Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: PINOCCHIO'S REVENGE

Think Pinocchio is the heartwarming tale of a little wooden boy? Not according to the 1996 direct-to-video horror movie "Pinocchio's Revenge" it ain't!
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[@TheBrandonTenold]

This Pinocchio may not have strings, but he does have a knife!

[@dumbgeniusesfilmpodcast8879]

At least he don’t have to worry about being a real boy

[@gojirafan5437]

Bro I thought this movie was a joke, but this is actually real? Wow

[@William_Millar]

Maybe he cut the strings 🤔🤔

[@potatozilla2390]

true

[@demonicgaming4592]

Please do Godzilla king of the monsters Review

[@Theokal3]

"Even the original Pinocchio was a more efficient killer!" That line killed me XD

[@maniacgreen8609]

At first i thought he was joking but when i read the original story and he's actually Right

[@Rando-Igno]

@Hooty HOOT HOOT Ah, I see you're an... owl of culture as well.

[@mckinniesmovies3598]

12:13

[@maximustheshoosh227]

Fun fact: The original name for this movie was The Pinocchio Syndrome when it was written and filmed but Trimark retitled it when the film was released

[@daniboy4153]

The original title makes more sense, unlike the other one they went with.

[@BroomPusher2024]

Once again, Executive Producers shoot themselves in the collective foot. 🤦‍♂️

[@ultimatealdo1922]

And this movie came out the same year as the adventures of Pinocchio with Jonathan Taylor Thomas

[@tuckerbowen4626]

Is that a real condition?

[@jameswoodard4304]

​@tuckerbowen4626 , 5-minutes of googlin' after your question sparked my curiosity produced the following unofficial uses of the term in regards to psychology: 1) as an alternate term for pathelogical compulsive lying. 2) as a symptom of Gelotophobia (pathelogical fear of being laughed at) in which the subject takes on "wooden" and lifeless movement and expression. Gelotophobes may also lash out violently at anyone they perceive to be mocking or ridiculing them or not taking them seriously. So, it's not a terrible title for a psychological thriller/puppet horror story.

[@MistahBryan]

Who expected Pinocchio to kill someone by swearing "I'm sorry!" just to make his nose grow so long it punctures someone's temple and crushes their brain?

[@SuperSwordman1]

That would actually be really clever!

[@tuckerbowen4626]

i think there's a comic series where he hunts vampires by doing that

[@professr9343]

@@tuckerbowen4626 🤣

[@cartooncritique6625]

@@tuckerbowen4626 Pinocchio the Vampire Slayer? Now there's a funny idea for a film. XD

[@WillieManga]

Wouldn't that confirm Pinocchio was the real killer? It's a psychological horror where it doesn't seem to confirm wherher there's supernatural forces controlling the killers or not. It leaves the interpretation up to you.

[@misterprickly]

My personal theory about this film is... Having spent the majority of her career defending murderers, the mother has lost the ability to see *anyone* as guilty, even making up a justification for their actions; such as her first client. Her refusal to look facts in the face, is what leads her to seeing the puppet come to life and attack her. She literally can't believe that her daughter is capable of such things and thus her mind invents a killer doll. After all, the doll was *made* by a killer, so it *must* be the killer.

[@MamaMOB]

Nice

[@daniboy4153]

Now that's a theory I'm willing to say is canon

[@phataguilar7096]

This is Actually Legit tho.

[@cartooncritique6625]

You've definitely put more thought into the conclusion than the filmmakers did.

[@garrick3727]

This is also what I thought. The film is careful to establish that the daughter is a little psycho BEFORE the puppet is introduced to the story. The scene with the puppet's lips moving is there to establish that the daughter is hearing voices from the puppet, since we see the same scene again from the video tape and the puppet's lips are not moving from that perspective (which would have worked better if they did the lips for all the scenes with just the girl and the puppet, but it was probably expensive to do). I think the whole film is about killers finding excuses for their murders (the "I heard voices" defense) and people who are willing to believe that demons are responsible. As you say, the film takes many steps to show the mother will not believe clear evidence, to the point where she sees the puppet rather than her daughter.

[@grapeshot]

Pinocchio Wants Revenge because Child Services left him in the custody of a creepy old man.

[@royshaheer]

Nice one bro!

[@MrParkerman6]

It was The Little Girl. Pinocchio wasn't even alive.

[@varanid9]

@@MrParkerman6 I think he was kidding.

[@tina360]

Ahhh nice

[@adamgray1753]

I do not remember Joe Biden being in Pinocchio's Revenge...

