Well not that Child's Play and Pinocchio's Revenge are very comparable even though they seem to have some similarities. In Child's Play it's pretty clear there is the soul or spirit of a murder in a doll. In Pinocchio's Revenge it's less clear if there is some kind of evil attached to the doll or is it Zoe herself doing all those bad things and for which she does blame Pinocchio for. One thing is for sure the Pinocchio doll is creepy and there certainly is something not right about it as the opening scene shows. Also Zoe didn't seem like a mean child before she got the Pinocchio doll. So yes I really like the ambiguity of this movie. The killing and/or violence scenes are well done. We actually only see at the very end who assaults Zoe's mother but her vision is blurred the shrink said because a hit on her head caused a concussion so she didn't see things clearly. Very enjoyable even though a bit boring when Zoe and/or Pinocchio were not on the screen. Great performance from Brittany Alyse Smith as little Zoe.

This horror film plays at many of the cliché horror themes; evil puppets and the stigma of the mentally ill. Here we have a child killer who builds puppets as a hobby. He is not a murderer and is covering for his son, but won't admit that and goes on death row, being killed in an electric chair (outdated). His lawyer has a daughter, Zoe, who is bullied by the snobby girls in her school and attacks them, and she always gets in trouble for it. When she accidentally gets hold of the puppet the killer made before he died, she begins to act psychotic... but is it her, or the puppet? There are several flaws in the film, much of it being the unrealistic dialogue. The child psychiatrist Zoe is forced to visit tells the mother flat-out that Zoe is a, and I quote, "a very disturbed little girl". Doctors are not allowed to say that, it is discouraging to both the parent and child. They jump directly to the conclusion that Zoe is insane just because she's a little girl having a pretend fight with her puppet. Children do this sort of thing all the time! The execution of the supposed child killer would not have happened so quickly, nor would they have used an electric chair, not in this day and age. Maybe I'm taking the film to seriously but if they want a film to be scary they should make it realistic.Aside from that, the acting is bad, as was the soundtrack. The scenery is largely forgettable. It had a few good moments throughout the film like the cool scene where Zoe avoids the motorcycles in the streets, but not many. The ending is awful, Zoe gets locked up in an asylum and the mom is told by the doctor to forget her daughter and move on. This wasn't a very good film, and I don't recommend viewing it at all.

This movie, Pinocchio's Revenge, is so blah, I purposely failed to do any research on it prior to reviewing it. I even questioned if it's a sequel, though I can't imagine that being any better. I'm still not sure, and I still don't care. No one should see this waste of time.Apparently some parent buried a doll (look out Chucky fans – there is no comparison, even to weakest Child's Play entry) with their son, and once resurrected after a Shocker knock off scene, the doll now rests with a new child. Mischief ensues. Obviously.Well, I don't know what's worse: the acting, the dialogue, the hilariously bad special effects, or the fact that I, so ill with the flu, couldn't get up to put a real movie into my DVD player and had to settle for the Freezone on my OnDemand cable network. Before I knew it, I was at the point of no return; I might as well have finished this dull, pointless and extremely slow paced movie. Quite frankly, I didn't think it would get any better (it didn't) but then again, I was sick, so I just let it run.And that's what you should do: run. Don't even bother. And if there is a part one, skip that one, too. Watch the original Child's Play and then jump to Bride of Chucky. At least you won't make yourself sicker, like I did with this crud.

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.