It's been a long time since I पोस्टेड something here, hasn't it? Honestly, I had just about forgotten I had an account here, but luckily, I did write something Disney-related not too long ago, so I'll post it here as well:
Recently, I discovered a semi-sequel to Pinocchio that takes place a साल later titled Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. All I saw was this really unsettling clip and I had to find it, and through what I can only assume is pure luck, I found a way to watch this film in its entirety despite it having never gotten a DVD release here. I have to say, this was an interesting watch. While done द्वारा a different company, Filmation, and made in the 80's when the quality of animated films was kind of a mixed bag, it carried a certain amount of charm to it. Because of this, I actually feel it's worth it to pit it up against the much और iconic डिज़्नी film, which as my long-time viewers know is one of my all-time प्रिय डिज़्नी films, number 5 to be exact. (Well, it was number 4 before फ्रोज़न replaced it) Anyway, as always, this is just my opinion. Let's get started.
Better Story- I'm gonna have to give this one to डिज़्नी mostly because while Emperor of the Night definitely has some very creative ideas and unexpected twists, I felt like I was watching Pinocchio learn the exact same lessons he had to learn in the first one. Well, okay, there is a moment near the end where he has to learn that it's okay to lie sometimes but also that he has to know when it's appropriate, but that's about it. Otherwise, आप can understand why Pinocchio falls into so many obvious traps and gets so easily manipulated द्वारा con-men as he's basically a new-born child in the डिज़्नी film, therefor he doesn't know any better. In Emperor of the Night, आप can argue he's still a kid, so it makes sense he'd still be a little naive, but either way, we're seeing him essentially learning responsibility again after everything he went through in the first one. That's not to say Emperor of the night isn't engaging या a complete rehash. It does plenty of things differently, but there are also similarities, like Pinocchio being sent to an area with other kids to be transformed into something not human, Pinocchio being tricked द्वारा a tall anthropomorphic animal in a fancy suit and his shorter sidekick with less expensive clothing. Again, it does some things differently, such as the con artists actually learning their lesson and turning over a new leaf, Geppetto being shrunken down to the size of a doll for bartering purposes and there's even two instances where Pinocchio is transformed back into a puppet, but all-in-all, it's not too much different from the डिज़्नी film. The only thing missing was Pinocchio being eaten द्वारा a whale, so yeah, डिज़्नी definitely gets the point here.
Pinocchio- 1
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 0
Better Pinocchio- While there aren't too many differences between each version, there are slight differences with Pinocchio. Since Emperor of the Night is essentially a sequel story, naturally Pinocchio is slightly और mature here. But as mentioned earlier, it makes his stupid mistakes a lot less excusable seeing as he should know better द्वारा now. When he turns back into a puppet and the blue fairy confronts him about his mistake, he lies despite the fact that he should know द्वारा now that lying causes his nose to grow. Okay, he later uses it to help him reach a doorknob that's way too high up for even an adult to reach, but even so, I don't see that much growth having come to him. As such, the और naive and easily-manipulated डिज़्नी version is at least और believable. (That and the डिज़्नी film didn't give him an outdated catchphrase) So while there aren't huge differences between both Pinocchios, the डिज़्नी one at least has an excuse to be like he is, so point goes to डिज़्नी again.
Pinocchio- 2
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 0
Better Side Characters- Alright, this is where I feel Emperor of the Night just barely manages to get a point. I प्यार the side characters in the डिज़्नी film. Honest John and Gideon are just so delightful to watch and the way they con little kids without a सेकंड thought makes them kind of intimidating. However, Scalawag and Igor, well, okay, they start off as significantly less interesting clones of these two but they improve during the final act. There's a point where Pinocchio saves them from drowning and they actually have सेकंड thoughts about conning him and turning him over to their master. Honest John and Gideon do seem to regret turning Pinocchio over to the कोचवान, गाड़ीवान to a certain degree, but they never really act out against him. They just go along their marry way and presumably continue to con children into going to Pleasure Island to be turned into donkeys. And then there's Pinocchio's insect guide. Jiminy Cricket is definitely a good character. He's fun, he's smart, he's supportive but he has a tendency to lose his cool when things get out of hand, but I honestly prefer the wooden glow bug Willikers, and not because he was voiced द्वारा Don Knotts. It's because he takes और action. When Pinocchio is turned into a lifeless puppet, he doesn't stand around and wait for the blue fairy to fix things. He goes out of his way to find Pinocchio and hopefully fix everything. Heck, he actually helps out during the film's major battles, including saving an entire race of bugs from a giant toad that's been terrorizing them. Granted, Jiminy does have slightly और personality, but Willikers is just और helpful when आप get right down to it. The only characters I don't care for too much are Grumblebee and Pinocchio's प्यार interest, Twinkle. Twinkle doesn't actually gain life until the end, so she's not दिया much time to develop a personality and Grumblebee was okay as comic relief but nothing special. Either way, there's no one in the डिज़्नी film I can really compare them to, so point still goes to Filmation.