[@PtolemyJones]

That Priest actor was so weird I kept expecting him to be a murderer too...

[@matthewjury4385]

Total raper

[@scottgillespie8011]

“Blow shit up!” Not an American TV commercial.

[@jommyheyman1180]

I wish it was. Actually I wish that and that it was a modern commercial so that all commercials/ads aren't obnoxious.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Pinocchio threw that girl under the bus.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Gumby's revenge " I'm Gumby, Damnit !!!" ( Eddy Murphy)

[@barbyonabike]

More of an American way of life.

[@huverdoose]

I don't know. I remember this commercial. So it was either American or East European. I'm guessing American.

[@CougarMacDowall]

Man that’s allot of puppet master films to cover!

[@dynamosaurusimperious6341]

Woah Cougar on a Brandon video

[@boogerman908]

All 37 of them

[@SuperSwordman1]

Still waiting on Desudaecon to try to start up on them again

[@machinedragonnero7740]

Hey Cougar, great to see ya. Wasn't expecting to see another KZbin celebrity checking out another KZbin celebrities content. But then again how can I will not be your fan of Brandon.

[@Music-vr7sz]

Just do the whole series as one video

[@SwaggyG_2102]

The 1990s, the golden era of video store cult classics.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

This may be a cult movie, but there is nothing classic about it.

[@varanid9]

Let's not forget the '80s.

[@williamcrowe2576]

If I can sum up the ending; the lady defence lawyer lost her job, the daughter got put in juvenile prison, "Gepetto" got the gas chamber, and "Pinocchio" got put in an evidence locker.

[@varanid9]

I like that, it works, it flows.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Idk what’s scarier, the Pinocchio in this, the Jonathan Taylor Thomas Pinocchio, or the 50 year old Italian man Roberto Benigni Pinocchio. They’re all just.... *shudders* really unsettling.

[@kinghoodofmousekind2906]

Now we can only wait for the ultimate showdown between creepy, immortal puppets: Pinocchio vs Pinocchio vs Pinocchio; my money on Benigni.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

@@kinghoodofmousekind2906 Benigni. Definitely. He’s the biggest monster of them all.

[@st_jimmytwin7681]

I'm pretty sure the actual creepiest is Drew Carrey as Geppetto

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

The Pinnochio in Shrek is also FUCKING CREEPY Good thing he's FRIENDLY

[@johnbockelie3899]

Geppetto , the Italian wood carvers has ties with the mob. He sends Pinocchio out on hits to get rid of the competition. Pinocchio's revenge.

[@CesarDaSalad]

Is this an unannounced "Dollsploitation Month"? Cause I'd be up for that...

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Same!

[@TimeBomb014X]

Would he have to review Silent Night Deadly Night 4?

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Would like to see a "Snakesploitation Month", a "Killer Shark Month", a "Killer Whatever Month", a "Surreal Cult Movie Month", and a "Dinosaur Month" as well.

[@TimeBomb014X]

@@nicholaslienandjaja1815 There should be a Killer Baby month, I have never seen a killer baby movie but I am sure someone outthere made it

[@chriswingrove7656]

@@TimeBomb014X there is lol zombie babies and demon child 666

[@pjkingkobra895]

Out of the new phrases I’ve learned today, 18:35 “Quit pussyfooting around and get to the crazy puppet shit!!!” Is the best.

[@LeeroyPorkins]

You can't pee on hospitality! I won't allow it!

[@zeeoro]

Oddly enough, this version still isn't nearly as scary as Roberto Benigni's.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

That one is the worst by far. Drew Carey and Jonathan Taylor Thomas have nothing on Benigni’s hyperactive nightmare man-child version.

[@Laevateinn102]

Honestly most adaptations of Pinocchio are far darker than this one (including Benigni's of course). It's disappointing really - they could've made things a lot darker considering this is a horror film but nope it's nothing more than a Child's Play knockoff.

[@eddihurta7173]

Oh God I thought you meant ROBERT the Asylum style "Annabelle" RIP off

[@arx3516]

@@Laevateinn102 the original Pinocchio series was meant to end with Pinicchio dying by hanging, it was Collodi's editor that pressured him into changing the ending. Pinocchio is the story of a naughty boy that gets what's coming for him.

[@Talisguy]

@@Laevateinn102 Even the Disney version pulled off horror better. The donkey transformation scene is played for a surprising amount of body horror.

[@wstine79]

With all these killer doll movies, I'm surprised Brandon doesn't have a doll version of himself.

