter. We watched this no telling how many times when she was a little girl.

Great

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a movie produced in 1968, and it certainly shows. The lavish costumes, romantic themes, and over the top humor come straight out of a tradition that includes such movies as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and many others. I remember seeing it as an 11 year old when it first came out and several times after that, but it's been many years since I last watched it all the way through. Now that I've seen it again I find it amusing, sometimes surprisingly so, and quite beautifully filmed.Watching as an adult is a bit eye opening. The court of Baron Bomburst is decidedly shady and at times rather perverse (take a good look at some of the party guests and you'll see what I mean), while the song and dance between the Baron and Baroness is more than a little suggestive. The Child Catcher is extremely creepy, which is good because after watching him no child will ever again want to take candy from a stranger. On the other hand the Truly Scrumptious character is, despite her deplorable name, a good solid common sense and indeed liberated sort. The best of the cast is Dick Van Dyke, who very wisely chose not to attempt a repeat of his Cockney accent from Mary Poppins.This is a musical, but the only one of the songs that really sticks in my mind is the theme song, which is undeniably catchy (I was surprised to find I was word perfect on the lyrics after so many years of not hearing it.) All in all this is a good movie with a lot of humor that children will enjoy and that adults will be surprised by. It doesn't have much in common with the book by Ian Fleming on which it is supposedly based, which is a pity, but it's certainly worth the couple of hours or so it takes to watch.

Loved watching Dick van dyke as he sings and dances. Will never let this movie sit in dust.