![]() ![]() The kind you leave out on your front porch for your neighbors to marvel at in grotesque disbelief. (tie) Elvis ( HBO Max) WBīaz Lurhman’s Elvis biopic is trash. Basically, the degree of difficulty is high here and audiences are likely to be unforgiving if this impressive creative team either veers too far from the much-beloved classic or feels too much like a carbon copy. But the challenge is in doing that while maintaining the soul of a fable that is imprinted on so many of us from previous adaptations and, of course, Disney’s 1940-made gem which still looks fantastic despite being more than 80 years old. Zemeckis is, of course, a trailblazer when it comes to storytelling through a heavily CG-influenced lens, which is required here to bring the tale of a marionette turned real live boy to life. In their favor, a lead performance from Tom Hanks as Geppetto and the guiding hand of Robert Zemeckis as director and co-writer (with Chris Weitz). ![]() Thus far, the results have been mixed, but also highly profitable, so here we go again with Pinocchio. (tie) Pinocchio ( Disney Plus) DISNEYĭisney continues its efforts to remake its iconic back catalog of animated treasures, bringing them to new audiences through live-action, big-budget adaptations.
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