Synopsis:

Willy Wonka offers five people the chance of a lifetime, a personal tour of his famous chocolate factory. This edit is a gentle one, intended mainly to make the early scenes feel more realistic.

Intentions:

My original intent was simply to remove two songs that I hate. In an effort to up the 'reality' of Charlie’s life, I decided to remove any songs prior to entering the factory. Hopefully, it makes Charlie’s life even more dreary, and by contrast increases the magical feeling of Wonka’s factory.

Change List:

Replaced “Kid Friendly” WB logo with regular version. Removed opening credits and “Candyman” song. Film opens on Charlie. Removed Charlie’s mother singing, “Cheer up, Charlie.” This song was my number one reason to edit. Removed the “Husband taken, kidnappers want case of Wonka Bars” section during the ticket hunt. I never cared for this bit for some reason. Most likely because it takes too long to get to such an obvious joke. Removed Grandpa Joe and Charlie singing, “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket” I actually like this song, and its melody is referenced later in the film but in keeping with my approach to make the pre-factory scenes more believable, it had to go. Fixed the final shot of Augustus going up the pipe. Tried to minimize the obviousness of the sped-up footage by smoothing out the motion, and slowing down the ripples in the chocolate river. Removed brief section from Charlie and Grandpa Joe’s Fizzy Lifting Drink flight. Fixed Wonkawash squeeze effect to remove repeated frames and film jumps. Fixed Mike’s TV appearance to remove obvious platform for actor to stand on. Reframed shot of Wonka, Charlie and Joe getting into the Wonkavator to hide the fact that the top is not on the prop. Replaced end credits scroll to include more actors. Also smoothed or edited several jump cuts during the film. Some were film flaws, some were for effects purposes.

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