Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
United Artists | Release Date: December 18, 1968 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
EmpireNeil Jeffries
The film is too long at well over two hours, but the effects are impressive for the time and the musical numbers zippy. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
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 moments when you've just GOT to cover your face and peek between your fingers, it's so scary. Read full review
70
The New York TimesRenata Adler
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. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Based on an Ian Fleming book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was made in Britain for American consumption, but its magic works on kids and adults of any nationality. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Howes goes through the romantic motions with Van Dyke and the maternal ones with the kids, but there is no real sentiment between players. Read full review
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Ken Adam's sets are inventive, but the special effects are shoddy, the songs instantly forgettable, and the leisurely length an exquisite torture. Read full review
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