Product: Pinocchio
Rating: 5.0
Pinocchio - Limited Edition vs. 70th Anniversary Edition
After renting the Pinocchio 70th Anniversary edition, I came to Amazon to purchase my own copy. I was extremely saddened when I read Jon Olivan's dire revue (the very first review and supposedly the most helpful):"BEWARE PURISTS--this Digitally Restored version TAMPERED WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK'S COLOR PALETTE!!!"So I purchased the Limited Issue instead (used) from Amazon, because I wanted to see it as close to how Walt envisioned it as I could find. After watching it, I could hardly believe how bad the transfer was compared to the 70th Anniversary edition. The colors were dull and the detail was gone and there were scratches and other artifacts. I then bought the 70th Anniversary edition. It is far superior.Here is a web page which shows side-by-side comparisons of a frame from the cage scene mentioned in the review:[...]I also do not believe the 70th Anniversary edition is the "Thomas Kinkade-ing" of Pinocchio as another reviewer wrote. And it is NOT garish-it has lots of subtle shading. I am not a fan of Thomas Kinkade. I am a fan of all things Disney, and this version is spectacular. It is the very essence of Disney. You will be charmed from the first moment it starts.Don't let some 'expert' discourage you from getting this DVD. It's too bad his review is all the way at the top. By the way, Pinocchio was locked in Stromboli's birdcage and not Geppetto's birdcage as the 'expert' wrote.If you don't own the 70th Anniversary edition, get it while you can. It is a masterpiece.