[@dwaynecedillos5139]

Nostalgia Critic and Phelan Portus did review Child Play 1, 2 and 3.

[@johnbockelie3899]

My brother called " Leprechaun " Lucky charms revenge.

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

Probably looks more like Dexter.

[@matthewjury4385]

He’s already a doll 🤤🤤🤤

[@snatchadams69]

Brandoll

[@NJDMashups]

This feels like multiple different scripts all rolled into one

[@dr.snakes]

More like multiple different scripts all rolled into a big joint.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Pinnochio looks like Slappy from Goosebumps

[@KingSkeletor]

If i can say some positives: there a shot where you think the girl is gonna get hit by a truck at night but it turns into 2 motorcycles. It was a nice fake out for the budget. Also the scene were Pinocchio is trying to stab the mom. The door is like made of paper and its funny.

[@milestrombley1466]

Chucky: "You disappoint me!"

[@skeevy_nyx]

"If cocaine kills, how'd this movie even get made in the first place?!" Describes 90% of the films you review 😂 Also, the priest looks like Fear Fan.

[@chesthomas7681]

The fact that you've been at this for this long WITHOUT getting demonic toys or puppet master is amazing

[@BigK13372]

The fact he didn’t cover any Full Moon films is amazing.

[@varanid9]

@@BigK13372 He's done a couple: "Bad Channels", and "Terrorvision".

[@varanid9]

@@BigK13372 Oops, "Terrorvision", though done by Charles Band, was when his company was called Empire Pictures or whatever. Still, it might as well be a Full Moon video.

[@awizardlizard6793]

I just want to say cult movies never were a thing for me (haven't ever stumbled on any of them basically), but after YT suggested a video from this channel out of nowhere, I got hooked! I have watched most of the videos by now I think. Thanks Brandon, wish you the best for the channel!

[@delete---7593]

Wow how sad lol.

[@OmicronX-1999]

I think you're supposed to interpret the ending as Jennifer was hallucinating too, either because of some obsession with the puppet, demonic possession, or crazy runs in the family and she's as nuts as her daughter.

[@metalspinda9594]

Pretty much. Jennifer is a neglectful parent. She didn't touch base with her daughter about the details of her Father's departure. She prioritized burying herself in acquittals over facing her own failures and what that meant for her family. The director could have gone about portraying this a little better though.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Crazy running all over the the damn place!!!🙏🤔😵‍💫👻

[@snodog00]

I mean... it's pretty spelled out that the mother is a screwball as well. She's coming up with crazy theories about demons possessing inanimate objects and forcing people to kill than just accepting some people fucking kill other people. She's so fucked in the head, she physically can not see her daughter as the murdering psychopath that she is and instead sees a doll. She's unable to see actual people as guilty anymore, even if it's happening directly to her. Honestly, the fact that the mother isn't in a straightjacket and locked away in a padded cell at the end is the biggest injustice of the entire movie. I was rooting for the puppet/daughter to rid the world of her idiocy/crazy. If she's allowed to continue working, she's going to get a murderer off on appeals or early release to probably go and kill again. She's a danger to herself and others. Lock her up. Throw away the key.

[@quinnzykir]

He got no stings to hold him down. Now there’s strings on you

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Now I have that song in my head. It’s 80+ years old and still catchy as hell.

[@rogermorris9696]

A British comedy duo called The Two Ronnies had s parody called Pinocchio 2 for their 1987 Christmas special where the puppet is carved from a evil tree and comes to lite. It also had a cameo from Chartion Hestion.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Charleston Heston

[@alexa1591]

Third time lucky - charlton heston

[@mathieuleader8601]

@@alexa1591 neat

[@grapeshot]

They were only budgeted for one mouth movement.

[@otaking3582]

At least it's still better looking than when "A Talking Cat!?!" did the same thing

[@TallSilentGuy]

They could have at least re-used some of the mouth motion footage in other scenes.

[@tdata545]

Where was Jennifer when Ed Gein needed a lawyer? "I mean look at this nipple belt, the craftsmanship, and you tell me he's a murderer. This lamp is perfectly stretched and fitted with the finest of human skin. Murderers are sloppy and clumsy. This requires a steady and meticulous hand."

[@skylx0812]

Suprised you didn't say, _"I'm the Pinocchio, gotta love me!"_

[@adrianramirez8882]

Fun fact, he's voiced by the guy who does Gumby. So you get to hear Gumby drop some f bombs!!!!

[@camerondodge2070]

Now if only we'd got that during that scene in "Freaked" where Gumby is rubbing one out.

