Product Details

• Actors: Udo Kier, Martin Landau
• Directors: Michael Anderson
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Allumination
• DVD Release Date: February 14, 2006
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000C65Z84
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #109,789 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The New Adventures of Pinocchio is the charming sequel to the 1996 live-action movie. Though the cast is largely new, Martin Landau returns as Geppetto; his role is pared down, however, by a neat twist in the tale. Udo Kier also returns, this time in the new bad guy/girl role of Madame Flambeau, whose carnival sets itself up in Pinocchio's town and offers everyone a miracle elixir to change their lives. Pinocchio (now played as a real boy by Gabriel Thomson) hopes the elixir will make his papa recover from a nasty cold, but it turns out that Flambeau has tricked him with puppet-making juice. So now it's Geppetto who's the wooden star of the show! Lots of surprises keep the story happily moving along, with secret identities waiting to spring from the likes of Warwick Davis as the ringleader Dwarf. The Jim Henson Studio puppets are first-class as always, with some flawless computer graphics coming to the rescue every so often. There's a beautiful backdrop of the Luxembourg countryside for this pantomime, and everyone looks as if they're having great fun putting the film together. --Paul Tonks

Product Description

Pinocchio, the magical puppet who becomes a real boy, returns in his newest and greatest adventure! Troubles begin for Pinocchio and his best friend, Lampwick, when they decide to skip school and go to a magic carnival run by the mysterious Madame Flambeu, who possesses an elixir supposed to cure any illness. Trying to buy the elixir for the ailing Geppetto (Martin Landau), Pinocchio is forced into a binding contract with the carnival& and then the dark secret of the potion is finally revealed, sending Pinocchio on an unforgettable journey!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The New Adventures of Pinocchio, March 12, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The New Adventures of Pinocchio (DVD)

I had to watch this on HBO with my 5 year old brother. I thought it was gonna be just for little kids but it wasn't. It's kind of wierd and even scary sometimes and the bad guy is totally spooky. My dad even liked it and he never likes kid movies.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gabriel Thomson is perfect!, February 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The New Adventures of Pinocchio [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I being the first one to ever to review this tape am honored to do such. I first saw this on HBO Family I thought hey I'll stay here for a little while and the more I watched the more I more I wanted to stay right where I was. Gabriel Thomson is so cute he was made for his role! I want to tell you all something else but my sister is here so I can't look forward to my second review about the big secret, the storyline, the cast and so forth.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars New story that should never have been told, March 1, 2009

By	Joe "Live, Laugh, ROCK!" (Anywhere, IOWA) - See all my reviews

What were they thinking? The new adventures is nothing that can be enjoyed by children or adults. The original story is wonderful, but this was such a horrible story with horrible characters, bad acting, and worse puppets. The storyline is unimaginative and tried at worse. We watched it free on demand, and I still feel like I got ripped off. Do not even bother wasting your time.