Pinocchio (1940) (Blu Ray) - 10/10

I was really impressed with Disney's first Blu Ray release of Sleeping Beauty and have to say, they pulled out all the stops once again for this second release of classic animated films, Pinocchio. Even though it's pillarboxed with the original 1:33 aspect ratio, I can't remember ever seeing it look this good. This movie is a nostaligia trip down memory lane as I found myself instanstly remember the songs and music, singing along as I went on this tale of Pinocchio and Jimminy Cricket who must help him make the right decisions to become a real boy. The first thing I noticed now that I'm much older is how dark and scary this movie actually is. A freaky wooden puppet comes to life, then is pretty much kidnapped by a creepy, sinister fox character, who then sells Pinocchio to a stage performer who locks him up and beats him. For a children's movie, this sure had some very interesting ideas of the corruption of childhood through temptation as well as slavery and indulgence of illegal substance. After being sold to the evil Pleasure Island villian, Pinocchio must overcome the drugs and alcohol being given to him and escape before he turns into a donkey like the rest of the naughty boys. Even the whale scene at the end is kinda out there as they like go fishing and start a fire within the monster so that he sneezes them out, eventually taking them home and learning to tell the truth to become a real boy. I really like the songs and music in this and the cool painting look that is only found with these older animated films. All the characters and themes in this movie are iconic not only because they are geared towards kids as well as adults alike, but the brilliance of reminding everyone to tell the truth while doing what you think is right, not what other people think you should do b/c it's cool. The extras are all in HD and give some phenomenal insight into to the making including deleted scenes, first sketches, and interviews with the original animators.