[@SodaPopBarbecue]

That isn't Eddie Murphy! ;)

[@OldSchoolCurt]

Yea the twist at the end made absolutely no sense! She saw the doll attacking her and then it turns into the daughter. Like WTF!

[@varanid9]

Think about it. It makes perfect sense.

[@aaronm4858]

She got hit in the head

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

Since you’re doing killer-doll style movies, and that you mentioned Ed Gale, you should consider reviewing Piñata: Survival Island. Yep, there’s a movie about a group of people being hunted and killed by an evil piñata.

[@mathieuleader8601]

I wish the Ventriloquist was the main enemy in a Batman movie

[@zac3278]

Do you mean Scarface? because the other guy is just the muscle.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

@@zac3278 Hey that's almost a quote directly lifted from Rhino in ScarFace's debut in BTAS

[@shishoka]

@zac Dummy is not the muscle. Dummy is just a lackey. He does as scarface tells him.

[@p.d.l7023]

There is a new audio drama on Spotify. The main character is Christina Ricci as Harley Quinn, but The Ventriloquist is prominently featured.

[@wakeangel2001]

you can't just unplug a hospital life support machine as if it was a lamp or something, shutting one of those things down requires keys and stuff so it doesn't happen by accident...I hate it when media portrays them like some random appliance.

[@williamcrowe2576]

Then try to explain the urban myth about the oblivious cleaning lady in the ICU with the wet vac.

[@wakeangel2001]

@@williamcrowe2576 racism mostly, the cleaning lady/janitor in that urban legend is usually a minority or poor person, someone that a privileged rich person wouldn't think much of. That's what makes the story so scary for them, "I wouldn't want to end up on life support in the hospital, some boorish working class person might accidentally pull the plug on me to power their vacuum cleaner"

[@MaskedManiacReviews]

Urban myth....like mythology. Explain how Zeus and Hades etc dont hangout with humans anymore please.

[@Mr.Handsnif]

Pinocchio predicted epstein : a young boy going to pleasure Island : being hunted by japedo (ja- pedo) Walt Disney was trying to warn us

[@theangryholmesian4556]

I don't think the lawyer in this movie was arguing that her client was innocent per se. Just that he wasn't a serial killer. Its like somebody being rightfully convicted of burglary but falsely accused of murder.

[@andredunhos4097]

No that would be like someone MURDERING one person being accused of MURDERING several people. Caps lock for your convenience

[@theangryholmesian4556]

@@andredunhos4097 Just because you murdered one person doesn't mean you murdered several people. A false accusation is a false accusation. You can be guilty of one thing and not another. Why the moral indignation?

[@andredunhos4097]

@@theangryholmesian4556 No indignation, just mockery. The idea that the difference between a burglar and a murderer is in anyway comparable to the difference between a murderer and a serial killer is ludicrous. A burglar being accused of murder is a tragedy, a murderer being accused of being a serial killer is not.

[@jliller]

@@theangryholmesian4556 "Just because you murdered one person doesn't mean you murdered several people." Yes, but if you murdered your child you're going to need a really compelling reason why you shouldn't be executed for it. Murdering strangers' children just adds additional life sentences.

[@theangryholmesian4556]

@@jliller I mean I'm morally opposed to the death penalty for a multitude of reasons but that's beside the point. If they're trying to execute you in a false charge...even if you've done something horrible anyways...it's still a false charge. Period.

[@davidmatoushek9111]

I actually saw two commercials for this movie on the channel guide for my cable provider back in the '90s. I never thought that would be false advertising until after seeing this.

[@kiryuandgodzillagirl]

Brandon with you around there’s never a dull moment. You are great at making everyone laugh with your reviews

[@rdg760jr2]

His smart-ass comments really makes his contents very enjoyable 😂🤣

[@demh7823]

I actually prefer "Evil comes with strings attached" as a tag line.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

