Pinocchio Platinum Edition
Last Updated (Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:19) Written by Michelle Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:26
Pinocchio on DVD and Blu-Ray March 10
Pinocchio is now out in a 2-Disc set (Blu-Ray and DVD) and is also available on DVD. This is 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition of the 1940 movie. If you do the math, it should be 2010 but who can wait another year for this classic!
The Platinum edition is a completely restored version of "Pinocchio" for home video. This is one of Walt Disney's best movies, re-vamped to the clarity demanded by today's movie viewers. The Blu-Ray and DVD are packed with extras, including a documentary on the movie.
Watching the restored Pinocchio you would never guess it was 69-years-old. Disney’s restoration process is top in the field, but then again there are not that many movie companies that are >70 years old! Last year, Disney re-issued Sleeping Beauty on Blu-ray and will be releasing Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on Blu-ray this Fall.
Pinocchio is so solidly represented by Disney, that some people don't realize it is a borrowed storyline originally written by Carlo Collodi.
The original release of Pinocchio won two Oscars, including Best Original Song (which still represents Disney today) in “When You Wish Upon a Star”.
The first disc in the Blu-Ray set includes the option to have pop-up trivia playing throughout, along with a Disney Song Selection feature that allows you to choose individual songs. It also provides a feature to play the film with the lyrics to each song along with the film.
Disc 2 offers “No Strings Attached: The Making of Pinocchio,” which runs for 56 minutes. This featurette has archived footage and interviews along with original artwork.
There are also three deleted scenes running ten minutes which include an alternate ending. The scenes are shown in storyboard form with narration describing the scene, how it would have fit into the film and why it wasn't.
“Live Action Reference Footage” is 10 minutes of looks at the reference footage the original animators used to bring Pinocchio to life.
There are also some puzzle games, a trailer gallery, production art gallery, a deleted song and an 11 minute feature on toy making.
The Blu-Ray set includes a DVD version of the film for those that may want to play the movie on their DVD players (in the car, on a computer).
Watching this classic animated film in high resolution will be something you will want to do over and over again, like finding your favorite lost book after it's been stored in the attic for... 70 years.
Pinocchio at Amazon (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition)
My favorite scene: Pinocchio and the Blue Fairy
