Movies R Fun!: A Collection of Cinematic Classics for the Pre-(Film) School Cinephile

by Josh Cooley

Let's face it, reading sucks . . . but movies are fun! In this children's picture book parody for grown-ups, Pixar writer and artist Josh Cooley presents the most hilariously inappropriate—that is, the best—scenes from contemporary classic films in an illustrated, for-early-readers style. Terrifying, sexy, and awesome scenes from such favorite films as Alien , Rosemary's Baby , Fargo , Basic Instinct , Seven , The Silence of the Lambs , Apocalypse Now , The Shining , and many more are playfully illustrated and captioned to make reading fun and exciting for kids who never grew up. A sly celebration of the things fans love most about these legendary films (and movies in general), this is one book that probably should not be read at bedtime.

Genres: Humor, Film, Media Tie In, Art, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Comedy

48 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2014

About the author

Joshua Cooley (born May 23, 1980) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor. He is best known for working on 2015 Pixar's animated film Inside Out and directing the short film Riley's First Date?. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2019 with Toy Story 4, the fourth installment of the Toy Story film franchise series.

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the many annoying things about being a parent is the interminable wait for your offspring to grow old enough to share in the joy of watching your favorite movies. The years creep by, and eventually they'll be able to sit still long enough for Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark...but what about your R-rated favorites? Alien, Clockwork Orange, Goodfellas, Jaws and The Godfather...When, oh when, can your kids enjoy those classics?

The answer is NOW, baby!



This exquisite parody of a Little Golden Book is a perfect way to introduce the young'uns to those previously forbidden scenes of sex, violence and hillbilly rapists!



Imagine the fun dreams your child will having after seeing THIS picture:



On second thought...maybe you'd better keep this one hidden away from the kiddies, or you'll have a lot of 'splainin' to do.

[Cale · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a decent collection of well done Golden Book style illustrations of R rated movies. There's nothing more or less to it. It's a cute diversion that takes maybe 5 minutes to read through. Enjoy the art, maybe make a comment about the movie choices (Robocop, Die Hard, Alien, The Shining, etc.), then put it down and never think about it again.

[Kali · Rating 4 out of 5]

My only complaint is that I wish Josh Cooley would actually make whole picture book versions of each of these films, instead of just one picture/page from each one.

I also wish the list of other titles in the back of the book was real XD

[Mj Keskeys · Rating 5 out of 5]

A hilarious mashup of R rated movies and those Little Golden Books we used to read as kids. This book takes classic scenes from movies as varied as The Graduate to Donnie Darko and puts them in the setting of a children’s book.

[Maciej · Rating 2 out of 5]

PL
Płytki, głupiutki ebook z ładną oprawą graficzną. Kilka minut czytania.
EN
Tiles, silly ebook with nice graphics. A few minutes of reading.

[Clay Fernald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

This is an amazing and important work! A must read for adults only. Beautifully illustrated and the captions are amazing.

[melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super fun.
Just a few I didn't recognize.

[Jimmakos Gavagias · Rating 4 out of 5]

Για διάβασμα εν πτήση για να ξεχνιέσαι καλό ήταν, τις ήξερα βέβαια τις περισσότερες ατάκες αλλά πλάκα είχε. Έτσι και αλλιώς 0,30€ είχε...

[Melanie (Moviemavengal) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very funny. Illustrated in the style of the children's books like the Golden Books I grew up with, each page is a scene from an R rated movie.

Like the horse's head in the bed from The Godfather with the caption "I made him an offer he couldn't refuse, said Don Corleone." Another favorite, a drawing of the shower scene in Psycho with the caption, "Eek Eek! Eek! Eek!", went the orchestra.

This would be a great little gift book for a movie lover.

[Jon Hewelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

ReRead 23 December 2019
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ReRead 12 March 2019
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Hlarious and well-crafted. Kids book interpretations of adult movies, as the cover says. Starting off as online artwork, I'm so glad this became a published book, because it makes the Little Golden Books parody all the more direct. From the "Stolen By" label in the front cover to the unique patterned backgrounds behind each illustration, Movies R Fun is as delightful as a whole book as is its individual pages. And the back cover, listing other "titles" in the Lil' Inappropriate Book series, gets even darker.

An absolute riot. Highly recommended.

[Peter Bosson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that combines my love of Pixar style art with my favorite R rated movies. The art in this book is amazing! Also the captions are well picked and very amusing. My only complaint is that the book is so short. Though considering its done in a childrens picture book style this does make sense. I really hope that Cooley makes more of these books or releases a large coffee table book of his work.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a super creative and absolutely hilarious gift book I treated my movie/book loving self to.
The artwork is brilliant and the writing just simple enough to be fantastic.
Capturing some of cinemas finest moments, this is definitely a book for big kids only.

[Mindy Houston · Rating 5 out of 5]

My only complaint is that it's not long enough.

This was fun.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute book with Pixar inspired renditions of classic movies. One of my favorite images was from the Silence of the Lambs. Love the detail Josh Cooley put into the pictures.

[Tiffany Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as neat as I thought it was going to be but it was worth reading once. I liked the drawings.

[April Pelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks a million, Kyle!

[Allan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a one joke premise, but it's a pretty good one.

[Brett Goodwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

alan and the roommates liked this book. list of other lil' inappropriate books on the back is inspired

[Arin Brutlag · Rating 5 out of 5]

I need several more volumes of this book to exist.

[Peacegal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imagine the most memorable scenes from everything from THE GODFATHER to FIGHT CLUB rendered in Little Golden Book style. This obviously isn't for kids.

[Trevor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hi-freakin'-larious. Famous scenes from (decidedly adult) movies (The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, The Godfather), rendered as pages from children's books.

[Devin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun little read. Some of the parodies are underwhelming but others are pure gold. I definitely recommend!

[Min · Rating 3 out of 5]

He he he he he.

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic. And not just because I'm going to succeed in my reading challenge this year. For real.