Movies

Pinocchio in Outer Space (1964) Belgian animated sequel; because of his misbehavior he has become a puppet again and must strive once more to be worthy of boyhood. A fortuitously appearing highly-evolved space turtle voiced by Arnold Stang takes him to Mars where they uncover the origin of the mutant space whale that has been destroying Earth's communication satellites. I first saw this at a saturday matinee at the Skyline theatre in Canon City Colorado, probably 1967 or 68 - nothing in it that would interest any mature adult but being enmeshed in the twilight of eternal childhood I still find it thrilling. Actually contains a handful of scientific facts so you feel a little smarter afterward. 8/10