Any fans out there?

Big fan of this movie. I admit it has a few technical and structural flaws, but it has some really unique visuals and a warped, complex storyline the likes of which I hadn't seen before.

I thought Bassinger and Byrne had some great scenes - the two of them arguing in the car as Byrne becomes increasingly frustrated at Bassingers "I'll do what I want" attitude was a favourite, among others. Brad Pitt looks a little uncomfortable acting in front of a blue screen, but he plays his role well enough for what is pretty much unabashedly a B movie.

Strange, sexy, original and even funny- though not always "haha" funny- I thoroughly enjoyed Cool World.

I'm sellin my soul to the Devil in you

It seems that nobody on this site likes this film, which is so strange considering there are people on here that defend movies like epic movie, but regardless I think 'Cool World' is a great film. Like a modern day prometheus. I'm not sure why people compare this to Roger Rabbit, it's a different style of film, just because it incorporates live action with animation doesn't mean it's a rip off.

The acting isn't great, I admit that, but the artwork blows your mind, and it's appeal lies in the story and dark, dirty world of an artist. It's a little expressive, and it works amazingly. I don't often defend films because I expect most people won't understand, film is subjective, like all art - but having no one defend this film made me want to defend it somewhat. Sure its flawed, but I think it adds to the charm.

I will also add that I grew up with this film, having cartoon elements meant it was in the children's section, and my mum never screened the films I rented with her, so I grew up with a healthy appreciation for the female form, hehe. Perhaps thats why I think its a great film, but I am also a filmmaker and have studied film, and from that point of view I still think its great. Sure technically its outdated, but so are a million other films. It deals with a lot of issues, creative and real, and no matter how unskilled the film crew may have been, etc, the film at its core is good.

you know it's funny, for the longest time i had bad feelings towards this movie (and had never seen it, just thought it was degrading to women and creepy as a concept because kids ended up seeing this thinking it was an actual 'cartoon.')

BUT...I finally saw some of it (can't find the whole movie) and from what i saw i like it. why? because there is a story line. i can feel holli wood's pain. she wants to be in his real world. she wants him to accept him as real and she wants him to take her there. he doesn't. some of us gals have felt like we are put in another category and put in a guys "other world." much like a cartoon world. a fantasy world. But much like in the film....when sex comes into the picture everything changes. suddenly after a while, the girl starts to look like a real human being...and the guy either leaves because he cannot handle that or he stays and tries to accept her as a human being...so he can keep having sex with her.in this film there is that rule that warns the guys that if they have sex with a cartoon their world will change and that you can never go back.

the moral is that it is very hard to have a 'fantasy' live in a real world. just as it is very hard to have 'reality' in a complete fantasy world. the only place where this seems to work out is in a 'cool' world. i think the reason this is called 'cool world' is because it's a world that's not completely made up of fantasy characters. fantasy and 'real' people can live there together. so it's neither complete fantasy or reality....it's just a cool place, somewhere in between the two worlds.

I just watched the movie, I specifically came back here on the forums to say that this was NOT a good film and that this was a BAD film. Everyone here who is defending it to the extreme must've been high or stoned whilst watching it.

Seriously, this film was not good. Without going into an essay and it being 4am here, the only positives I can say about this film was the soundtrack and the artwork (not the animations!). The story and everything else can only be appreciated through the status of it being a cult classic.

I am so glad to have found more fans of this movie on this board. I loved this movie at the theatre, I was one of the first to buy the DVD full price when it came out, and I watch the DVD on a regular basis just because "it makes me feel good", for reasons I probably can't understand, just like many others on this board have said.

The music is cool, I think the animation is superb (wierd wavy buildings, good colors, fast expressive random corny gags from the cartoon characters, what's not to like? <grin>). I know the acting leaves to be desired, but only if you decide to take this movie seriously. I like to imagine the actors were just having fun. I know I have fun watching, I'm happy to find out I'm not alone as a fan who also wishes this would become a cult classic. Doodle-on!! Peace!!

I watched it recently, I at first excepted it to be bad from the rating it got. But boy I was surprised how good it actually was to watch. Sure it was weird at a couple parts. But ignoring those, I found it highly watchable. Something animation fans might like but still something to rent first before consider owning it.

Never talk trash about George Lucas. EVER!