GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Burkettonhe This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Mauri If you are Italian, then you perfectly know what's wrong with this movie: recitation and accent; characters; location and timing (too much sun) and finally the plot is really too simple. Benigni has nothing to do with Pinocchio (a kid!!!) There is a movie that you should use as a reference; of course, this movie is NOT the Disney movie but the classic Italian TV movie done back in the 70s, with an excellent Nino Manfredi featuring Geppetto and a perfect Pinocchio (see IMDb: tt0068243). If you are not Italian and you haven't ever watch it, then rent it or buy it in Amazon. You will not regret the money you pay and the time spent in watching it. Beware! There are two versions: movie and the full TV version (in 2 DVDs).The latter is strongly recummended.Subtitles are of course essential to catch the original voices without missing a single word. You'll feel the cold that is everywhere in the little village where Geppetto lives. You'll feel the very same loneliness that Geppetto is feeling and his joy when he find a wood good enough to create a puppet. Believe me. Watch it and then go back to this movie: you'll then understand why the critics have been so severe

Edgar Soberon Torchia First thing I did was to erase from my head the version of the puppet that was created by the Disney factory. Then I had to struggle to admit old Roberto as a kid, and his wife as a fairy, but now I am old enough to admit both licenses, especially from someone who did something as silly as "La vita è bella". But most of all, I had to have a bigger, harder struggle to take off those stupid glasses we wear more often than not, to see everything through Hollywood eyes. And there I was: watching an Italian film about an Italian puppet, based on an Italian book, with an old Italian clown in the main role, done with a lot of affection, with great cinematography by Spinetti, and great art work by Donati, to whom the film is dedicated... I enjoyed it very much, and even if it is hated by almost anybody that saw it, I still would recommend it to my dearest friends.

rooprect It's a sad day when IMDb rates "Electrocuting an Elephant" 4.0 but rates "Pinocchio" 3.5.This is a very enjoyable film. But first of all, you have to see the original Italian (subtitled) version, because the English dub sucks eggs. Second, you have to realize that this is a friggin kid's movie, as in G-rated, goofy and cartoonish. And thirdly, you have to see the humour in a 50-year-old man playing the part of a little boy (cracks me up just thinking about it).If you can get past those 3 points, I think you'll enjoy this film. It's extremely vibrant, surreal and bizarre like the original fairytale. Benigni is adorably annoying as the brat who never seems to learn his lesson. The sets and scenery are gorgeous. The message--though blatantly obvious (kid's flick, remember?)--has enough subtlety to give adults something to munch on; for while the main theme is that bad boys get punished, there is also a message to adults that they must remain patient, understanding & forgiving with children. I'm sure a lot of grownups miss this theme and find it ridiculous that nobody would spank the snot out of the kid. But if you pay attention, there's a message for all of us, young & old.

Jackson Booth-Millard Razzie nominated director Roberto Benigni had tremendous success with his brilliant Life Is Beautiful, but I can't say the same for this Italian remake of the famous fairytale. Basically the Blue Fairy (Life Is Beautiful's Nicoletta Braschi, Glenn Close dubbing) gives wood carver Geppetto (Carlo Giuffrè, David Suchet dubbing) a special log, which he turns into a puppet. This puppet comes alive quickly, and being carved into pine is given the name Pinocchio (Benigni, winning a Razzie for Worst Actor, along with Breckin Meyer dubbing). Geppetto wants his new "son" to go to school and ultimately be a good boy, but throughout the film Pinocchio is swayed away from doing this by many things that lead him into trouble. Pinocchio does want to be a good boy, and keeps telling himself, the Blue Fairy and The Talking Cricket (Peppe Barra, John Cleese dubbing) he has learnt lessons and will be, but he just keeps breaking that promise. He earns some gold and swindled from it by The Cat (Max Cavallari, Eddie Griffin dubbing) and The Fox (Bruno Arena, Cheech Marin dubbing), he is put into a puppet show, he goes to jail, he nearly gets turned into a donkey, and he ends up in the belly of a whale with his father. But in the end, for working so hard for his father, Pinocchio earns his right to be turned into a real boy, with his old puppet self resting on a chair, and his old shadow momentarily following him. Also starring Mino Bellei, Eric Idle dubbing as Medoro, Kim Rossi Stuart, Topher Grace dubbing as Lucignolo/Leonardo, James Belushi as Farmer, Hitch's Kevin James as Mangiafuoco and Queen Latifah as Dove. If I didn't know better I would say Benigni was trying to stick more to source material with Pinocchio being a very naughty boy, but it just doesn't work. The costumes are ridiculous, the special effects and nose growing look quite pathetic (apart from the whale), and the acting, especially by irritating Benigni (and Meyer's dubbing), is terrible, a very nauseating fantasy adventure. It was nominated the Razzies for Worst Picture, Worst Remake or Sequel, Worst Screen Couple for Benigni and Braschi and Worst Screenplay.