The fact they didn't use actual puppets is such a missed opportunity

Let's not forget how this movie completely ruined Pinocchio's character: he never makes mistakes and is always the victim in every situation.

Now remember: Disney uses CGI for everything because almost all other film groups are unionized, but CGI groups often aren't and can thusly be abused with long hours and under payment

Funny that in the Pinocchio movies the people is freaked out about a walking puppet and not the two metres tall Fox in hobo clothes.

Also, Pinocchio purposefully lying to make his nose grow was literally already done in Shrek 2. I can’t believe Schaff didn’t mention that.

review was pretty spot on. Can Disney STOP treating 2D animation like it's a sin that needs to be overwritten? It's an art form, leave your old IPs alone. We don't need to see a "live-action" that just ends up being cheap uncanny-valley GCI anyway.

I heard they also ruined the moral about skipping school. In the original, he's tempted to go to pleasure island, and chooses it over school. In this remake, he chooses to go to school, then the school kicks him out for being a puppet, then he goes to pleasure island. So instead of learning a valuable lesson about the consequences of his own actions, now he's a victim.

Guillermo de toro: Fine, I'll do it myself

My favorite part of the movie is when Pinocchio said "Father, when can I leave to be on my own"

It really feels like Disney just wants to end their own company at this point, like a suicidal immortal.

"She serves no purpose and only exists to pad out the runtime." How... as Disney... do you *invent filler plotlines* for an 80 year old movie's remake...

Pinocchio using his growing nose to get a key to escape imprisonment is exactly what they did in Shrek 2.

Also it’s implied that Pinocchio goes with the fox because he was bullied, rather than because he was naive and gullible. In the original, Pinocchio never gets to school and the fox convinces him that school is for chumps and that being an actor is better. In the remake, Pinocchio is bullied and kicked out of school because he’s a puppet, and then goes with the fox. It totally destroys the message of the story from the start.

Im astounded by how bad the cgi was. They're literally devolving, probably because of how they underpay and overwork their vfx artists :/

Del Toro's version of Pinocchio came out awhile back and MAN is it great! The scenery of the whole thing is stunning, the entire thing is in stop motion and they've been working on it for 5 years if I remember correctly. The story is heart-wrenching and will (probably) make you cry the entire time. You get attached to the characters (Pinocchio, Geppetto, CandleWick, The Cricket guy thing, sorry can't remember his name) and just want to hold them and watch em and (for me at least) protect them with all your heart. I hope you watch the movie and can give a review on it and enjoy it as much as I do! More people should watch this movie honestly.

4:48 "Also, in the scene where his nose grows, instead of it fully being about learning a lesson that lying is bad, now he instead uses his growing nose as a means to get the key and escape." So they even ripped off of Shrek 2?

I understand why they removed the smoking and drinking alcohol references to make it more family friendly. But now, it just seems like the kids are being punished for doing typical childlike things, like consuming candy and root beer, which defeats the whole purpose of the Anti smoking and drinking moral.

Imagine having the audacity to create a live-action remake that somehow manages to look more “wooden” than the original animated movie. This was so insultingly bad! On a side note, I am enthusiastic about Del Torro Pinocchio coming to Netflix. The animation itself already makes it worth watching. It looks beautiful and feels like there's actual heart and care put into it.

after watching guillermo del toro’s pinocchio, the disney live action just feels like an insult

After seeing the vibrant and colorful love letter to Italy that was Luca, perhaps the most disappointing aspect to me was seeing how soulless and dreary this Pinocchio’s Italy is. Even in the 1940 animation, the backdrops themselves seemed to come to life on canvas. It’s sad to me that if I didn’t know this was set in Italy, I would have never known wherever this sad, grey village takes place in.

If they make a live action Ratatouille I will die.

The fact that Disney completely undermines the message of the original is painful. At this point, they’re completely disrespecting their legacy. It was all foreshadowed when Pinocchio literally studied and smelled a pile of shit

Fun fact. I remember watching on the TV a version made like 5-7 years ago and even if you could clearly see it wasn't from a big studio that could produce a perfectly realistic puppet with shadows or texture they still made a better job with the CGI with a simple trick : everytime an actor was holding Pinocchio I remember it was litteraly a real puppet. And also the fox and cat were not CGI but instead a human lady wearing fox fur and a guy with dark clothes and honestly they kinda gave me a funny Jessie and James vibes. And (another fact) I'm 100% convinced the same studio made an obscure version of puss in boots and again it had the same "We don't have as much money as Disney but we have ideas" vibes and the same colours/movie style. This time the cat started with a REAL cat and as soon as he put the boots he transformed into a human actor wearing car ears and moustache always referring himself as a cat and you could totally see the actor had a fun time playing the cat.

