Average Rating: 4.8/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 11
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Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 4
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Average Rating: 2.6/5
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Unlike the more familiar animated Pinocchio by Disney, there are no song interludes here, and characters added to the story by Disney (such as Jiminy Cricket) are not included. Producer Francis Ford Coppola and director Steve Barron, (known for the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film) closely adhere to Carlo Collodi's 1883 novel and use the visually timeless setting of a Czechoslovakian village. Jim Henson's puppet studio skillfully brings this Pinocchio to life. Long ago, in his youth,
Jul 26, 1996 Wide
Sep 30, 1997
New Line Home Entertainment
All Critics (28) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (11) | DVD (2)
It's the woodsy children's movie Walt Disney didn't want to make: chockablock with mischievous mayhem and light on the sap.
A bland reworking of the classic tale
Far from Disney, but still quite charming
Borderline-creepy live-action adaptation.
If there is a single reason why this version works so well, it has to be the design of the visual effects (Angus Bickerton) for Pinocchio.
The puppetry is some of the best ive ever seen in a film, well it was made by the Jim Henson workshop
January 8, 2011Super Reviewer
This movie is a travesty. A piece of the original Pinocchio died with the creation of this film.
April 10, 2006Super Reviewer
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