TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

BloodTheTelepathicDog We've seen Santa Clause kill people in slasher movies as well as The Tooth Fairy and a wee little Leprecahun. I suppose there isn't any famous fictional character the slasher filmmakers would defile by portraying them as psychotic killers. All that aside... isn't it fun though!?! Kevin S. Tenney, arguably the best B-Rate director in the business, has helmed the Witchboard series as well as Witchtrap, but takes time out from directing hags with warts and tackles everyone's favorite little wooden boy; Pinocchio. With this title and box art you don't expect too much when you pick it up but Tenney, who also writes his films, has talent to spare. His scripts are always clever and witty, check out Witchtrap, and he knows how to give his characters substance, which very few screenwriters truly know how to do.This film follows a workaholic attorney, Rosalind Allen who believes the man that she is representing is taking a fall for someone in the death of his own son. She can't get the man off the hook and he gets electrocuted. In the man's possession was a wooden puppet of Pinocchio which Rosalind accidentally allows her impressionable daughter to cabbage onto the doll. When her daughter begins to behave unnaturally and sinister towards classmates, Rosalind must decipher whether her daughter is crazy or if her tales of Pinocchio causing mischief are actually true. Quite suspenseful.VIOLENCE: $$$$ (Violence and gore hounds won't be letdown as Pinocchio is one twisted dude in this flick. We get to see a man fall down a flight of stairs and watch as Rosalind gets chased around her house during a storm by a knife wielding puppet).NUDITY: $$$$$ (Candace McKenzie, an extremely beautiful woman, has a shower scene because Pinocchio was curious about girls. Let's just say, after watching Candace, he's no longer curious. Rosalind has a brief love scene with her real life husband Todd Allen who plays her boyfriend. Rosalind is stunning throughout this movie; the best she has ever looked. She is like an elegant love ballad; she beckons you in and entrances you).STORY: $$$$ (Like I previously mentioned, Tenney is a superior writer as he gives his characters far more depth then what you are accustomed to in a B-Rate film. Rosalind's character was multi-faceted and Tenney also squeezes out a fine performance from the little girl).ACTING: $$$ (This film is for Rosalind Allen fans as she receives plenty of screen time and she delivers. She masterfully portrays a career minded mother who must juggle her taxing work life with a deteriorating home life. The rest of the acting was standard as Todd Allen, who was a blast in Tenney's Witchboard, was basically just around to support his off screen wife Rosalind).

Charlotte Kaye This isn't exactly a Child's Play rip-off (though it does borrow some ideas from those movie) but is just interesting enough to keep your attention throughout. The story revolves around divorced district attorney Jennifer Garrick (Rosalind Allen) and her troubled young daughter Zoe (Brittany Alyse Smith). During a birthday party Zoe mistakenly believes a wooden Pinocchio doll is one of her presents and instantly becomes attached to it. The doll is actually a piece of evidence in a criminal investigation and was buried alongside a body but Jennifer doesn't see any harm in letting her daughter keep the doll. However, strange and horrific things soon begin to happen. Zoe claims that the doll is responsible. The film never really reveals whether it is Zoe or the possessed doll responsible until the very end but the film manages to keep you entertained until you find out.The writing is decent, as is Tenney's direction. The special effects are average, but the acting is good enough to convince you. Allen is excellent in the lead, and Smith does a great job for a child actress. For the life of me I can't figure out why Candace McKenzie (who plays the live-in nanny to the family) didn't have much of a career after this film. Not only is she very attractive, but she also delivers a wonderfully appealing performance. Fans of Kevin Tenney's Witchboard will no doubt recognize Todd Allen in a supporting role. The current rating of 3.7 on here is far lower than this film deserves.

ryannemetz I was really disappointed after viewing Pinocchio's Revenge the other night. I had a good inclination that it was going to be a bad one, but I didn't think that it'd be as bad as it turned out. A wooden puppet of a murdered boy falls into the hands of an attorney's eight-year-old daughter. From there, it is a murderous path for anyone who gets in the way between the puppet and the little girl. We've seen movies like this before, i.e. the Child's Play series, which is by the way, far better. However, it was good to see actors like James W. Quinn and Todd Allen. Both of which have worked under Kevin Tenney before. In any event, I encourage viewers to check out "Night Of The Demons" and the original "Witchboard." These are titles that tend to bring out the best in Kevin S. Tenney.

uk20de I have never seen a B movie like this one... on the part that the nanny Sofia is being killed... a hand of a woman appears on the tape handling the stick... how bad is that??? LOL, I seriously laughed and wanted to stop seeing the movie, but I kept watching it to see if this movie could get worse...LOL...it is bad for itself... poor Pinocchio.. the only nice bit is the first time you see some special effects of Pinocchio's face moving... apart from that the whole movie is awful... it's not really worth your time if you don't really have much to spare! But if you have nothing to do... go on... treat yourself with some "Z" movie cos B-movie is still too good for this one...LOL