Now i wish you would made a new video called "Wow! The new Pinocchio movie is fantastic!" but for the guillermo del toro's one

About the donkey-beer thing, when I was 4 I accidently drank a sip of my dad's hard lemonade thinking it was normal lemonade. I then ran from my neighbors house to my house sobbing thinking I would turn into a donkey. Then I never drank any alcohol until I was 21 to make a point to my dad. So, yeah, the consequence thing definitely does work

The worst part is... Pinnochio has proved it can be done in Live action. There's an amazing 2019 Italian film of Pinnochio, and the make up they use for the boy Is INCREDIBLE. The fact that Disney Made something less creative than a low budget (only $15 million) production, is depressant.

The fact this movie used a gag from Shrek, for Pinocchio to get the key while he’s in the cage, should tell you everything about this movie.

disney then: we make art disney now: we make cash grabs

Pinocchio totally CAN be made in live action. there's an italian adaptation of it made in 2019 and it's hauntingly beautiful. the humanoid characters still look amazing in cgi, the makeup for pinocchio looks like it's made of real wood, literally every character is spot on. it's a shame it was never exported outside of Italy. as an italian I tend to dislike stuff made here because the films here tend to be boring and cheap, but this genuinely made into my fav films list. also, by the way you spoke abt stuff it seems like you don't know, but Pinocchio was originally an italian comic strip so there's not that much of an "italian stereotype" when the character itself was made by an italian lol /lh

I'm Italian: Pinocchio is very important for us in Italy. It makes me sad that a magnificent tale like this has been ruined this bad by some marketing shit that Disney wants us too see and purchase. When you have time I suggest you to read the original Pinocchio book by Collodi, I'm sure you'll have a great time with that.

I miss 2D animated movies, I really do. Part of the reason I liked "The Princess and the Frog", plus sprinkle in a little Keith David and it makes anything a million times better.

Pinocchio's CGI reminds me of Pixar's Tin Toy. And considering that was a CGI experiment in the late 80's, that's one heck of an underachievement.

The thing that bothered me the most was the fact that they showed Pinocchio's school and them kicking him out. He actively chose to listen to Jiminy by going to class instead of chasing fame, but then gets punished for it - so of course he chooses to go with the fox... because what the hell else was he gonna do? It removes Pinocchio's own choice to make a bad call and suffer the consequences - trashing the whole theme of the story

It's pretty bad when Tom Hanks' acting was more wooden and lifeless than the CG puppet.

I gotta admit, the random pictures of Tamatoa is funny especially this one: 6:24

4:32, as someone who unfortunately watched this movie. Pinocchio's transformation into a donkey is stopped because he said something like "i can't run away and join the circus with you! i have to save my father!!" and it just.... stops....? like ZERO tension, absolutely no struggle, just a throwaway line to solve what was supposed to be an important plotline. he speaks the entire time like it's a dora episode.

The decision to remove all references to smoking and drinking alcohol in favor of consuming candy and root beer not only removes the anti smoking and drinking message of the original, but basically punishes the children for doing typical child-like things.

What made the original 1940 Pinnochio film special is that it came right after Snow White, the first feature-length animated movie. Pinnochio was Disney saying "well we proved we can do it and do it well, now let's show em what else we can do!" And because of that, the film is beautiful and well-animated, full of whimsy and wonder. There's a reason "When You Wish Upon A Star" is the theme of Disney as a whole: one of Walt Disney's greatest virtues was his passion for fantasy, and his desire to make dreams and imagination come to life, and Pinnochio is probably one of the best exemplars of that virtue.

I actually have an interesting relationship with Pinocchio, I read the book before watching the 1940 disney version. A lot more dark shit happened in the book, at one point the two animals literally hung Pinocchio on a tree and he almost died. It was traumatizing because I was like 8 when I read the book. Anyways, the trauma this live action gave me was 100 times worse.

5:12 Sebastian and Tamatoa should meet up

The new Disney live-action remake of a 2D-animated classic is actually awful? Who would've fucking guessed?!

