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[Big Knight Short Preview]

Just a warning

If your going to make a serious animation. The graphics need to be brilliant. Comedies can top the weekly charts with visuals that are barely above par because they are incredibly funny.

But they wont be looking at comedy your turn round, only your storyline... and your animation. So you best have an amazing twist or amazing graphics locked up somewhere.

The idea, looks good. It looks decent, and if nursed well and thought out to its full potential then you could deliver something very nice. On the other hand, if not enough thought goes into it... it may just end out shit.

This preview was nice, it wasnt just a couple of seconds long and barely telling us about what the flash will be about. It was informative, and almost exciting. The only problem, if you havent heard already by EVERYONE, is the fact it has no sound.

Anyway, best of luck with the release of the real thing.

Billbob840 responds:

its already been released lol

[Jimtopia Changes]

I liked it

This was quite good. You really set out a setting for your animation. Really the whole thing is about nothing... about the unknown direction of a movie to the viewers, but still good.

Your characters, though not spectacularly drawn were good, I enjoyed watching them, it really set up the mode on how you focused them, their eyes, their stances and the general way they moved, which compensated for the small lack of art in them.

The animating was good too, it was generally smooth... enjoyable and you paid attention to the only real parts that counted, and in a comedy thats very important, you did well in the direction of this movie.

But another thing I think you pulled off with flare was the sound, very fruity... though that would be intentional. The whole soundtrack you had going was a pleasent backdrop for the humor you had in place. Even though there were no voices used in it (though it helped having the text for a few jokes) the cartoon with text speeches was still quite good and didnt offput any of the humor which may of been missed by using tone of voice or soundscaping.

As mentioned, the cartoon was funny. You really pulled out irony and a complete sense of confusion and used it well, a hardcore death to everything character such as yourself being forced into a nice loveable git. Really a classic style of comedy used, the force of change to a unlikely situation of a character, and you used that humor refreshingly well... which is quite a good change to see on here.

Also mentioned above was the ending, it was quite well brought out. Using the whole cop-out "it was just a dream" or "it didnt really happen" kind of sketch is a simple way to tell when a person has run out of ideas for a way to finish their cartoon. Though the way you did it was still funny and it played along with the cartoon so it worked, very well.

From the start to the end this was a great flash, funny, lengthy and quite unique in comparison to other peoples work. When I see "I made this awhile ago and I wanted to share it with you guys" in the description im normally upset, its usually a bad reminder of what the flash artist use to be. But this isnt, this was enjoyable and topped all of my expectations.

Good job, and keep it up!

Jimtopia responds:

Wow! Where to start. I'll go by parargraph.

Response:

Lol, well, it had a direction originally, it just kinda got off track.

I take great pride in making sure my characters convey what they want or what they are feeling, I'm glad you noticed. :)

Smooth animation, never gotten that compliment before, if you think this one was smooth check out some of my newer stuff.

As I've stated before, I don't do voices, at least not for those charactrs, I do intend to do some cartoon with voices soon hopefully. Anyway, one of the things I updated from the original was the song, so I'm glad you liked the change.

Yay, I'm really glad you liked my sense of humor, most of the time my humor is for like 12-13 year olds, but you seemed to really enjoy this cartoon even though you are 16, glad to see my humor can branch out.

Lol, yeah, I couldn't think of an ending. Or I was too lazy, I can't remember now, lol.

Thx for that compliment, I know that putting older work on isn't always a good idea, but like I said in the author's comments, I think this is one of the funniest flash's I've made.

Thx a bunch for reviewing, it's really refreshing to see someone who takes extra care in conveying there opinions about a cartoon.

Your Pal, Jimtopia

[Stick Fight!]

New style of stick

I liked the whole Tekken health bar thing you got going on. The start of the flash was nice, good visuals, nice angles and some good frame by frame fluent martial arts moves you got the characters working on.

Im quite suprised this doesnt have a higher score :S, well enjoy my 5.

flamingstick responds:

Thx! :D

[Juan in The Sea]

Sure, the start up was good

But the rest? Well, atleast it shows you've improved over the years.

The concept was good, but the animation didnt follow through.

nIcO-gR responds:

Yeah, I was going to put this on the internet years ago but I lost the file, now I can do the much better, and btter animated part 2!!!

JUAN IN THE SEA__________________
E P I S O D E II
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BUSH STRIKES BACK

[No Michael]

Rofl, nice short.

I don't know why I found this funny, but I did. The animating was good, even though there was very little of it. Your characters looked nice and you chose a very good sound clip for your flash.

But seriously, how the fuck did you come across that clip?

f-a-c-e-p-l-a-n-t responds:

just my friend amanda being random i guess...we're always like that...wow...i just realized how weird i am

[Halo Adventures 1]

This is your first non-sprite/madness movie?

In my opinion? Don't go back to them. This was great. Sure, nothing spectacular... but you won it through the humor factor.

Also big thanks for the song at the end, ill be sure to download it. For now, enjoy my 5.

Smiley-Bob responds:

Thanks!

[stick_killer-1]

Meh, alright

Well, the storyline was good... vague, but still good. The only let down was the way it was animated. It was a bit too fast paced and almost ruined any chance of us picking up a real storyline.

The other problem was obviously the sticks, if your going to make a stick animation it needs to be good. Sure, the violence was fine... but its just too similar to every other stick flash out there.

With your potential, we can see something good coming from you... but if you stick with stick animations, we might not.

Emi-Killer responds:

Yep...My newest animation is Warhammer5000.^^ I made it on one day. Fullbody animation...

[ts_Xmess_part_4]

Enjoyable

I quite enjoyed this. The style of characters you used were almost like your own anime. I really enjoyed the voice acting too, it was simple though effective. The animation on this was good, some nice frame by frame action and yet you didnt skip out anything, therefor the whole of it was very smooth, and fluent.

Overall this animation was enjoyable, well thought out and funny. What more do you really need in an animation?

merit44 responds:

Hehe thank you. I seem to get a lot of mixed feelings about this flash. SOme like the acting others don't. Some like the art and some just say it was plain awful. In truth I'd like to do better but how can I if no one is going to give helpful suggestions? I guess I just have to try a different formula. I'm glad you enjoyed it though.

[Christmas for one, please]

Enjoyable... but far to festive for my liking

But not just my likings alterate how good a flash is now do they?

Quite good for your common Clock flash, cheesey im afraid to say but quite well animated. Smooth and enjoyable, with great visuals and a nice soundtrack... this made a good christmas submission.

Eternal-Panda responds:

I'm not sure I'm getting you. You don't like anything holiday related then? The cheeseyness I can understand though, heh.

Still, thanks for reviewing based on effort and skill instead of totally on personal taste.

Merry Christmas

[Ohmygodimonfire!]

What the flying fuck?

That was odd. But great. Nice song, very well in synch and funny as hell.

Good job!

XxwaSSupxX responds:

What the flying fuck indeed... I love odd things... Like my cat...

Thanks!