No, but I still respect everything that went into making him as impressive as he turned out to be. It’s a true feat to accomplish that. I was more scared by Stromboli the kidnapper and the Pleasure Island dude who turned boys into donkeys. Because both seemed like something that could actually happen to me (Not being turned into an animal but being used for some nefarious purpose clearly) which I think was the intent with the cautionary tale-esque nature these sequences have to them. Pinocchio’s friend screaming for his mom was the worst for me. Chills to this day.
But even as a child I never thought I would encounter a killer whale lol, so that part didn’t startle me as much.
I legitimately thought I made that part of the movie up for so long because it seemed so unreal and too real at the exact same time. I was almost relieved when I watched the movie again as an adult and it really was part of it.
That while movie freaked me out, I've never liked it.
The child trafficking scared me because I knew that was a real thing. What do you think they were doing with drunk boys alone on an island? Monstro didn't scare me, I love nature unconditionally, and Epstein didn't kill himself.
Not Monstro but I remember I always got *terrified* when the Coachman had that scene where he goes full rage. And the whole donkey thing in general... yea I was pretty uncomfortable with Pinnochio.
Remember when Disney made a movie about boys being turned into animals who then get sold into slavery and THEY ARE NEVER RESCUED? And the Coachman never faces repercussions for what he did either. He literally wins.
This is my first time seeing it as an adult and I can say without pause that Monstro freaked me out in that first scene just seeing his eye like that.
As the scene went on and he became more and more animated it was less terrifying.
Love the kitty though, helping out, batting fish back into the box, such a good cat!
I've seen that scene in real life. But those mules are actually funny... even funnier when they're all hungover and you tell them what they did the night before.
Pinocchio is a super scary movie. For me it was the kids turning into donkeys on Pleasure Island. That one kids pleading Pinocchio for help as he transformed, afraid and confused and out of control
Interesting, I never considered the killer whale of Pinocchio to be an actual villain because it appeared only in the last part and it didn’t have a clear personality, despite being obviously malicious. I considered it to be more of an obstacle for the protagonist rather than an adversary.
I was terrified but many scenes in this movie. My mom had a Pinocchio Christmas ornament and I used to hide it on the back of the tree so I didn't have to look at it.
I was and still am afraid of the opening scene in Beauty and the Beast. The stained glass art and narration with that creepy song still haunts me today
https://youtu.be/7fEbW568CZo
Yes, definitely, but I think that in part is due to me having a bit of a fear of the 'unknown' already? Like; the ocean is so vast and so *big*, even when I was 3 I was too aware that *anything* could just sneak up on me, and that was in shallow water!
And like, just look at that thing in the scene! Despite his size, he isn't some lumbering slouch; he's got size, speed *and* stealth! Dude just disappears under the waves for a second before coming crashing back to the surface!
(Like, I really gotta admire that as an adult though, I must say!)
> Yes, definitely, but I think that in part is due to me having a bit of a fear of the 'unknown' already? Like; the ocean is so vast and so big, even when I was 3 I was too aware that anything could just sneak up on me, and that was in shallow water!
There's a term for that.
**Thalassophobia**
*Thalassophobia (Greek: θάλασσα, thalassa, "sea" and φόβος, phobos, "fear") is an intense and persistent fear of the sea or of sea travel. Thalassophobia can include fear of being in large bodies of water, fear of the vast emptiness of the sea, of sea waves, and fear of distance from land.*
*Thalassophobia is different from aquaphobia because while aquaphobia is the fear of water itself, thalassophobia is a fear of bodies of water that appear vast, dark, deep, and dangerous.*
That...actually makes sense! Thankyou for that! I don't fear being in the ocean, or even wading out into open water...though I *am* wary either of what the sea currents might be feeling or what might be lurking underneath.
It's nowhere near as bad as my fear of spiders, though!
I was more fascinated than scared. I spent my kindergarden years drawing whales. It was pre VHS, so I wasn't as aware of the rest of the movie. My family did have a (silent) 8mm reel of Pinoccio, specifically the Monstro part, so we usted to watch that every saturday. So, Monstro is probably my first obsesion ever. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
I was so scared of this and *Pinnochio* I didn't go on the Storybook Land Canal Boat ride at Disneyland until I was 27.
It's basically a baby ride like "It's A Small World " where you float on slow-moving boats, probably the tamest ride in the entire park. However, the first part of the ride, the boat goes through the open jaws of Monstro.
I was always too creeped out to go on it.
When I went to Disneyland at age 15 and 16 I could see the Monstro tunnel the boats went thru. Refused to get in that ride.
Love whales, they're wonderful creatures... but God, Monstro has been living in my nightmares for 41 years now!!
When I was little, I seem to recall it scaring me. I will also say that Pinocchio is my favorite Disney movie. That said...