It’s impressive how many bad live action remakes Disney is making lately

At least we have Guillermo Del Toro’s absolutely GORGEOUS looking stop motion version of Pinocchio to look forward to. That one genuinely looks like it’ll put a fresh spin on the story

Disney Pinocchio:🤓 DreamWorks Pinocchio (Shrek):🗿🍷

There's a scene near the end where Gepetto "dies" and Pinocchio cries over him while humming When You Wish Upon A Star. I turned to my friend and joked "Watch, he's gonna shed a single tear and it's gonna land on Gepetto's cheek and bring him back to life" And then _literally that exact thing happened as I was talking._ When I tell you we _screamed--!_ The icing on the cake is, I swear that whole sequence was SHOT-FOR-SHOT IDENTICAL to the same scene in Tangled. Like, same angles and everything, the tear lands in the same spot on his cheek, it was unbelievable.

This is literally the first time I've heard of this movie even *existing* so either Disney Marketing really dropped the ball or knew that saving the ad money would be a better investment than trying to sell this clump of raw egg whites

2:35 Is this an actual scene in the movie?? I litterally spit out coffee. good grief.

Hello, Schaf! I know you don’t know me personally, but there’s something I want to tell you: PLEASE make a review, even a short one, of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio movie! The way it is adapted is absolutely phenomenal! It somehow told a story where it completely changed the format, like the time it takes place in, yet handled its source material with an immense amount of love and respect! It actually expands on the characters, the settings, and the themes of the original in a way that would make Disney jealous! Seriously, it feels like you are watching Laika at the top of its game!

Disney: "Hey kids! Do you want us to make an unnecessary live action adaptation of an animated movie that actually great and doesn't deserve it?" Everyone: "No! Please don't!" Disney: "You said yes? Okay then!"

7:30 Did Pinocchio REALLY just sniff sh*t!? 0_-

2:50 I disagree the polar express is my favorite movie ever of all time Let me explain. His most recent films might look ugly but at least the Christmas films he has made are in my honest opinion really good pieces of work. Especially considering the time they where made and how primitive the technology was at the time. I love the polar express for the visuals, the sound design, the writing and the fact that I am sure that the polar express is in the back to the future universe. There is just way too much evidence that it is. Oh and one more thing the polar express has done something that makes me appreciate it more. They have literally immortalized a steam train and contribute to how much people care about steam trains in their local states.I dont know of a single vintage railroad that owns a steam loco to not ever do a polar express train ride.

That girl is such a missed opportunity. Like, after the first scene I thought the point was that because of the wooden leg, Pinocchio thought he could trust her more than other humans. But no, it’s just for the ‘heartfelt’ new song she has so Disney can get a Grammy/Tony/ whatever bullshit academy awards.

My biggest issue with this remake is they changed events related to the story in ways that ruin the overall message. Pinocchio in the original film is convinced to join the puppet show instead of going to school. This is why he faces the consequences of his actions. In this movie he actually makes it to school, defeating the purpose of the life lesson. When Pinocchio goes to Pleasure Island he indulges in smoking and even implies he was breaking things with an axe. He's then transformed into a donkey which was a metaphor for saying he was being a jackass. In contrast in this movie he refused to break anything, there weren't any cigars, and kids drinking root beer is hardly a problem. Once again this movie missed the true purpose of why the scene worked in the original. Being turned into a half donkey in this movie isn't justified. The whole point of the original film is that Pinocchio doesn't know right from wrong and he's easily lead astray. And when he makes the wrong choices there are consequences for his actions. These experiences are meant to build his character into an individual that learned from his mistakes and eventually chooses to do the right thing. But in this movie he's already trying to do the right thing all along. Sure, he's easily convinced to do the wrong thing a few times almost choosing not to go to school, but Jiminy catches up with him convincing Pinocchio to go to school before he could complete his bad decision. Then there's the time where he selflessly put Geppetto before the puppet show and his donkey ears and tail vanish. The problem with this scene is it has no meaning because he never really tried to do anything wrong in the first place. When the plot is about learning from your mistakes and then the movie doesn't allow you to make them in the first place, you have failed to make a faithful adaptation.

2:16 I'd say Lion King makes less sense just simply due to the fact that there are zero human characters

So far, this is the only live action Disney remake I’ve seen I intended to keep it that way.

They literally stole the "Pinocchio needs to lie to extend his nose to get free" beat from Shrek 2. Disney is now living down to their own parodies.

I'm still wondering if Disney deliberately said "Hey, let's throw away every lesson that the original teaches us! It'll be great!"