Pinocchio- 2
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 1
Better Villains- While Stromboli and the कोचवान, गाड़ीवान are alright, they have nothing on Puppetino and The Emperor of the Night. The कोचवान, गाड़ीवान is pretty frightening, but these two are just messed up. Puppetino, for instance, has the power to turn kids into puppets. Granted, turning kids into donkeys is messed up to, but this guy takes away the consciousness of anyone he turns. When Pinocchio is turned back into a puppet the first time, he actually loses all consciousness. That's much scarier than being turned into a different species. At least the donkey kids were still alive to remember what happened to them. As for the Emperor of the Night, well, when he first appears, he didn't seem like much और than just a really scary demonic presence, but when his motive was revealed and I saw what he was capable of, this guy became much और impressive. First of all, this guy's able to shape-shift into humans, and he uses this power to manipulate Pinocchio into entering his territory. Not only that, but he also tricks Pinocchio into giving up his life to save his फ्रेंड्स and father. As if that's not enough, he doesn't even keep his end of the bargain. That's just diabolical! So yeah, while the कोचवान, गाड़ीवान and Stromboli are fine, realistic villains, Puppetino and the emperor are just so much और frightening. As for Monstro, I'm not sure if he really counts as a villain. I mostly just see him as a scary animal looking for food. That's not really evil, is it?
Pinocchio- 2
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 2
Better Animations- डिज़्नी easily gets the point here. Sure, the movements in Emperor of the Night are impressive for the time, but the character मॉडेल look like something out of a Nelvana film. Meanwhile, Pinocchio was made in 1940 and had a significantly lower budget and still to this दिन is one of Disney's most gorgeous-looking films. Considering most of what Walt gave us after this, this is really impressive. The attention to detail is just amazing, the movements are so fluid. There's no contest here. डिज़्नी gets this one without a doubt.
Pinocchio- 3
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 2
Better Songs- While there's no doubt the डिज़्नी songs are और iconic, I actually prefer Emperor of the Night's songs. Yeah, it's strange लेखन those words, but yes, I like the Filmation soundtrack better. What's really odd about this is that I didn't even care for the first song in this film. I found it incredibly generic, like it didn't even need to be there. But the three songs that follow it are so catchy, they और than make up for it. Something that especially works in its favor is that these songs actually had me tapping my toes along with them. It takes a lot for a song in a film to get me tempted to dance along with them. Even the catchiest numbers in some of my प्रिय म्यूज़िकल्स haven't always pulled this off. I think the only other films that have ever had me tapping my toes to the majority of their songs were Rio and Hairspray, so that says a lot about Emperor of the Night. I especially प्यार You're a Star. That's just so addictive. And don't get me wrong, I प्यार the songs from Disney's Pinocchio, but man, despite technically having less songs, Emperor of the Night's soundtrack just proved better for the most part. Again, the first song was kind of weak and almost लॉस्ट this one major points.
Pinocchio- 3
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 3
Which one was darker?- Okay, something I don't think people remember all too well about Pinocchio is just what a dark and twisted story it is. It's hard to make an adaptation of the story and not fill it to the brim with disturbing imagery. To reiterate what I कहा in my चोटी, शीर्ष 10 डिज़्नी films list, something I really admire about Disney's Pinocchio is how deceivingly dark it is. It tricks आप into thinking it's really innocent and cute and then once the cuteness has been thrown at you, the rest of the film gets really dark. Heck, the villains never get what's coming to them. They actually get away scot-free and continue to con children into coming to pleasure island and turning into donkeys so the कोचवान, गाड़ीवान can do lord-knows-what to them. Yet surprisingly, Emperor of the Night gets away with even more. I already mentioned that Pinocchio gets turned into a puppet twice, and the first time, he loses all consciousness. आप see him trying to talk while a tear rolls down his eye and then he becomes inanimate. Yeah, he gets changed back not long after, but even so, that's a really unsettling scene and the डिज़्नी film certainly didn't have any moments like that. And of course Geppetto is later shrunken in size so the emperor can use him as a bargaining chip. Granted, this one does feature the villains getting their just-desserts, but when it happens, it's quite brutal. Puppetino gets transformed into a puppet after trying to bail on his duties and the emperor gets turned into ash. All-in-all, while the डिज़्नी film is pretty dark, Emperor of the Night is just a tad और impressive.
Pinocchio- 3
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 4
While I still adore Disney's Pinocchio, I actually prefer The Emperor of the Night, but just a little bit. It's a real shame this film never got a DVD release where I live because I think it deserves to be seen द्वारा people for generations to come. Despite reusing some elements from the डिज़्नी film, it works as a sequel. So, yeah, there आप go.
