From: jcw@kd4dts.dixie.com (John C. Wren)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: REVIEW: COOL WORLD
Keywords: author=Good
Date: 20 Jul 92 23:47:50 GMT
Organization: kd4dts

Well, I've ignored the Cool World thread up to now, because I didn't want a 
spoiler.  However, I saw it this weekend, and heres my few thoughts, like
them or not.

1)  Animation was OK.  Wasn't seriously fantastic cutting edge stuff, but its
    better than some of the stuff I've seen in animation festivals.  Some of
    techniques seemed to be stolen from various artists, although I tend to
    think it was deliberate.  I saw signs of Tiny Toons, Ren & Stimpy, Fritz
    the Cat (as if you wouldn't, right?), and a few others.

2)  The plot was not terribly original, but then supposedly there are only
    seven basic plots in anything anyway.  There were details that lacked
    explanation, such as the Spike of Power.  It is inferred that it was
    built into the Plaza Hotel because of a space/time locus, and not just so
    that the whats-his-name could get pushed off the edge, or so we could
    seem Basingers underwear (oooh, *big* thrill, oooh, whooopeeeee.  Right).

3)  There were a few scenes that the perspective was shot to hell on.  The
    primary one was were the detective (name escapes me), was "chucking"
    the brunette under the chin, just before he left back for the Real
    World.  She was too large, but seemed to be too far away.

4)  Some of the characters, such as Slash, and his gang got a little too
    repetitive and monotonous.  Some should have been a little more built
    up on.  (I kind of liked the neighbor girl.)  Also, it was referred to
    that a number (or at least several other) humans had been in Cool World,
    but nothing else was said.  Did something happen?  Did they decide to go
    back?  Whats the deal?

5)  The animation style on Holli changed somewhat after she became Real.  It
    was subtle, but noticeable.  Almost as if there had been an artist change
    in mid film.  I liked the first Holli.  She had a nasty attitude, and
    knew how to control people.

6)  And finally, to the folks that said it was a rip-off of Roger Rabbit.  Yea,
    in some respects.  It really *is* only the second major film to combine
    raw animation with real people.  So yea, you could say that.  In reality,
    its a new form of the art, and I'm sure we'll see more of it.  I'm 
    particularly waiting for computer-animation mixed with live folks.  Right
    now, it's still coarse.  It takes some decent acting ability (which some
    of the people in the movie didn't have), to act as if you're interacting
    with something thats there, and isn't.  This was clear where the detective
    had his arm around the brunettes shoulders.  Didn't look right.  Oh well.

All in all, I wouldn't spend $6 to see it again.  Rent it on video, yea.  See
it for a buck, yea.  Buy the laser disc?  No freakin' way.

These are my opinions, and mine alone, so if you don't like them, see figure
1.
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