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Good...? What the-!? These usually suck!

Graphics: Author attempts to bite off more than she can chew graphically, with arms that are way too long, legs that are a little too short, elbows and knees all over the place at slightly weird angles. Still, I'd rather see an attempt at something ambitious like this than more lifeless stick figures.

Style: More barely-pubescent stupid teenage drama than an episode of Dawson's Creek. Once I finished puking, I decided that high school angst and comdey probabaly appeal to some people, so the author's faithful execution of it should be rewarded, not punished.

Sound: Lackluster popular music plus annoying breathing into the microphone equals sub-par sound. At least it wasn't a guy pretending to be a girl by jacking with the pitch of his voice in GoldWave.

Violence: None.

Interactivity: Movie.

Humor: There was only one joke. For some reason, though, it tickled me.

Overall: I don't understand why I liked this. I usually hate pretentious 2 minute opening themes with 45 seconds of movie attached to them. I guess something about this one just rubbed me the right way. Maybe it was the fact that it actually had a plot and characterization in it, even if the characters and theme were kinda trite.

Suggestions: Check out some books on how to draw comic book characters. They'll tell you everything you need to know about relative arms, legs, and torso lengths. You're off to a great start, kid. I can't want to see what kind of movies you and your friends put out when you're in college. :)

O.O

This is not a demo. Demos are a plague upon mankind, and need to be destroyed. This... was a work of art. O.O

AMEN, BROTHER!

Graphics: Now, you too can stop making half-assed stiuck figures and learn how to make vector-based people and clothes that use fully three-quarters of your ass! YAY!

Style: This is the type of tutorial I would make. :D That's not neccessarily a good thing. It's a shame he couldn't teach the noobs how to make truly EXCELLENT artowrk, but this is still better than sticks and Madness ripoffs.

Sound: OW! MY EARS! Oh, wait, there's some music at the end. That's kind of- OW! MY EARS!

Violence: None.

Interactivity: Movie.

Humor: Maybe ten's an exaggeration. I just found this very entertaining for some reason.

Overall: Again, it's not inherently worth the score I'm giving it. I'm giving it a biased score because I agree with the message. Death to sticks as an art form! !Viva la calidad!

Make more tutorials, you lazy bastard. And start using lip synching! :P No reason you're the only person who can tell other people to try harder! >:D

Ceci n'est pan une flash.

Graphics: Best use of crappy JPEGs I've ever seen. Vextor aret is your typical so-so Lockery.

Style: Classical music, big words and flowery text all combine to simulate a public television special. Then things gradually get faster and faster and it goes off the rails when communistlock starts heckling. Soon there's almost too much going on at once to read AND laugh. You have to pick one or the other.

Sound: That's some good music. And some crappy, crappy robot voice. Good job.

Violence: none.

Interactivity: Ceci n'est pan une game.

Humor: Moderately funny, in a John Cleese kind of way. I mean, seriously, who likes to listen to some guy prattle on for pages and pages of text on some subject, no matter how insightful or apropriate his comments may or may not be? Hey, wait... isn't that StrageLock...? *BANG!*

JujubeLock responds:

"Style: Classical music, big words and flowery text all combine to simulate a public television special. Then things gradually get faster and faster and it goes off the rails when communistlock starts heckling. Soon there's almost too much going on at once to read AND laugh. You have to pick one or the other."

This is true, and is the one biggest mistake I made with this flash.

I thought I got it...

Graphics: Quickie sketches. Fortunately, the author has some interesting character design. I don't know how much was original and how much comes directly from Oddworld, but either way the author gives the impression of a sprawling, fully realized world with bizarre characters. Quick and dirty, but it gets the job done. More impressive than the art or animation is the cinematography.

Style: Oh yeah. ^_^ This is where it's at. We got us a pie-eatin' contest! GRRRRR! I don't know about you, but I got caught up in the mood right away. :)

Sound: Great music, ripped form soemwhere. The author does an adequate job synching events to the musical score soemwhat. Too bad the end comes before the sound is finished. I think maybe the author's computer runs this movie at a different speed than on mine. Next time, try setting the sound effect compression to "stream" It lowers the overall sound quality, but it lets you better predict what part of the mp3 will be playing on any given frame of your movie.

Violence: I reckon it looked might tense for a moment there, but both them boys walked away from it, right?

Interactivity: movie

Humor: Steef Pie... that's like a cow pie, right? If not, I don't think you need to worry about the humor coming across to non-Oddsworld fans. As I've just demonstrated, we can make up our own punchlines for something like this. XD

Overall: It kept me entertained. Bravo.

R-Taco responds:

How do I set the sound effect compression to "stream"? I'm pretty new at this Flash thing.

