Pinocchio
A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Stars: Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Tom Hanks, Luke Evans, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, Giuseppe Battiston, Sheila Atim, Hannah Flynn, Kyanne Lamaya, Jaquita Ta'le, Lewin Lloyd, Angus Wright, Jamie Demetriou
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
Comments
- gcbeaton-87178 - 13 January 2023
Average
I think this movie is sound average because Of the fact that there was another penalty that came out this year. And people love that so much that they hate this I mean I don't like this either but it's not terrible like you are saying it's just very average I mean Tom Hanks why were you just not doing very good this year. I mean you didn't do great in Elvis And you did not very good in this. I just think that maybe with the Man call otto coming out this year. Maybe you can rise back to the top I mean toys story a d forest gump already made you heaps just do better man. Overall a boardline average film. - spidermonkeycoleman - 20 December 2022
Easily one of the weakest remakes Disney has done
Where do I begin?
The weirdest part of the movie for me is how it just feels so soulless. Like this is a movie about a character with a wholesome soul yet you never get that feeling. The performances, the visuals, the music, it all comes across as flat and dull. The only thing I enjoyed in this movie was Joseph Gorden-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket.
The plot is so boring which is suprising considering how it's literally a remake of another movie that's not boring, yet somehow Disney does it. Even with the films ending with the big whale it just felt lackluster. Especially when you compare the original and this version's finale, the remake loses all the tension and drama that makes the original good.
The soundtrack was terrible. So bad that I dont even remember a single note that was played, not to mention you hardly notice the music in the movie.
The changes they make in the movie don't work. First, they add a puppeteer girl that's part of the circus as a... love interest. Apart from that sounding as dumb as it is, it adds no value to the story, especially considering they don't give her character an actual ending or fullfilling arc. She just dips out of the movie and pops back up for 2 minutes at the end to tell you what shes doing.
The next change was the fairy. They reduce her role tremendously and what's even funnier to me is that this is the only role in the whole movie that is raceswapped. The only character they change from white to black is the character that has her role reduced to a 4 minute scene at the beginning. It's like Disney did it just so they can claim they care about diversity. I'm not even one to normally notice these things but it's so obvious in this.
The CGI was weak as well. On top of that they choose to make the dumbest things CGI. Even Geppetto's cat is CGI! If they couldn't get a real cat for the movie, then at least leave the cat at Geppetto's house and don't include him in the entire movie. Adding to the bad CGI, Pinocchio looks too smooth. He has no good detail done to him so it doesn't look real. I feel bad to trash the visual effects artist's hard work because it's common knowledge how poorly they're treated, but I had to say this.
Disney had a lot of potential remaking this but instead it has become one of, if not the worst, live action remake they've done so far. If you're looking for a movie to watch, this isn't it.