Nah I like There are no strings on me

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

My mom and I watched this on TV when UPN was still a thing... Also want to mention your joke about the Nanny being dressed like Chucky might have some grounds in the making of the film. Apparently the concept of the film *WAS* based on the original pitch of Child's Play where Andy was the killer the whole time and just creating the idea that the doll was possessed. Like they actually took the plot and it wasn't just a coincidence. So what we're looking at is what could have been Child's Play if they went with the first draft. As for the plot line with Vincent, a lot of people have theories that his kid was the one who was doing the original murders and he only killed his son out of madness to stop it. He took the fall because he knew no one would believe that his son did it and getting the chair would have ended his own shame of killing his child. And as for the mom seeing the doll attack her, the idea was that after Zoe hit her she was hallucinating and with her mind wanting to protect her own child, she kept seeing what she had always assumed was the cause of everything, that being the doll. Zoe was already shown to be a bully and having issues but her mother didn't want to see that she could be a monster. When she mentions Son of Sam, it was her deflecting blame on the actual murders like they did onto something everyone knows is bullshit. It's why the doctor at the end sort of pulls off on showing sympathy because he knows Zoe committed every act of violence but her mom is in denial over it, which was part of the problem. If any of that is true, it makes the movie so god damn heavy handed. There's the notion this is just the OG Child's Play idea ripped but it also comes off as a worse version of The Bad Seed. And need we mention that Pinocchio is just molded vinyl? Not even the best quality high gloss paint on wood shines like that on top of the damn thing bending more than Luffy in a Twister game.

[@jhoughjr1]

Prepare to die, Im Gumby damnit.

[@mstieler8480]

i dunno, i think "Law & Pinocchiorder" would be the more appropriate "Pinocchio Legal Drama" title :D

[@carltonstaples7423]

Please Brandon!!! Do a review on Tremors 2: Aftershock now that you mentioned it!! On a side note, this year marks the movie's the 25th anniversary!!

[@neonnwave1]

I think the movie would have been better if the title was different and the puppet wasn't alive, but instead it's revealed that there was a fungus or mold growing within it that affects people mentally (hallucinations, violent tendencies, changes in behaviour, brain damage, etc.). The serial killer and daughter would be affected because one was working on the puppet and the other had the puppet with her so often. The mother would still be affected but only experiencing hallucinations due to the limited time she was around the doll.

[@nightbreed2244]

Yeah, thats a really good idea. Personally I think Brandon is a little bit to harsh towards the movie. True its not a Hollywood blockbuster but still entertaining with an interesting story. Pinocchios Revenge is in this way not a slasher movie or a killer doll movie but more a psychological Horrormovie. I really like the fact that the therapist is here not some useless character but instead is the first one who points out that the daughter needs to be committed while the mother refuses to accept that heir child has violent outbursts (For gods sake lady, your daughter bit someones ear!).

[@neonnwave1]

@@nightbreed2244 That's the unfortunate reality with a lot of parents. They are either delusional and think their child is an angel or refuse to accept their child did anything wrong. That sort of behaviour reflects on her work as she keeps insisting that her clients are innocent when they're clearly guilty. Even Phoenix Wright at points knew his client was guilty (if not for murder, then for something else they did).

[@neonnwave1]

@@TheSquirrelSwirl I personally would have gone with 'Who did it?', because we don't know if it's the puppet or the girl. Same with the serial killer for we don't know if it was him, his son, or the puppet that killed all those children.

[@terrancedavis2740]

Why didnt YOU write the movie. Just make the movie over and i'll accept your apology.

[@neonnwave1]

@@terrancedavis2740 Because I wasn't old enough to read or write at the time the movie was being made.

[@Captstar2]

As silly as this film was, I really do believe that Vincent killed his son because his son was being manipulated by the puppet and was hurting and killing kids so Vincent killed his son, maybe in self defense when maybe his son tried to attack him. I think the same thing happened to her daughter.

[@SaRENRampaiger]

Facts. It's like pattern of deranged persona being contagious among kids.

[@Captstar2]

@@SaRENRampaiger the film also continually makes reference of people hearing voices causing them to do horrible things like Son of Sam who claimed his dog told him to murder and the guy that claimed the TV told him to do it. I think the puppet was a catalyse maybe to kids who were disturbed or had a history of behavioral problems which Zoey obviously suffers from this, full of anger and resentment making it easy for said entity to influence her. Grotto always seemed like he was holding something back to protect his son.

[@SaRENRampaiger]

Basically all those crazies on the movie esp zoe, had one thing in common: schizophrenia. Split personality disorder

[@Captstar2]

@@SaRENRampaiger I do believe there was something off about the doll though. Always found it unsettling to look at lol plus I recall her saying that she didn't put the doll in her car and accused the black lawyer but he seemed dumbfounded. Then there's the part with him appearing near Zoe's bed. Just always annoyed me how they never truly expanded upon the idea well.

[@thebadger622]

I don't know if this film needs a reboot or remake, but definitely something to explain everything

[@WarhavenSC]

It's the 90s. It's not just "extreme closeup," it's, "XTREEEEEEEEEEEME CLOSEUP!"

