Pinocchio (2022, Disney+) - Review!
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2022
- Disney+ is celebrating their own day by premiering a live-action remake of the 1940 Disney classic. But can Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis recapture what makes the movie great?
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UPDATE: I checked the final version on Disney+ and the horrible VFX I mentioned were NOT temporary. It's truly atrocious work - check out the final scene to see what I'm talking about.
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Not a repeat of Cats (2019) 👀
Disney clearly just wants the CGI cheap and fast now, because they know they're pretty much the only game in town with D+ at this point. They don't feel like they need to put out quality, just quantity
The VFX artists need to strike! They’re clearly being overworked
Just remember that Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio is coming to Netflix later this year. And no matter what, it's going to be better than this.
His lifetime passion project, with The Jim Henson Company and ShadowMachine. Should be on computers in December.
I hope so
To Netflix?! Yep, gonna be trash.
No it won’t lol
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Monstro being a normal giant sperm whale is 100% scarier than whatever they turned him into. The thought that creatures like this actually exist scares me more than some cgi hybrid
The original was a combination of a sperm whale and a blue whale
This new one is like a mix of the Terrible Dogfish and the Kraken
@@JoeFanik Yeah, I 'm not sure. But, as it' s called Monstro (like Monster), and nowadays i don't consider whales as monsters, it doesn't bother me that this creature doesn't seem a whale
@@JoeFanik All I could think of is that space whale from Star Wars Rebels.
@@ElchicoLautaro if you don't know, the terrible dogfish is what Monstro is based off of
Audiences lost their mind over the dancing in the cottage scene in Snow White. They had never seen music syncopation in animation, so that moment was a highlight for 1930s audiences. I don’t know if this is true or a legend, but it’s my understanding that is why Pinocchio opens with all the clocks. Syncopation right at the top of the movie in an early use of movie fan service 🤣
Not so much fan service as straight up flexing 😂
During this period, and using the earnings from Snow White, the Disney Studio was making great technical strides with the use of multi-plane cameras (note the pan as the town was "waking up" on Pinocchio's first day of school). They were indeed showing off all the new tricks they had come up with. The animation of the open water during the Monstro scenes is nothing short of miraculous, considering it was all animated by hand.
They Mulan'd Pinnochio. He feels way too perfect here.
*1940's Pinocchio* skipped School for fame and glory. He was told that acting was a short-cut to success.
However, *2022's Pinocchio* skips School because he wants make his Father proud of him.
(Heck, even when he later decided to go to School, he's made to feel like an outcast and told "puppets belong in a puppet show". I wouldn't want to go to School either if I was made to feel unwelcome).
On Pleasure Island, *1940's Pinocchio* is implied to "poke some kids in the nose just for the fun of it". He helped Lampwick destroy the "Model Home" with a wooden axe. He smoked and drank. He said "being bad is a lot of fun", so he clearly enjoyed being mischievous with his new friend.
However, *2022's Pinocchio* is visibly uncomfortable on Pleasure Island. He clearly doesn't agree with Lampwick's behavior (so I honestly have no idea why he followed him around everywhere).
This version of Pinocchio was totally against being bad or mischievous, telling Lampwick "I don't want to be a jerk, I want to be a real boy".
Honestly, Pinocchio 2022 had no character development. He was already a good kid from the beginning with barely any flaws (outside of trusting strangers). What was the point of this movie?
The 2002 version of Pinocchio not isn't a bad thing I think you just makes the character more likable
@@animezilla4486 agreed
@UCTb_aJqFQydry52w8vUOrUw yeah that's one of the criticisms I had with this movie otherwise I don't really hated that much it is not really as bad as some people make it out to be I think it's on par with the jungle book remake
I like your breakdown. Do you write movie reviews on a blog or somewhere? You should!
To rewrite the movie so that Pinocchio is just inherently good from the beginning. Completely missing the point of the original source material and turn it into something meaningless.
