I've watched this movie many times and it never gets old. I have 3 boys - they are all grown up now with kids of their own. The remember this movie and remember the messages the ooompa-loompas gave to them. All of the messages got thru to them -every time they watched it. It should be shown to all kids now days - the messages and life lessons are still true today and they were when this movie came out.

This film is an absolute masterpiece. I know that term gets thrown around a lot, but it truly is. It tells a simple story with pure imagination and love thrown into it. The characters are all so memorable, with a great cast to back them up, particularly Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket, and Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe. The songs are all magnificent, my favorite being Pure Imagination. The practical effects are groundbreaking even to this day. The ending is perfect, one of the best I've seen in cinematic history, one that leaves you thinking. If you haven't seen it you're missing out. High recommendation to everyone.Oh, and before you ask, the remake is just okay, in my opinion.

This past month, I saw the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and it was an amazing experience from my view. It's definitely one of my personal favorites now and Gene Wilder represents the character perfectly since he was the main reason why i loved this movie so much.Charlie is a very poor boy who lives with his mother and four grandparents. and one day owner of the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka puts five golden tickets in to the bars of chocolate. The winner will receive life time supply of Chocolate and also have a chance to visit the factory. With a little bit of luck ,Charlie finds of the golden tickets and dives into an incredible adventure with Willy Wonka through the chocolate factory.I really recommend this movie to everyone who wants to use their imagination and It's definitely a movie you could re-watch and still enjoy it as much as the first time.

Apparently, there is no category in the Academy Awards for unusual or extraordinary sets. If there were, "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" would have walked away with that Oscar in 1971. The set for this movie – once inside the chocolate factory, is exceptional, and at least half the draw and appeal of this movie. It is a delight to behold for young and old. This film is cause for one to marvel at the Hollywood designers, tradesmen and craft people for such splendid work. That said, the story is a nice fairy tale, but with live action all the way. Gene Wilder is very good as Willy Wonka, but this entire cast performed well, down to the most obnoxious child. One especially has to like Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe, and Peter Ostrum as Charlie. This was Ostrum's only movie. Not bad for a child star's single performance in a leading role. Ostrum was offered a three-film contract, but turned it down. He says that although he enjoyed acting and studied it for some time, his parents weren't stage people. Instead, he went on to earn a PhD in animal husbandry from Cornell University and practice veterinary medicine for large farm animals in outstate New York. I wonder if Paramount received any negative feedback for how it portrayed a couple of the children – namely the German boy, Augustus Gloop, and the French girl, Violet Beauregarde. I doubt that any Americans would have complained at the portrayal of the two sassy, snotty, spoiled and nasty kids. Most of us have seen a Mike Teevee and a Veruca Salt more than once. But the actors who played those parts, as well as those of their parents, were very good. One wonders, though, if it was much a stretch in a couple instances. It's interesting that none of the child actors in this film made acting their career. Only one had more than a few films. This is a fun film, although with some dark overtones for kids.