Thursday, July 05, 2007
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
Wow, I have seen some disturbing things in my day but this one takes the cake.Pinocchio like many other fairy tales is known to most modern audiences not by their original work but instead by their Disney interpretation. Therefore when we are presented with something a bit more true to the book we may tend to prefer the Disney sterilized version and shun those more true to the book.
This film is actually an Italian production and appears to have been dubbed by the same people who did Gamera vs. Zigra, that is to say the dubbing is rather putrid and the film is a strain on the ears. It, like the original book, is incredibly depressing as the social commentary is quite clear. It also is a bit weird as I never really expected to see Pinocchio lynched Spaghetti Western style.
If you want to watch something downright weird or want to try your hands at your own MSTing then by all means, spend a dollar on this. Just don't buy it for your kids.
Labels: Animation, Bad Movies, Crap
