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Pinocchio in Outer Space

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I last saw this French/English animated film in 2000 on VHS. The copy is good, but I need to buy a new copy. The storyline follows familiar ground with a twist. Pinocchio goes into space to battle Monstro, the space-whale who threatens to destroy the earth. Our hero is helped by Nurtle the space turtle and the power of hypnotism, which Pinocchio thinks he has mastered. The songs are cute, but forgettable, our wooden friend is now blonde, but Gepetto, the fox and the cat and the good fairy return. The video is good clean fun and a family treat. I hope to get my kids to sit down and watch the film with me. It is safe and entertaining.

If you have always had the urge to see Pinocchio incinerated by an atomic mushroom cloud, then this is the movie for you. It starts out as a rather lame remake of the Disney story, complete with second-rate songs (Geppetto in particular looks suspiciously similar to the Disney version) except that Pinocchio is for some reason now living in contemporary New Jersey. Once Pinocchio makes it to outer space, though, they junk the musical stuff and the story turns into a fairly decent kid-level space opera. The underground scenes seem inspired by FORBIDDEN PLANET with some overtones of THE JETSONS. Although the story is a fantasy, various serious science facts are scattered throughout. It's the kind of movie with dialog such as, "They've been feeding the animals radioactive food to stimulate mutations!" followed by an explanation of what mutations are. According to the producer's commentary it seems the outer-space part came first, and it was later decided to make Pinocchio the main character because he is the one fairy-tale character who ponders moral issues. You have to admire the audacity of the concept. The ending seems to promise a sequel, but so far as I know this was never made. What would have come next? "Pinocchio versus Frankenstein"? "Beverly Hills Pinocchio"?

I was a kid when this movie first hit the theaters. My grandmother took me to see it in the afternoon, and I loved it so much I begged my mother to take me again that night. Since then, I've only seen it once on TV, so when the VHS was available in the '80's, I scooped it up. Now that I've replaced it with the DVD, I'm extremely happy. It's unabridged and complete, unlike some movies Disney has put on DVD. The visuals are beautiful, just as I remember them, and the widescreen feature makes me feel like a kid in the theater again. The sound has no defects and has not been altered, unlike a DVD set I got a few years ago from Rhino. Plus, the menu includes a commentary, the opening toy shop musical sequence without overlaid titles, and a mini space science documentary that preceded the theatrical release which I had completely forgotten about since it's never been shown on TV. The project was created by an executive at Filmation, which made many Saturday-morning cartoons such as Star Trek and Buck Rogers, and a theatrical Snow White sequel in the '90's, and was produced by an animation studio in Belgium. It was originally released by Universal, then Columbia distributed the VHS, so I'm grateful that Imagine Entertainment was finally able to market such a high-quality recording on DVD. This is one of three animated treasures from my childhood, and I'm very happy to have completed my collection.

I recalled seeing this film at a drive-in theater when I was young, so I viewed some clips on youtube and then purchased the VHS copy here. but when it arrived and I viewed it, I noticed it has some elements missing: there isn't any narration and aren't any film credits at the beginning. it only starts with the title which is flashed on and off the screen, then the film advances to the scene with the 2 fairies speaking to each other. this VHS copy must be an obscure copy or something. I may have to purchase the DVD to see if it has those missing elements. I can only hope.

This was one of my favorite I was so happy to find it on dvd ,it't a most have classic!!!

I was looking for this movie long time ago...it reminds me my childhood, and sundays at the movies...I saw this one for 20 times back in 1970...This movie was my starting point for develop my imagination and my creativity for my profession. For me, it's the BEST version of Pinocchio ever made.

I picked up this movie for the simple fact that on Christmas eve this movie along with a few others that can be found on amazon was aired
over all I was impressed by the quality, being that the cartoon itself over forty years old but the transfer was great I wanted to keep it as a holiday special but there are little one that want to watch it all the time I would recommend this film for all that is still young at heart

i remember watching this movie,when i was a kid of 3-4 years old and i like it a lot.and as i got older and had to go to school,i did not see it as often.but,when they(the studioes)started putting old movies,like this on dvd;i just had to see again.and it was very good.

This dippy sci-fi/fairy-tale hybrid from Belgium takes Carlo Collodi's little wooden boy and blasts him straight to Mars. After a few minutes of this kiddie schlock, you'll probably feel like getting blasted yourself.

_Pinocchio in Outer Space_ does take pains to remain scientifically plausible, by 1960s standards at least -- with one notable exception: The film's antagonist is a jet-propelled space whale named Astro. Whenever he appears, the film flies giddily off the rails, entering what can only be described as an alternate, psychedelic universe.

Director Ray Goossens lifts jokes, character business and entire scenes from the 1940 Disney feature. But to be fair, the Disney studio may have done some borrowing, too, when it launched a whole pod of flying space whales to Respighi's "Pines of Rome" in _Fantasia 2000_.

This is a Movie i luckily seen once on television as a child.For years i thought about Pinnochio,and his journey to Space.Finally i found the movie in DVD format on Amazon.It is a great story,from Earth,to Space,and back to Earth again!And the quality,and Beautiful colors are amazing!Producers of Cartoon Movies today should look back to see the quality of rare,wonderfully told stories of our past!!!Ray Burrows...33