[@DragonMama-yt3zs]

If anyone had bothered to read the original story of Pinocchio, it is not a fairytale. It is a very dark and sad story

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

Stuart Gordon's Dolls (1987) is another movie in this subgenre.

[@thEannoyingE]

It’s also a better movie.

[@PWPH1984]

I've been waiting my whole life to see if there was an uncensored version of that "Vigilante 8" commercial! I can finally stop wondering.

[@aproposreeve]

Movies I always saw at the video store but never rented. That's how I describe Tubi TV to people

[@tonyarichards5430]

I recommend Hostile, Inmate Zero and The Battery on Tubi.

[@youdontknowme8129]

It would have been better if with every kill the doll got closer to becoming the human serial killer dad.

[@scottmacgregor3444]

The effects budget didn't have enough to make the doll's mouth move. So...

[@varanid9]

I don't know about that, but, it's a great idea for another film. You oughta write it.

[@nyotaz]

So.. Childs Play?

[@kurisu7885]

I love that you dropped the name of Vigilante 8, it's criminal that that series, short as it is, is forgotten.

[@seanwilkinson8696]

Vigilante 8 and its sequel 2nd Offense will always be classics of the PS1 library, as pick-up-and-play console successors to the marvelous PC "Car Wars"-esque Interstate '76 and its somewhat lackluster followup I '82. All of these thrust you into a hotrod-pocalyptic world of revenge, large caliber guns, oil shortages, fast engines, and the cars, style, and music of each era. Find and give 'em a try.

[@maximustheshoosh227]

Honestly I wish there was a remake that can fix some stuff from the original film. 1:More Kill counts. 2: Explaining Pinocchio’s backstory and who made the doll. 3: Make the characters more like-able 4: Have the mom not having a kink for child murderers because of the fact she wants to save them and blaming the victims for the murders. 5: Make it a killer puppet movie! 6: Have a different ending. And 7: Retitle it The Pinnochio Syndrome.

[@metalspinda9594]

At that point it wouldn't be a Pinocchio's Revenge movie anymore. It would be The Modern Mark Hamill Child's Play without the straight sensibility.

[@ironmaster6496]

technically The boy is a remake of this movie considering its twist

[@daniboy4153]

I'd still keep it as a psychological horror movie with the original title of "The Pinocchio Syndrome". Keep steps 1-3, maybe 4, disregard 5 and maybe 6. Have the killer at the beginning be responsible for the child murders and have the puppet basically drive him to insanity.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Seriously, if you REALLY want to be creeped out watch Roberto Benigni’s Pinocchio. Instead of a puppet they use a hyperactive obnoxious 50 year old Italian man in bad jammies.

[@ronburgundy244]

And the sad part is that he is an Oscar winner.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

@@ronburgundy244 ugh 🤮. Don’t remind me.

[@seanwilkinson8696]

"AY LOOOVE-A EEEVREH-A-BAHDY! AY KEEISS YUUU AWLLL-A!"

[@stefanfilipovits21]

@@seanwilkinson8696 🤮

[@superpaul79]

Why does Brandon look exactly like he did six years ago? What is his secret? WHY ISN'T HE AGING?!

[@MaskedManiacReviews]

Weed

[@ryanpeck3377]

Because Brandon is a Killer Doll

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Just don't ever look at the portrait in the attic...

[@varanid9]

@@andrewgwilliam4831 LOL, "The Picture of Brandon Tenold"

[@fightingmedialounge519]

He does it by channeling the power of mid 2000s boy bands.

[@Dootteh318]

The Mike Tyson bit has me HOWWLLLIIINNNGGG

[@weirdkitty07]

Gumby's Revenge would have made an awesome slasher movie from the 80s.

[@sadewolfkitten]

They were a punk band in the 80s,does that count? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3zGoH2ebKtrgck

[@p.d.l7023]

Can't run from Gumby. He can skateboard with his feet!

[@SodaPopBarbecue]

Gumby's Revenge:A Saturday Night Live Halloween Special starring Eddie Murphy.

[@THECOMICBOOKMAN]

That Title Card is awesome!!

[@j.e.pouccoui3]

Actually, There Were About 5 Different Serial Killers Working In Florida In The 90s.

[@tonytoes0]

That they know about Edna Buchanan in her book The Corpse Had a Familiar Face 1987, tells the story of one captured serial killer from Miami who confessed to a string of murders the cops didn't know were connected.

[@skylx0812]

Jeffrey Dhamer lived there in the 80s and there's speculation he's the one that kidnapped and mutilated John Walsh's son Adam.

