1001 Movies Club - Pinocchio (1940)

#138. Pinocchio (1940)

Why It's In The Book: "Pinocchio showed the then-uncharted world of animation to be rife with possibility, resulting in such enchanting and ethereal creations as the luminous Blue Fairy, and such amazing sequences as the escape from cursed Pleasure Island and the thrilling encounter with the fittingly named Monstro the Whale. Add to these such now standard songs as "When You Wish upon A Star" and is it any wonder Pinocchio has remained a towering standard by which so many animated films are judged?" -1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Member Ratings

bpdreview - 10/10
"No other animated film in history is as visually striking and narratively sublime at once."
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Chris Lejarzar - 10/10
"I'm looking forward to sharing Pinocchio with my own future children one day just as my parents shared it with me."
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TSorensen - 10/10
"I am pretty sure I am going to see this one a few more times over the next weeks, willingly or unwilling. So far I do not mind."
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Adolytsi - 9/10
"Even with the extraneous story aspects, this is still one of the top animated adventures of the Disney canon, and fully deserves its spot on the list."
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Klaus Ming - 9/10
"Pinocchio is Disney's second feature film after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and it is a landmark production with beautifully intricate animation and a story that is both sophisticated and frightening."
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Movie Guy Steve - 8/10
"Pinocchio is perhaps the purest naïve character ever created for a film."
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alfindeol - 8/10
"Wooden boy gets taken to fantasy land by a fat, old pedophile."
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Doug Tilley - 8/10
"A surprisingly dark adaptation of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, Disney's second feature length animated film is every bit as memorable as Snow White."
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Jaime Grijalba - 8/10
"the strings are on the audience who sees the movie."
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Kim Wilson - 7/10
"Overall, Pinocchio should be recognized for its revolutionary animation contributions. Figaro is adorable and Jiminy Cricket’s “When You Wish Upon a Star” is memorable. Personally, the story does nothing for me other than creep the hell out of me."
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Squish - 7/10
"...taking the easy route and becoming a slave to vaudevillian villains who also manage to cart him and some other young boys to a place called Pleasure Island, where kidnappings with pederastic intention are implied to the point of creeping out even a degenerate like me."
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Overall Rating: 8.5/10