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Yep. After all these years, CCBB is finally getting a Blu-ray. I dunno about you, but I will definitely be getting it.

Sure, some parts of the cover art may look like a crappy Photoshop job, but personally, I think it's better than nothing.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... eimprovemz

If the Blu-ray is region free and there are some new extras, I'll definitely be buying!

http://www.digitalbits.com/#mytwocents

"Meanwhile, Fox and MGM have set Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for release on Blu-ray+DVD Combo on 11/2 (SRP $34.99). It'll be available in both DVD and Blu-ray packaging. Extras will include 5 documentaries and featurettes (Remembering Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Dick Van Dyke, A Fantasmagorical Motorcar, The Ditchling Tinkerer, Dick Van Dyke Press Interview and The Potts Children), a photo gallery, a vintage advertising gallery with rare trailers and TV spots, rare Sherman Brothers song demos, a Music Machine, a Sing-a-long version of the film, the all new interactive Toot Sweet Symphony melody maker and Chitty Chitty's Bang Bang Driving Game. The film's audio has also been remixed in 7.1 DTS-HD."

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5113

"MGM Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed the 1968 family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for Blu-ray release on November 2, in a BD/DVD combo edition (a DVD/BD combo in DVD packaging will also be available separately). This "all-new remastered" edition will be presented in a 7.1 DTS HD Master Audio soundtrack.

Special features include:
Toot Sweet Symphony melody maker – the Toot Sweet Toots Musical Maestro (new)
Chitty's Bang Bang Driving Game (new)
Remembering Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Dick Van Dyke
Featurette: A Fantasmagorical Motorcar
Sherman Brothers' rare demos of the film's most popular songs
Vintage featurettes:
The Ditchling Tinkerer
Dick Van Dyke Press Interview
The Potts Children
Photo Gallery
Vintage Advertising Gallery including English and French versions of the theatrical trailer and several television spots
Sing-a-long version of the film
Music Machine"

Blu-Ray review!:

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Chitty-Ch ... 97/#Review

A little late for me to say, but I got the movie on Tuesday and I absolutely LOVE the restoration on it!!

The 2003 Special Edition had some type of color hue on the picture. Glad to see it's not there on the 2010 Blu-ray.

Nice to see one of the lesser-known childhood favorites getting the Blu treatment, although I'm also sad to see that apparently, MGM has taken the spectacular 2-Disc Special Edition DVD version out of print. (Yet they have no issue keeping that shoddy pan-and-scan single-disc DVD in print. ) I own the 2-Disc set and frankly, while the bonus features could have been a bit more substantial, it's one of the more beautifully packaged DVD's I own and it's also a shame that similar packaging was not done for the Blu-Ray. It's a small consolation, however, that the DVD that comes in the combo pack is widescreen and that nearly all of the 2-Disc DVD bonus features were retained on the Blu-Ray.

If I owned a Blu-Ray player, this one would absolutely be an essential purchase for me.