12-10-2022, 11:55 PM
(07-27-2022, 06:40 AM)Greg Wrote: I'm confused. Isn't there a Tom Hanks version of this story coming out as well? Did it come out already?
This is Guillermo Del Toro's version of Pinocchio.
Bravo! This was an extraordinary retelling, and I’m not just saying that out of my love of stop motion animation. I should mention that the original Disney animated version stands among one of my favs - the water effects, the darkness of Pleasure Island, the good fairy sparkle - it’s amazing animation for its time.
Del Toro makes an even darker tale, yet still family friendly. His fantastic creatures are still a level beyond - richly imagined and so many eyeballs - the cricket, the fairy, the dogfish, and especially the vision of the afterlife were visionary and so Del Toro.
He resets it in nazi Italy, which gives it an antifa vibe. And what a voice cast. McGregor. Waltz, Perlman, Blanchett, Swinton, Turturro plus hp1 - Filch. It has some good life lessons without getting overly preachy. A fine kids film, with just enough substance for adults. Waltz and Blanchett are so on point.
There’s a cane sword but no sword fight. Lots of brandishing however.
D00M recommended.
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