Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 children's musical fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes and produced by Albert R. Broccoli. It stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle, Benny Hill, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, Heather Ripley and Adrian Hall. The film is based on the 1964 children's novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car by Ian Fleming, with a screenplay co-written by Hughes and Roald Dahl.

Basically it consists of Caracatus Potts (Van Dyke) telling his children a story when they go for a picnic with Truly Scrumptious (Howes) about the adventures of the Baron Bomburst, ruler of the land of Vulgaria and his attempts to steal Chitty-Chitty and take it to Vulgaria.  He instead kidnaps Grandpa Potts (Jefferies).   Caracatus follows in Chitty.  There they have various adventures which sees the Baron overthrown.  We also see the Child Catcher played by Robert Helpmann in a delightful role.  It is a little dated now but still a fine film.  8 out of 10.   

A Boy Called Christmas is a 2021 British Christmas fantasy film directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Ol Parker and Kenan, based on the 2015 book of the same name by Matt Haig, and starring Henry Lawfull, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Zoe Colletti, Stephen Merchant, Jim Broadbent, and Maggie Smith. It tells the story of a boy who travels to a land of elves with the mouse that he trained to speak as he ends up coming to their aid when people sent by the king, which his father is part of, make off with one of the elves. The story is told by an old woman to her grand-niece and grand-nephews.

This was Maggie Smith's last movie and as usual, she plays it well, playing the elderly Aunt who is called in at the last moment to babysit her grand niece and nephews.  The story is the usual Christmasy one about the origins of Christmas in Finland with Jim Broadbent the elderly king.  Henry Lawfull plays the hero of the story, as Nicolas the boy named Christmas.  Worth a watch for Christmas. 8 out of 10.