Recently, I discovered a semi-sequel to Pinocchio that takes place a साल later titled Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. All I saw was this really unsettling clip and I had to find it, and through what I can only assume is pure luck, I found a way to watch this film in its entirety despite it having never gotten a DVD release here. I have to say, this was an interesting watch. While done द्वारा a different company, Filmation, and made in the 80's when the quality of animated films was kind of a mixed bag, it carried a certain amount of charm to it. Because of this, I actually feel it's worth it to pit it up against the much और iconic डिज़्नी film, which as my long-time viewers know is one of my all-time प्रिय डिज़्नी films, number 5 to be exact. (Well, it was number 4 before फ्रोज़न replaced it) Anyway, as always, this is just my opinion. Let's get started.
Better Story- I'm gonna have to give this one to डिज़्नी mostly because while Emperor of the Night definitely has some very creative ideas and unexpected twists, I felt like I was watching Pinocchio learn the exact same lessons he had to learn in the first one. Well, okay, there is a moment near the end where he has to learn that it's okay to lie sometimes but also that he has to know when it's appropriate, but that's about it. Otherwise, आप can understand why Pinocchio falls into so many obvious traps and gets so easily manipulated द्वारा con-men as he's basically a new-born child in the डिज़्नी film, therefor he doesn't know any better. In Emperor of the Night, आप can argue he's still a kid, so it makes sense he'd still be a little naive, but either way, we're seeing him essentially learning responsibility again after everything he went through in the first one. That's not to say Emperor of the night isn't engaging या a complete rehash. It does plenty of things differently, but there are also similarities, like Pinocchio being sent to an area with other kids to be transformed into something not human, Pinocchio being tricked द्वारा a tall anthropomorphic animal in a fancy suit and his shorter sidekick with less expensive clothing. Again, it does some things differently, such as the con artists actually learning their lesson and turning over a new leaf, Geppetto being shrunken down to the size of a doll for bartering purposes and there's even two instances where Pinocchio is transformed back into a puppet, but all-in-all, it's not too much different from the डिज़्नी film. The only thing missing was Pinocchio being eaten द्वारा a whale, so yeah, डिज़्नी definitely gets the point here.
Pinocchio- 1
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 0
Better Pinocchio- While there aren't too many differences between each version, there are slight differences with Pinocchio. Since Emperor of the Night is essentially a sequel story, naturally Pinocchio is slightly और mature here. But as mentioned earlier, it makes his stupid mistakes a lot less excusable seeing as he should know better द्वारा now. When he turns back into a puppet and the blue fairy confronts him about his mistake, he lies despite the fact that he should know द्वारा now that lying causes his nose to grow. Okay, he later uses it to help him reach a doorknob that's way too high up for even an adult to reach, but even so, I don't see that much growth having come to him. As such, the और naive and easily-manipulated डिज़्नी version is at least और believable. (That and the डिज़्नी film didn't give him an outdated catchphrase) So while there aren't huge differences between both Pinocchios, the डिज़्नी one at least has an excuse to be like he is, so point goes to डिज़्नी again.
Pinocchio- 2
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 0
Better Side Characters- Alright, this is where I feel Emperor of the Night just barely manages to get a point. I प्यार the side characters in the डिज़्नी film. Honest John and Gideon are just so delightful to watch and the way they con little kids without a सेकंड thought makes them kind of intimidating. However, Scalawag and Igor, well, okay, they start off as significantly less interesting clones of these two but they improve during the final act. There's a point where Pinocchio saves them from drowning and they actually have सेकंड thoughts about conning him and turning him over to their master. Honest John and Gideon do seem to regret turning Pinocchio over to the कोचवान, गाड़ीवान to a certain degree, but they never really act out against him. They just go along their marry way and presumably continue to con children into going to Pleasure Island to be turned into donkeys. And then there's Pinocchio's insect guide. Jiminy Cricket is definitely a good character. He's fun, he's smart, he's supportive but he has a tendency to lose his cool when things get out of hand, but I honestly prefer the wooden glow bug Willikers, and not because he was voiced द्वारा Don Knotts. It's because he takes और action. When Pinocchio is turned into a lifeless puppet, he doesn't stand around and wait for the blue fairy to fix things. He goes out of his way to find Pinocchio and hopefully fix everything. Heck, he actually helps out during the film's major battles, including saving an entire race of bugs from a giant toad that's been terrorizing them. Granted, Jiminy does have slightly और personality, but Willikers is just और helpful when आप get right down to it. The only characters I don't care for too much are Grumblebee and Pinocchio's प्यार interest, Twinkle. Twinkle doesn't actually gain life until the end, so she's not दिया much time to develop a personality and Grumblebee was okay as comic relief but nothing special. Either way, there's no one in the डिज़्नी film I can really compare them to, so point still goes to Filmation.
