Everything Wrong With Cool World in 14 Minutes or Less

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[@ChessJew]

To me as a kid, this was the dirty version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@rikcoflores5588]

Agreed one of my favorites lol

[@sonicfanboy3375]

Normal Roger Rabbit?

[@jonnym4670]

it was just a cheap version of it to me

[@p_campbell]

Who framed Rodger rabbit was actually a good movie.

[@HeyitsBri_]

Same 😂

[@Deuteromis]

FunFact: Paramount did a promotion where they had a 75foot cutout of Holli Wood sitting on the "D" of the Hollywood sign, but people were pissed about it some saying it was prostitution for Hollywood and that the sign shouldn't be used for advertising...Which is ironically hilarious.

[@cmdraftbrn]

that is hilarious.

[@BigFatCone]

And some sauce! scribblejunkies.blogspot.com/2013/06/1992-hollywood-sign-promo-for-cool-world.html

[@CRIS_IS_ON_INFINITE_EARTHS]

That is literally the best thing ever.

[@AzhreiVep]

So what you're saying is ... Holly _really_ got some D in the lead up to this movie's release.

[@Durwood71]

But Hollywood is all about prostitution.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

My theory as to why and or how Frank never aged while in Cool World is that if you really think about it cartoon characters never really age, therefore that logic must apply to Cool World's laws of physics and the fact that Frank never aged a day during the movies time skip is proof that Cool World's laws of physics apply to a real person as well as it does to "Doodles."

[@ghostchaser1631]

Either that or time passes differently between the two dimensions. Fifty years had passed Frank by out here in the real world but in Cool World it could have only been around five years meaning that Frank aged in Cool World time instead real world time and so he stayed young longer by real world standards than he should have.

[@shardinhand1243]

it makes sence considering that you cant seem to die at all while in cool world, since the falls the humans take entering would turn them into chunky salsa normaly.

[@SIX6SIXer]

you actually took the time to come up with a theory about Cool World? i forgot this movie existed immediately following the first and only time i ever watched it. I remember why i did that lol.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Except this wouldn't make sense unless he was a cartoon. As cartoons can't die due to physics.

[@shardinhand1243]

@@osmanyousif7849 different universe, different physical laws... time, gravity, thormodynamics, the law of entropy, all are possibly subject to change in a different universe... simply becuase we just dont know about anything outside of our universe, and we only (CURRENTLY) have the one example....

[@TheWarmachine375]

It looked like everyone is having an acid trip real hard.

[@LucianDevine]

Now imagine watching it on acid and hope to god your head doesn't explode!

[@cartooncritique6625]

It makes sense when you know who the film's main director was.

[@Igorcastrochucre]

Holly Would is exactly what people think Jessica Rabbit is when they haven't watched Who Framed correctly or at all in the last few years.

[@alm2187]

Interesting. How does one watch a movie correctly? 🤔 Do you just mean watching it attentively/mindfully? 😎

[@johnarken1810]

Never mind that, I want to know who framed correctly! @@alm2187

[@AzhreiVep]

Holly Would has a lot more in common with the original version of Jessica Rabbit than the movie version, that's for damn sure.

[@mallios13]

Given the sheer amount of promiscuous women who cosplay as Jessica Rabbit and fire off "I'm drawn that way" ad nauseum, I'm thinking that's why most are confused as to who Jessica really is.

[@natp8387]

@@mallios13 Actually the original from the book IS a character from a Tijuana Bible... and she is happy being that way. So they're not actually far off from her original character.

[@Serpream]

Cool World is one of those amazing concepts that was sadly rushed and released unfinished. Really interesting history to it.

[@cartooncritique6625]

Not only was it rushed, but the film's director Ralph Bakshi was having to fight tooth and nail throughout the production to salvage what was left of his bastardized script.

[@theoseibold8666]

"Dabbling in water colors, Eddie?"

[@gabrieltraylor8888]

@2:50 - As someone who had a "Holli Would If She Could" poster in his bedroom as a young teenager: yes.

[@d00mbr07]

Omfg Cool World was such a damn treasure, still wrecks my brain to this day. But dawg imma need you to sin Eight Legged Freaks and Titan A.E.

