Product: Pinocchio
Rating: 5.0
More Dimension than anything CG
I will treasure this release of Pinocchio, which has never before seen a deluxe treatment. Today's CG-minded braintrusts such as John Lasseter could do well to witness the truly marvelous multi-dimensional artwork and storytelling that was possible once without a single mouse click. Though CG is now king, those at Disney and elsewhere who fired all the talented 2D animators, have only proven their one-dimensional thinking. What I have seen of this new Bluray release is truly stunning. A pity that we will likely never see this type of animation again. Freeze any frame in this dvd of Pinocchio, and you will see something truly art gallery-worthy. Perhaps with the Bluray releases of Disney classics to come, the collection of executives at Disney may see a value in one day producing top quality Disney 2D animation that could stand alone in the industry. John Lasseter seems a genuinely talented man who respects the work of the many animation landmarks in the long and marvelous Disney history. Maybe one day he'll listen to the ghosts of past animators such as Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, and wake up to realise that there are many of us out here who wish for a return to the storybook beauty that can be witnessed from start to finish in Pinocchio. Lady and the Tramp....Beauty and the Beast...the Lion King....remember how you felt when you watched them as a kid? They had those unforgettable characters that started out as a line from an artist's brush, instead of as a polygon on a computer screen in today's animated movies.And if we wish hard enough upon a star, maybe it too is a dream that can come true. If it worked for a wooden puppet, maybe it can work for me, and those who are like-minded.