Actually, if the Blu-ray reviews are anything to go by, the studio ended up wanting a change of direction, and a later regime change caused the movie to get buried under the rug.
There were a series of prequal comics that fleshed out the story along with a tie in comic adaptation that gave a slighty better ending, not to mention the videogame😅 great review
Fun fact: the animated characters in this movie would be voiced by loads of popular voice actors some of which got their voice acting debut because of cool world including Charlie Adler, Maurice Lemaurche, Candi Milo, Gregory Snegoff and Joey Camen
Some say that this film was Ralph Bakshi's last before his retirement. But nope, that belongs to Last Days of Coney Island which was released on Vimeo in 2015.
I adore the idea and concept behind Ralph Bakshi's "Cool World". The world it's set in is as captivating as it is surreal. It's just a shame we never got to see the unspoiled version of the story due to corporate meddling. 😤 11:44 As much as I love the concept of "Cool World", the world-building itself could definitely use some polish. How funny is it that an obscure point-and-click adventure game like "Toonstruck" had better world-building than a major studio production with a $28 million budget? 😒 13:03 I think he was supposed to be more significant in Bakshi's original screenplay.
It's nice to see a review of Cool World that doesn't dunk on the movie all the time and brings up some positive stuff like how Cool World looks... It's definitely one of the Paramount Pictures of all time.
This is definitely NOT Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Out of all the Live Action/Animated hybrid films, this was fascinating, but misses the mark. Basically, when you see a lot of toons on screen being so erratic, it leaves you wishing this came with an Epilepsy Warning.
I thought everyone would understand that humanoid doesn’t mean humans….I’m surprised I had to explain it when it’s kind obvious the toon thing is logical and the noid as in HUMANOID is not but i guess it’s not as obvious to everyone 😅 but seriously I suggest not replying to me again please. Thanks 😎
@@carlossoto1715 Worse part was, according to some googling, there wasn't suppose to be a sequel at first. But they cut the game's plot in two to make the Christmas rush and figured they could make the back half as a sequel later.
8:36 Ah yes. The VA of Shantotto in the Disidia Final Fantasy games (If she also voiced said character in FF11. Feel free to let me know) 18:35 I swear Frank's toon form looks like an adult version of DC's Billy Batson (Update. Specifically. His design from the Batman Brave & The Bold cartoon) Well. At the end of the day. This is something that once again makes me wonder what could've been if Warner Bros let Rover Dangerfield have a PG-13 rating.
Finally we finally get to talk more about the Baskshi guy! I like Ralph Bakshi. His movie is just okay. The animation is good but the story is meh. And I was shocked that Maurice LaMarche (known for the Brain from Animaniacs) was in this movie.
Still, even the diluted version could have worked better if they had developed the characters better. Detective Harris's backstory could have been established through a chat with Jack Deebs at one of Cool World's bars. The opening could have instead established Deebs creating Holli Would and Cool World as if he were possessed by something, and they could have made him such a willing patsy because Holli was all too willing to take advantage of the fact that he had been betrayed by a lover before. Not to mention establishing basic rules and plot points early on.
In his article _My Meeting with Bakshi, or, Goodbye Cool World,_ Steve Moore, a man who worked on Rover Dangerfield, confirmed that Ralph Bakshi tried to convince him to work on CW. At that point, "William" (Willem) Dafoe had been tapped to play Jack Deebs. After seeing how CW ended up, as well as the trailer for The Last Days of Coney Island, Steve has absolutely no regrets about denying Bakshi's request. He described Bakshi's pitched as "like listening to Garrison Keillor read a soft porn script," so CW was presumably still in the R-rated stage at that point. He went onto say, "I have a lot of industry friends who went on to work on Cool World, and their horror stories confirmed my instincts to be correct. People were fired and rehired on a daily basis. Ralph seemed to relish working in chaos." Also, if the Blu-ray reviews are anything to go by, what happened is that the studio got cold feet on Bakshi's original vision and a regime change caused the movie to get swept under the rug. He should have pitched and sold it to New Line Cinema.