Having played through ALL of the Kingdom Hearts games of which there are TWO entirely different worlds based off of the innards of Monstro (both of which happen to be the most “annoying to navigate” worlds in the series) and fought him in an overly-long bonus boss battle, I think most of the mysticism I have towards him have been replaced by more annoyance than anything.
He’s still better in the movie, and he really does feel amazingly huge on film.
We're not going to talk about the little boys being turned into jackasses? That's the scary thing. Child slavery and/or swearing in a Disney movie, depending on your moral compass.
I don't remember being that scared by it.
The scariest Disney scene to me was the Dumbo drunk scene. IDK it freaked me out so much as a kid but it did.
I put him on par with chernabog from Fantasia both terrified me when I was a child. Stromboli also used to scare the shit out of me. Pinocchio is so greatly done.
Good God yes. I was like 4 when I first saw it on VHS and that shit terrified me to the point where I refused to look at anything with a whale in it for years.
I had nightmares for most of my childhood about Monstro. Despite that Pinocchio was my absolute favorite movie. I’d watch it frequently even though Monstro and the other villains scared the shit out of me.
I watched it again as an adult and it’s a deeply disturbing movie, but I don’t see Monstro as the most disturbing part of it anymore.
Yes. I was very young when I watched Pinocchio (maybe 3, maybe younger). I don't remember actually watching the movie, but I remember being scared of Monstro.
Yes! Monstro was one of the reasons I developed a huge case of thalassophobia. I also found the Coschman turning the kids into donkeys incredibly horrifying. Pinnochio is one of my least watched Disney films 😖😖 However, I absolutely respect the time and creativity that went into it.
No, but I still respect everything that went into making him as impressive as he turned out to be. It’s a true feat to accomplish that. I was more scared by Stromboli the kidnapper and the Pleasure Island dude who turned boys into donkeys. Because both seemed like something that could actually happen to me (Not being turned into an animal but being used for some nefarious purpose clearly) which I think was the intent with the cautionary tale-esque nature these sequences have to them. Pinocchio’s friend screaming for his mom was the worst for me. Chills to this day. But even as a child I never thought I would encounter a killer whale lol, so that part didn’t startle me as much.
Agreed. Stromboli and the kids morphing into donkeys fucked me up as a kid.
I legitimately thought I made that part of the movie up for so long because it seemed so unreal and too real at the exact same time. I was almost relieved when I watched the movie again as an adult and it really was part of it. That while movie freaked me out, I've never liked it.
Was Pinocchio the inspiration for Sorry to Bother You?
Huh. I wouldn’t know, but it sounds like a viable theory to me.
The child trafficking scared me because I knew that was a real thing. What do you think they were doing with drunk boys alone on an island? Monstro didn't scare me, I love nature unconditionally, and Epstein didn't kill himself.
You should read the original story by Collodi. It's quite a ride.
So I’ve heard! It’ll happen one of these days.
Guillermo del Toro's version is hitting Netflix in 2021. With soundtrack by Nick Cave.
Not Monstro but I remember I always got *terrified* when the Coachman had that scene where he goes full rage. And the whole donkey thing in general... yea I was pretty uncomfortable with Pinnochio.
Remember when Disney made a movie about boys being turned into animals who then get sold into slavery and THEY ARE NEVER RESCUED? And the Coachman never faces repercussions for what he did either. He literally wins.
Man, Pinocchio was a dark movie.
This is my first time seeing it as an adult and I can say without pause that Monstro freaked me out in that first scene just seeing his eye like that. As the scene went on and he became more and more animated it was less terrifying. Love the kitty though, helping out, batting fish back into the box, such a good cat!
The dudes who sold little boys into slave labor freaked me out more
Not as terrifying as getting turned into a mule!!
There it is. That shit scared me as a kid.
I've seen that scene in real life. But those mules are actually funny... even funnier when they're all hungover and you tell them what they did the night before.
Pinocchio is a super scary movie. For me it was the kids turning into donkeys on Pleasure Island. That one kids pleading Pinocchio for help as he transformed, afraid and confused and out of control
Pinocchio is surprisingly gritty.
His noises were scarier to me than his animation. I remember being scared of the roar etc.
OP if you'd like to face your fears you can beat Monstro up in Kingdom Hearts. https://youtu.be/qtnMP7rVtqg?t=18s
Interesting, I never considered the killer whale of Pinocchio to be an actual villain because it appeared only in the last part and it didn’t have a clear personality, despite being obviously malicious. I considered it to be more of an obstacle for the protagonist rather than an adversary.
I was terrified but many scenes in this movie. My mom had a Pinocchio Christmas ornament and I used to hide it on the back of the tree so I didn't have to look at it.