[@Fluoride_Jones]

10:24 -- that's the dude from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" that puts the cigar out on Arnold's chest! "You didn't say 'please.'" XD

[@chrispalmer9838]

Pinocchio's Revenge sounds like an intestinal disorder picked up from a dodgy burger at Disney World...

[@Cousin_Uli]

This movie was in every single movie store in canada without exception, and I never once knew anyone who'd actually rented it.

[@LexTenebris]

I feel like if we remove the scenes with Pinocchio actually moving around and being an evil puppet - while the movie as a whole still takes itself way too seriously, it at least makes it possible for us to take it seriously. It's that point where it breaks down and stops committing to the ambiguity of the premise where it actually breaks down. Setting things up so that some form of insidious force causes children to go on killing spree is among their peer group and ultimately ending with their parent "killing" them? That's pretty good. Throw in a couple of scenes where you establish that this is been going on for much longer, get rid of the actual puppet-killing, and you have something that at least works. The problem here is that the movie denies its own premise. And that's sad.

[@varanid9]

No, I don't see it that way at all; when we see Pinocchio move, we're seeing him through the eyes of the little girl, not how he actually is. At the end, when the mother sees it too, think about it, all through the movie, mom acted a little crazy too. Just where would the daughter inherit her insanity?

[@varanid9]

Then, to add to the mystery, maybe the doll WAS possessed. Maybe unknown entities are influencing weak minds to commit horrible acts. Who would believe it? So, it goes on. As the film points out, there have been lots of actual cases where the killer claimed to have been told what to do by a face in the wall, a TV, an animal, a doll, etc. It seems obvious to me that the director didn't want us to know one way or the other for certain, and I like that; sometimes, answers ruin the story.

[@GleeChan]

I recognize that hospital set. It's Buffy's High School redressed. Also, I think I saw that courtroom set on Ally McBeal and Boston Legal. Damn. I feel sad now. I need to go outside and rethink my life.

[@michellehampton8748]

I haven’t seen this movie in a while and I forgot how stupid it was. I just wished they would have called it a curse and not a demon. Possession of the kid doesn’t explain why the parents are seeing the kid as the puppet. In my head this makes sense to me but I don’t know. I still hate when the puppet falls onto his feet and starts running around. 😂

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

From what I heard, this movie was based on the ORIGINAL concept of Child's Play where Andy was the killer and blaming it on the doll. So Brandon's quip about the nanny dressing like Chuckie might be based on something.

[@Mx5pro]

the thumbnail art on all our your videos are so underrated

[@gabrielboorom6196]

Kind of hard to feel for a character who seems to desperately want to set serial killers free rather than get people wrongfully accused freed. Seriously, WTF?

[@Brooklyn_Bleek]

The picture of serial killers...they all have nicknames, except good ol' *CRAZY, CRAZY* Charles Manson. He transcends the nickname gimmick!

[@gillianday4804]

Why does he want revenge? that's what I wanna know

[@TheXboxTester]

I am getting some coffee, thanks for this video always something to look out for 🙂

[@Rhythm1293]

Dude..when will people realize this is not a slasher horror. It's a psychological horror.

[@jamesbounds]

Looks like Slappy's long lost brother from Goosebumps.

[@viktormaligina146]

I've just finished watching IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS PART 1 and 2 in one go. Thanks for the tipp this are really great documentaries and should belond in everyones horror collection ;) and a new review is online as well. The day is getting better and better. Greetings from Germany and keep it up :)

[@pothatuu]

This movie and Maniac Cop were covers I always saw at my local Video Rental as a kid...

[@BioGoji92]

Pinocchio's Revenge? GODZILLA'S REVENGE

[@stefanfilipovits21]

🤣. Godzilla’s revenge is a waaaaaaaaaaay tougher watch.

[@BioGoji92]

@@stefanfilipovits21 😂

[@crimsondynamo615]

“You can’t put Godzilla’s Revenge off forever, Brandon!”

[@brad_hensil]

Dick Beals didn't voice Gumby (That was Dallas McKennon)

[@ajclements4627]

I know Brandon hasn’t done Trancers, but hope he might review/react to the franchise at some point.

[@varanid9]

Tim Thomerson!

[@misiopuchatek152]

17:26 ooooohhhhhh, wait... WHAT?!

[@666tickets]

Great choice! Once you know what actually happens, it is actually pretty ok and makes the rewatch even better.

