The New Adventures of Pinocchio is the charming sequel to the 1996 live-action movie. With a largely brand-new cast, the most important returning actor is Martin Landau as Geppetto. His role is pared down, however, by a neat twist in the tale. Udo Kier is the other returning actor, this time in the new bad guy/girl role of Madame Flambeau, whose carnival sets itself up in Pinocchio's town and offers everyone a miracle elixir to change their lives. Pinocchio (now played as a real boy by Gabriel Thomson) hopes the elixir will make his papa feel better from a nasty cold,... but it turns out Flambeau tricked him with puppet-making juice. So now it's Geppetto who's the wooden star of the show! Lots of surprises keep the story happily moving along, with secret identities waiting to spring from the likes of Warwick Davis as the ringleader Dwarf. The Jim Henson Studio puppets are first class as always, with some flawless computer graphics coming to the rescue every so often. There's a beautiful backdrop of Luxembourg countryside too for this pantomime where everyone looks as if they had great fun putting it together. --Paul Tonks [show more]
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Gabriel Thomson and Martin Landau star in this feature-length sequel to 'The Adventures of Pinocchio' (1996). The former wood carving is now a real life 12-year-old boy, busy attending school while his father prepares puppets for a special royal show. However, when Pinocchio (Thomson) falls foul of freak-show proprietor Madame Flambeau (Udo Kier) both he and Gepetto (Landau) are transformed into puppets by a magic elixir and forced to go on tour as part of the show. As Pinocchio works to undo the effects of the spell he encounters many strange and colourful characters and Gepetto finds himself sidetracked by the world of showbusiness.
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