August 31, 2001

For those looking forward to buying the Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 30th Anniversary DVD, wait. WB is releasing this in full-screen format only, but now admits that this is a mistake on their part based on market research that ignored the diehard fans that want to see the film in its original aspect ratio. 1.85 : 1 isn't super-wide, but it's still a very visual movie, and deserves to be seen in its original form.

If you can't wait, you may want to hunt down the previous DVD release that is currently out of print, which has both widescreen and fullscreen versions. I'm actually not sure if it's the best widescreen crop, and there are no extras on the disc.