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[Little Fighter Alpha Ch.9]

Definitley the best

While it is disappointing the next one is taking so long, at least you left us with this. It easily has the best fight scenes and the best animation. I have always admired this animation because it seems like a weird combination between regular flash animation and sprites. It is really just a hard thing to put into words. I could sense some "Dragonball Z" influence in here, not that this made it any less good. Speaking of which, I could not help but be reminded of Nappa by the strong bald guys.

MaxR responds:

Thanks, I try to make the next chapter better than the last. Whch unfortunately was why Ch10 was such a delay. I redid the whole intro fight twice before changing software and reworking the fight there. There definitely is DBZ influence in this series, but so was the original game (Little Fighter 2) where this game is from I think.

[Big Boss Mini-Movie Mania]

Naked?

I really could not understand the appeal of this cartoon at all, because it just had so little going on. I did not know why you called Snake naked when he is obviously not. I also thought it was strange to have it titled like this when Big Boss was not even in this at all. I guess I was looking more for a sort of minigame with it being about a boss. Next time, you should also work on your animation skills, which need improvement. It was simply too short and did not even work out to a good punchline.

Binyom responds:

Go away and play Metal Gear Solid 3 now. Prick.

[Did You Hear That? vol 2]

Great stuff!

It is amazing to find out how many things you can do with just the same audio file. It is especially interesting to note that the source audio is pretty random and silly in itself. I think my favorite would have to be turtleco. It was also great to see work by some people I recognized, such as LazyMuffin who is as absurd as ever. Every cartoon was different and stylistic in its own right. I am just so glad you guys still managed to mix the styles together in such common ground as a clip without even any dialogue (though it probably would have been less creative if you had included dialogue).

Graeme responds:

I love reading reviews like this. From someone who truely appreciated the collab, and what we were trying to accomplish with it! Thanks for that!
Also, I asked everyone to not use any dialouge because that directs the storyline far too much

[The Hard Goodbye - CC]

Overall good

I know little about "Sin City" so it is a bit difficult to understand some of the jokes. Overall, it was enjoyable especially with how it knew how to be silly and serious at times. I knew that was going to happen to StrangeClock after what SteakClock said. While I do not fully understand the thing, I can still appreciate the nice animation. It seems like it was trying to give a really deep message, but maybe it was not. SteakClock seems to be giving a great performance, if that is even possible for a cartoon character.

biblo responds:

He's a seasoned thespian

[ClockDay Is Saved]

Neat-o!

Having just gotten back from seeing "Pirahnas 3D" I can now fully apprecaite something that truly revels in its utter insanity. I loved how one of the clocks appeared to be high at the end which was what caused all this in the first place. How did LeekClock recover from the gunshot wound so fast? The animation was cool in this and I laughed at the scene where SirClock sees his world high. His name makes you think of something dignfied so it is great fun to see him shoot people up, or clocks up. Happy Clock Day, SirClock!

Creatus responds:

Thank you, thank you! Yes there is indeed irony that goes along with the persona that was formed for SirClock. He is a junkie who wears a suit.

[C.L.O.D: Exposition]

Hmmm, fairly good

I had fun with this entry, mostly because it tried to be as silly as any Clock Crew submission. While the animation could have been better, it was still cool to see the characters move about. I was a bit disappointed that you decided to turn this into a two-parter. "Clod" really does describe these characters pretty well. I like the notion of a Lock joining the crew and simply putting on a fake Clock face to pass off as a Clock. I think a lot of us read comic books and aspire to be superheroes in some way.

biblo responds:

Indeed

[Kozak V: Cannoneye]

Funny thing

Originally, I thought this was just going to be an intro as the entire cartoon. While it did turn out to be an entire submission, it was still short enough to be goofy in its own right. Another positive thing was how well the animation was in the few parts there were. I did find it funny how the James Bond parody shot his sniper and still looked clumsy. It was also kind of interesting to show the VeggieClock logo at the end. There are so many kinds of clocks nowadays, a group within does not really matter.

CabbageClock responds:

It matters when it's the VeggieClocks. Trust me.