You know that awkward stage where Disney made a bunch of terrible sequels to classics. I think we are in that stage again now, except instead of just sequels, it’s ALSO reboots

It would be very fun if you rank every live-action Disney film from bad to worse

The running question of Disney Remakes is “Who genuinely asked for these?” Cause last I checked not a whole lot of people are asking for these remakes.

You know, the shark joke is particularly funny because, in the original Italian novel, it's a giant, monstrous dogfish/shark that eats Pinocchio and Geppetto, not a whale.

I don't know if you do reviews on movies people request but a movie I really love that never gets talked about is "Cats Don't Dance" made by the Warner Brothers. I think it's pretty good and really under rated. It's even got a villain song!

Soulless is the word to describe it. Legit didn’t even give this one a change. Waiting for the Guillermo Del Toro Pinocchio. Seems like an actual passion project.

I like when Pinocchio saidIt’s “Pinnockin time” It made me so hyped that I started shouting and crying of happines

Had no idea that Disney remade their Pinocchio in live action and genuinely almost had a panic attack because I thought Del Toro's Pinocchio was apparently terrible

Honestly I share the concerns many people have about these remakes that they seem to indicate that 2D animation is "bad" and "should be remade in CGI" which is definitely not true

I feel bad for Robert Zemeckis knowing that this is where his career has led him, and I say this as a fan of the Polar Express (despite it being weird visually)

I would have never guessed the Disney Live-Action remake was bad. Thank you for telling me.

I swear, it’s becoming more abundantly clear after every one of these “live action” installments that Disney doesn’t give a fuck anymore to the point where I’m questioning myself about how long it will be until the point where even hardcore Disney fans will get sick of these movies

Remember that old saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix" But for disney its more like "If it made money, make it again"

02:31 Ok it CAN'T be a coincidence he and the CGI figure have the EXACT SAME facial expression and look?

Disney's Pinnochio was the very first movie I ever owned back when I was about five, and I was so proud. It was sumptuously colourful, cheerily whimsical, bone-chillingly terrifying and heartwarming. And this movie was made in 1940! Nearing a century old, and it still holds up remarkably well. It didn't need a remake. *No* vintage Disney movie needs a remake, because they'll never equal what came before.

At some point you have to wonder if Disney hates its animation roots?

When i was like 4 or 5, I had a nightmare, where I was hanging out with Jiminy Cricket at playground, only that Jiminy was not his usual cartoony self, but a realistic and a literal cricket, with a top hat and a suit. This movie's Jiminy Cricket looks worse than that nightmare Jiminy Cricket

5:00 lmao they stole the Shrek thing

It's gonna get much worse when the live-action Little Mermaid gets released. Halley Bailey is not one of the major problems (though I think choosing/being chosen for that role is not a great jump start for an acting career), but I have a bad feeling that they will reduce Ariel's character into the same treatment like they did with Jasmine, Mulan, Belle, Aurora, and Cinderella.

They really should've used an actual physical prop/puppet for Pinocchio, particularly for when he was a static puppet and when he's being handled by someone because it's so blatantly obvious he's CGI, especially in the scene Geppetto picks him up, you can literally tell he isn't holding anything in his hands

I CANNOT “a jaçkæešth” THIS IS SENDING MEEEE

I love the duality of your videos. These are great intermittent video types in between your amazingly passionate and insightful ones

The first problem with all these remakes is this: the beats are all there, but the rhythm is all off. The beat is the bare skeleton structure of the song. Rhythm is how the song is built on that structure. Film is the same way, but with scripts. If that skeletal structure is off kilter, then the entire thing is thrown off. You can only do so much with a bad script. Everything is THERE structurally. But it's the pacing that's throwing everything off. The donkey scene is a great example of completely missing the mark, as well as the stampede scene. The second problem with the remakes, the ones that don't at least ATTEMPT to do new things, is that they hinge on your knowledge of the original to get that emotional payoff. BUT even THEN, the other problem within that, is they fast travel to the highlight vs having proper buildup. Like look at Nala reuniting with Simba, Aladdin's introduction song "One Jump Ahead", Mulan's Decision, the West Wing incident. The scenes start out fine, but as they go on it just fumbles entirely. You notice something just feels off. And that's why that payoff isn't there. Not just because you've seen it before, but because you feel like you missed the point. And the BUILDUP is what MAKES that highlight....A HIGHLIGHT. It's screenwriting 101. Some of the remakes honestly aren't BAD, _Beauty and the Beast,_ _Aladdin,_ and _The Jungle Book_ are at least passible to good. They attempt to do new things, or in _The Jungle Book's_ case, is ENTIRELY DIFFERENT from the original animation. With movies like _Pinocchio_ ones that had BAD box office returns originally, ones that are pretty old from the 40s, 50s maybe 60s...The ones people aren't as familiar with perhaps...You'd think this would be a good opportunity for Disney to do something new with the story. They did it with _The Jungle Book_ and it worked. Here's my advice to Disney since it's clear they're not gonna stop: take a REALLY old animated film, and upgrade it. Don't just do SOME new things to try and fix past criticisms cause then that might just create new problems. Don't just copy and paste. I'll keep repeating it: Live action and animation are ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MEDIUMS. Animation can do things live action can only dream of. Live action has limitations, but work around those. Get creative. Film is a visual medium, use that to your advantage.

