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DVD Pinocchio (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
This Disney masterpiece from 1940 will hold up forever precisely because it doesn't restrain or temper the most elemental emotions and themes germane to its story. Based on the Collodi tale about a wooden puppet who wants to become a real boy, Pinocchio is among the most magical, mythical, and frightening films to come from the studio in its long history. A number of scenes make permanent impressions on young minds (just ask Steven Spielberg, who quoted the film more than once in Close Encounters of the Third Kind), and the songs ("When You Wish upon a Star") can't be beat. --Tom Keogh
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Yet another Disney masterpiece!
Walt Disney's 1940 Pinocchio is the classic tale of misguided innocence in the dark and sinister world of greed and temptation. The tale of a little wooden puppet completely naive about the evil surrounding him, the most perfect start to a grand and spooky tale which begun in a beautiful starry night.
The old, kind-hearted toy maker Gepetto had just finished his latest masterpiece, a wooden string puppet that showed off the most beautiful colors and grade, however, the toy maker feared that it was still missing something, a life. So, that night Gepetto made a wish upon a shining star, wishing for the life of his "Pinocchio." That same night, a beautiful blue fairy payed a visit to Gepetto's workshop and brought his wish to life.
Having the wise Jimminy Cricket for a conscience, Pinocchio sets off in the real world in the task of leaving for school, unfortunately some wrong turns take him into the darker worlds of pure evil and greed. Bad influences are a strong match for Pinocchio and his faithful companion, but Pinocchio's rising spirit helps him overcome temptations and mis-guidances and bring him back to the warmth of his home and gain his heart's greatest desire.
This outstanding film was the second full-length animated feature completed by Walt Disney and one of his finest masterpieces. I'd recommend renting the film for kids and grown-ups alike are sure to love it. When it comes to buying, I suggest waiting for the future Platinum release that should hit the shelves withing a few years.
i grew up with these movies!!!!!!!
i've always loved this one and all the older disney movies even the new ones actually that's almost all i've watched growing up for years and everyone else loved the movies too when i was little i'd watch these everyday since i was like 4 maybe 5 i don't know i've lost count and there still good after all these years!!!
The finest animated feature ever made. Period.
The one-two whammy of audience and critical indifference to "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia" killed Walt Disney's desire to experiment with the limits of animation in the 1940s. From then on, play it safe was his motto. This may be one of the greatest tragedies to beset popular American culture in the 20th century; despite the depths of pretension and kitch in "Fantasia," it was at least evidence of a spirited mind in pursuit of the unattained -- but "Pinocchio" must have broken old Walt's heart. There are visual effects in this movie that remained unchallenged until the digital age, and it's worth recalling that every single one of them was drawn by hand. It has one of the most beautiful and exciting musical scores in the history of the movies (I can't hear Cliff Edwards' high, pure falsetto holding that final note of "When You Wish Upon a Star" without chills), a deeply plangent sense of emotion that never tips over into bathos, and a wealth of detail that is still staggering after 65 years. But it may be too dark a movie to attain the popularity of more cheerful Disney cartoons like "Snow White" -- although even that one can frighten the tots. Now: where is the double-disc Special Platinum Edition???
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