Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

errika_mason shared a tip "This is a beautifully presented stop motion Pinocchio 🤥 adventure. Some of the content is certainly for older children, and of course, adults. The voice acting of each character is just perfect."

SagesRain shared a tip "I liked it, but I feel like it could have been so much more. It feels closer to a story out of Grimms Fairy Tales, but it's still a family movie, so it feels like a lot of that darker potential was wasted. The stop motion is flawless though, I totally forgot it wasn't a 3DGC movie at times."

Garbagehands shared a tip "So I didn’t expect this to be a musical essentially which was a nice surprise mostly cause the music was really good and fun. I like the whole looking at death, war, and loss through a child’s lens, a child who can never really die himself. It tells you this classic story with beautiful stop motion..I’m a sucker for stop motion and love what people are doing with it and this movie is no exception. I’m just happy stop motion wasn’t swept under the rug and forgotten with the popularity of computer animation and I hope they do more cool things with it. Also the end made me cry like a little baby. 👶🏻👍🏻"

mare_oku shared a tip "I've never seen any of the pinocchio movies before, so I went in only knowing hes a puppet that wants to be a real boy and his nose grows when he lies. That said, I kinda dont wanna watch any of the other versions now, because this one was so good. The cultural and historical references made it more real, the art style so unique, and while I wasnt a huge fan of the music, it worked for the film and characters."

marsh_6055 shared a tip "a unique take on pinocchio. watch out though, because i have Thoughts about how it could have been better. does it uproot the disney version of pinocchio for me? absolutely not. in my opinion, that's a perfect pinocchio, beautiful animation and colors (tied with tarzan and sleeping beauty for 'best aesthetic'), coherent storytelling, voice acting, etc. this pinocchio is also interesting to look at and well done on it for that departure from a disney-esque or laika aesthetic. everyone almost looks carved of wood themselves. that said, despite having bold designs and great silhouettes, a lot of those designs are not easy on the eyes. the story takes place in fascist italy, and in my opinion doesn't do enough with that setting. i would have loved greater expansion on the theme of pinocchio's disobedience to fascism being a strength. the songs are completely melodically unmemorable, despite being beautifully piped by pinocchio. del toro has a habit of leaning on narration to muse philosophically on things or introduce hints of backstory (devil's backbone, pacific rim, crimson peak, pan's labyrinth) and for the most part that's worked for him because he's kept it reserved for the beginning and the end of the movie. here, the cricket DOES NOT SHUT UP throughout the movie and doesn't contribute any new information. for all the times he got squashed, i couldn't help but wish del toro would take a leaf from the book and have pinocchio thoughtlessly murder the cricket for being annoying and mostly pointless. i also could have stood to see pinocchio die a few more times. but that's because i really liked hanging out with Death. so yeah, an interesting movie, but i think it could have been improved by going darker (rome open city, anyone?) or going completely batshit and absurd like the original book. good, but could have been MUCH better."

Griffin17 shared a tip "This is the first Pinocchio, at least that I remember, showing the kid die. Well they don’t actually show show it, but you know what I mean. They sing randomly and they can’t sing at all. The movie just started off sad and was so boring and annoying I turned it off."

jacob_thiessen_4693 shared a tip "Del Toro does it again, taking love of fairytales and channing it for adults in a stunningly beautiful well acted and written visual feast."

becky_woltornist shared a tip "Surprisingly good! I have always been fascinated by stop motion and this made you forget it was one because it was so well done. Also Ewan McGregor and Christoph waltz were in it which I was so happy to hear! It was a bit long and dark for kids, but I enjoyed it!"

mychaelia_chandler shared a tip "By far… #thebest and #guillermodeltoro is my hero. Have you seen “El Orfonato”, “La Espalda Del Diablo”, “Crimson Peak”, “El Laberinto Del Fauno”, and his amazingly beautiful “The Book Of Life”? He also has a series on Netflix now, “Cabinet of Curiosities”, which include works by #edgarallanpoe and #hplovecraft 💕💕💕"

rb_5373 shared a tip "This was so much darker and sadder than the old Disney one, but I think I liked it more because of that. Even the original has disturbing undertones, so I think it works better if you bring those out more. I don’t know how this was rated PG, seeing as it clearly shows on screen people getting blown up by bombs and dying in other violent ways (it doesn’t bother me but some people were expecting a completely clean family movie). I would definitely recommend this version to fans of horror and fantasy (but not to super young kids)."

Lamphead shared a tip "Move over Disney, this is the better approach to Pinocchio’s story with such amazing stop-motion animation, stellar voice acting, and a suitably dark tone to the story that was so engaging to watch that never felt dumbed down."

sameer_rajakumar shared a tip "Currently watching & so far love it , it’s a different take on the classic Italian tale with a signature whimsy to a dark humorous revamp that’s filled with heart & stunning stop motion puppetry which Guillermo del Toro has made into his movie in his own unique way which is not just another retelling of the tale but rather an extremely well thought out movie as compared to Disney’s live action movie of the same title."

kj_ressler shared a tip "The stop motion animation is amazing and breathtaking especially on the big screen. It is a unique take on the story of Pinocchio, setting it during World War II Italy but is still a fascinating watch. This film took risks when came to adapting a well known story, and I give it credit for that."

godzilla_fan shared a tip "This was incredible. The stop motion is spectacular. I'm not sure how close it is to the original story but it's nothing like the Disney version."

brink shared a tip "this movie was beautiful, and i won’t lie- i cried. i loved the entire premise of using this well known childrens story to portray the real world villians: fascism and capitalism. del toro always does a phenomenal job at evoking emotions and it’s always through some of the most stunning imagery i’ve seen across genres. del toro really is back at it again with yet another emotional masterpiece."

boss10_cream shared a tip "Amazing and poignant. The animation and attention to detail are breathtaking. Skip the Disney live-action travesty. Guillermo Del Toro is the master."

joseph_bunce shared a tip "Absolutely brilliant,and the best "Pinnochio" ever made... including Disney's original. A movie that could not possibly have been made by anyone but Guillermo Del Toro."

FilmFan shared a tip "Beautiful! My absolute favorite version of this movie. Love the stop motion and the story telling behind it. Would be cautious with young children watching because there are some mature topics and scenes."

loveurlibra94 shared a tip "4.5/5 ⭐️ I watched this twice and couldn’t stop myself from crying each time 😭 lovely story about family and friendship. The director quoted not made for kids but kids can watch it. I love all of Guerrmo Del Torro films and this is at the top of the list 👍🏼"

sunny_laker shared a tip "This has got to be my favorite version of Pinocchio. While it doesn't quite capture the original story, it still has dark topics like such."

hailey_2753 shared a tip "I LOVE a good portion of Del Toros work, and this is no exception.. it went through production hell but it was worth it. The whole movie is stunning"

Kind_Taye shared a tip "Nothing bad about this film at all, a nice and unique adaptation that’s executed perfectly with nice style. Still the original has more heart in my opinion. The lack of the little gold fish and cat also hurt. Impressive and great film don’t get me wrong."

maril_girton shared a tip "An absolute beauty in every sense. Visually lovely, writing, story, and acting are all phenomenal. Has great story value and does a wonderful job of simplifying complex emotions in people. It’s fanciful and now my default Pinocchio."

offerni shared a tip "Really beautiful and moving story, what an amazing surprise this movie, great movie in all aspects. Guillermo del Toro is the best!"

holyheckles shared a tip "I'm not gonna lie, after watching just one clip I could tell this was going to be a melancholic movie. I honestly cried at the end. The movie is a bit heavy with it's topics (notably surrounding death) but I think it's definitely worth a watch."