Product: Pinocchio
Rating: 1.0
The Movie Itself is Great, But This Release of It is Zero to None
"Pinocchio" wasn't my uber-favorite Disney movie when I was little. I liked it, but I was not into it as much as I was "The Lion King" from 1994. Back in 2009, when I heard it was going to be released on a "Special Edition" DVD, I was happy and wanted to get it, mainly because I wanted to see it again and relive my younger childhood. This review is not on the movie itself. "Pinocchio" is one of Disney's best works and made it what it is today. It is now my favorite movie and I have seen it many times. This review is on its somewhat mediocre "70th Anniversary Platinum Edition."I must admit, the picture and restoration look a little bright, but it looks the same when the movie was released to VHS in the '90's. While the restoration looks okay, it's not spectacular.Now, on to the special features:On Disc 1, you won't find any games to play, except a trivia game called, "Pinocchio's Matter of Facts." This might sound fun, but the one disappointment that comes out of this, is that it can only be played during the film. Won't it get distracting trying to play this game when you're trying to watch the movie? The second good thing in this disc is the "When You Wish Upon a Star" music video. That's about it.As for Disc 2, its quality and content is as bland as the first one, with some exceptions, but it's still not good enough. There is only one game on this disc, an interactive jigsaw puzzle game, narrated by Jiminy Cricket himself. While being entertaining, at least, it just shows pictures of the movie that "magically" turn into video clips. There is nothing exciting, special or unique about it.Although, this two disc set has its exceptions, like the movie, music video, etc., it's not that interesting at all. It's almost lacking in content for kids and adults, and most of it is bland and boring. If you want to see "Pinocchio" again for the first time in years since you were little, get this set JUST to see the movie. All I have to say is, Disney, keep trying. This "Platinum Edition" of my favorite movie is zero to none.