I'm kinda sad when people say Disney's good live action adaptation, rarely people talk about 2015's Cinderella directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Lily James as the title character which in my opinion is the best Disney live action adaptation and the most faithful one from the animated movie. I've seen that movie many times more than any other Disney live action adaptations
I totally agree. The original Cinderella is my favorite Disney movie and, as such, I was pretty skeptical going into watching the remake but I came out loving it! They changed just enough to keep it fresh and added interesting depth and nuance to it while maintaining the core spirit and message from the original. I love re-watching it and wish more people would mention it!
I had to turn that one off because it focused a lot on misery and my brother wanted to watch a happy movie after a mental health crisis.
I think it was smart to make it different than the animated version but the difference in tone didn't come across in the marketing I guess.
@@rielwhittle846 I think my favourite change or improvement over the original in Branagh's movie was the Prince joins his Duke to find Cinderella. I thought that was a brilliant change. Rather than waiting in his palace, he actually joins the search in disguise, I like that. And of course Cate Blanchett's wicked performance as the Stepmother was a lot of fun to watch. Other than that it was pretty much the same but hey atleast it was very well done. The Royal Ball scene was definitely a masterpiece of a scene in every aspect, costumes, James and Richard Madden's chemistry, cinematography, directing, visuals, writing, I love it
They barely advertised that movie, so many forgot it was even released. It still made money, but not as much as it could have.
@@4deleDaz33m same! All around really liked how active the prince was. He really felt like a flesh out character that you could relate to (and the fact they met riding horses was really cute and showed off both his and Ella’s character well in a short time.
Well of course Jiminy knows things he shouldn't know, he's been traveling around with Sora, Donald and Goofy for ages! Plus he probably filled Geppetto in on all the other Disney worlds so he could make those clocks!
and that's canon
True Story
Please tell me that the shot from inside Monstro doesn't look just like it does in Kingdom Hearts
What the hell happened to Robert Zemeckis?
He made the amazing Back to the Future and Forest Gump and then became obsessed with offputting animation.
I’ve come to appreciate Polar Express. I kind of like the mashup of warm Christmas Cheer and creepy uncanny valley animation- it’s a bit like some of the old Rankin Bass holiday specials which were cute, but oddly creepy at the same time.
@@trevormoffat4054 He made Beowulf too. I remember having to watch it for literature class in college a while ago
Congratulations Disney, not only did you manage to turn another beautiful classic into a soulless cash grab. But you also managed to unite the Internet through hatred
When a wooden puppet looks like he's made of rubber or plastic, you know something went wrong. I didn't even notice he had woodgrains on his face for about the first half of the movie. And the VFX weren't just terrible at the end, they were all kinds of dodgy throughout the entire movie.
Yes, CGI always, ALWAYS looks rubbery to me and the way it undulates looks anything but like wood or steel.
most likely the result of a rushed and underpaid VFX team per usual
@@markmarderosian9657 always is overstated because there are probably tons of things CG in movies you had no idea were CG.
It's not that it's "hard to make great things well" but more so that these movies are born to make money, rather than an artist who felt strongly about a specific message / theme / vision and had to let it out. These Disney live action remakes are just cash grabs.
I wouldn't say all of them are cash grabs. I mean The Jungle Book and Cinderella were pretty good for a live action adaptation. It's just the matter of whether they could justify its existence or not. If it's good, it's good, if it's bad then it's bad, officially that movie is a cash grab like The Lion King remake. As for Cinderella, I wouldn't call it cash grab since they did a great job telling the story in love action
All films are cash grabs. I hate when people say that 💩
@@masreg “just” is the keyword when people say that. Something can be motivated and created due to somebody’s passion, which would then be sold for hopefully a profit because people got bills to pay. Or, something could be born with very little (if any) passion and care at all because it was thought up “just” to make a profit.
Maybe I'm missing something, but what cash does Disney grab with this? Are there actually people subscribing or keeping a subscription for this? Feels like maybe it was an attempt at a money making remake - a la Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Lion King - but the result wasn't there so it's dumped on D+
That's why I can't wait for Del Toro's version!
