History YMMV / PinocchioATrueStory

* CommonKnowledge: Most reviewers approaching the film have complained that it has nothing to do with Pinocchio as they know it, not realizing that it was effectively a modified and renamed adaptation of ''Literature/TheGoldenKeyOrTheAdventuresOfBuratino''. Though to be fair on their part, given that Buratino is incredibly obscure outside of Russia and was a loose retelling of the same story that took a radically different direction with time, it's an easy mistake to make given Lionsgate did ''nothing'' to indicate the real origin by throwing the Pinocchio branding on there for sales.

* SpiritualAdaptation: Viewers from the film's native Russia note that the Pinocchio of this story and a lot of the story elements bear more resemblance to ''Literature/TheGoldenKeyOrTheAdventuresOfBuratino'', a Russian version of ''Pinnochio'' about another wooden puppet come to life and a blue-haired girl who ran away from a corrupt performance show (although it was a puppet show in that story).

* SpiritualAdaptation: Viewers from the film's native Russia note that the Pinocchio of this story and a lot of the story elements bear more resemblance to ''Buratino'', a Russian folktale about another wooden puppet come to life and a blue-haired girl who ran away from a corrupt performance show (although it was a puppet show in that story).

* SpiritualAdaptation: Viewers from the film's native Russia note that the Pinocchio of this story and a lot of the story elements bear more resemblance to ''Buratino'', a Russian folktale about another wooden puppet come to life and a blue-haired girl who ran away from a corrupt performance show (although it was a puppet show in that story)

* SpiritualAdaptation: Viewers from the film's native Russia note that the Pinocchio of this story and a lot of the story elements bear more resemblance to ''Buratino'', a Russian folktale about another wooden puppet and a blue-haired girl who ran away from a corrupt performance show (although it was a puppet show in that story)

* WTHCastingAgency: Most people who watch the movie agree that Pauly Shore was severely miscast as Pinocchio. It's just a special kind of UncannyValley to hear a man in his fifties try (and fail) to voice a character who's supposed to be a young teenager.

* JustHereforGodzilla: Let's face it the only reason people watched the movie was for Creator/PaulyShore's performance as Pinocchio
* MemeticMutation: Many and most of them stem from the US-dub.

** Faaathur, when can I leave to be on my o-hown? I've got the whole wooorld to see! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote from Pinocchio in the US dub's trainer, which immediately caught people's attention for how its delivery shifts from incredibly flat to CampGay within the span of a few seconds. As a result, it became popular to quote and parody in reference to the film.[[/labelnote]]

** Fruity Pinocchio [[labelnote: Explanation]] Many viewers noted that Pauly Shore's performance as Pinocchio had shades of a stereotypical "gay accent", leading to a running gag that Pinocchio was gay, fruity, "yassified", etc.[[/labelnote]]

** Imma boy and I'm aLIIIIVE!
** Faaathur, when can I leave to be on my o-hown? I've got the whole wooorld to see!
*** Alternatively, [[{{Mondegreen}} "world to see" being interpreted as "worldussy"]], due to the popularity of "-ussy" as a suffix.
** Dee, Skuh-dee, skuh-dee, skuh-dee, Rah-kah!
** Yaaas, Tybalt!

* VanillaProtagonist: There really isn't much to Pinocchio in this movie. He's a talented horse rider and acrobat, but has no discernible personality aside from a generic desire to see the world (that gets forgotten as soon as he sees a pretty girl) and he utterly lacks his mischievous nature from the book, turning him from an interesting and flawed protagonist to a rather bland NiceGuy.

*** Alternatively, [[Mondegreen "world to see" being interpreted as "worldussy"]], due to the popularity of "-ussy" as a suffix.

*** Alternatively, [Mondegreen "world to see" being interpreted as "worldussy"], due to the popularity of "-ussy" as a suffix.

** Pinocchio dies. [[labelnote: Explanation]] There's a bizarre scene around the beginning of the movie in which Cat, freaked out by Pinocchio being a living puppet, pulls his gun on him and shoots him square in the chest. It's meme-potential couldn't be ignored by viewers, leading to a lot of edits in which the credits roll after Pinocchio is knocked down, as if the character just actually died. [[/labelnote]]

** Yaaas, Tible!

* AngstWhatAngst: Pinocchio seems completely unfazed by being called an abomination and shot at, expressing little more than mild annoyance over it. Granted it didn't hurt him physically thanks to his being a puppet. but you'd think that kind of reaction would hurt at least a little bit, especially if you're supposedly a WideEyedIdealist like Pinocchio.

* MemeticMutation:

** Skuh-dee, skuh-dee, skuh-dee, Rah-kah!

* AngstWhatAngst: Pinocchio seems completely unfazed by being called an abomination and shot at, expressing little more than mild annoyance over it. Granted it didn't hurt him physically thanks to his being a puppet. but you'd think that kind of reaction would hurt at least a little bit, especially for a supposed WideEyedIdealist like Pinocchio.

* SoBadItsGood: The majority of western viewers watch this film solely to laugh at the mediocre animation, the out there plot and the comically bad voice acting of Pauly Shore.

** Pinocchio dies. [[labelnote: Explanation]] There's a bizarre scene around the beginning of the movie in which Cat, freaked out by Pinocchio being a living puppet, pulls his gun on him and shoots him square in the chest. It's meme-potential couldn't be ignored by viewers, leading to a lot of edits in which the credits roll after Pinocchio is knocked down,as if the character just actually died. [[/labelnote]]

** Fruity Pinocchio [[labelnote: Explanation]] Many viewers noted that Pauly Shore's performance as Pinocchio had shades of a stereotypical "gay accent", leading to a running gag that Pniocchio was gay, fruity, "yassified", etc.[[/labelnote]]

** Pinocchio dies. [[labelnote: Explanation]] There's a bizarre scene around the beginning of the movie in which cat, freaked out by Pinocchio being a living puppet, pulls his gun on him and shoots him square in the chest. It's meme-potential couldn't be ignored by viewers, leading to a lot of edits in which the credits roll after Pinocchio is knocked down,as if the character just actually died. [[/labelnote]]