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[Kos Tape Arms]

Useless product - great flash!

Wow, that was so funny, particularly with the way that you made an advert just to promote the product. I'd love to give you a few pointers just to make it a little better, so that the rest of the flash could benefit from not having to carry that part, since the background let you down and just having the woman fronting the product wasn't quite the best way to go, but it still worked out.

With the way that this piece worked, there were certainly some good gags and the animation was quirky and inventive. Just giving us the right way to put forward the gags, without making it look to crappy, or straight-laced.

I think that regardless of the fact that your writing has improved, you've certainly got it in you to produce some good work and the perceived lack of humour didn't hinder you - I thought it was quite funny anyway.

[Review Request Club]

[Kos! Madness]

Funny, but...

I think that a little more could have been made from the madness inside jokes, especially with the stereo. Getting the birdie song redux going and the madness starting from there would have been hilarious.

With the communicator, there wasn't any disruption on the pictures of Onions and Snowballs - making it look a little more like it was from Metal Gear would have been great. The little details make the piece that much more enthralling.

Still, it was funny, with the gag of the teddy bear and the way that you put your own twist on Madness, so don't think I'm being totally negative. It's just that I feel a little more input gets a lot more output.

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OnionsXD responds:

Ah yeh, disruption and fuzzies would have been a nice touch...
I'll be sure to do that if I ever do something like this again. XD

Thanks for the extensive review. :D
I really appreciate it. :))

[I-phone]

Good song, decent application

Now if only Apple would allow Flash onto their hardware - then you'd be able to show people this animation on your iPhone :P

There were a few issues here with the animation, but it's similar to your rodent one - a little lacking in the animation and it looks more like a powerpoint presentation, with the way that aspects of the images slide across into the shot.

When you animated the "I-P-H-O-N-E" chorus line, perhaps it would have been beneficial to make the letters on a standard LCD (calculator) screen display out of the phones? Just using them like that would have made it easier to read, since I had to listen to that part a few times, before I realised what was being sung.

With the iPhone itself, why not just have one main colour for the background of the apps and then change a few pixels for the detail? It would make it look good, if it's moving, or if you're planning on stationary phones which you can see, perhaps create some spoof icons for yourself. Newgrounds would be simple, but going on a Google Image search and taking some 46x46 icons to use would help as a cheat, surely.

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Icandraw responds:

thanx :)

[Super Agent Rodent School]

Not bad

I think that there was a little confusion generated, when you put the same picture for Karate and rodent in the "super agent rodent school" big finish.

With the way that the music sounds for this piece, you've had to put the bar up quite high for the piece to do it justice. Sadly, I think you've fallen short, mainly because this has appearances of a slideshow in places - more animation would help you out and give a better descriptor for the piece in itself.

As research, I'd suggest a piece called "scampi", by TheWeebl - this had similar methods, but used a bit more animation, plus it was a self-written and performed piece of music. Don't be afraid to use different pictures and to try to push the boundaries with your creativity. You're clearly good enough to do it, it's just a case of confidence over procrastination.

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Icandraw responds:

yea :/ i made in 30 mins or 45 mins i didnt put so much effort

[Timmy's Giant Sandwich]

Little Red Hen - Tarrantino Style

Well, it certainly livens up the old tale, I must say. I don't usually read the notes before watching a movie like this and seeing the story pan out raised a smile, because it's a modern telling of the story... until it goes a little off-piste towards the end.

Still, the animation is good, your own style really working for this, with the beady eyes making the three intended helpers look even more creepy over this piece. I like the way that you're giving a light-hearted nod (or merely just poking fun at) the homophobic part of the attack, since it's a nasty issue and it's sadly all too common.

I wonder if you could do any more twisted fairy tales, such as this one...

[Review Request Club]

[Piss Portals?]

Potential

Id say that with piss jokes, there are always going to be bits you miss, but the secondary squirt of pee after the main flow has stopped would ahve just capped off the gag there.

Plus potentially some sort of reaction from the dude, other than just facial expressions. The animation was good, the sounds a little off, due to echoing effects and while this piece is funny, it lacked the killer delivery that other pieces have. Work a little on them and I'm sure you can go far, getting yourself up there, with the cream of the crop.

Perhaps he needed to deploy an actual portal, or maybe just a glow coming from off screen would have helped the delivery? It's just a few minor things that would be needed and they could be used to such devastating effect. Some sort of short musical jungle as well might have been useful for the intro.

[Review Request Club]

[CSI: Minecraft]

Very good

Ah, the idea that you made Horatio in Minecraft is pretty good, though one little issue occurred here - switching the characters would have been much better, since Horatio is ginger and it would have looked better if the guy ripping him off in this case was also a carrot-top.

Still, I like the way that you lampoon the titles, then cut back to the original piece, showing that this joke has become really old, really fast and given it all the respect it deserves. Creepers really are a bitch, but with the way that you executed the jokes and the rest of the piece, it was really nicely done. Perhaps it was crying for a little more extrapolation of the "broken pick needing to be repaired" plot device, but other than that, there is good enough material to get away with, though I can't see why you were cutting for time, myself.

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[Skeleton Walk Loop]

Simple and effective

While this piece is an interesting one, I feel that you need to take it slightly further and make a series about this skeleton, kind of like how they did for Hypnotoad in Futurama.

The animation seems kind of loose for a skeleton, but without all of that supporting tissue, you would expect some problems to get in the way here and there. Maybe it's just the outlines that make it seem like the forearms are bending as the skeleton moves them?

The music was a good choice and the background sure does give you a headache after a short while, so I guess congratulations are in order for that.

[Review Request Club]

TheBoogley responds:

excellent review! I did make the forearms bendy, I couldn't resist. Your suggestion is tempting, but I don't this skeleton will be reappearing any time soon... :)

[Troll Science Cartoon #1]

Nice

I think it could do with a voice, but other than that, this seems to be a little basic. I know trolls out there that would get $110 out of this scheme. Simply touch her breasts with the troll's face and then get the $100 from the other guy as well. Troll saves $10 for not having to pay to feel the woman's boobs.

I guess that you got your inspiration from the troll physics thread on the BBS, so there are plenty more inspirations there for you to have a go at. If you can make a short series of these, I'd be really interested to see what you can come up with.

The way that the troll's "hands" seem to be shoelaces, it makes me a little uncomfortable, as there is little time spent on that part of the animation, so it takes a little something away from the piece.

[Review Request Club]

JonFever responds:

you're the king of troll, sir.
Thx for review, i take your remarks.

[MvC3: Deadpool]

Deadpool rocks!

Well, you've certainly got the right brand of fourth wall breaking humour in here. I love how you've done it and have tied it in nicely with the way that the rest of the shorts went - snappy jokes, not too long and a great little snapshot into how the character works.

The writing is great, but the voice acting could have been a little better, as I struggled to hear what he was saying during the piece, which was a shame. Perhaps getting some subtitles in there, even as speech bubbles in this idea, since he acknowledges his existence is within a comic book, after all.

Love it, can't wait to see more of your stuff! You certainly draw a very good Deadpool, I had to research it, but the likeness is nailed dead on, so to speak.

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