Pinocchio- 2
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 1
Better Villains- While Stromboli and the कोचवान, गाड़ीवान are alright, they have nothing on Puppetino and The Emperor of the Night. The कोचवान, गाड़ीवान is pretty frightening, but these two are just messed up. Puppetino, for instance, has the power to turn kids into puppets. Granted, turning kids into donkeys is messed up to, but this guy takes away the consciousness of anyone he turns. When Pinocchio is turned back into a puppet the first time, he actually loses all consciousness. That's much scarier than being turned into a different species. At least the donkey kids were still alive to remember what happened to them. As for the Emperor of the Night, well, when he first appears, he didn't seem like much और than just a really scary demonic presence, but when his motive was revealed and I saw what he was capable of, this guy became much और impressive. First of all, this guy's able to shape-shift into humans, and he uses this power to manipulate Pinocchio into entering his territory. Not only that, but he also tricks Pinocchio into giving up his life to save his फ्रेंड्स and father. As if that's not enough, he doesn't even keep his end of the bargain. That's just diabolical! So yeah, while the कोचवान, गाड़ीवान and Stromboli are fine, realistic villains, Puppetino and the emperor are just so much और frightening. As for Monstro, I'm not sure if he really counts as a villain. I mostly just see him as a scary animal looking for food. That's not really evil, is it?
Pinocchio- 2
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 2
Better Animations- डिज़्नी easily gets the point here. Sure, the movements in Emperor of the Night are impressive for the time, but the character मॉडेल look like something out of a Nelvana film. Meanwhile, Pinocchio was made in 1940 and had a significantly lower budget and still to this दिन is one of Disney's most gorgeous-looking films. Considering most of what Walt gave us after this, this is really impressive. The attention to detail is just amazing, the movements are so fluid. There's no contest here. डिज़्नी gets this one without a doubt.
Pinocchio- 3
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 2
Better Songs- While there's no doubt the डिज़्नी songs are और iconic, I actually prefer Emperor of the Night's songs. Yeah, it's strange लेखन those words, but yes, I like the Filmation soundtrack better. What's really odd about this is that I didn't even care for the first song in this film. I found it incredibly generic, like it didn't even need to be there. But the three songs that follow it are so catchy, they और than make up for it. Something that especially works in its favor is that these songs actually had me tapping my toes along with them. It takes a lot for a song in a film to get me tempted to dance along with them. Even the catchiest numbers in some of my प्रिय म्यूज़िकल्स haven't always pulled this off. I think the only other films that have ever had me tapping my toes to the majority of their songs were Rio and Hairspray, so that says a lot about Emperor of the Night. I especially प्यार You're a Star. That's just so addictive. And don't get me wrong, I प्यार the songs from Disney's Pinocchio, but man, despite technically having less songs, Emperor of the Night's soundtrack just proved better for the most part. Again, the first song was kind of weak and almost लॉस्ट this one major points.
Pinocchio- 3
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 3
Which one was darker?- Okay, something I don't think people remember all too well about Pinocchio is just what a dark and twisted story it is. It's hard to make an adaptation of the story and not fill it to the brim with disturbing imagery. To reiterate what I कहा in my चोटी, शीर्ष 10 डिज़्नी films list, something I really admire about Disney's Pinocchio is how deceivingly dark it is. It tricks आप into thinking it's really innocent and cute and then once the cuteness has been thrown at you, the rest of the film gets really dark. Heck, the villains never get what's coming to them. They actually get away scot-free and continue to con children into coming to pleasure island and turning into donkeys so the कोचवान, गाड़ीवान can do lord-knows-what to them. Yet surprisingly, Emperor of the Night gets away with even more. I already mentioned that Pinocchio gets turned into a puppet twice, and the first time, he loses all consciousness. आप see him trying to talk while a tear rolls down his eye and then he becomes inanimate. Yeah, he gets changed back not long after, but even so, that's a really unsettling scene and the डिज़्नी film certainly didn't have any moments like that. And of course Geppetto is later shrunken in size so the emperor can use him as a bargaining chip. Granted, this one does feature the villains getting their just-desserts, but when it happens, it's quite brutal. Puppetino gets transformed into a puppet after trying to bail on his duties and the emperor gets turned into ash. All-in-all, while the डिज़्नी film is pretty dark, Emperor of the Night is just a tad और impressive.
Pinocchio- 3
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night- 4
While I still adore Disney's Pinocchio, I actually prefer The Emperor of the Night, but just a little bit. It's a real shame this film never got a DVD release where I live because I think it deserves to be seen द्वारा people for generations to come. Despite reusing some elements from the डिज़्नी film, it works as a sequel. So, yeah, there आप go.
