Product Description

Pinocchio, the magical puppet who becomes a real boy, returns in his newest and greatest adventure! Troubles begin for Pinocchio and his best friend, Lampwick, when they decide to skip school and go to a magic carnival run by the mysterious Madame Flambeu, who possesses an elixir supposed to cure any illness. Trying to buy the elixir for the ailing Geppetto, Pinocchio is forced into a binding contract with the carnival... and then the dark secret of the potion is finally revealed, sending Pinocchio on an unforgettable journey! Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau (Ed Wood) reprises his delightful role as Geppetto the puppetmaker in this enchanting fantasy for the entire family, co-starring Udo Kier (Armageddon) and Warwick Davis (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #161377 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-04-15
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Live, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 94 minutes

Amazon.com
The New Adventures of Pinocchio is the charming sequel to the 1996 live-action movie. Though the cast is largely new, Martin Landau returns as Geppetto; his role is pared down, however, by a neat twist in the tale. Udo Kier also returns, this time in the new bad guy/girl role of Madame Flambeau, whose carnival sets itself up in Pinocchio's town and offers everyone a miracle elixir to change their lives. Pinocchio (now played as a real boy by Gabriel Thomson) hopes the elixir will make his papa recover from a nasty cold, but it turns out that Flambeau has tricked him with puppet-making juice. So now it's Geppetto who's the wooden star of the show! Lots of surprises keep the story happily moving along, with secret identities waiting to spring from the likes of Warwick Davis as the ringleader Dwarf. The Jim Henson Studio puppets are first-class as always, with some flawless computer graphics coming to the rescue every so often. There's a beautiful backdrop of the Luxembourg countryside for this pantomime, and everyone looks as if they're having great fun putting the film together. --Paul Tonks

Customer Reviews

The New Adventures of Pinocchio
I had to watch this on HBO with my 5 year old brother. I thought it was gonna be just for little kids but it wasn't. It's kind of wierd and even scary sometimes and the bad guy is totally spooky. My dad even liked it and he never likes kid movies.

Gabriel Thomson is perfect!
I being the first one to ever to review this tape am honored to do such. I first saw this on HBO Family I thought hey I'll stay here for a little while and the more I watched the more I more I wanted to stay right where I was. Gabriel Thomson is so cute he was made for his role! I want to tell you all something else but my sister is here so I can't look forward to my second review about the big secret, the storyline, the cast and so forth.

Pinocchio is great
I loved it on show time on demand, whoever plays pinnochio is brilliant, its a spetaculare, I loved every part, exspecitaly the blue faerie, with a perfect ending. You'll love it too.