Pinocchio 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition - March 10, 2009

[Grim Reaper]

Pinocchio Blu-ray
Pinocchio Blu-ray Review

Product Description
Celebrate the 70th anniversary of Walt Disney's Pinocchio! The legendary masterpiece that inspired millions to believe in their dreams has reawakened with an all-new, state-of-the-art digital restoration that shines brilliantly on 2-disc DVD. Now, for the first time ever, the richly detailed animation, unforgettable award-winning music When You Wish Upon A Star and heartwarming adventure-filled story comes to life like never before. Plus, all-new dazzling bonus features transport you into Pinocchio's fantastic world! Join Geppetto's beloved puppet with Jiminy Cricket as his guide on a thrilling quest that tests Pinocchio's bravery, loyalty and honesty, virtues he must learn to become a real boy. The one and only Pinocchio will live on forever in the heart of anyone who has wished upon a star.

Bonus Features include the Pinocchio Knows Trivia Challenge, an all-new Making Of Pinocchio, the Sweat Box, Walt Disney's Artistic Review Process, Disney View, Expand Your Viewing Experience Beyond The Original Aspect Ratio Of The Film, Cine-Explore, Disney BD-Live: Connect, Explore And Interact, all-new When You Wish Upon A Star; Music Video Performed By Meaghan Jette Martin, Pinocchio's Puzzles Game, 18 Puzzles In A Multi-Tiered Game, Pinocchio's Matter Of Facts Discover More About Pinocchio's World With Pop-Up Trivia, Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes, Alternate Ending

Preorder from Amazon.com $24.49

Two Disc Specs
Disc One

• Cine-Explore (Blu-ray exclusive)
• Disney BD-Live Network (Blu-ray exclusive, United States only) – The Disney BD-Live Network is just one of the many ways movie lovers, families, and loved ones can continue to stay connected and engage in their favorite movies.
  • Movie Chat – Communicate with your remote friends on-screen while in a synchronized viewing party using your remote control or any text enabled device such as a laptop, desk top or any PDA device such as a Blackberry, iPhone or most other regular cell phones. Your chat session will appear over the movie and occur in real-time while watching the movie together.
  • Movie Mail – Blu-ray owners will be able to record a personalized video message of themselves, superimpose that capture onto one of many pre-selected clips of the movie, and send it off to a friend, colleague, or relative. This specific feature enables Pinocchio Blu-ray Disc owner to personalize a very special greeting as never before.
  • Movie Challenge – Users will be able to test their skills against other players in a synchronized, real-time, online trivia game while watching Pinocchio with anyone online. Movie Challenge is always active no matter what time of the day it is, and there will always be a game in progress.
  • Disney Movie Rewards Live – Pinocchio Blu-ray owners will be able to accumulate Disney Movie Reward Points by participating in many Disney BD-Live Network activities. In return, viewers can redeem points for exclusive content such as Avatars, downloadable extras and many more exciting possibilities.
• Pinocchio's Matter of Facts - - Learn fun facts about Pinocchio and other related subjects as you watch the movie.
• Audio Commentary -- An all-new audio commentary with Leonard Maltin, Eric Goldberg and J. B. Kaufman.
• Disney Song Selection -- Select this option to sing along with favorite songs as the lyrics appear onscreen.

Disc Two

• No Strings Attached: The Making of Pinocchio - - Witness the behind-the scenes magic that transformed Carlo Collodi's popular book into a classic animated film.
• Deleted Scenes
  • The Story of the Grandfather Tree - - Kindly Geppetto tells Pinocchio about the Great Pine Tree from which Pinocchio is descended.
  • In The Belly Of The Whale - - The most elaborate of Pinocchio's deleted scenes that remain in the Disney Archives, these recently discovered storyboards reveal a different version of Geppetto inside Monstro.
• Alternate Ending - - A recently uncovered set of small storyboard panels reveal plans for a different version of Pinocchio becoming a real boy.
• The Sweat Box - - The Sweatbox was a small projection room at the Disney studio where Walt critiqued story reels, rough animation, and dailies of films in progress with his anxious artists. This piece traces the history of the Sweatbox and brings to life this important part of Walt Disney's artistic process.
• Live Action Reference Footage
• Pinocchio Art Galleries
• Deleted Songs - - An audio collection of period "pop" recordings of songs that not used in the final film.
• Pinocchio Puzzles - - Hosted by Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio's Puzzles is a multi-tiered Puzzle game that contains six unique wooden puzzles for the viewer to assemble. Each puzzle forms an image from the film that comes to life once they are complete.
• Pinocchio Knows Trivia Challenge (Blu-ray exclusive)

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

I think I'll only be getting Pinocchio and Chronicles of Narnia for blu

[kpkelley]

I'll be getting them all.