Disney never ceases to disappoint us. It's amazing how much they drop the ball when it comes to live-action remakes. If this isn't a wake-up call for them to completely give up live-action remakes, then I don't know what is.

I can’t even call Disney, DISNEY anymore.. 😢

it's weird that we live in a world where fruity pinocchio can have a more entertaining, if stupid, version of the same character than disney themselves

There was a live action Pinocchio in '96 that was really weird in that way 90s movies were, ridiculously genuine and emotional, but it was actually quite beautiful in a strange and almost frightening way. The puppet was a complicated animatronic made by Jim Henson's company so it came across as really cool and interesting. It had a lot of practical effects that made it stand out, more than the CGI monstrosity that counts somehow as "live action" in Disney's eyes. Edit: The whale was freaking great, also a totally practical set

Disney seems to keep worrying about making they're characters be people who need to improve cause then "they're flawed and that's bad" like buzz in lightyear. But the biggest reason people get attached to characters is cause we can relate with their flaws, if you just make your characters "good and nice and victims" all the time there's no arc, no story, and people can't find ways to relate or get invested! It's barely even a story if it's just "this nice person has stuff happen then other stuff saves them".

Technically the live action lion king wasn’t live action, lol. It’s also somehow the highest grossing animated feature of all time, kill me.

When Pinocchio stoped to smell shit, that’s when I knew this was one of the worst things Disney has made in a while. Can they just stop being so safe and greedy?

One of the worst things from this production is that I believe they even decided to do this because of Del Toro's movie, hence why we got 3 different Pinocchio movies in such a short amount of time. Disney being Disney most likely wanted to steal away the attention that the Del Toro's production would've gotten, yet it backfired so hilariously, as now people are anticipating how good his is going to be over the other 2 that have already been released to awful reception.

If Disney wants to bury the message this movie taught me growing up, then I will retaliate by smoking and drinking (even more) heavily.

The cg in this movie looks like the gta definitive edition

Squidward: "Can you stop making crappy live action remakes of your already fine animated films?" Disney: "No." Squidward: "Can you stop making crappy live action remakes of your already fine animated films?" Disney: "No." Squidward: "Can you stop making crappy live action remakes of your already fine animated films?" Disney: "No." Squidward: "Can't you say anything else but no?" Disney: "Try asking again" Squidward: "Can you stop making crappy live action remakes of your already fine animated films?" Disney: "No."

I actually don’t get why Shaff called honest John a cgi abomination because his design and movement feels like the most natural thing here. The realistic fox face actually seemed to work pretty well, so mixed with a well intended effort from Key…idk I like it

I remember seeing an add for this film in Times Square when I visited Manhattan, NYC, New York near the end of summer 2022

7:53 I'd much rather watch the movie with this shark What's the movie?

The girl and her puppet who is HEAVILY IMPLIED to also be sentient would genuinely be a more interesting story. Imagine being this girl, your leg was terribly injured and you have to work for this horrible guy, and then you find and befriend this sentient puppet. She was a ballerina puppet who definitely couldn't stand on her own, so the two help each other dance again while keeping the SENTIENT PUPPET hidden from Stromboli, eventually taking over the caravan and driving away happily together. Now that sounds interesting.

I learned about Pinocchio from Del Toro four years ago and have been interested in the project ever since. I hope everything works out with him. The description sounds interesting

Jimmies’ head looks more like a Brussels sprout, the way how the characters look are terrifying to me.

5:59 we gonna forget how in the chase scene he literally swore saying bollocks or..?

The horror never ends.

honestly, more than anything, i'm just upset that this movie and Pauly Shore's Pinocchio might steal the thunder from Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio movie (the one that actually looks like it has heart and effort put into making it)