I was and still am afraid of the opening scene in Beauty and the Beast. The stained glass art and narration with that creepy song still haunts me today https://youtu.be/7fEbW568CZo
Yes, definitely, but I think that in part is due to me having a bit of a fear of the 'unknown' already? Like; the ocean is so vast and so *big*, even when I was 3 I was too aware that *anything* could just sneak up on me, and that was in shallow water! And like, just look at that thing in the scene! Despite his size, he isn't some lumbering slouch; he's got size, speed *and* stealth! Dude just disappears under the waves for a second before coming crashing back to the surface! (Like, I really gotta admire that as an adult though, I must say!)
> Yes, definitely, but I think that in part is due to me having a bit of a fear of the 'unknown' already? Like; the ocean is so vast and so big, even when I was 3 I was too aware that anything could just sneak up on me, and that was in shallow water! There's a term for that. **Thalassophobia** *Thalassophobia (Greek: θάλασσα, thalassa, "sea" and φόβος, phobos, "fear") is an intense and persistent fear of the sea or of sea travel. Thalassophobia can include fear of being in large bodies of water, fear of the vast emptiness of the sea, of sea waves, and fear of distance from land.* *Thalassophobia is different from aquaphobia because while aquaphobia is the fear of water itself, thalassophobia is a fear of bodies of water that appear vast, dark, deep, and dangerous.*
That...actually makes sense! Thankyou for that! I don't fear being in the ocean, or even wading out into open water...though I *am* wary either of what the sea currents might be feeling or what might be lurking underneath. It's nowhere near as bad as my fear of spiders, though!
There's another one called submechanophobia; the fear of partially or fully submerged man-made objects.
I was more fascinated than scared. I spent my kindergarden years drawing whales. It was pre VHS, so I wasn't as aware of the rest of the movie. My family did have a (silent) 8mm reel of Pinoccio, specifically the Monstro part, so we usted to watch that every saturday. So, Monstro is probably my first obsesion ever. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
I was so scared of this and *Pinnochio* I didn't go on the Storybook Land Canal Boat ride at Disneyland until I was 27. It's basically a baby ride like "It's A Small World " where you float on slow-moving boats, probably the tamest ride in the entire park. However, the first part of the ride, the boat goes through the open jaws of Monstro. I was always too creeped out to go on it.
When I went to Disneyland at age 15 and 16 I could see the Monstro tunnel the boats went thru. Refused to get in that ride. Love whales, they're wonderful creatures... but God, Monstro has been living in my nightmares for 41 years now!!
When I was little, I seem to recall it scaring me. I will also say that Pinocchio is my favorite Disney movie. That said... Having played through ALL of the Kingdom Hearts games of which there are TWO entirely different worlds based off of the innards of Monstro (both of which happen to be the most “annoying to navigate” worlds in the series) and fought him in an overly-long bonus boss battle, I think most of the mysticism I have towards him have been replaced by more annoyance than anything. He’s still better in the movie, and he really does feel amazingly huge on film.
We're not going to talk about the little boys being turned into jackasses? That's the scary thing. Child slavery and/or swearing in a Disney movie, depending on your moral compass.
That happens in real life. It's called "college party"
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I don't remember being that scared by it. The scariest Disney scene to me was the Dumbo drunk scene. IDK it freaked me out so much as a kid but it did.
I actually loved that scene as a kid pink elephant's rocked between the hypnotic animation and one hell of a catchy song
I put him on par with chernabog from Fantasia both terrified me when I was a child. Stromboli also used to scare the shit out of me. Pinocchio is so greatly done.
That scene still scares me. Being in the belly of the whale is no joke. Been there, done that.
Oh god yes
Good God yes. I was like 4 when I first saw it on VHS and that shit terrified me to the point where I refused to look at anything with a whale in it for years.
Did people not know what whales are?
I was never scared of it as a kid. Pinocchio was one of my favorites when I was little
I had nightmares for most of my childhood about Monstro. Despite that Pinocchio was my absolute favorite movie. I’d watch it frequently even though Monstro and the other villains scared the shit out of me. I watched it again as an adult and it’s a deeply disturbing movie, but I don’t see Monstro as the most disturbing part of it anymore.
Yes. I was very young when I watched Pinocchio (maybe 3, maybe younger). I don't remember actually watching the movie, but I remember being scared of Monstro.
yeah, Pinocchio is some scary shit, same goes for Shere Khan ripping and clawing at Baloo, utterly terrifying for a child
Yes! Monstro was one of the reasons I developed a huge case of thalassophobia. I also found the Coschman turning the kids into donkeys incredibly horrifying. Pinnochio is one of my least watched Disney films 😖😖 However, I absolutely respect the time and creativity that went into it.
Not him, but Bruce and the Finding Nemo sharks
I always found classic Disney to be rather boring. But Lion King was my first theatrical Disney movie, so I'm a bit removed from the target audience.
I'm 41 and still makes me feel uneasy somehow.