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[fairies in the woods]

Can't really hate it

This was a cartoon that had some good parts to it, but overall it just did not deliver well. The weirdest thing was the animation and just how non-sequitor it looked. I can't really call it sloppy because when I look at it, it really does strike me as unique. Some bad scenes include the caterpillar which looks like he's just airbrushed on. I couldn't find much of a point but it didn't need one. The thing is certainly unique, it's just that it's so weird it's a bit hard to enjoy.

I suggest you brush up on animation and put in more of a background. The best use of animation was actually at the end when you showed your name in the effects. I would have liked to see something of that quality throughout the whole submission. The music was kind of weird, but I guess it fit with the cartoon's theme. You certainly have potential for uniqueness.

flashmakeit responds:

well thanks for the interesting review
the animation at the end is called a shape tween that is easy to do it just hard to do in color.
the story was suppose to be about how a butterfly would live if it was a fairy why is that so weird?

[Bowling Ball or Dead Baby]

The age shows

It's hard to give a bad or good review of this, so I will do what I always do and go straight in the middle. The saddest thing is that this cartoon is even older now as I am reviewing it! Still, it wasn't really bad but I could kind of expect the joke that was going to be made. I guess I have heard too many dead baby jokes myself. The animation could be better as the edges of the clay figures do not seem smoothed out. Some of the lighting looks a bit off too.

I was thinking you would show us a picture of a bowling ball and a dead baby, but I am glad you did not. A graphic depiction would probably make me sad. The sound effects were decent and the audio synched up pretty well. The best part was when there was that bloody explosion. I didn't even quite understand what was going on in that scene.

[[RD10] Robocop Reacts]

Not much

I was not a big fan of Robocop until I stumbled upon this one amazing rap video I found of him. That is really the only way that I know for a fact this is from the movie. He is technically a cyborg, so I do not think he qualifies under the "Robot" category. Still, he is kind of like a machine. What I suggest is that you not make this an infinite loop and try to have a lot more of a story. This sort of thing would feel at home at a place that works with gifs.

I have no problem with submissions that are really short or even loops, as they can be good. This just does not seem to do the character any justice. I guess it is pretty funny to see him wave around so stupidly. While not with many views, you managed to get a really high score on this for some reason. Try to have more of a joke next time.

Punisher responds:

stumble upon a cliff

[An_Rainstorm]

Fairly highbrow

You seem to be known for making submission that many people would consider crude. This was actually fairly well done even if, well, nothing really happened. It seems like you are appealing to your fanbase with something new. I was expecting this to be a screamer or something but as it was not, I thank you. I really wish you would make this into a story featuring this character. It looks like she has a decent backstory that could be explored.

I noticed that half of her face has red veins and the other has blue veins. It would have been better if you had just submitted this to the art portal. The song is a submission in itself. I see great potential for you as you have done some good stuff, but you need to work on it. This was fairly good for a loop, but not much else.

[Rebecca Black - The Movie]

Friday Friday!

It is so good to be making fun of that annoying Rebecca Black and her stupid music video. This is easily worse than anything Justin Bieber made. Back to the review, this was great because the animation was really good. It was supposed to be a parody judging by what it says in the genre, but I was kind of frightened by this. The scariest thing was Rebecca Black's voice. I mean that in both this video as well as the original video.

Oh wait, I just realized that this happens to be Friday! You seldom think about what part of the week it is, only what the date is. The way the bodies moved around was very authentic and I can tell WackWacko put effort into it. I guess black people are always the first to die in these movies. Thank you for being scary and funny at the same time.

[One Wish Upon a Star]

So funny

The coolest thing about this was how you had absolutely no idea what was going to happen next. I mean, I don't mean to spoil it, but was there anyone who thought a plane would fall out of the sky? It's great how everything just fits together so well. I guess none of the characters got their wishes. I hope you do well in this contest because it's a good enough entry to win it! The animation was okay, but the humor was so good I did not really care. Your comments remind me of how I got a new job recently, albeit not a full time one.

I had no idea why the plane exploded again at the end, but it was funny. While the animation was not great, you seem to be good with transition effects. The characters just move in a good pace. I think we have all met people who are like the kinds that show up in this cartoon. I hope you get your wish of winning this thing!

[An Unfortunate Corpse]

Quite deep

It seems like you should have put more animation into this story. It is just more like something that would be better up on a blog or some website about horror stories. Still, I can not blame you because you did manage to throw in some good visuals while telling a story. The best bit of animation is at the end when you see the skeleton through his body. It's not much, but it actually does show that you have artistic talent. The music was also really good in this.

You do know how to create a good atmosphere as it was certainly creepy. As for the story itself, it was fairly good even if it was a bit too typical. The strongest part of it is probably the wording. You know how to talk colorfully and put detail into your work. One thing that I was always taught in writing class was how important it was to show rather than tell.

[Dr. Shroud : Skeletons]

Dr. Shroud is back!

It had been such a long time since the original series came out, I had no idea it would ever come back! This cartoon is really amazing because it has such fantastic animation. The only downside was that there was so much going on that I was really confused. Of course, that's never stopped me from liking a submission before! Dr. Shroud just looks so awesome with his design. I feel as though it was some recursive cartoon because they kept showing the same images over and over.

Even when Wendy and Dr. Shroud are running, it's great to watch because of how well their body movements are! You also really get into Dr. Shroud as a character. Despite the name, I don't think there were any skeletons. This of course refered to the notion of skeletons in the closet with the title character. No idea what's going on, but great to look at.

[Cretaceous]

Nicely done

It is interesting when people submit flashes that are simply what life used to be. I think this is a pretty realistic interpretation of the cretaceous period. Of course, it's been forever since I read about that stuff so I do not know if this is accurate. What is cool is that you manage to put such good designs on the creatures. As for the subtext, maybe it was something about Isreali-Palestinian relationships? That's been going on for so long it could be applied to really anything, you know.

The animation was fairly good, but it does seem a bit old by modern standards. The best part was how you tried to get rid of any bullcrap and just went for the nitty-gritty dinosaur story. No talking dinosaurs, no crazy effects, just authentic stuff. I was disappointed it did not go on longer. When I was a kid, I was just the biggest fan of dinosaurs there ever was.

[StarFox2 Mock Trailer]

Among the best!

While it could have had some more action, this was simply a great thing to watch besides that! I had absolutely no idea there even existed such fantastic imagery in 2004! I have no idea in the least why this did not win a single award of any kind! I am glad I was able to unearth this well done movie! I know little about Star Fox as I have never played it, but you have done the series good. I can see how flash animation itself has transformed a lot since the mid-2000's.

Star Fox himself is just gorgeous to look at! I wonder how hot Krystal would look in animation like this (just joking, lol). The sound effects and everything else were synched well and this should please any fan of the game series or flash animation in general. I guess this was something that was never finished, as Spring 2004 was past this date anyway. It's a great underappreciated work.