Pinocchio Platinum Edition Discussion Thread

Mason_Ireton · Post by **Mason_Ireton** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:18 pm

You're welcome for the link Amy, glad you were able to watch it. I enjoyed it somewhat, but the orignal will always be a classic.

One thing that really puzzles me bout Pinocchio, is Gidon the cat (Honest John's sidekick) and Figaro the cat (Geppeto's cat) Gidon is human size and poor Figaro is animal sized....anybody wonder why this lil "bizzareness" occurs??

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:01 pm

Mason_Ireton wrote:You're welcome for the link Amy, glad you were able to watch it. I enjoyed it somewhat, but the orignal will always be a classic.

One thing that really puzzles me bout Pinocchio, is Gidon the cat (Honest John's sidekick) and Figaro the cat (Geppeto's cat) Gidon is human size and poor Figaro is animal sized....anybody wonder why this lil "bizzareness" occurs??

Because Hones John's a sly fox?

SpringHeelJack · Post by **SpringHeelJack** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:23 pm

Mason_Ireton wrote:One thing that really puzzles me bout Pinocchio, is Gidon the cat (Honest John's sidekick) and Figaro the cat (Geppeto's cat) Gidon is human size and poor Figaro is animal sized....anybody wonder why this lil "bizzareness" occurs??

No more puzzling than the Goofy / Pluto relationship.

gregmasciola · Post by **gregmasciola** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:21 pm

SpringHeelJack wrote:
Mason_Ireton wrote:One thing that really puzzles me bout Pinocchio, is Gidon the cat (Honest John's sidekick) and Figaro the cat (Geppeto's cat) Gidon is human size and poor Figaro is animal sized....anybody wonder why this lil "bizzareness" occurs??
No more puzzling than the Goofy / Pluto relationship.

Exactly what I was going to say.

singerguy04 · Post by **singerguy04** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:46 am

gregmasciola wrote:
SpringHeelJack wrote: No more puzzling than the Goofy / Pluto relationship.
Exactly what I was going to say.

If anything, it more justifies the whole situation. If Pluto is to be nothing more than a pet then Figaro should be just as cursed!

Chernabog_Rocks · Post by **Chernabog_Rocks** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:23 am

Here's an article on Creature vs Character, it's mainly about the Talespin world but can also be used to explain other instances like Gideon and Figaro.

http://talespinsourcepage.i8.com/creaturechar.htm

yukitora · Post by **yukitora** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:43 am

Judgin from the clips on that youtube link, Pinocchio is gonna be one bright, vibrant film. His signature hot red pants are somewhat of a distraction.

2099net · Post by **2099net** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:21 am

The original hot pants!

Marky_198 · Post by **Marky_198** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:28 am

Well, then I'm soooo glad that in 2009 they finally found the real overly bright red pants from 1940!!!!!

It's such a shame that everything from 1940 till now, all the promotional material directly from the studio back then, all the official screenshots of the OTV, all the old technicolor books, everything that ever existed of the film and anything the world has ever seen has been so wrong, so it was about time they came up with this!!!!!!

Marky_198 · Post by **Marky_198** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:34 am

Ps. The clips in that youtube link look really weird. Take a look at 0:12
Where Gepetto is painting Pinnocchio's eye.
(or the parts at 1:40 and 2:01)
It just looks like a drawing/clip from 1940, but covered in a layer of bright, flat, modern paint. It feels like a big style and time clash.
And because I just can't combine those 2 opposite styles, I find it completely unwatchable. Just like Cinderella on dvd.

carolinakid · Post by **carolinakid** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:38 am

I actually didn't hate the video and I usually loathe Disney Channel persons' "covers" of classic Disney songs!

yukitora · Post by **yukitora** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:56 am

carolinakid wrote:I actually didn't hate the video and I usually loathe Disney Channel persons' "covers" of classic Disney songs!

I like the middle where it almost became somewhat surreal and etheral, but then she'd go back to the cheesy teen cover route (which I personally don't mind/like)

KubrickFan · Post by **KubrickFan** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:44 am

Marky_198 wrote:Well, then I'm soooo glad that in 2009 they finally found the real overly bright red pants from 1940!!!!!

It's such a shame that everything from 1940 till now, all the promotional material directly from the studio back then, all the official screenshots of the OTV, all the old technicolor books, everything that ever existed of the film and anything the world has ever seen has been so wrong, so it was about time they came up with this!!!!!!

You're not really going to judge a film restoration off a YouTube clip, are you?

TheSequelOfDisney · Post by **TheSequelOfDisney** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:24 am

I watched about ten seconds of that torture music and I pretty much puked in my mouth (I wish I had that throw up emoticon).

I thought the Platinum line was geared toward collectors--not two year olds.

Simba3 · Post by **Simba3** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:45 am

TheSequelOfDisney wrote:I watched about ten seconds of that torture music and I pretty much puked in my mouth (I wish I had that throw up emoticon).

I thought the Platinum line was geared toward collectors--not two year olds.

Does this help? <a href="http://www.clipartof.com"><img src="http://www.clipartof.com/images/emotico ... puking.gif" alt="Free Smileys & Emoticons at Clip Art Of.com" border="0"></a>

I felt the same way too!

Deco King · Post by **Deco King** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:57 am

What a ghastly messed up version of an old Disney standard yech!! I hate these re-jigged modernised classic Disney numbers , at least Barbra Streisand ( in the last Snow White DVD release ) has class!!

PatrickvD · Post by **PatrickvD** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:05 am

Well... that was just.... awful.

These teen starlets shouldn't touch the classic Disney songs with a ten foot pole.

I could accept a more mature singer doing a more humble cover. Like for instance Barbara Streisands Someday my Prince will Come on Snow White, but this trash is unacceptable. And it baffles me that anyone involved in these cheap music videos actually thinks it's a good idea.

And besides, aren't little girls singing along to trash like Britney Spears and Katy Perry these days? So in the end, no one even watches this.

what a waste of disc space.

Deco King · Post by **Deco King** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:45 pm

God knows who Disney will drag out for the forthcoming October 2009 Platinum Edition of Snow White please God not Britney Spears!!!

SpringHeelJack · Post by **SpringHeelJack** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:16 pm

KubrickFan wrote:
Marky_198 wrote:Well, then I'm soooo glad that in 2009 they finally found the real overly bright red pants from 1940!!!!!

It's such a shame that everything from 1940 till now, all the promotional material directly from the studio back then, all the official screenshots of the OTV, all the old technicolor books, everything that ever existed of the film and anything the world has ever seen has been so wrong, so it was about time they came up with this!!!!!!
You're not really going to judge a film restoration off a YouTube clip, are you?

Of course we are, it's UD. God forbid we wait until an actual release, surely a clip on youtube will look exactly the same as, say, Blu-ray. I don't see why it wouldn't.

And as for the music videos on DVDs, I'm going to tell everyone a little secret- they all suck. From Babs' overwrought mid-80s "Someday My Prince Will Come" to Ms. Gomez's "jazz" rendition of "Cruella DeVil", each and every one has made me want to blow chunks. So can I suggest something? DON'T WATCH THEM. Seriously. If you hate it, do what I do and just ignore it.

Mason_Ireton · Post by **Mason_Ireton** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:18 pm

ok this uexpected....either Amazon or Disney asked Meaghan to promote the film on Amazon.. luckly we're spared of the music vid and watch a sample from the SweatBox feature.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... eimprovemz

just scroll after the pics.

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