Pinopecchio, what a wasted opportunity to make this movie with a real puppet, push the boundaries at least a little bit. Making Pinocchio CGI is just mindblowing. He doesn't even look real on the poster. Amazing review as always!
It's wild how bad it looks
Keep your eye out for Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio coming to Netflix later this year. It’s stop-motion and is meant to be much more true to the classic book. I think that looks very good and will be a good contrast to this film.
@@ZachBobBob girl added to the story to save Pinocchio bad idea
Water scenes was too long
They could of at least made Pinocchio real and they never just Jimmy says he might have
I'm actually thrilled to hear Pinocchio wasn't twirking in the movie. I'd consider that a win these days.
One Disney property doing that was enough to draw a line we don’t need a twofer
Animators: "Do you want this film to look like live action, animated or CGI?"
Robert Zemeckis: "Yes."
Wow this is meta on so many levels - making a soulless movie about the soulless character by the soulless corporation. Nice one Disney!
its hard to believe that this is the same director as Back to the Future, Roger Rabbit, and Forrest Gump.
I watched this last night, and it gave me the hardest laugh I've had in a while. The part when Pinnochio is motoring the boat away from the whale, and then at the last second, he just goes total God mode and starts accelerating ridiculously fast away from the whale as a a literal loud electric motor sound starts being heard, and the boat just starts FLYING over the CGI water as greenscreened Tom Hanks holds on for dear life making Geppetto look like he's all "HOLY SHIT PINNOCHIO!!!" as they just go SHOOTING at super-sonic speed into the cave at a velocity that leaves a negative percentage of likelihood that Geppetto could even come anywhere remotely close to surviving...
I just lost it. Something about that whole moment was so hilarious to me. I had tears streaming down my face. Primarily greenscreen Tom Hanks going flying at super-sonic speed into a cave at the hands of beast-mode nuclear-powered-propellor Pinnochio. It's the most ridiculous visual I've seen in a while, and I also watched the new Rick and Morty last night, so that's saying something.
Hanks cracked me up during the last part. So many good one-liners;]
I love how Pinocchio became Aquaman towards the end of the movie & can swim at nearly 200 mph 😆
Who thought that making a literal puppet into a cgi was a good thought
Damn for an Oscar winning director who has made three very influential masterpieces, Zemeckis is surely on a losing streak isn’t he?
He's become ever more reliant on CGI to create spectacle, and the finished products end up being more style over substance.
He doesn't have that magic touch anymore it.
It happens to a lot of filmmakers after a while.
He's really fallen off. 😪
I’m thankful for his truly great early contributions to cinema. Let the guy do his fun projects that make him millions.
I thought the same of guy ritchie and alladin, but then he came out with the gentlemen. Directors don't care about disney movies, they are just doing it for the money
Oh poor Zemeckis! Are those days gone when he would be actively smart passionate about a project like Back to the Future or A Christmas Carol. I think the failure of mocap broke him. 😭
I recommend the Italian live version I believe from 2019 was the best film live version. Closets to the original story and very dreamlike bedtime story quality to it.
Sanitised and tame. Yep, that’s Disney now, so it makes sense for it to be a representation at Disney+ day.
you always make me laugh when talking about a movie that really fell short of expectations. Always a fan. Nice clean shave btw
I wish we could get a live action of Atlantis or treasure planet. Films that would totally work as live action.
And then they would somehow ruin them.
i’m glad we didn’t because i’m sure disney will make them just as soulless
My dog had to go pee. That’s my excuse for being up at 3 AM my time. 😐
Sometimes it surprises me how reasonable people can disagree on things. Grace Randolph absolutely loved this.
Grace Randolph is anything but reasonable, dude. She doesn’t judge movies by their quality, but by how PC they are.
They had both Sam Mendes & Paul King attached to the Pinocchio remake at 1 point (2 fantastic directors with amazing creativity & visions). I would've loved to see how they approached the project.
The Cindrella remake with Rob Stark was pretty good too - Like the Jungle book it took what worked from the orginal whilst giving it it's own Identity.