So why are humans called ‘noid’ like HUMANOID😅 not sure about the naming here😶 considering what humanoid means this naming scheme doesn’t make sense 🤷♀️ Note: if you don’t understand the difference between toon and Humanoid please don’t talk to me. The naming of toon in cartoon and noid referring to humans is not the same thing. The former is logical and the latter is stupid because humans are NOT HUMANOID🤦♀️
I feel bad for Ralph Bakshi, the producers really screwed him over on this one...
It was his final film before retiring
Technically not. He did another film after this
Actually, if the Blu-ray reviews are anything to go by, the studio ended up wanting a change of direction, and a later regime change caused the movie to get buried under the rug.
@@MrWill9002 wait really? Soo what was that his final movie?
@Scrat351 Last Days of Coney Island
There were a series of prequal comics that fleshed out the story along with a tie in comic adaptation that gave a slighty better ending, not to mention the videogame😅 great review
Fun fact: the animated characters in this movie would be voiced by loads of popular voice actors some of which got their voice acting debut because of cool world including Charlie Adler, Maurice Lemaurche, Candi Milo, Gregory Snegoff and Joey Camen
They all deserve better than this, though.
BTW, Adler was also in Aladdin, which came out the same year.
@@gojirafan0577 And the actress who voiced Holi Wood tried to get it changed so she could show it to children she visits in the hospital
Some say that this film was Ralph Bakshi's last before his retirement. But nope, that belongs to Last Days of Coney Island which was released on Vimeo in 2015.
I adore the idea and concept behind Ralph Bakshi's "Cool World". The world it's set in is as captivating as it is surreal. It's just a shame we never got to see the unspoiled version of the story due to corporate meddling. 😤
11:44 As much as I love the concept of "Cool World", the world-building itself could definitely use some polish. How funny is it that an obscure point-and-click adventure game like "Toonstruck" had better world-building than a major studio production with a $28 million budget? 😒
13:03 I think he was supposed to be more significant in Bakshi's original screenplay.
And a regime change.
It's nice to see a review of Cool World that doesn't dunk on the movie all the time and brings up some positive stuff like how Cool World looks...
It's definitely one of the Paramount Pictures of all time.
Before he became a superstar, Pitt had the strangest filmography for his early work. Its just all over the place 😂
This is definitely NOT Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Out of all the Live Action/Animated hybrid films, this was fascinating, but misses the mark. Basically, when you see a lot of toons on screen being so erratic, it leaves you wishing this came with an Epilepsy Warning.
I thought everyone would understand that humanoid doesn’t mean humans….I’m surprised I had to explain it when it’s kind obvious the toon thing is logical and the noid as in HUMANOID is not but i guess it’s not as obvious to everyone 😅 but seriously I suggest not replying to me again please. Thanks 😎
That and better writing.
Pitt. That is all.
There’s this computer game called Toonstruck which basically a better written version of cool world.
That was a good game. Too bad it never got its sequel off the ground.
That game was awesome it also had Christopher Lloyd play the main character.
@@bearerofbadnews1375 And Dan Castellaneta as his sidekick. 2 Doc Browns for the price of 1.
@@carlossoto1715 Worse part was, according to some googling, there wasn't suppose to be a sequel at first. But they cut the game's plot in two to make the Christmas rush and figured they could make the back half as a sequel later.
8:36 Ah yes. The VA of Shantotto in the Disidia Final Fantasy games (If she also voiced said character in FF11. Feel free to let me know) 18:35 I swear Frank's toon form looks like an adult version of DC's Billy Batson (Update. Specifically. His design from the Batman Brave & The Bold cartoon) Well. At the end of the day. This is something that once again makes me wonder what could've been if Warner Bros let Rover Dangerfield have a PG-13 rating.
