Pinocchio 3000 (2004)

Director:

Daniel Robichaud

Writers:

Claude Scasso (written by) and
Peter Svatek (adaptation)

Release Date:

9 July 2004 (Spain)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

This is the story of a little robot known as Pinocchio 3000 whose greatest wish is to become a real boy...

Plot Keywords:

Pinocchio | Number In Title | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Raymond Bouchard	...	Scamboli = Combinard (voice: French version)
Martin Cloutier	...	Rodo (voice: French version)
Ellen David	...	House (voice)
François-Nicolas Dolan	...	Pinocchio (voice: French version)
Gabrielle Elfassy	...	Cynthia (voice)
Helena Evangeliou	...	Marlene (voice)
Bianca Gervais	...	Marlène (voice: French version)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Cyberina (voice)
Mario Jean	...	Spencer = Maurice (voice: French version)
Carlos Latre	...	Spencer (voice: Spanish version)
Howie Mandel	...	Spencer (voice)
Malcolm McDowell	...	Scamboli (voice)
Gilles Pelletier	...	Gepetto (voice: French version)
Dominic Sillon	...	Taxi (voice: French version)
Pep Torrents	...	Scamboli (voice: Spanish version)
Sonia Vachon	...	Cyberina (voice: French version)

Also Known As:

P3K: Pinocho 3000 (Spain)
Pinocchio le robot (France)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Canada | France | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:G | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:G | Canada:G (Ontario) | Spain:T

Company:

CinéGroupe

Movie Connections:

References The Fifth Element (1997)

Pinocchio from the future

The idea of a "Pinocchio from the future" got me curious, although I wasn't expecting too much from it. Perhaps because I like so much Walt Disney's "Pinocchio" and Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence", I wanted to know how would it be a Pinocchio's tale in the future.

"Pinocchio 3000" is a typical computer animated (or GGI) film. Without being a major disappointment, it is nevertheless quite mediocre. We can't compare it to the magical and wonderful movie experience that Walt Disney's "Pinocchio" and Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" are.

However, "Pinocchio 3000" has its good things. I liked very much its futuristic visuals and sceneries (which are very well done and create that futuristic atmosphere needed). However, the story is weak, the humor is irritating, the characters are annoying, ugly and terribly designed (natural limitations of the CGI films, a huge contrast with the hand-drawn animation) and nothing really good happens nearly during the whole movie.

Because everything is changed, it just isn't the same thing. Besides the completely different art-style, there are numerous major differences either. For example, Pinocchio isn't a puppet, but a robot; instead of Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio has a penguin as his conscience; Cleo and Figaro no longer exist; there are no coachman and Stromboli - instead, there is Scamboli; the village isn't Collodi anymore, but Scamboville; Honest John and Gideon do not exist too; among other differences.

Now a friendly advice: if you want to keep Pinocchio's good image, then just stick with Walt Disney's masterpiece. On the other hand, if you want a really good alternative to Disney's classic, then there is only one choice: Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence".