Making Fun: The Story of Funko (2018) Reviews

• Great Company Story, Horrible Story Delivery

  samedanner2018-06-02

  Funko is an intriguing company with an even more inspiring story. The documentary does not do the story of the company justice. There was no real narrative to the story telling. The transitions from point A to point B were very abrupt and confusing. I spent a lot of time during my viewing trying to understand what was going on because what we had just seen has nothing to do with the following scene. I would love to see a better documentary for this companies story. It felt like someone watched a YouTube video on how to make a documentary, watched half of the video, and said, "I can do that." Fun story, poor execution.

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• Nonsensical rambling that will leave you scratching your head

  AttorneyJenn2018-05-29

  It could have been a great documentary but it leads the viewer down a rabbit hole where, upon reaching bottom, leaves them scratching their head saying "how the hell did we get here?" I love the series The Toys that Made Us and unfortunately, this is a far cry from fun, clear, concise and informative storytelling. It's reminiscent of an episode of Family Guy (and I'm not being complimentary) where a bunch of random ideas are thrown into a hat, randomly pulled out and glued together regardless of continuity or necessity. While it started off well enough, you'll find yourself quickly falling down the rabbit hole and likely falling asleep.

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• Interesting Toys - Boring Documenty

  GunnersMate2018-06-24

  You'd think that the story of a little company that grew from a shared nostalgic interest to a pop culture phenomenon would be a terrific watch...sadly wrong, so sadly. The tone of Making Fun: The Story of Funko is slow and quiet, which is actually fine as the viewer can't help but think that the slow and quiet will build to some emotional or informational climax, but it just stays quiet never quite makes the gut-connection required to make watching this documentary worth the time. Stretches of it are border-line straight-up boring and others are oddly disjointed and not terribly concerned about contributing to a larger narrative. It's actually pretty surprising. The viewer gets plenty of backstory on the Funko company, its origins, its employees and volunteers, its evolution, its fans, its celebrities (as both fans and POP Funko subject matter), its unique and colorful products, its popularity in the collectibles market, and its future aspirations; and it is simply shocking that all of that does not add up to an interesting documentary. They even throw in a story to wrench the heart towards the end, but it feels manipulative and trumped up to justify the time spent on the Funko tale. This could have been so much better.

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• Very enjoyable but it's almost like two separate documentaries tossed together.

  MartinHafer2018-07-05

  I am in the target audience for this documentary, as I am a geeky and somewhat childish guy who loves his Funco Wacky Wobblers...and I've had them for years. So, for folks who don't mind the label 'geek', it's an excellent film. I would also add, however, that I wish the documentary had been separated into two films. That's because I loved learning about the history of the company, how they have marketed and how they've grown. But that only makes up about half the film. The other half consists of interviews with the many uber-fans of Funco (many of which are celebrities)...which I enjoyed but which also took away from learning more about this fascinating company. Still, with this reservation, I do recommend you see it...particularly if you are a fan of pop culture...which most of us are.

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• Great Fun!

  cammieconn2018-05-24

  I was thoroughly surprised by how much I enjoyed this documentary! Not only did it explain the humble beginnings of a company that I've loved for a while now, but it also felt like a celebration of nerdy-ness and what you can accomplish if you have enough passion for storytelling and pop culture.