[@SoranotRoxas]

Agreed 💯

[@georgemason4921]

Excellent suggestion..love them too.

[@karenn6065]

Hell yeah Cool World was & I still love it. They just don’t make them like they used to . I was so glad when I was able to get a copy of this.

[@ChristophBrinkmann]

​@karenn6065 Yeah these days they're better.

[@karenn6065]

@@ChristophBrinkmann LOL , I disagree. But depends on what it’s being compared to. It was fun for its time

[@aliasfakename3159]

Holli Would singlehandedly kept this fandom alive

[@DaNinja60]

I'm sorry but if I had dropped into Cool World Holli would have been real a long time ago. 😂😂

[@TheWarmachine375]

13:46 Harris got Isekai-ed to the Toon World.

[@fryguy9704]

Cool World is one hell of a drug trip. Literally

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

The Nostalgia Critic also did an entire review of Cool World and did a Deep-Dive into the Film's History and what it would've been completely different from what we ended up with.

[@Deuteromis]

After reading Ralph's original idea I really wanted that version.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@Deuteromis So do I

[@sarahomiracle]

I saw that too. We were robbed.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@sarahomiracle In the nuttiest way possible

[@PanSpaceman]

any chance of a quick rundown?

[@TonyGearSolid]

The movie makes sense once you learn about the disaster of a production it had.

[@osmanyousif7849]

The original script while far more insane, was way better.

[@drewt1717]

Does the movie plot make sense? Or does the fact that it's a hot garbage fire make sense?😅

[@Rockysnappzz]

A lot of Raplh Bakshi's (I forgot his last name) movies are like that, random stuff

[@cartooncritique6625]

@@drewt1717 The latter mostly.

[@syntheticchinchilla9971]

If nothing else this movie illustrates how much Brad Pitt has grown as a competent actor.

[@drewt1717]

And probably how much better he got at choosing his agents... 😅

[@-Big_Big]

id watch Cool world 2 with him in it again no doubt.

[@geardog24]

Just imagine if this movie was made today. It would just be all the scary things on internet exploding into the real world.

[@daethalion1725]

So basically a repeat of the 2016 American presidential election?

[@yomama9538]

It would NC-17, and that's without the porn!

[@FuzzyStripetail]

Getting some passing-through floating ghost head was what ultimately made Cool World cool (and ghosty).

[@ianfeuerhake1859]

Pretty sure this is the first Brad Pitt movie where you didn’t show any scenes of him eating

[@crystalward1444]

He never got the chance.

[@avengingkitty]

Love the fact you used the skeleton from The last unicorn

[@TheWarmachine375]

I'm getting "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" vibes.

[@jr22hon]

Yeah but it's risque is Roger Rabbit might have been, this movie will never make sense.

[@jessicawilson1751]

I think this movie came out around the same time as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and at least that movie is much better done when combining animation and live action

[@Bactchan]

WFRR came out in 1988. Cool World was released in 92, quite clearly an attempt to replicate the success of the former and banking on being more "adult" to draw the crowds. It was a cashgrab by the studio that managed to get some good talent attached.

[@casthedemon]

​@@Bactchanisn't everything a cash grab? Especially in entertainment.

[@vote4mel]

Vibes? They're both a live action + animation mix, obvi, but the vibes are far apart.

[@1LostMind]

Have you run out of movies to sin that you had to look in the deepest forgotten memories that is movies my parents never should've let me watch?

[@Ghostface1998]

It’s the fact I barely found about this movie a couple of years ago. Holly is such a fun villain and this adult take on animated characters going into the real world was a lot of fun.

[@DaNinja60]

Cool World was one of my favorite movies and still is. Holli would if she could. 😂

[@12000gp]

I think we all know what kind of fun you mean

[@angelmarin6442]

Cool world is a solid concept executed sloppily, screwed over adult hybrid animation movies altogether. Kinda sad as those two genres could inspire many great stories overall.

[@wstine79]

This was Ralph Bakshi's last movie. It was crazy.

[@drewt1717]

Probably was Brad Pitt's agent's last job too...😅

[@ZenGaijin]

I will never forget, i was taken to this movie as an 8 year old by a daycare. They saw animation immediately thought it was for kids. Ahhh, the 90's...😊

[@SilverSkyCloud]

what did they do when the sexy dancing started?