Years ago, a friend of mine pointed out a small touch in Pinocchio. As Gepetto, Figaro, and Cleo hold dinner waiting for Pinocchio to return, you can see the butter on the fish slowly melting. It's such a small thing that almost no one would consciously notice, but someone drew that out frame by frame. That's someone caring about the movie, the environment, the smallest details.
As has been said many times, movies like this are just soulless cash-grabs. And it shows. Who will be talking about this movie in 80 years? Heck, in 8?
I just hope I have forgotten this movie in 8 months >.<
When Gepetto holds Pinocchio for the first time, you can easily see the CGI puppet moving around the real hands of Tom Hanks. It's just such a lazy thing to not carry about those details... What a dumb movie ultimately :/
watched the old Pinocchio and Alice in Wonderland movies a few days ago on a whim. forgot about this new remake. I thought disney used to care about their IPs. those straight to dvd animated sequels were leagues better than all these half hearted remakes. At least with the sequels there was an attempt to make something different
Any time a company sets a review embargo to the same time as the release, you know it's gonna be bad.
The "change" at the end is just so stupid and irritating. I sat through the new film and the ending left me feeling very unsatisfied. Had to immediately go and rewatch the original to pacify myself.
I was so disappointed with end that I actually sat through the end credits hoping they had a scene of them all happy and together in Geppeto's workshop. But there was nothing.
Ha! I know what you mean. Just to feel like it actually had an ENDING that meant something.
I’m not surprised by anything in this review. I also think Pinocchio is probably the best Disney film. Every time I rewatch it I’m flabbergasted at how well it’s made for a movie released in 1940 which was Disney’s SECOND attempt at an animated feature. The idea of a remake always felt blasphemous, but knowing they didn’t even make an effort to do something good is so disappointing given the legacy of the original.
(edited because I wrote 1941 instead of 1940).
It's definitely up there, a stunning achievement that holds up to this day.
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Hate to be that guy but it came out in 1940 not 1941.
@@Maxi23543 Hahaha thank you for being that guy.
The original is a masterpiece of hand drawn animation, even more remarkable when seen today.
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The best Disney remake was 2015's Cinderella, it was unique and it didn't screw up the message of the story. 2016's Jungle Book was great but combining Kippling's story with Disney's story led to a jumbled mess of themes. 2019's Aladin had potential to be great but they don't commit to a different enough style to make it unique.
The only Disney movie remakes, that should be in the pipeline, are ones where the original had a lot of promise but just didn't execute correctly. I think of "The Black Cauldron", "Hunchback", "Hercules", and (one of my favorite Disney films) "Atlantis: The Lost Empire". While some of the films I mentioned are all time classics, there is a sense that they had a lot yet to say.
Nope The Hunchback of Noter Dam is an underrated gem and in the same league as Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. A remake for it will ruin it.
Yeah, the Cinderella film was really good. I was dragged to see it, as I had no interest in doing so. To my surprised, I ended up loving it. Every other remake after that was of lesser quality imo.
@@plo617 What about The Jungle Book and Christopher Robin?
@@alihijazi8583 I would want to see a film that leans more into the darker elements and removes stuff like the gargoyles, so the film is more cohesive. It is still one of my favorite Disney films of all time.
Of all the disney films, I do think that atlantis the lost empire would actually benefit from being live action with today's capabilities. But it couldn't be done by disney, that would ruin it. It would have to be done by another company that would make it darker, a lot like Alien. Atlantis is a very good disney movie yes, but there are some tonal dissonances that kind of hold it back for me. One thing namely is the mole character. I don't need him thanks.
The analogy you said about the tour bus driving it to the Grand Canyon and then veering off course suddenly is the exact feeling I got at the very end scene.
Dan, you are a treasure! Never change!
I am honestly just waiting for “Lies of P” and the Guillermo del Toro version of this film
Man, suddenly I’m more excited for the Del Toro version coming out. And that’s saying something.
