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Nearly abandoned by its distributor and savaged by critics, Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio is an object lesson in the hazards of success. Bolstered by his Oscar®-winning triumph Life Is ...( read more 
), the popular Italian actor-director-comedian was given carte blanche and chose Carlo Collodi's classic 1885 fairy tale as his next lavish project. This sumptuous production literally glows with traditional Italian craftsmanship, from delightful costumes and storybook sets by the late, great production designer Danilo Donati (whose last film this was) to the radiant palette of Dante Spinotti's masterful cinematography. This is one of the most beautiful of all Italian films, which only makes its shortcomings more conspicuous. At 50, Benigni is utterly wrong as the puppet who yearns to be a real boy, and his wife Nicoletta Braschi is similarly miscast as the Blue Fairy. Even worse, Breckin Meyer's English dubbing for Pinocchio is insufferably shrill, draining the appeal of Benigni's own performance. Pinocchio has many laudable qualities, but genuine enchantment is nowhere to be found. --Jeff Shannon
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MCT:August 23, 2007This is without a dobut the best example of why films shouldn't be dubbed over. It's one thing to completly miscast a film. (At 50 Roberto Benigni should have figured out that he maybe wrong for the role.) But it's the painfully dull voice work of Breckin Meyer that makes this a diaster cause of course why would audiences want to read at the movies? Maybe because that may the magic of the performances and power of the filmmaking doesn't get ruined by dumbasses.
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MCT:August 20, 2007
Not as bad as everyone has made it out to be (the version I watched was the original Italian subtitled version, not the English dubbed version which I hear is terrible) but compared to Disney's classic animated masterpiece of the same story, it lacks any magic or wonderment. Also co-writer/director/star Roberto Benigni (who was terrific in "Life is Beautiful") is really annoying as the title character and the film's length is too overlong. However the performances from the supporting cast were good, the production/costume design was nicely done and the cinematography is beautiful. This will be one of those films that you will either really like or really hate, personally I that it was okay.
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MCT:June 24, 2007I REALLY liked this, and I don't know why. Maybe because Robert Benigni is such a funny dude (albeit creepy in this...). And I loved Nicoletta Braschi as the fairy!
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MCT:June 22, 2007
It was fun to watch.. It's really silly but I'm into fairy tale movies. And what can I say? I like Roberto Benigni.
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MCT:February 10, 2007i love this movie :D and i love robertoo benigni is such a funny dude!!!! :D this movie is good i love it!
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MCT:July 3, 2006wow, after making the masterpiece life is beautiful, benigni comes up with this pile of shit!! dreadful!
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MCT:June 29, 2006
I really don't like this movie because I watched it when I was younger and found it extremely scary!
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MCT:June 19, 2006
I loved this movie! The scenarios are great, and of course Roberto Benigni is a rare actor. His role on this movie is so beautifully innocent. It's hard to watch it without a free smile on your face. «Fatina, fatina te aspetto...» It made me love italian even more. :)
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MCT:June 15, 2006This movie is so friggin awful loking... god i could never sit through this. Roberto Benigni is so awfu...
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