It’s also a more frightening watch; everything on Pleasure Island is just plain nightmare fuel.
Made with a bigger budget, more time and more resources, Walt Disney‘s second full-length feature is at least as stunning as its predecessor; it’s the only picture that can give Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs a run for its money for the title of greatest animated film of all time. The characters are more deeply developed, and the strides in animation ( Pinocchio presents strikingly lifelike drawings of natural and mechanical elements) are substantial. It’s also a more frightening watch; everything on Pleasure Island is just plain nightmare fuel. The cursed island turns wayward little boys into donkeys, in seriously grotesque fashion.