TriStar etc.
August 2, 1996
Children's, Comedy, Horror?
Children's, Comedy, Horror?
DVD
C
C
I enjoyed this when I saw it with an audience, many years after its initial release, but watching about half an hour at home by myself, it was hard to get past the multiple instances of child abuse and neglect, even though done in an exaggerated manner. Also, Roald Dahl's disgust at television, which was fun in the various versions of Chocolate Factory, feels gratuitous here. DeVito directed, narrates, and plays Matilda's awful father.
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