And a Steef pie isn't like a cow pie. Without revealing too much of the game's plot, let's just say that Stranger has made himself an even rarer species.

Interesting tragic film.

Graphics: Minimalist, but devestatingly effective. How did you get the cigarette smoke to look like that? :)

Style: Contemporary nior film, or something. Real art school fodder. Manages to evoke an emotion other than "LOL" or "eww," which is rare on Newgrounds.

Sound: Soung's okay. Silenced pistol sounds were a nice touch.

Violence: I almost gave a a 3, but then I thought, a guy dies, ferchristsakes. Subtle, understated violence is another rarity on newgrounds, and I commend the author for his restraint. There was more meaning in that slowly spreading grey puddle than in a thousand bright red exploding cartoon cats.

Interactivity: movie.

Humor: Uhhh, no.

Overall: Above average. I am eagerly looking forward to a more complex story from this author. He's proven he is a master of slow, patient mood.

LOL! I'm easy to please.

Graphics: Great simple metriod, the advanced forms are kinda crappy and stiff, as is Samus running. Decent old-timey effects.

Style: Great parody of ancient Amnerica's bass-ackwards sex-ed films. Somehow, it ends up also imitating Metriod II pretty darn well. The sound really sells it, though.

Sound: The guy's voice is mutilated wonderfully to achieve a variety of comedic effects. The constant whirr of the projector that's almost louder than the voice makes you feel like you're right there in class with your head down on your desk. The only thing missing was an occasional washed-out whimper sound effect from the game. Oh well. Suspense of disbelief starts to fade when the guy starts talking like a bored modern youngster, but otherwise it's great.

Violence: Extremely low. There is talk about killing. Also, some wavy lines go across the screen. These might represent attacks.

Interactivity: Movie.

Humor: I loved it! XD It's not baby animals going through a wood chipper, though, so it might not be to your taste.

Overall: Again, I am probably in the minority for giving this a 5. It tickled my fancy, though. If your fancy is simmilar to mine, it might also get tickled.

Okay... this one's funny too. :)

Graphics: Not shit-hot, but good enough for a Lilium parody. Pasted-in JPEG photographs look as bad as they ever do in Flash.

Style: Perfectly matches Lilium's style, while parodying power rangers when the style abruptly shifts.

Sound: The same old Lilium theme, with the addition of slightly grainy... well, you'll see.

Violence: None.

Interactivity: Movie.

Humor: Short and sweet. Your milage may vary, but I thought it was funny.

Overall: XD

PowerRangerWHITE responds:

thank you for the swell review citizen <3

Kinda slow, but good direction.

Don't listen to Extion83. He's probabaly never known a woman who's had anything better to do than wait on him hand and foot all day long.

Graphics: I felt the drawing style was kinda lacking, but it gets the job done. Animation was sparse but effective, and avoided the common pitfall of trying to do too much without drawing new animation frames.

Style: Soft colors and wavy lines work together with the music to create some serious atmosphere. Events were timed pretty well with the song, but this could have been improved further. Not a whole lot of emotion was conveyed by the character's expressions. Basic feelings were expressed, but not nuanced at all.

Sound: Sappy hippie music com... I mean, a sad 60's love song compliments the events of this short, simple breakup story. No sounds, and maybe it didn't need them. I just wish the song had been more interesting, musically.

Violence: Until the femenists pass legislation declaring calling a woman fat to be domestic violence, none.

Interactivity: None. Movie.

Humor: None.

Overall: Above average. Actually I think maybe my plot-starved brain was just eager to see something with a story in it. I definitely encourage this author to make more cartoons. And if the author's mood improves, hopefully we can expect something upbeat and a little more elaborate in the future. :)

FlashBulb responds:

Thank you for your nice detailed review, I really appreciate it! I'll try to to put your suggestions to good use, I definately agree with everything you said about my animation. To be honest, I look forward to YOU reviewing my movies again, I really appreciate how you explained things HONESTLY on how to improve my animations.

I think we have very different senses of humor.

Wow. Talk about timing. It happened right at the exact second when I was saying "Just get run over already."

I think the style, graphics and sound came together a lot better to form a cohesive whole in this than in your latest work, Nutsy and Klutsy 2. It still didn't really amuse or delight me, though.

After watching this, and seeing that N&K apparently developed from it, I guess I have to admit that you've really come a long way. I think I'm just going to stop watching reviewing your stuff. There's nothing I can say that will actually help you as an artist. Our tastes are just way too different. Listen to the rest of the Newgrounds users. If they think it's good, or they think it's funny, take their word for it. :P You're just taking it in a direction that doesn't sit well with me.

As for my previous comment that the writers of N&K2 should be horribly murdered ina Flash cartoon. Feel free to do it to me instead. (I guess you were probably going to do that anyway.)

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