[@nickdirienzo2849]

I was a puppeteer's apprentice, we don't come cheap! R.I.P. Chris "C.J." Johnson "The Seattle Puppet Guy".

[@Deoxys_Used_Mimic]

Haha. Jokes about lawyers obsessively protecting murderers because it’s their job to win cases. “Justice.”

[@theangryholmesian4556]

Yes because innocent people have never been convicted of murder and wrongly executed...oh wait that happens all the time. This country executed an innocent 15 year old child. "Justice." It's a lawyers job to defend their client and there's a damn good reason for that. Fuck off.

[@Deoxys_Used_Mimic]

@@theangryholmesian4556 Calm your tits. Jesus. I’d assume you were intelligent enough to identify a few degrees of separation between a real life child and a fictional grown-ass man that openly admits to his crimes. Blame your bloodthirsty prosecution and jury too, not just your lackluster defense attorney. It’s a movie, and I’m just some nobody in a KZbin comments section. Get. A. Grip.

[@jewishwaffle3527]

@@Deoxys_Used_Mimic your comment is cringe

[@marioburnette8614]

Man, it makes you miss Blockbuster. It was great to find these horrible movies. Thanks to Brandon, I've rediscovered some of these movies. Thanks.

[@chaostakingflight7332]

When you've ACTUALLY SEEN the movie he's reviewing! First time for everything!

[@karlomorser9429]

I fucking love Vigilante 8! Still listen the soundtrack from time to time :)

[@dude5599]

now i want a tremors review

[@Gideon13397]

Jennifer is the absolute worst movie lawyer I have ever seen put on screen.

[@satrok7490]

I vaguely remember this movie being on netflix a few years ago

[@rdg760jr2]

That's where I saw it, I think 🤔

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Yeah, that's where I watched it

[@ObiClon]

Remember seeing hearing this movie from one of my brothers then having my mom record it for me late one night so I could watch it (was in high school at the time). Even then and now after purchasing the movie on DVD the ending is still a head scratcher

[@fierceditiesnaruto]

Tampa Florida? Root of all evil? Well I was born there, but I don't see how that adds up....yet.

[@gabrielboorom6196]

Florida gets a bad reputation from pretty much everybody who's never lived there. Plus, Brandon's from Canada, which is sort of the antithesis of Florida. I wonder what he thinks of Justin Trudeau...

[@dr.snakes]

Deicide and Morbid Angel are from Tampa.

[@jamesminor1945]

Tremors 2 has always been my favorite of the series

[@GetLostGames1]

1:20 Nice! 6:52

[@doctorpicardnononono7469]

Rice?

[@grimdolo918]

They realized they had to have the dolls mouth move in order for the scene where they're watching the "crazy cam" to make sense.

[@uria3679]

Boondock Saints please

[@kevinsharpe9716]

Yes! Always been curious about this movie. So many times walking into the video store and seeing the box staring at me the minute I walked in. For the longest time, I thought I was seeing things. Edit: Wow, if I got this as a kid, I would’ve thought the Pink Elephants from “Dumbo” were scarier than this.

[@Ui_Raizen]

Second oh no Pinocchio has a knife

[@LeeroyPorkins]

Dundee: That's not a knife! THIS IS A KNIFE!

[@JTSDAD67]

I can't believe they passed on a "boyfriend cheating with the nanny " subplot.

[@alharron2145]

2:25 Or Phil Spector as "Record Producer & Murderer"... (runs and hides)

[@varanid9]

(thousands jeer)

[@bentramer8201]

10:26 I’m sure that’s the guy Arnie gets his clothes from in Terminator 2

[@wstine79]

This isn't as creepy as the Drew Carey Geppetto movie on ABC.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Roberto Benigni’s version is scarier than the exorcist

[@theangryholmesian4556]

"The good news is you look like a movie star. The bad news is that movie star is Drew Carey."

[@theangryholmesian4556]

"Look kids! It's Geppeto on DVD!"

[@Franandlar]

How Is Drew Carey's Geppetto Creepy? I Did A Review On It Recently And While Drew Carey Wasnt Good He Wasn't Horrible... I Thought The Makeup Pinocchio That Made Him Wooden Was Pretty Good (If You're Talking About That, How Is It Creepy Cause I Wasn't Scared Of It) Only Thing I Hated Was Julia Louis Dreyfus Who I Felt Didn't Really Fit In The Role Of The Blue Fairy

[@LuckyPunkProd]

"Did you know Drew Carey once turned down the role of Geppetto?"

[@irishjoe2941]

Nice! Intro drawing hombre