One of Disney’s
classic animation movies arrives on Blu-ray to celebrate its 70th
Anniversary. For those unaware of the story of Pinocchio, it
revolves around a wooden puppet who was created by master woodworker
Geppetto who always wanted a boy of his own.
Then one night,
Pinocchio is visited by a fairy who grants this little inanimate
object his wish, of becoming alive. Both Pinocchio and Geppetto are overjoyed by the outcome
and Geppetto sends his new wooden boy to school. Unfortunately
Pinocchio is sold to the nefarious puppet master Stromboli who
wishes to make some quick money from this wooden wonder boy.
Thankfully for our
hero, he is freed by the fairy and meets his conscience, Jiminy
Cricket who attempts to point Pinocchio in the right direction.
Unfortunately he is caught again by the puppet master called Honest
John who tricks our hero into going to Pleasure Island and if he
stays there long enough, he will be turned into a donkey.
Things go from bad to
worse for Pinocchio as he finally escapes and attempts to go home,
where he finds out that his father Geppetto has left in search of him,
only to be trapped in the bowels of a whale. As you can see,
Pinocchio is a classic Disney tale that has strong ties to the fairy
tales of yesterday which makes this such a great family movie. At
times, the movie is quite dark in some places, in relation to
content.
Pinocchio contains all the
elements of action, adventure, drama and comedy and even for a
movie of its age, it actually dates quite well. The film has also
received a blu-ray face-lift with the entire presentation almost
looking like it was filmed yesterday with vibrant colours, sharp
images plus high definition sound. Match that with a plethora of
special features from commentary, documentaries and music videos and
Pinocchio on Blu-ray is a first class presentation from start to
finish.
A must have disc for fans of Disney or the classic tale of
Pinocchio!
Special Features:
Pinocchio Knows Trivia Challenge
An all-new Making Of Pinocchio
The Sweat Box - Walt Disney's Artistic Review Process
Disney BD-Live: Connect, Explore and Interact
All-new When You Wish Upon A Star Music Video Performed By Meaghan
Jette Martin
Pinocchio's Puzzles Game
Pinocchio's Matter Of Facts - discover more about Pinocchio's world
with pop-up trivia
Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
Alternate Ending
