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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

All filmmakers can rest assured that no matter how bad their adaptation of Pinocchio may be, they will never top the overwhelmingly misguided and unintentionally creepy 2002 Roberto Benigni version. Don't think that gives you an automatic pass. 1996's live-action The Adventures of Pinocchio isn't good either.

Years ago, romantic Geppetto (Martin Landau) carved a message of love into a tree. In doing so, he imbued it with magic. When he happens upon the same tree years later and carves a puppet from, it "Pinocchio" (voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas) comes to life. The wooden son gets into all sorts of mischief as he tries to understand the world around him and ultimately seeks to become a real boy.

I was going to start by telling you what this film does well. I��m drawing a blank. Are the performances good? I guess they’re ok, but nothing worth noting. What about the story? Here again, it’s fine for the most part, but significant changes to the story make the whole thing confused. If you're familiar with the fairytale, you probably remember the story’s multiple villains. There's the Cat and Fox who con Pinocchio out of his money… who in this film are just humans, with the Cat (Bebe Newirth) being the intelligent one and the Fox (Rob Schneider) the dimwit. An unnecessary change, but why not mix things up a bit, right? Then you look at the character of Lorenzini (Udo Kier) who is a combination of the Coachman, the Terrible Dogfish/whale, and the puppet master you definitely remember from the 1940 Disney film. This change just doesn't make sense. Why is the man bothering with puppet shows when he can make millions with his Island of Toys (you might know it as Pleasure Island)? For Pinocchio to have a "proper" family, Geppetto and his brother’s wife, (I’m not sure if she’s widowed or not) Leona (played by Geneviève Bujold) are given a romantic sub-plot. What does that add to the overall package? Couldn't tell you. These complaints may sound like nitpicking but they add up. This story just doesn't feel right.

What I’m trying to convey is that initially, The Adventures of Pinocchio doesn’t seem all that bad. It’s not a chore to watch or anything, but the magic is missing. If you let go of any affection you have for the story, the film falls to the ground like a puppet whose strings have been cut. I don’t want to compare this film to the Disney version from 1940. One is animated, the other isn't. Neither is a perfectly accurate translation of the book by Carlo Collodi. Could I ever picture myself recommend this one over the other? No, which makes this one's existence hard to justify.

I’d say the special effects are worth paying attention to, but that’s only true half of the time. In close-ups, our hero looks great. Jim Henson’s Creature Shop proves itself once more. In long shots, the illusion is broken. Other special effects, like Pinocchio’s talking cricket friend Pepe (voiced by David Doyle) looks so bad you think you’re looking at a Playstation 2-era video game. Worse, he's annoying, loathsome, and never, EVER funny. His presence alone makes this film fireplace-worthy.

The Adventures of Pinocchio feels watered down. There’s nothing to make it stand out and the ending is particularly weak. It's the kind of movie you remember liking but when revisited reminds you of how bad your taste in media used to be. (On VHS, March 10, 2016)

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Shrewsbury + New parking charges in Market Drayton, Whitchurch and Prees Heath from Monday 11 February

Parking will be free in Shropshire Council’s car parks in Market Drayton, Whitchurch and Prees Heath this Sunday [10 February 2019], while parking machines are re-programmed and new signage put in place ahead of changes to each town’s parking charges which come into effect the following day [Monday 11 February].

The new parking arrangements are being introduced as part of Shropshire Council’s new parking strategy and offer a wide range of benefits to people parking in these three towns, including:

A set price per hour to park – making charges simpler.

15 minutes’ pop and shop parking – including 10 minutes’ statutory grace period.

Payment by contactless, card and coin with new pay and display machines.

Cashless parking with MiPermit – pay using your smartphone, text message, website and telephone.

Free parking from 6pm to 8am.

Free parking after eight hours in all car parks excluding HGV parking charges at Prees Heath.

No more short-stay parking.

Free parking on Sundays and bank/public holidays in all car parks excluding HGV parking charges at Prees Heath.

Discounted weekly tickets in all car parks

Discounted season tickets in all car parks

Discounted residents’ permits in all car parks

Steve Davenport, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for highways and transport, said:

“Our new parking strategy is designed to make parking charges clearer and simpler, and to deliver a wide range of other improvements and benefits to people using our car parks. “The new parking charges and arrangements agreed last autumn have already been successfully introduced in Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Much Wenlock, Church Stretton, Oswestry, Ellesmere and Wem. “The new arrangements offer a wide range of benefits to users of our car parks, and a number of improvements on the current arrangements, including a variety of free and cheap parking, and parking charges that are easier to understand – together with a wider range of payment methods.”

For more information, go to shropshire.gov.uk/parking.

 Further information

In MARKET DRAYTON – the new parking charges/arrangements from Monday 11 February (in Shropshire Council car parks) are:

Frogmore Road – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 50p/hr

Minimum charge 50p

Maximum charge £4 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £17

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

64 car parking bays, four blue badge bays and one motorcycle bay

Queen Street – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 50p/hr

Minimum charge 50p

Maximum charge £4 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £17

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

107 car parking bays, 17 blue badge bays and one motorcycle bay

Towers Lawn 1 – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 30p/hr

Minimum charge 30p

Maximum charge £2.40 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £10

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

138 car parking bays

Towers Lawn 2 – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 30p/hr

Minimum charge 30p

Maximum charge £2.40 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £10

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

70 car parking bays

Newport Road – FREE

In WHITCHURCH the new parking charges/arrangements from Monday 11 February (in Shropshire Council car parks) are:

Pepper Street – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 50p/hr

Minimum charge 50p

Maximum charge £4 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £17

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

19 car parking bays

Castle Hill – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 50p/hr

Minimum charge 50p

Maximum charge £4 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £17

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

34 car parking bays

Newtown – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 30p/hr

Minimum charge 30p

Maximum charge £2.40 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £10

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

56 car parking bays

St John’s Street – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 30p/hr

Minimum charge 30p

Maximum charge £2.40 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £10

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

37 car parking bays

Brownlow Street – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 30p/hr

Minimum charge 30p

Maximum charge £2.40 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £10

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

31 car parking bays

Sherrymill Hill Car Park – FREE

In PREES HEATH the new parking charges/arrangements from Monday 11 February (in Shropshire Council car parks) are:

Press Heath HGV/coach/car park – Linear (per minute) charges apply – 30p/hr

Minimum charge 30p

Maximum charge £2.40 per day

FREE parking on Sundays

FREE parking on bank/public holidays

FREE parking from 6pm to 8am

MiPermit/Cashless Parking to be used for all parking periods

Removal of pay and display machine

NEW weekly tickets available – seven days’ parking for £10

Discounted season tickets and resident permits

HGV parking charges – £10 per 24-hour parking period

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