psychedelic boat ride sequence did not prevent Dahl feeling "disappointed" in the movie. Dahl lost faith in Hollywood's ability to do justice to his stories "He thought it placed too much emphasis on ...

Although there are certainly some frightening moments in the tale - with the chocolate river boat ride scene from the ... of self-imposed alienation, Willy Wonka decided to take his vengeance ...

"The plot has the young Willy Wonka living with his mother on a barge in France, smuggling refugees past Germans, and they use an English narrow boat - who was I to argue? "The action took place ...