Score: 7

"A little short"

submission: Shadowman & The Garroter

date: November 25, 2009

There were certainly some creepy bits in this piece and with the combination of the music and the actual animation, it wasn't bad - with how the shadow appeared to migrate, perhaps you could have done more - the tendril like wisps of the shadows could have done something and the hand that we looked at could have shown a normal hand curling up, then suddenly one that opens up with the claws, for example.

It's a god start, but I think that there needs to be more plot to it. Perhaps this guy sneaks into people's houses at night and steals young girls for his sadistic pleasure? I'm sure you can come up with something that fits for the whole piece.

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Score: 8

"Nice parody"

submission: More Dragonforce

date: November 24, 2009

This isn't a bad parody of the Bunnykill style - the animation is good, the syncing is pretty effective and overall, you can tell that it's meant to be Snowdrop actually playing the guitar himself. I'm not sure about the black bunnies singing the backing vocals, but the way things panned out with the humour, it's not that bad.

Quick question though - if Snowdrop exploded while playing the riff, who stood over the grave with the Axe embedded in it? In Bunnykill 4, it was Snowdrop, who stood over the grave of his fallen love, but if he's dead... this causes a few issues :P

Good animation, good drawing techniques, as you've fitted the guitar into the style of the original animation, which is the biggest tribute you can make to an artist.

I think I'd like to see a full song performed, but knowing that Dragonforce tend to lean towards the longer songs, this could be a large animation that you have to perform. Good luck with that :P

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Score: 4

"An interesting piece"

submission: Fat PinK Panther

date: November 20, 2009

While I liked the music to start with, the way that it fell apart for me was the morning after scene, where he woke up next to Popeye. I'd have thought that he was at least infatuated with Inspector Clouseau and would have consummated that relationship first.

Perhaps this is the sort of thing that needs more plot initially to get it going - I know that they start off at a rave and as a result, you could have had the Panther snorting a line of coke, downing an E, or injecting with heroin. Judging by the after effects of the anorexia, perhaps heroin would have been the drug of choice.

Yes, we've seen the symbolism of pieces that have been used to make people realise what anorexia or bulimia does to you, so I can sympathise with that part, but you did go a little over the top when you went into the self harm phase. Most people would draw the line at cutting their own guts out.

Still, marks for trying and a great use of some interesting pieces of music.

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Score: 8

"Enjoyable and complex"

submission: Bubble Blitz

date: November 17, 2009

A fascinating game concept that is reasonably challenging to control, combined with being a great laugh to play for a few minutes. I quite enjoyed the multi-faceted elements of the game that you can play, combined with the way that the varying nasties thrown into play can get you in a mix.

The graphics are great, as you can see the reflections on the surface of the bubble working away, which is a really nice touch. The other graphics are good and the music chosen has certainly got the qualities of sounding "watery" and a slightly annoying repetitiveness to it. Overall, this is a good game and I look forward to seeing what else you can come up with.

I didn't get all the way through it, but after seeing the blowfish, I'd have suggested some sort of shark chasing you could make for a fun level, as you run for your life against it.

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Score: 10

"Perfect!"

submission: I'll Sue Ya!

date: November 16, 2009

Well, we knew it was going to come to Newgrounds sooner or later and you did not disappoint - the video quality may be down slightly from the Lynwood CD, but then that would probably be about 50mb of file, so people would wait an age (relatively) to watch it on here. Perhaps in the future, an HD version will creep on when broadband speeds become good enough to cope with it, who's to say?

The gags in here are brilliant, especially the Tom Morello style guitar, stating "Arm the Lawyers". I love the way that you've portrayed Al himself as the main character in the song and having all of the things in there actually happen to him. The sad thing is, I can actually see some people in this world being dense enough to do something that silly and then try to blame others for their downfall.

It is very clear that you spent an absolute age getting this piece right - the number of fine details that you've paid attention to, such as the cigarette lighters' flames moving independently of the sway (I think you could have made them flicker a little more, but that's probably asking too much of you there!)

