Geppetto [VHS]

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Actors:	Drew Carey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brent Spiner, Rene Auberjonois, Seth Adkins
Format:	Closed-captioned, Color, Live, NTSC
Director:	Tom Moore
Release Date:	2000-05-30
Audience Rating:	NR (Not Rated)
Category:	VHS Tape
Number of Items:	1
ISBN:	0788822063
Label/Manufacturer:	Walt Disney Video
UPC:	786936126273

Product Description

With Geppetto, Disney takes a different, live-action spin on the Pinocchio story it immortalized in animation in 1940. Yes, there's still the wooden boy with the nose that grows when he tells a lie, but here there are no singing insects (and only a bit of whale), and the focus is on the toymaker, not the toy. Geppetto (Drew Carey) delights all the kids in town with his creations, but he longs for a son of his own. Enter the Blue Fairy (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), who turns Geppetto's puppet (Seth Adkins) into a living, breathing (albeit wooden) boy, but the thrill soon wears off when Geppetto learns that being a parent is harder than he thought.

Carey gives a winning performance as the struggling yet loving father, while Louis-Dreyfus is an attractive (though a bit too toothy) fairy, and both prove themselves solid singers. To create a new sound palette for this 2000 television production, Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, The Prince of Egypt) wrote eight appealing songs, ranging from the tender lament "Empty Heart" to the bouncy duet "Just Because It's Magic" to the bravura aria "Bravo, Stromboli," sung by Brent Spiner (best known as Star Trek: The Next Generation's Data but also a veteran of Broadway musicals). A good supporting cast and decent if somewhat modest special effects help make this an enjoyable family musical for ages 5 and older. --David Horiuchi

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Rated

on 2010-05-21

I love Disney musicals like 'Mary Poppins', 'Pete's Dragon', 'One and Only Genuine Original Family Band', 'The Happiest Millionare' etc. This is definitely one of my favorites.
Everything about this is wonderful. The focal performance by Drew Carey is sensitive and beautifully done. The rest of the cast, Julia Louis Dreyfuss (hilarious), Rene Auberjonois, Brent Spiner (Star Trek's Data, and boy can he sing) and of course a exhilarating debut by Usher Raymond. The music is beyond reproach. I mean it was written after all by Stephen Schwartz who wrote 'Godspell' and the mega-hit on Broadway 'Wicked'.
Disney should make more musicals. Music is something Disney has always done best. Not all of us want a steady diet of CGI driven kiddie schlock all the time. Watching FX films is fun, but too much of just one thing always gets boring. For me the real magical effects are in a film's script, performances, and heart.
James(the alice fan)

Rated

on 2009-03-23

I remember first watching this movie when I was seven years old...or eight. I did like it, although I did not really understand it (I was a little kid and I never understood movies as a little kid). Now at the age of 14, I got reunited with it. Sadly, I forgot how I did. When I finally recieved the opportunity the watch it for the first united time, I was so impressed and pleased... with everything! The acting, the singing, the music, everything!! Drew Carey, especially, did a fantastic job playing Geppetto. When I first saw him in the film, I was like, "OH MY GOSH" For a comedian to play a serious character with a beautiful singing voice, he did a wonderful job. He looked good, too. To see how I feel about him now, you'd think I'd have a crush on him, which of course I don't. And it wasn't just Carey who was fantastic, it was everyone else as well. Julia Louis-Dreyfus better work her voice because she can sing! And Brent Spiner, oh he can DEFINITELY SING!! He is a fantastic opera singer and actor. Did I mention that he has a cool accent? And the famous Pinnochio himself, Seth Adkins; he was wonderful. I really liked that he was chosen to be Pinnochio because he had so much energy and he sounded just like the original Pinnochio himself! And Usher, my buddy, he can really, really sing! The superstar sings like an angel! All of the songs were just incredible, especially the last song, "Since I Gave My Heart Away". I felt like crying, but I ended up holding it in. I will admit that I was a little sad...until the happy ending part came. I would recommend this movie to family and friends...and anybody who is willing to open their eyes to the valuable lesson that they can learn from this fantastic experience. All you jealous people and haters out there, let me tell ya'll something. Everyone, including the crew, did a spectacular job with filming this movie. I don't think ya'll have any idea how much effort and work everyone put into this fantastic film. And lastly, don't look at how bad or good a person can sing, if they couldn't sing, then they wouldn't be even be in the musical.

Rated

on 2007-11-11

I guess you can save your money and rent it. It is a theatrical loose re-make of animated Pinocchio, sanitized for political correctness. There are very few dances or songs worth mentioning. The scenes of the town with perfect made-to-order children and Pleasure Island are unbearably long. I am not sure what ages this film is targeting: it is hard to develop any affection for the characters, any teachings dilute in the multiple dances and characters.

Rated

on 2006-06-21

I love the movie, which is why I bought it, not knowing I couldn't play it on my DVD player. I didn't see or understand afterward the region2, deal. So I have a DVD of a movie I loved, and can't watch it. They will not accept it back as I had opened the package.

Rated

on 2005-07-23

Geppetto, in no doubt, has to be one of the worst films of all time. For example, Seth Adkins, CANNOT act. "I'm not a puppet, I'm Pinocchio!" How annoying was that? And his makeup sucked so bad, that instantly you could tell that his face was obviously painted with lines. Drew Carey(Geppetto) sings the most retarded songs ever sang, and his singing voice is like listening to a thousand sharp nails scraping down a blackboard. Although, the song "Since I gave my heart away," was the only good thing about the movie, and that song only appeared at the end of the movie. People are right: there is a light at the end of the tunnel. However, I would recommend this movie to children from the age of three to five, unless of course, if their blind. Hope this review was helpful for you.

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