Product: Pinocchio
Rating: 4.0
"Pinocchio" Shines Brightly - with a tiny flaw
Walt Disney Studio's "Platinum Editions" of their most beloved films - classic and contemporary - have been a must - have for me. I am now reviewing the lastest title to get this status - the 70th Anniversary edition of Walt Disney's Pinocchio.For a feature almost seventy, the film is presented beautifully. While another reviewer felt the film was digitally altered, I got the opposite feeling. Based on the layouts and backgrounds presented in the bonus features, I got the feeling the previous versions altered the color scheme.For Audio options - Disney allows the viewer to choose between the Disney Enhanced Theater Mix - all 5.1 surround - English, French, or Spanish. Disney also provides the original Mono soundtrack used when the film opened in 1940. Disney restored the soundtrack well - except somebody forgot a bit of Jiminy's voiceover during "Give a Little Whistle". Pinocchio sounds okay with a home theater system. The music and voices are easy to hear. The majority of the film is spread over the three main speakers - and not the surround, from my observation.This edition of "Pinocchio" is a definite upgrade over the 2002 "Limited Edition" Disc. Bonus features, and a beautiful transfer rule out the washed out, grainy picture of the other.