Finally we finally get to talk more about the Baskshi guy! I like Ralph Bakshi. His movie is just okay. The animation is good but the story is meh. And I was shocked that Maurice LaMarche (known for the Brain from Animaniacs) was in this movie.
Maurice was also Hugh & Drew Tasmanian Devil in Taz-Mania and Dizzy in Tiny Toons Adventures around the same time as this movie's release
Punching a producer in the face sounds so satisfying
That story appears to be discredited, judging by the Blu-ray reviews.
This movie was a fever dream to me.
Geebus Ralph really did get screwed over
It gets worse. Scorsese and Coppola warned him that the studios would try to meddle if he made a mainstream/studio film.
@@SirBlackReeds Yeah. Screwed over to the letter
If we ever see Holli Would Again, then you can make her either an anti-hero we can relate to, and give her a proper backstory
that would have been better then what the movie showed us
Honestly
I Actually Have a Chance on Holli Would
That was the best movie ever.
I suggest you review Escape from Cluster Prime, The Ultimate Enemy, iGo to Japan, and iParty with Victorious.
Roger Rabbit this ain't. :(
Why did Ralph wanted an “adult” Roger rabbit I’ll never know
@@remixchild He actually wanted to make a Horror movie but it was changed without his Permission
Cool world is like a less good roger rabbit and space jam. But is it a better chip and dale movie?
Now I hope one of his patrons asks him to review that film.
But chip and dale was fun
Can you look at The Sonic OVA🦔🤖and my favorite Ralph Bakshi Movies are Wizards🧙🏻♂️and the animated movie of Lord Of The Rings💍
Great Review Man
Hello everybody
The potential this had without meddling wouldve been something. As is its a fine, but messy film. Gotta love Bakshi tho
Still, even the diluted version could have worked better if they had developed the characters better. Detective Harris's backstory could have been established through a chat with Jack Deebs at one of Cool World's bars. The opening could have instead established Deebs creating Holli Would and Cool World as if he were possessed by something, and they could have made him such a willing patsy because Holli was all too willing to take advantage of the fact that he had been betrayed by a lover before. Not to mention establishing basic rules and plot points early on.
I know someone actually named Debbie Dallas (she's a cranky old woman though, lol)
In his article _My Meeting with Bakshi, or, Goodbye Cool World,_ Steve Moore, a man who worked on Rover Dangerfield, confirmed that Ralph Bakshi tried to convince him to work on CW. At that point, "William" (Willem) Dafoe had been tapped to play Jack Deebs. After seeing how CW ended up, as well as the trailer for The Last Days of Coney Island, Steve has absolutely no regrets about denying Bakshi's request. He described Bakshi's pitched as "like listening to Garrison Keillor read a soft porn script," so CW was presumably still in the R-rated stage at that point. He went onto say, "I have a lot of industry friends who went on to work on Cool World, and their horror stories confirmed my instincts to be correct. People were fired and rehired on a daily basis. Ralph seemed to relish working in chaos."
Also, if the Blu-ray reviews are anything to go by, what happened is that the studio got cold feet on Bakshi's original vision and a regime change caused the movie to get swept under the rug. He should have pitched and sold it to New Line Cinema.
Well yes but then you have to realize what worked in x rated times might not work for the 90s
Ah I’ve heard about this movie
It’s a shame there was meddling 😅
Yep
So why are humans called ‘noid’ like HUMANOID😅 not sure about the naming here😶 considering what humanoid means this naming scheme doesn’t make sense 🤷♀️
Note: if you don’t understand the difference between toon and Humanoid please don’t talk to me. The naming of toon in cartoon and noid referring to humans is not the same thing. The former is logical and the latter is stupid because humans are NOT HUMANOID🤦♀️
not a cool movie at all 😵💫 ..... even though Lonette is the best character in my eyes since she's one of my Cartoon Crushes 😍
She and Holli Are My Crushes
This movie cool world is so very super permanently painful