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Plot Summary
In pre-WWI England, a widowed, absent-minded, unsuccessful inventor spruces up a wrecked racing car--which develops the amazing ability to float on water and fly--and plans to take his two children, his girlfriend and the flying automobile on a magical adventure. When the bullying prince of a middle European nation tries to kidnap the auto and its inventor, he grabs the wrong guy and the wrong car. So the adventure becomes a rescue mission that takes the group and their wonderful car to a strange Oz-like world of castles and pirates, where nothing is as it seems. Based on the children's story by Ian Fleming.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
65%- Reviews Counted: 26
- Fresh: 17
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 5.7/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: A fast, dense, friendly children's musical, with something of the joys of singing together on a team bus on the way to a game.
Fresh: Chitty 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 [scary] moments.
Rotten: Ken Adam's sets are inventive, but the special effects are shoddy, the songs instantly forgettable, and the leisurely length an exquisite torture.
Fresh: The film is too long at well over two hours, but the effects are impressive for the time and the musical numbers zippy.
Customer Reviews
Pardon me for protruding!
This has been one of my faves since childhood, and I actually appreciate it more as I get older. It has so much of the same witty dialogue and tongue in cheek feel of the early (read: best) Bond flims, as it is of course from a story by Ian Fleming and produced by the great Cubby Broccoli. The scenery, acting, and even the songs (and I hate musicals) are just amazing. Do buy it - "toot sweet"!!
Classical
If you're the serious, mature type, then you're a scrooge and this movie isn't for you. But if you enjoy slightly cheesy but adorable fantasy stories, then you'll love this one. It's lovable and familiar characters along with a fantastical tale will warm your heart.
This movie Rocks
This was one of my favorite childhood movies. Unfortuantely, kids today are completely unware of this movie-- which is quite unfortunate. Buy this movie for your kids or just yourself! Good music and great fun. The end scene really amazed me as a kid. (Hint: castles and knights).
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- $14.99
- Genre: Kids & Family
- Released: 1968
- © 1968 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.