[@kellyalves756]

I worked in a kindergarten and the teacher did the same thing with Roger Rabbit.

[@Deuteromis]

Completely different from what happened to me, but I was forced to go to Sunday School growing up. I was 16 when the first pokemon movie came out and we were forced to see it because there were kids with us at the time. I kinda had already lost interest with the show but that movie really sealed the deal with me when they added that whole difference between fighting and battling.

[@osmanyousif7849]

And that's how they got fired....

[@KasumiKenshirou]

@@SilverSkyCloud Movie ratings were created to avoid this very situation. The employees of your daycare were morons.

[@msbhaven]

I still listen to the Cool World soundtrack.

[@ac.4ximes304]

why haven’t you guys sinned the Alvin and the Chipmunks series yet…

[@centuryhousegames733]

I thought it was hilarious when you put the skeleton head from The Last Unicorn

[@bent3736]

Whoa this is the same director as Fritz the Cat and the animated LOTR. Which means the animated LOTR was directed by the guy who directed Fritz the Cat!

[@JeffSchall]

Bakshi is brilliant.

[@stormtempterf8058]

This is technically correct. The best kind of correct.

[@ImInLoveWithBulla]

Uhhh… y-..yeah…

[@SanFranDentist94301]

Um, yeah? That's no secret

[@seancallaway5204]

Cool World is such a goddamn insanely amazing movie.

[@tonyg3644]

Director to the drawing artists: how much acid did you drop? Artists: YES (smiling)

[@Sarahonwheels]

My favorite fact about this movie is that people advertised this movie by putting Holli Would on the Hollywood sign and people got mad and said they were never gonna put advertising on the Hollywood sign even though the Hollywood sign is a giant advertisement itself

[@DreamGyrl360]

Nightmare before Christmas was NOT before Cool World.

[@1amdremer]

Yep came here to say the same thing, +1 sin for cinemasins

[@Wolfbane382]

This movie is dated to be sure. But that soundtrack still has some bangers!

[@CAP198462]

Casablanca, still sin free. Good Jeremy. You are a man of class.

[@supernova582]

This is the more gritty version of who framed Roger rabbit lol.

[@jonnym4670]

cheap knock off verison

[@supernova582]

@@jonnym4670 gritty can also mean rough and this is as rough as a Beach with a ton of shattered glass and rocks lol. So it's both definitions of the word

[@-Big_Big]

@@jonnym4670 well the director was involved in who framed Roger Rabbit. he wanted to make a horror movie in the same style.

[@Natalie-ns9bl]

Everything great about cinemasins

[@RockPasta]

Im intrigued that you could ever limit the sins of cool world to less than the length of the whole movie.

[@DasSpaceAce]

This whole movie is a horny fever dream but I love it so much 😂

[@mikemurphy2932]

I literally forgot Brad Pitt was in this!

[@user-ny5ix7vf2q]

Brad who?

[@jacobstaten2366]

7:41 the capital is motto is, "If you're not happy with the cards you've been dealt, do something about it." That's pretty much the opposite of this quote in the movie.

[@Theonethatdid]

I’ve waited for this one and asked for it for 7 years!

[@ZandarKoad]

I forgot Cool World existed. Can I go back to when I forgot Cool Work existed?

[@1whowasNEVERhere]

"And Wtf am I watching?" Roll Credits!

[@tylerbreaves]

Before I watch one second of this, I just want to say how excited I was when the notification for this movie popped up on my phone. I first heard of this movie in a listicle about movies that the final product was far different from the original pitch and why and now this "film" lives rent free in my head.

[@thefuneraldirectorsdaughter84]

I still quite "wherever you go, there you are" today 😂🤣

[@katiejackson3739]

1:23 “W T F” 💀💀💀💀 Idk why that made me laugh so hard lmao 😂

[@stevenharper9108]

There was a time when you’d have done a “Holli Would is not my girlfriend in this scene” or “Holli Would is not giving me a lap dance in this scene.”

[@harrysweeten9417]

I went from 1992 with out knowing about this movie, and I was better off not knowing about it.