On the Disney remakes conversations, I find that Cinderella often gets overlooked and I think it’s the only one that is better than the original
Exactly, don't know why people don't talk about Cinderella when it comes to best live action remakes. Cinderella remake was basically everything i wanted for a Cinderella movie. There are little bit of changes but they truly worked for the story, one of them was when the Prince actually joins the search in disguise rather than waiting for the princess in the palace. I thought that was a brilliant change
Watched the original Pinocchio yesterday (maybe for the first time? Definitely the first time since I was a very little kid) in preparation for Zemeckis & GDT's Pinocchio adaptations. I feel like, of anything, the D+ remake is only going to make me more excited for the Netflix version coming later this year.
The biggest indictment against these Disney live action remakes is the fact that Aladdin is arguably the best of all of them. And that's saying something.
Dispite speechless not fitting the vibe of aladdin at all I do have to agree that Aladdin was by far the best
Nah, disagree, Cinderella live action remake was far better. Aladdin remake of Jafar was awful, i couldn't take the character and the actor portraying him seriously enough. Will Smith was the best part of the movie, other than that it was pretty much mediocre to bad.
I think the Jungle Book was probabky the best one they made. That film both respects the original and stands on its own, delivering a completely different kind of story from the original film.
Cinderella, directed by Kenneth Branagh, is probably the best one, though none of them were necessary except to make money without having to come up with anything original. I'm sorry, but Will Smith seemed like he was moving in slow motion compared to the manically wild and wonderful Robin Williams in the cartoon version.
The best one is Pete's Dragon by a mile so naturally it's one the least amount of people have seen...
Man I dodged so many bullets, thanks a lot for your detailed reviews !
I quite liked the Italian Pinocchio film from 2019. Disney should have just purchased that to distribute on Disney+ rather than bother making their own version again.
I know this movie was shot a long time ago but when you mentioned 2:59 , I immediately thought this movie gonna make fun about Harry Style spit on Chris Pine.
I agree with you
Dude. You are a sniper on the roof with this review. The ending was so mystifying. I could not agree more. I subbed.
Well, there's always Del Toro's film to look forward to.
None of this surprises me. Almost all of these live action/CGI remakes Disney churns out have felt so pointless. There's clearly little creative impetus driving them being made, just Disney's need to capitalize on their nostalgic IPs and pump out product to fill their schedule. Certainly none of them have been better than the originals, kind of defeating the entire point.
Remake Song of the South or something where you could CLEARLY improve on the original and maybe it would be worth something.
When I saw the original at age 7, it became and remains my favorite movie of all time. I couldn't believe human beings could DRAW something so beautiful. The artists and animators, not working under the best of financial conditions, poured their hearts into it because they were proud to be on the cutting edge of furthering an ART FORM. What a masterpiece. I have no interest in corporate soulless cash grabs. Sorry.
I can’t believe the Pauly Shore Pinocchio movie is the current front runner of 2022 Pinocchio movies.
Love your reviews 🤩
It’s what I feared. Pinocchio is, together with Lion King and Robin Hood, my favorite Disney animated movie. Now, I’m not one who wants to stick to the original a 100%, on the contrary. I’m also not one who’s opposed to the live action remakes. Give me something, as long as it’s good. But they just can’t get it right with these remakes. Lion King was gorgeous but boring because it was a shot for shot remake. Mulan was awful because they changed and added way too much. The Jungle Book I agree was pretty much a perfect blend where they struck a nice balance between fidelity to the original and just enough new stuff. Here it seems the’ve missed the mark again. But the number one reason this remake doesn’t speak to me is that I don’t believe for a second Pinocchio is a wooden doll and exists in the same world. He looks and feels animated. The one thing any movie needs to get right from the very start is that your characters need to be believable. Roger Rabbit was a cartoon and every second of that movie I believe he and the rest of the Toons exist in that world. They are real. Here, I feel nothing. Granted I’ve only seen the trailer so I hoped the effects weren’t finished, but it was enough to put me off the movie. And hearing now that it’s pretty much the same in the finished movie, yeah, I’m out. If I don’t believe that the titular character even exists, why should I care about his adventures? It’s sad that I complain about this because, as I said, I don’t mind the idea of these classics being remade for a new generation. But this being one of my favorites, I can’t deny that the lack of care they gave this movie doesn’t hurt.
