I thought this movie was absolutely terrible. The drawings are bad, the characters are bad and of course, the storyline itself was bad also. The cartoon characters looked obviously from a rip off of Disney & Warner Brother's Looney Tunes together. To be honest, both don't mix well for a parody like this! They should've made it look child friendly when its not or not have done with cartoons at all. Just add the beautiful Holli Would as a cartoon and then she would be transforming as a human in the end. That would be a better idea because then, this movie would be a success without any faults whatsoever!Even if i hate this movie, i do love Holli Would. She is like a bad girl with an attitude. Shes like herself in this and its just ashame that she had to be in this movie. She is so much better than it! Some people say she's a Jessica Rabbit Copycat but, she is not Jessica Rabbit. She really is different from all the sex symbols in the cartoon world. I even loved Kim Basinger when her character Holli turned into a human. She loved absolutely beautiful!This really isn't an ideal film to watch if you think its gonna be child friendly, its not. Its just a sloppy made film that really should've been shelved. I feel so sorry for Brad Pitt, Gabriel Byrne and Kim Basinger being in this film, it is not one of their best films they have ever done!

In 1945 Las Vegas, Frank Harris (Brad Pitt) returns from fighting in Italy. He rides his motorcycle won in a poker game with his mother. They get into an accident and his mother is killed. Frank gets pulled into the animated "Cool World" by Dr. Vincent Whiskers who's trying to escape into the real world using his spike. It's 1992. Jack Deebs (Gabriel Byrne) is in prison for killing his wife's lover. He's a cartoonist who created "Cool World". His creation Holli Would (Kim Basinger) pulls him into the animated world before he returns back to his cell.This is a really outlandish "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" world. Director Ralph Bakshi is more concerned with creating a crazy world than a compelling story or interesting performances. Pitt is stiff not reacting to the cartoon craziness. Byrne seems lost trying to act opposite cartoon characters. Holli is whiny. It's the kind of flashy chaos that distracts from the story or the characters. It's like watching a movie with a light shining into your eyes. This really wants to be cool but it's too crazy for its own good.

It disheartens me when I meet someone whose only exposure to Ralph Bakshi is his 1992 misfire, Cool World. Maimed by executive meddling, this is one of the few movies that I regret watching. Yes, it is so bad that it made me keenly aware that I had wasted a small portion of my life for nothing.The plot does not exist. The "plot" is more like an outline of unfinished concepts and themes which lead nowhere. The "rules" of Cool World make no sense. Why does a doodle (animated character) having sex with a noid (live action character) lead to the doodle becoming real? Why does a noid getting killed by a doodle turn the noid into a doodle? Why did we introduce the plot MacGuffin during the final third of the movie?The characters are about as defined as stick figures. Holly, the villain of the piece, has vague motivations which constantly shift over the course of the film. That Kim Basinger's performance consists of nothing but blank stares and cheap eroticism does not help any. Gabriel Byrne sleepwalks through his role as the ex-convict artist Holly seduces. The less said about Brad Pitt's goofy 1940s gumshoe, the better.The integration of animation and live action is terrible. The animated characters look flat and never seem to share the same plane as their live action co-stars, and it's especially obvious in scenes where the noids and doodles touch.The only good thing about Cool World is the background art in the cartoon world, which can only be described as surreal urban decay. They're wonderful to look at; more than can be said for the characters that populate them.Do not watch this at all. If you're curious, then watch some clips and read the synopsis online. This is NOT worth a second of your time.

'Cool World' is one of those movies where "word of mouth" gets around that it's a disappointment, people stop giving it a chance and it becomes the "in the know" thing to repeat the criticism. personally i think Bashki's 'Cool World' is outta sight and outta this world funny fun.this is not the milestone or cinema great that 'Roger Rabbit' is, i won't make that claim, but it's a much better film and more successful in it's ambition than it is usually given credit for. Bashki is a classic animator from the 1970's, and a notable filmmaker. this film has a lot to offer.for one thing, it's not Disney. that's for sure. some of this film is pretty racy sexually. the skilled design of the cartoon characters resembles the artwork of Fleischer and Tex Avery toons and the look of old Warner Bros., Terry and Harvey toons as well. Bashki brings this off brilliantly for anyone that's seen those toons from the 1930's and 40's.the film is helped by some hilarious, tongue and cheek performances from Kim Bassinger and Brad Pitt.i understand the criticism of the film somewhat. not only is it not masterwork of cinema 'Roger Rabbit' is, it's also a little uneven. the connection that this is the comic book world of a Stan Lee type artist is not always clear. the use of cardboard sets is often effective but not in all scenes. all in all, this is a very ambitious under-taking and this animation/live action process is hardly ever attempted.for this particular project, animation with adult overtones, Bashki is the master and was one of the first, therefore perfect for this. he also does a smash up job of bringing this hilariously to life. Bashki's kind of tasteless humour anticipated 'South Park' by decades. and he's still one of the best.this film is for any adult that is still in love with hand drawn animation and has a sense of humour about the comic books of their childhood in the seventies. and it's for anyone that likes "dirty duck" type humour. this movie is a animated mushroom cloud. hilarious.