[@joeferree6817]

As a kid I never fully understood the plot of the movie. As a adult I still don't get it, lol

[@gentblue]

The plot is that Kim Bassinger was amazingly hot when she was young and drawing her meant that she could do hardcore porn for the masses!

[@melangellatc1718]

This KZbin video has ensured I will NEVER watch this film...

[@joshmajinvegetawix9462]

It's a great film tbr

[@mnemonichotpocket]

"And I'm a cat...." - Family Guy

[@jimkinney7554]

Bonus points for the Gail Simone reference. Well played.

[@dr.bright6272]

Those random background bits throughout the movie were the result of the director asking them to "put in something funny."

[@mypal1990]

I remember watching this on VHS and I was surprised. Now I'm appreciating this even more as an adult.

[@lanareed214]

I can NOT be the only one who forgot this existed 😮🤯 cinemasins does it again❤

[@General1Cal]

That's was a zoot suit but not as large because he wasn't a big rebel yet.

[@Chillymak]

I forgot this movie existed. Thank you bringing it back into my life!

[@alm2187]

Always nice to check my subscriptions and discover it's covered something I've seen! 😎 Now onto the question of if I remember Cool World well enough to follow this commentary. 🤔

[@xelthos2051]

I always loved the Cool World explanation to multiple dimensions and media All the world's really exists and the authors of our world glimpse them in their dreams through the veil.

[@sophieshaw7015]

This felt like a fever dream

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Ralph Bakshi should try to sell something for Netflix or Amazon

[@rob19ny]

You finally did Cool World. I love this movie. You should have done it after Roger Rabbit. With that said... Would.

[@lizardog]

5:02 I certainly hope you were not maligning Meet the Feebles. That film is a masterpiece.

[@jekebe4858]

Any sins against it aside, this movie had a killer soundtrack.

[@drewt1717]

Best part of the flick for sure

[@Kelswagsinandballin]

Tbh I have no idea what I just watched

[@travishimebaugh8381]

Thank you, Ralph Bakshi, for reminding us to lust after cartoon characters again

[@bloodrunsclear]

I wish Ralph Bakshi had been allowed to make this the horror film about the psychotic half toon/half human daughter of a cartoonist and his creation.

[@jasonjacoby]

I fuggin love Cool World, it's like the Walt Disney version of the Warp from Warhammer.

[@osmanyousif7849]

This movie is the true definition of: "Take it easy, it's just a drawing."

[@donm5354]

1:30 +1,000,000 SINS to Cinema Sins - MAX HEADROOM series was 1987-88 and COOL WORLD came out in 1992. MAX HEADROOM show wasnt eventually created - it had already happened years earlier.

[@TheDarknshadows]

one thing roger rabbit has over this movie by a huge mile are the humans interacting with the cartoons in roger the humans can look directly at the toons with barely any issues but here it literally looks the humans are starting into nothing like theyre eyes dont follow where the toons are and its sometimes distracting

[@UndefinedEssence]

I don't know how many people will remember this movie, but I'm so glad you did it. I loved this movie as a kid.

[@christophercoates9]

Frank Mancuso screwed this movie up sooo badly. It was originally supposed to be an R rated horror film. Mancuso had the script rewritten behind Bakshi's back and Bakshi was contractually obligated to do the film or be sued into bankruptcy. So he told the animators to pretty much do whatever they wanted in many scenes as payback.

[@HockeyGirl-cg8hb]

Coolworld came out before The Nightmare before Christmas

[@SanaaJadeCruz]

I was way too young to be watching this

[@paigeturner4425]

Same. My dad rented the VHS for us kids when none of us had hit double digits 😅

[@shardinhand1243]

14:13 this reference begs the question when are you guys going to do an episode on the last unicorn... and the obvious answer is never, that film is timeless and without flaw.

[@niceguy169]

Just rewatched the movie before seeing this, because I couldn't really remember it anymore. :) The outtakes messing around with skulls, you could have had fun with Murray from the game Curse Of Monkey Island, he's fun. :)

[@giuseppeianniello1998]

The film actually started out as a horror movie during production, but Frank Mancuso Jr. (the producer of the film) heavily rewrote the script resulting in this mess. Ralph Bakshi completely hated what he did and actually punched him in the face. Even Kim Basinger tried to change it. She wanted the film to be family friendly so that she could show it to the children she visited at the hospital. Results: Cool World got a 4% on Rotten Tomatoes and was a box-office bomb ($14 million against a budget of $28 million) it was criticized for the story, acting (Kim Basinger was nominated for a Razzie Award), animation and the effects combining with live-action. But they liked the visuals & soundtrack. Despite this, it has received a cult following

[@anthonymontana7405]

I completely forgot about this movie! Thanks!

