2018 Directed by David Romero
From a small garage in Redmond, Washington, to the furthest corners of the earth, Funko's story is one that is centered around the fans and the global community that arose from their unique passion - a story that spans twenty years full of joy, ambition, adversity, and... well... toys.
Jeff Ayers Eric Bauza Chris Beck Mike Becker Dave Brisbois Ben Butcher Simon Calderon Andy Caro Corinne Cavallaro Ming Chen Matthew Chong Amy Deng Cameron Deuel Peter DeYoung Kevin Eastman Cassandra Peterson Robert Englund Diego Estolano Craig Forstater Jason David Frank Ita Golzman Dave Goldsmith Kim Goldsmith Chris Hardwick Randy Harvey Tony Hawk Sean Hopper Nnenna Ijiomah Eddie Irizarry Show All…
Fabrica De Diversión La Historia De Funko, La folie des figurines Funko Pop, 制造快乐：Funko的故事
USA
Hollywood, TCL Chinese Theatre
USAPG
USA
This is about, well, wealthy white nerds praising a billion-dollar corporation run by wealthy white nerds for selling cheaply manufactured plastic toys at inflated prices?!?
Netflix is calling this a documentary. It is not. It's a 100-minute corporate image video, paid for and co-distributed by Funko. A more appropriate moniker would be feature-length circle jerk.
An hour of people saying “I collected all this other shit, so I figured I might as well collect Funko shit too” mixed in with thirty odd minutes of the actual history of the company. Also like 10 minutes worth of mostly C list celebrities or a "has been" saying “oh it’s crazy people still care about me.”
The editing is bad and choppy. There are some really cringe cuts and transitions. They build an atmosphere like these people are a part of some disaster relief effort, like there is so much tragedy surrounding the people interviewed in this film. The only tragedy is how much time and money some of these people have spent filling voids in their lives. …
"These weren't bobbleheads!" -Angry Funatic,
I'm in my 40s and I can't recall a collectible, in my lifetime, that is as dominant as Funko Pops are. I don't even think of myself as a collector of them and there are dozens of them in my house (I take them out of the package because you know I'm dangerous that way) because they are such an easy gift to give to someone who is really into popular culture. They are priced reasonably (for the most part), they are small and cute, and they are available in almost any hobby or interest that you have... they are actually quite amazing. Their impact on the environment would be fascinating to think about and…
Maybe Won't You Be My Neighbor has set my expectations too high for documentaries now but I'm not gonna lie- this was underwhelming.
First off, I want to say that I am an avid Funko Collector. I've never been apart of the Funatic community (barley even knew it was a thing until this doc.)
I actually picked up my first pop on Free Comic Book day about 8 years ago, it was a Batman one, the first line Funko released. I remember holding it and playing with it around the house and loving it, because they were styled toys that looked like some of the sketches I did. All I wanted was more of them.
I remember going one year…
Such a great informative documentary about what led to the creation of and drives a company I spend so much of my money supporting. Also surreal because I live less than 10 minutes from the HQ and Funko Store. I feel even more connected to this incredible brand than I did before, and respect it more than ever.
It’s a fine enough documentary I suppose but I tried watching this to see if I could finally get the appeal of these things and I still don’t understand the joy of homogenizing every distinguishing feature of any character until they’re all so similar you have to collect them all for any context or frame of reference to know what they are, but I digress.
Anyway I never collected these things but I do collect Godzillas now. There’s some amazing Godzilla figurines and I wish this exact kind of documentary was made about a subject I cared about more. Like Godzilla.
Having finished watching The Toys That Made Us, I decided to keep the theme going and watch this the next day. By comparison, this feels bloated and certainly not as stylish as TTTMU (which is a great series) but there was a lot to enjoy here, too.
I'm not exactly a Funko Funatic—my Funko collection is fairly small, between 30-40 Pop!s and some mystery minis and a couple of the rock candy figures—but I love toys. And I find the history of them fascinating, as well as the design process. So, I wish there had been more of that in here. What we did get in that regard was fascinating.
Knowing the original founder was big into Americana and kitsch…
I wouldn’t call myself a huge funko fan, but I do own a good few of their products.
I enjoy documentaries like this, a good human backstory behind a mega company, if you’re familiar with Funko then give this a go, otherwise it might just go over your head.
The first 20 minutes was an interesting documentary about the origins of the Funko company. A large (and unfortunate) chunk of the remaining 80 minutes was basically "LATFH: The Movie" with some redeeming celebrity interviews & other good tidbits thrown in. Still interesting overall and worth watching none the less.
bro this isnt on netflix anymore it's lost media. played a fun game trying to determine which collectors were closeted.
