"Last Days of Coney Island" is an American English-language animated short film from 2015. It runs for slightly over 20 minutes only and was written and directed by pretty legendary filmmaker Ralph Bakshi. And if you take a look at that, you really would not expect this from a man in his mid-70s. It is obscene, it is over-the-top (mostly in a good way) and it is pretty nasty. But these adjectives are also the reason why it is fairly good. It just fits in terms of animation, general approach, story and characters. It took me a little while to get used to it, but once you manage to look past, or even better appreciate, the absurdity, you are in for a bit of a treat. I may consider watching a series based on this little movie, even if it seems highly unlikely at this point that it ever gets made I guess. And if it is one thing, then it's different and that is where the charm of it is hidden. I am sure many people won't see any appeal in this one at all and maybe give it a 2 out of 10 or even lower, but I cannot even blame them. Personal taste and perception play a major role in how you appreciate this work and if you don't like it, then that's perfectly fine. I may be a bit of an exception here because I think it's one you will either love or hate. it is fast with all kinds of transformations and never makes sense really. But it does not need to in order to be a success. And a lesson on style. i give it a thumbs-up. Worth checking out.