[@Wix_Mitwirth]

When Holli got on stage she said the name of the song Let's Make Love and the band played it. Of course that would be one of her favourites.

[@British_Rogue]

Having the date the movie released in the title or description would be super helpful for understanding why some in-film decisions were made.

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing I somewhat remember this movie and kind liking it too.

[@SpencerDolan]

So glad this one finally got its day on the slab! Classic Bakshi era!!

[@j.j.q1379]

Loved this movie as a kid haha

[@margo_gin]

Where did the American Pie video go?

[@crankysaint]

Cool World has always been one of my favorite movies, and Holli held a very special place in my spank bank for years.

[@moyza_]

Why is Ralph Bakshi so praised anyway? Am I missing something?

[@JosephDavies]

I've wondered the same thing for quite some time. His works always feel aimlessly iconoclastic, and I guess that's enough for some people.

[@randalgraves6979]

Yes

[@natp8387]

He had a tendency to speak in a language understood by the fringe of society. Fritz the Cat to the people who didn't want to be uptight family types, Coonskin spoke to the blacks who gave it a chance (keep in mind, that was in 77 and Ralph's white, but he understood their culture well enough to impress many), Wizards to many people who weren't there in WW2 but were trying to understand those older relations of theirs who were, translated through a lens they could get (fantasy being 'the thing'). Fire and Ice revived the badass barbarian concept while also making the world accessible to realism (the heroes get the CRAP beat out of them), his Lord of the Rings adaptation was innovative and amazing at the time, with the orcs being genuinely creepy. Cool World was screwed over by many things sadly, but the seeds of great ideas are in there if you pay attention. I mean, Isekai is an entire genre of anime now. Basically he alternated between getting the outside portions of humanity to feel invited to their own playgrounds, and blazing trails for genres and ideas that would come again, or even just become a thing in the future. He is not a man of his own time.

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

8:18 - Those heart symbols on the balcony were bugging the *HELL* out of me. Turns out they're really, really, *REALLY* close to a cross between Vanillaware's Logo in Odin Sphere and, apparently, the Kingdom Hearts heart.

[@howcanyoudothistome1]

When I was a child, movies like this and who framed Rodger rabbit would always make me question what a cartoon would feel like to touch. There’s no visible way of interpreting texture. 😅

[@bimmyfrizzo3988]

I kinda liked this movie. It's one of my guilty pleasure movies. It would be the last time Ralph bakshi would sell his creations to Hollywood to butcher behind his back. 😂

[@1Manimation1]

This was in a time where artists could do whatever the heck they wanted before the political restrictions and agendas of 2020. From animators to storytellers to directors, they just went all out and loved every minute of it. the stories were mostly fanfiction of artists living in the world they created. Applying logic or 2020 mentality to it won’t work. You have to enjoy it as it is. It was just mature version of Looney Tunes.

[@mattkowal90]

John Kricfalusi, the creator of Ren & Stimpy and a disgrace was influenced by Ralph's work. John worked for him before the Nickelodeon days, so now you can see a similarity between the animations of the movie and TV cartoon.

[@oldbrokenhands]

The video game committed even more sins.

[@Yosheta]

You decide to sin this movie NOW?!?!

[@stormtempterf8058]

They wanted to make a Fritz the Cat but lacked the balls to make a Fritz the Cat.

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Excellent movie this was

[@pwnranger3496]

The ending with all the creepy stuff coming out of the spike seemed like reference to Night on Bald Mountain in Fantasia

[@TZER0]

10:14 Actually, she said for them to play: “Let’s make love”. So there was a song specified.

[@christopherjakel1049]

Can confirm: Drawing tables aren't cheap..... even the cheap ones.

[@sandrinedefaux3290]

I just love how the best animated work is for the ladies, especially for Holly... You pervs 😅