Chitty Chitty Bang Bang October 23, 2010

Sat, Oct 23 @ 2PM CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Sponsored by Royal Bank America
"This justly celebrated and ever-faithful kids movie works so well because it possesses a good deal of every- thing: light, catchy musical numbers; madcap technology; fairy-tale kingdoms; cheeky, adult-mocking
comedy; and genuine scariness. It's an object lesson for pur- veyors of young cinema - be silly, be clever, but always, no matter how much nonsense is on show, be real. A vivid, splendid ride, director Ken Hughes washes the tale in primary colors, delicious scenery and an easy eccentricity. The names alone - Caractacus Potts, Truly Scrumptious, Baron Bomburst - carry the kind of rich, onomatopoeic tickle of Roald Dahl, who not coincidentally lent a hand with the screenplay." (Neil Jeffries, empireonline.com) Ken Hughes, US, 1968, Ages 6+, 144 min.

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