After just watching it, I agree with what you've said. There are a few remakes that are actually pretty good (eg. Jungle Book has a much more unique/flowing story and Aladdin brought a new side plot that actually has value), but most of them are just cash-grab, shot for shot films. Sure they added a few good things here and there, but the whole movie must be better than the sum of its parts, which this movie doesn't do
Pinocchio being in live action was actually a good idea at first because i can picture it in real life, same thing with Robin Hood. However this wasn't really the execution that i was hoping. God damn i was so dissapointed that they cut out "Little Wooden Head" same thing i was dissapointed that they shorten "Be Prepared" in The Lion King remake
I was confused for a minute, there's actually 2 Pinnochios coming this year? There's also Del Toros version which is not this, and isn't out yet.
Yep. There was also one made in 2021 (animated 'The True Story of Pinocchio'), and a live action one in 2019....
Disney+ Day is officially 0/2 for their big original film releases.
I didn't even know this was a thing. I've only heard of the Del Toro one
Damn right past the embargo 😅
I thought the VFX was pretty good up until the monstro sequence but it didn’t really bother me. The changed ending was fairly predictable.
Thank you for the review Dan! It is always good to hear your take on movies!
1940s Pinocchio is Blue Fairy.
2022 Pinocchio is Blues Fairy.
Dan Murrell Thanks Much !
I agree! If you wanna remake into a live action... Either make it to where it's literally like the animation is brought to life and you're watching the original irl OR make it to where it's your own take on the original tale and you're seeing a new version of it.
So, all eyes on Guillermo del Toro's version which is coming to Netfilx in December? Yeah, just what I excpected.
are you planning on doing more ep reviews for hotd i would love to hear your weekly reviews
Yes! I’m doing one review for every 2 episodes
This was actually my issue with the Aladdin remake. The parts I liked from the cartoon just werent in the live action movie. Like you said, if youre going to commit to it, commit all the way. Why commit to 80% then the other 20% is some random shit you throw in?
I totally agree with you Dan! I did not like Pinocchio 2022 Disney+ version. And I totally agree that the Blue Fairy was awesome and was under utilized. Missed opportunity to use the Blue Fairy more; especially, the singing!! Ugh!! The lessons for kids definitely santized to a point where it does nothing to teach kids about the dangers of life. The donkey scene which supposed to highlight the human trafficking problem which is still a problem against humanity and kids are especially vunerable was atrociously glossed over. The only thing I loved the most was the Blue Fairy. I did like Pinocchio's voice but yes, there was nothing more to it. The movie felt like it was done overnight without any heart whatsoever. Charming at times, but no heart.
These live-action remakes are like the modern day version of their straight to dvd sequels at this point. It's kinda embarrassing
"This review is coming out in the middle of the night, what does that tell you?" - absolutely nothing Dan, (talking about) bad movies excites you as much as good movies.
This is why I wish they would stop the remakes. I have yet to really like a single one (Jungle Book, Aladdin, and Cinderella were fine). I got irrationally angry at Lion King (the musical was right there...Beyonce singing Shadowlands would have been amazing) and especially Beauty and the Beast (see Lindsey Ellis' vid if it's still up, they literally missed the point so many times). Very nervous for Little Mermaid as they butchered Howard Ashman's other masterpiece. But they make $, so they will continue to be made...
Don't get me wrong I have no problems with equality. But Lefu being gay was just a confusing change as back then it was illegal to be gay. And the blue fairy and Ariel have iconic designs, WHY CHANGE THEM?!
I'm making a Pinocchio double-feature tonight. It's been many years since I saw the original on an old VHS tape, so might as well refresh my memory before seeing this.
The second i saw his face in the thumbnail, i knew, "oooooooh this is gonna be good"
The hate comments in the trailers were right about the film. I gave it a chance, liked a few scenes, but I was still disappointed. Especially the ending..
What age does the 1940 classic show?