Even the credits are tied in nicely with the piece - I was expecting a little polka, or something else of Al's when we got to the end, but you probably would have had to cut something like that for time, or space, which is a shame.

I look forward eagerly to more of your works.

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Score: 7

"Not bad, but could do better"

submission: Light_Force [Box-Killa]

date: November 14, 2009

Right, from the start of this piece, I think that you almost hit it, but there were a couple of issues, namely that the introduction 'fell off' the side of the screen, making it look like 'welcom' in the first few frames.

I think that it's a decent start and perhaps you can progress on towards more advanced pieces now, combining two or more colours in each shot, when they do things that make images that are distinctly multi-coloured. I would recommend that you zoom in and use a smaller tool, so that you get more control over the images that you're making.

I'd have suggested more 'firework' style imagery, where a sphere of light heads into the middle of the screen and explodes, with the sparkles getting gradually smaller and fading out as they burn out. Perhaps this could be some sort of explosion, representing more pictures, with the points of light exploding to become lines of images painted on the black background.

Well, that should give you some good inspiration and direction to do your great pieces of music justice with!

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Score: 9

"Very funny :)"

submission: Draining the Lizard...

date: November 14, 2009

I think that the main issue with this piece is the lack of Newgrounds Paraphernalia on it could lead to people questioning the origins, but I'm sure that it's cool. A quick introduction of a Newgrounds icon would be simple for someone of your skill and talent.

It's a great tune that you've chosen to animate here and you've certainly gone to town with your animating style, which is brilliant. I love the way that you've put things in the piece that are symbolic of various internet rumours, facts and other sorts of here say. The credits are great, with the "Animal House" style summaries of how the main characters have panned out since the film was made. I do wish that you had decided to credit Rincewind, since I noticed him there as well, as we all know that Pratchett is a much better author than Rowling ;)

All in all, I love this piece and I'm looking forward to the next one that you make.

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Score: 10

"Awesome!"

submission: Extremely Drastic Measure

date: November 14, 2009

Incredible buildup, a great gag and a very smooth piece of animation, this is certainly something that deserves to be given a chance to come forth and strut it's stuff.

Perhaps it could have done with the other people in the piece coming forward and dancing as well, adding a new dimension to the piece and, I don't know, maybe even some zombies outside, as the pan out shot happens. Personally, I'd have have a zombie or two looking at the town hall and then grunt or groan questioningly, before starting to dance in a broken fashion. Taking this slightly further, you could have one of the ravers open the door and slot them, but I think I'm getting distracted from the point.

It's a great piece, well drawn and animated, but I'd have made the town hall look a little less 'clean cut' with some of the edges rounded by weathering over the years.

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Score: 6

"Not bad"

submission: LL - Banday

date: November 13, 2009

I saw the joke coming, but it could have been a little longer, to be honest.

You've got some good skills for creating and manipulating the animation, so well done with that. I like that you found the most masculine sounding voice you could for Coffee to make it sound even more weird for Strawberry.

I think that extrapolating the plot is your biggest goal here - if you manage to take the piece further, then you could have had Strawberry scream, then still proposition Coffee, who could have just dropped the panties and gone "oh hell yeah", before you launched the "end" screen.

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Score: 9

"Funny, but tasteless."

submission: Remembrance Day - 2009

date: November 13, 2009

But then again, I think that's the point you were trying to make in the flash. The symbolism of commercialisation of every other time of stopping to think, for example Xmas, Easter and various other religious festivals. I know that Remembrance or Veterans day is different from being a religious matter, in that it's multi-faith, but it's a shocking insight to the way that companies think with regards to sales.

A good contrast was achieved with the touching start and then the crass, over-pitched sales takeover on the part of the Electronics Store. I think that perhaps the holocaust / Schindler's List style hunting down of the high prices was a little too far on this occasion, unless you really took it further, when Schindler worked for another Electrical supplier and says to a high price working for him "If this shop ever sells a TV at these high prices, I will be very unhappy."

Some good comedy, aside from the borderline taste issues and a great style of animation. Will you be submitting something for Xmas, or will you just leave it at that?

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