Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

You won't be disappointed!

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

One of the great Dick Van Dyke's best performances. Fantastic sets. Wonderful cinematography. Musical component complements and does not overwhelm the production. You can be comfortable watching with the entire family. This movie was so well put together that I thought it had been produced as a feature by Disney Studios. You will enjoy.

An eccentric Victorian single-father turns a broken-down Grand Prix enters a local competition to build race car. Since he's actually an Inventor he includes a few 'options 'in the design. One day he takes his children and their friend for an outing but it turn into a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land! !Looks Great on Acid!

Charming, but incredibly unfocused. Starts very sweetly and promisingly. However, from a point it takes one bizarre random turn after another. Still very sweet and innocent, but devoid of a plot (surprising, considering the screenplay was written by Roald Dahl, based on an Ian Fleming book). The random scenes needn't have been so irritating if director Ken Hughes had just kept them to a minimum, as the remainder of the movie is great. However, the fairy tale sequence goes on for an eternity.Good performances by Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes in the lead roles. The kids, Heather Ripley and Adrian Hall, are great too. Good support from James Robertson Justice. Interesting to see Benny Hill in the fairy tale sequence - one of the few highlights of that part.Music is so-so. Some songs were downright cringeworthy.Overall, the charm and innocence more than make up for the random plot, and it would be very difficult to dislike the movie. Kids will love it.

The Dick Van Dyke showcase that reached for the stars and did the best it could to entertain, despite a screen play road map that mirrors James Bond. What? Oh, famed 007 Director Albert Broccolli took to kiddie theater... why? Ask his accountant! The story line is silly, we escape a silly candy factory into a storytelling fantasy that brings us o a land where there are no children. Kids love that right? Was I the only kid hiding behind the couch 45 years ago? Disney has taught us to expect more from a G rated movie and we got a grandfather singing in a toilet while being kidnapped by a flying boat.... Just like Bond, though, he gets a girl that he doesn't deserve. All's well....