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Cool World
15 years ago
I kind of pride myself on being a HUGE nerd for all things animated, and was poking around in the selection of movies available to stream on Netflix, and came across a supposed cult classic that - apparently to my shame - I had not yet seen.
This movie is called Cool World.
Now, I know that a lot of people who enjoy animation LOVE this movie.
I've got to be honest with you, I thought about turning it off and watching something else the entire time I had it on. I would have demanded my money back if I'd seen it in a theater. If I'd bought it on VHS/DVD/lolBeta, it would have been returned the next day. There is so much that is so abysmally wrong with this movie that there is no element of it that could possibly salvage it, including Holly Wood. Even Brad Pitt couldn't save this movie, and he's usually a phenomenal actor, I tend to really enjoy his work.
So what's wrong with it, you may ask. What ISN'T wrong with it?
The animation is horrible and inconsistent (beyond the two major female characters and Pitt's sidekick).
The overall execution is dismal.
I can't emotionally invest in the characters or story.
The story drags like crazy, weighted down by a surplus of useless filler animation.
The sheer volume of pointless filler animation is just depressing.
Half the soundtrack sounds like puked-up 80s leftovers.
The acting is as flat as the cardboard cutouts they used for props in the animated half of the world ( again, I'm sorely disappointed in Pitt).
All in all, the movie isn't the least bit entertaining until the last 15 minutes, and that really isn't enough to salvage the prior 85 minutes of tear-inducing boredom and annoyance.
I went in with high hopes after hearing about how great this movie was, and got completely blue balled by it instead. In short, I want the last two hours of my life back.
This movie is called Cool World.
Now, I know that a lot of people who enjoy animation LOVE this movie.
I've got to be honest with you, I thought about turning it off and watching something else the entire time I had it on. I would have demanded my money back if I'd seen it in a theater. If I'd bought it on VHS/DVD/lolBeta, it would have been returned the next day. There is so much that is so abysmally wrong with this movie that there is no element of it that could possibly salvage it, including Holly Wood. Even Brad Pitt couldn't save this movie, and he's usually a phenomenal actor, I tend to really enjoy his work.
So what's wrong with it, you may ask. What ISN'T wrong with it?
The animation is horrible and inconsistent (beyond the two major female characters and Pitt's sidekick).
The overall execution is dismal.
I can't emotionally invest in the characters or story.
The story drags like crazy, weighted down by a surplus of useless filler animation.
The sheer volume of pointless filler animation is just depressing.
Half the soundtrack sounds like puked-up 80s leftovers.
The acting is as flat as the cardboard cutouts they used for props in the animated half of the world ( again, I'm sorely disappointed in Pitt).
All in all, the movie isn't the least bit entertaining until the last 15 minutes, and that really isn't enough to salvage the prior 85 minutes of tear-inducing boredom and annoyance.
I went in with high hopes after hearing about how great this movie was, and got completely blue balled by it instead. In short, I want the last two hours of my life back.
all in all, I kinda liked it in a way, but not a movie I'd pay to watch, or watch again...
It was on the Super Nintendo.
Bill