How long before they release Song of the South do you think?

[Joe Cain]

Well that's great news.

Anyone have a mailing address for Bob Chapek so I may express my snail mailed personal concern that it---and all Disney's future animated offerings on BD---be offered in OAR? </sideways glance at Jungle Book

[Blu As Hell]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

I'll be getting them all.

How long before they release Song of the South do you think?

I doubt Disney will ever release that movie again.

[Wreck]

Originally Posted by Blu As Hell

I doubt Disney will ever release that movie again.

lol yeah.

[CptGreedle]

YES! This was probably my favorite title as a kid. I will definitely get this on Blu!

[Verbal]

It's funny how quickly Disney went into denial mode on Song of the South. Remember when Zippety Do-Da was basically the Disney anthem?

[GregBlu5]

Fortunately, Pinocchio, like Sleeping Beauty, was one of those Disney titles that I have in LaserDisc but didn't buy in DVD. Now, I will certainly buy each one in Blu.

I guess Song of the South is not considered PC. If I ever saw that movie, it was soooo long ago, I don't remember anything.

[MikeekiM]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

I'll be getting them all.

How long before they release Song of the South do you think?

I owned this on LD years ago and sold it on eBay for a couple of hundred dollars...

There were rumors a few years ago that the SOTS anniversary was coming up, and that Disney was planning a release with a bunch of bonus materials on diversity and racism to help with marketing the fact that Disney was releasing the movie... I have no idea whether this rumor will ever play itself out... But I wouldn't bet the farm on it...

[DetroitSportsFan]

Great news! I'll buy all of the Disney classics.

[kaliraver]

The more Disney classics the better, I will buy almost all of them.

[Beast]

Great news. Shame that the Sword in the Stone wasn't announced for Blu-Ray also though.

I guess I'll break my 'Only Blu from now on rule' for releases like this.

[TALENE]

Sounds good to me, I'll pick it up.

[kr00k]

Sweet I watched this like crazy as a kid can't wait to add it to the collection.

[kwhiplash]

Originally Posted by Beast

Great news. Shame that the Sword in the Stone wasn't announced for Blu-Ray also though.

I guess I'll break my 'Only Blu from now on rule' for releases like this.

I have The Sword in the Stone on DVD, so I will wait until they release it on Blu before I buy it again.

[meckel]

Originally Posted by kwhiplash

I have The Sword in the Stone on DVD, so I will wait until they release it on Blu before I buy it again.

Same here, already preordered Sleeping Beauty from Amazon, I'll be adding Pinocchio as soon as it is up. I will hold out hope that Dinsey will add Blu-Ray to the DVD re-release announment for Sword and the Stone.

I can dream

[camper]

Originally Posted by Blu As Hell

I doubt Disney will ever release that movie again.

Which is a crime, really. Not only is it a great movie (the NAACP's allegations aside) but it's historic in cinema for the actor being the first black man to receive an Oscar due to his role in this film.

Of all the Disney movies I want to see on Blu, this is top of the charts. Honestly, it tops the charts for ALL the movies I want in Blu. I hope and pray we get a 65th anniversary delux edition that not only restores the film completely, but pays a fitting and respectful tribute to the star (James Baskett) who couldn't even attend the premier in then-racially segregated Atlanta.

Oh, and I definitely will be getting Pinnochio. I've been waiting for this one on Platinum, and now that it's coming out on Blu it's a no-brainer.

~Camper

[Deciazulado]

Originally Posted by Joe Cain

Well that's great news.

Anyone have a mailing address for Bob Chapek so I may express my snail mailed personal concern that it---and all Disney's future animated offerings on BD---be offered in OAR? </sideways glance at Jungle Book

Movies went widescreen in the the mid fifties. What year is Jungle?

[GregBlu5]

I checked out the Web site. Pinocchio is scheduled for March 2009!

Whew, Disney better speed up the process for further Blu releases quicker than this. Otherwise, I'll be a really old man before most/all of their classics are out on Blu.