
Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, his two children, and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious, go on a picnic at the beach where they are soon whisked into a magical world of pirates, castles, and a flying car called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In the adventure that ensues, they journey to Vulgaria and encounter the evil tyrant Baron Bomburst and his child-hating wife, who kidnap Potts' children and steal Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. With the assistance of the kindly villa... (Full plot summary below)
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Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, his two children, and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious, go on a picnic at the beach where they are soon whisked into a magical world of pirates, castles, and a flying car called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In the adventure that ensues, they journey to Vulgaria and encounter the evil tyrant Baron Bomburst and his child-hating wife, who kidnap Potts' children and steal Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. With the assistance of the kindly village toymaker, Potts plans an elaborate scheme to rescue the kidnapped children and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Baron's castle on his birthday.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyStarring Dick Van Dyke, this pleasant family fable with music was nominated for the Best Song Oscar |
| The SpectatorPenelope HoustonKen Hughes directs in the resolutely bright over- exclamatory tones of someone working hard to make the party go. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseAsk yourself, would you rather show your kids Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or Marmaduke? I don't want to live in a world where the answer is the latter. [Blu-ray] |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickultimately all in good fun, although it's hard to shake entirely the sense that something is slightly askew, which is probably the point |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumHas become modern classic, but falls so short of great. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChitty Chitty Bang Bang contains about the best two-hour children's movie you could hope for, with a marvelous magical auto and lots of adventure and a nutty old grandpa and a mean Baron and some funny dances and a couple of moments when you've just GOT to cover your face and peek between your fingers, it's so scary. |
| Empire MagazineNeil JeffriesThe film is too long at well over two hours, but the effects are impressive for the time and the musical numbers zippy. |
| Common Sense MediaCommon Sense Media EditorsA fantastical car story custom made for kids. |
| The New York TimesRenata AdlerA fast, dense, friendly children's musical, with something of the joys of singing together on a team bus on the way to a game. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeTime has not enhanced its doubtful charms. |