Simon Dillon
Oct 28, 2023

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Films haven't been cut on television in the UK since the late 1990s, but this archaic practice still continues in the US, as I understand it. Oh well... The DVD should be uncut (I own a copy). :)

As for Dahl being unhappy with the film, well, there are a few departures from the novel, but for the most part, I think they are good ones (the fizzy lifting drinks incident is good, as Charlie is too good to be true otherwise, but that bit isn't in the book).

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Simon Dillon
Simon Dillon

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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com

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