

Despite Lampwick's horrible personality, watching him transform into a donkey, screaming helplessly for his mother, is the stuff of nightmares. But where things really get terrifying is when the boys suddenly turn into donkeys. The Coachman briefly transforms into a demonic-looking figure, and he has shadowy figures working for him at Pleasure Island. We never learn who this character is, though fans like to speculate that he's the Devil. Pinocchio and the boys are brought to Pleasure Island by the mysterious Coachman. 2022's soulless, live adaptation of Pinocchiocut out those vices, making the "bad" kids seem much more wholesome than in the original film. These are scenes that Disney would never include in a film today. Pinocchio, his buddy Lampwick, and the other boys immerse themselves in the vices of Pleasure Island, smoking cigars and drinking beer. During Pinocchio's journey in becoming a real boy, he and other mischievous, little boys are whisked off to Pleasure Island, which is basically a dark version of Disney World without rules and adults.

It has that rare and coveted score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and is widely regarded as one of the greatest animated movies ever.

But Walt Disney's animated classic, titled simply Pinocchio, remains the best of the bunch. There have been many adaptations of Carlo Collodi's fantastical story, The Adventures of Pinocchio, over the years. The Nightmare King really is like something out of a nightmare - and does his best to squash Nemo into a pulp. And at the heart of this frightening world lies the Nightmare King, an enormous and demonic figure that's reminiscent of Chernabog. It's a creepy, barren place that Nemo and Icarus are forced to brave. A conscious, blue-black sludge that kidnaps the king, takes over Slumberland, and turns it into Nightmare Land. Things take a turn for the worse when Nemo unleashes an actual nightmare into Slumberland.

Nemo and his flying squirrel pal Icarus find themselves in Slumberland, a wondrous and dreamy world where you can jump on clouds and hang out with a princess. Little Nemo is a fantastical journey of a young boy named Nemo, who weaves in and out dreams inspired by his daily life. But this live adaptation has nothing on the animated movie. It's based on a 1905 comic strip, which was loosely adapted into Netflix's 2022 film Slumberland. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland is one of the greatest animated films that most people have never heard of.