I cant wait to see your review on Guillermo del Toro´s Pinocchio version to see which one is better...or worst...XD
this is the one zemeckis was born to make, it will make them way more than avatar possibly even compete with whole value of microsoft, and also win disney some oscars, id say all of them
When you want a film to be good so much but it just isn’t 💔
Seems like Netflix & Del Toro got pretty easy competition!
Ugh Disney 2022 is like retuning to your favorite hometown restaurant and found that it’s been turned into a c rated buffet
I fully agree with all your points. When the donkey transformation was happening, I was hoping to see a shot of Lanpwick's hands ✋️.
Maybe I missed this part...was there and indication that Pinocchio knew his noses was going to grow?
I personally really enjoyed this movie
Same. I do get why people hate it but I really enjoyed it
I wonder if they rushed it to beat del Toro's version on Netflix and make sure they could put it out on Disney+ day.
Good review Dan, but why didn't you acknowledge Carlo Collodi's book?
I didn’t see the relevance, other than it being based on that book. This movie is very much based on the Disney film, not the original book
My heart breaks at the desperate decline of Disney's creative endeavors. From the parks, to animation, to live action movies and good lord, Disney Plus. Disney, oh Disney, where for art thou?
i just watched this movie los movies i loved it Tom Hanks is wonderful
Monstro the Whale appears in Star Tropics on the NES.
Sub C is cruising along when Monstro appears out of nowhere and swallows Sub C. After meeting up with Baboo, your task is to locate a lighter and set Baboo's raft on fire. The entire raft burns with a lot 'o smoke, which causes Monstro to sneeze out Baboo, Mike and Sub C.
Playing through that chapter is way better than anything in this film.
3:12 I understand your point and eventhough I like this one I really didn't like any of the others, but as far as the question "why do they keep doing them" goes, the answer is quite simple and it's something a lot of people don't seem to wanna get into their heads: it's a movie for kids. Just like the original. That dichotomy only exist in the mind of adults. Kids don't care a lot about that as long as they like it. That's why I don't complain about the ones I don't like or the idea itself which I also don't like. I'm not the target audience.
Thanks for another solid review! Please consider reviewing sandman
I watched it and I agree with you.
Well, I think I'll just be skipping this one! Though now I do want to go back and watch the original in anticipation for Guillermo Del Toro's take on the story in December - I've got much higher hopes for his iteration, it looks very different!
I assume it will be closer to the book.
what a scathing and well articulated review that brings up a bunch of really good points. poking some holes on some great questions.
also not going over the plot other than to just point out some productionand direction choices.
listening to this actually just let me think about things that inspire me to write my own story.
you could make a movie about a challenging production, and it getting ruined every step of the way.
... this was a great review. i think i got more out of it than i might watching the movie itself.
You should check out Bowfinger with Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin
Oscar winnning director Robert Zemeckis. From Back to the Future to back to the past!
How about we just re-release the the OG movies in theaters and include a short that is inspired by the movie?
I Also have a VHS version E.T. The extra terrestrial.
I’m curious how much they change the coachman
I love how ancient Bavaria looks like Los Angeles in 2022
I thought that I would hate the new Aladdin but I actually really liked it. And that's because it was different and the same at the same time. And that's largely due to the fact that Will Smith was his own person and not trying to mimic Robin Williams. (let's face it, no one can live up to the charm and delight that he brought to the genie) and Will Smith knew that and made the genie charming and wonderful in his own unique way.
Thoughts on Bullet Train?
Whoa , your review showed up on my sub feed in between the films Audio tracks from DisneyMusicVevo.
The design on monstro was supposed to be similar to the original stories depiction of monstro
It's not that this movie is "bad", but it doesn't offer anything new that the original doesn't have; sure we learn more about Gepetto but that's not much. Unlike movies like the 2016 Jungle Book which actually revamped the story in its own unique way, this just tells the same story but with less of what made the original so amazing.
given what's been going on with visual effects artists and the crunch they are subjected to, it seems very unfair to blame them for the rushed/terrible effects