Customer Reviews

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) [VHS]

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Definitely a keeper in the family movie collection. I had already seen the movie and decided to buy it and so when pucrhasing at Amazon I was so surprised at a few poor reviews listed for this movie that I took time to write. It is a great production of a family favorite depicting old time values and morals while entertaining due to engrossing and almost believable characters of this old family favorite. My 6 and 5 yr old kids were enthralled and describe it as their favorite movie ever. Even Dad stayed awake through the entire movie! It may not work for teenagers but for a relaxing family movie evening, you will not be disappointed and I will keep our copy for ever.

A lonely puppetmaker (Oscar-Winner:Martin Landau in a Impressive Role), who made a Puppet, the shape of a Little Boy. He wishes one night, that his Puppet would become a Real Boy (Voiced by Jonathan Talyor Thomas) and it came true but in the form of a Puppet.

Directed by Steve Barron (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Coneheads) made a good entertaining film, based on a novel by Carlo Collod`s Fable. Good Supporting Cast including:Genevieve Bujold, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth and Rob Schnieder. This was a Box Office Disappointment in Theaters but it did better on Video. Walt Disney`s animated version is much better but this is bit different from Disney`s Version. Great Special Effects done by Jim Henson`s Creature Shop. Panavision. Grade:B+.

I asked for this movie in 1996 because I was a HUGE Jonathan Taylor Thomas fan.

When I first watched it, I was expecting it to be a lot like the animated Disney version. To a certain extent it is, but there are a lot of scenes in this movie that aren't in the animated version.

What I Didn't Like About the Movie: With live action and JTT's likeness as a puppet, I got a "Toystory" / "Who Framed Roger Rabbit Feel". It just didn't look right. This is minor considering the overall quality of the story.

I did enjoy this movie. It doesn't have content that you have to worry about little ones seeing. Though it isn't destined to be a Disney classic, this is a good movie for the whole family.

I really loved the DVD version of The Adventures of Pinocchio. The widescreen version is really good since I see more of the scenes. I also liked the behind the scenes featurette. The movie is really good and heart-warming.

Contrary to the initial review by Rochelle O'Gorman, this film is NOT for the SIMPLE-MINDED, nor is it appropriate for YOUNG viewers!!! It is for OLDER viewers and interesting only because of the ANIMATION techniques,filming in Prague, costumes, scenery, acting, etc. DISNEY is the only true,traditional Pinocchio---with special music, Christian theme with angels, a real friend in Jiminy Cricket, the gold fish, the cat--much more imaginative and suitable for very young children AND adults!!!

I got a used copy from a seller on Amazon, How can I tell if it's a bootleg copy? The one disc is shiney on both sides. Has only a little ring on both sides with the name and some information, including the numbers N4438.1.B Region 1. I've nver seen or bought a dvd like this. The packaging is cardboard and plastic- has all the picture and movie information....

My 5-year old son thought it would be cool to microwave the DVD we rented from the library. It came out all warped and cracked, but at the same time smooth. I imagine it was quite a show! But the librarians probably wouldn't agree.

DVD was perfect and new, but even though we paid for expedited shipping it took around 4 days to arrive.

This is the perfect family movie. If you are 1 or 100 you can enjoy this movie. It's about an old man that is a puppet maker, and he wants a child of his own. He makes a puppet out of a tree that he had carved a heart into long ago. He names the puppet Pinocchio because it is made of pine. The log he used was magical and the puppet came to life. Pinocchio wants desperately to be a real boy for his papa. He has to prove himself worthy of being a real boy. He get's into trouble and his conscience has to get him out. If he lies his nose grows, sometimes it get's so long it grows leaves and has a birds nest on it. He makes a bad decision and gets donkey ears and a tail. Him and his papa get swallowed up by a wale and he needs to tell lies to make his nose grow to get them out. Eventually he becomes a real boy and they live happily ever after.

I sat with my 6 year old son and enjoyed this movie as much as he did.

This is one of the better "family films" that adults would still enjoy, and I don' mean to use that as a clich?. Suffice to say it's a fast-moving story, is creatively done and looks super on DVD. This was a stunner, visually-speaking.
The creativity - especially for a film 10 years old - involves the wonderful special-effects that make the famous wooden puppet so lifelike. I haven't seen it in eight or nine years but when this came out first on VHS I remember being shocked at the visuals and how real things looked. The DVD enhances it another notch.
This is not an animated film, and the story is a bit different from other versions. How faithful this is to the original story, I cannot tell you, because I never was a big fan of the story. I can tell you, however, that Martin Landau is very good playing Pinochhio's creator "Geppetto."
I found it interesting that the cricket in this story was called "Pepe," not Jiminy Cricket. At any rate, this is a nicely-done version of the famous kids' story.