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[Ranball Z]

It's your lowest scoring cartoon!

This was both pointless and pleasant at the same time.
I would honestely like to know what competition this was for and what was the criteria? Or are you just taking the piss?
I seem to remember reviewing your Break Through Episode 1 cartoon so I know that you are capable of far better things than this anyway.
With that in mind I'm going to be very strict with my scoring here:

Vote:2
Review:4

I hope you have learned your lesson!

(By the way, even though I voted 2 the score was increased by (+0.00036)! That's takes you up to a glorious 1.87!).

JonBro responds:

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I made this for the Ranball Contest held at the Video Game Director's Cuts forums. I don't think it ended, but this was still really fun to make. Heh, and this was made long after Break Through. Basically this is just a joke movie =P

[Guitar Boy]

I'm gonna give you a 3 this time! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

This one was slightly more baffling than your "Idiot Box" cartoon which I actually quite liked.
I'm not sure if there was a metaphor being played out here but your Authors' comments seem to suggest so- the thing he most wanted killed him, alas!
Again, the artwork was quite decent and I smiled as the cartoon came to it's conclusion.

Vote:3
Review:7

NICE!

Animarious responds:

Thanks for your reviews.

[Pic for Blind Halloween]

Me like!

I thought it was pretty good.
The voices were mainly clear but the occasional line was hard to hear.
Also, some words that flashed up on the screen were a bit too quick for me.
Graphics were nice and decent and I liked the background details.
The story was great as was the acting.

I'm gonna give you 9 I think.

Vote:5
Review:9

Keep up the good work!

Popsey responds:

Yes my audio was a little tossed aside on this one. It'll get better though I guarantee it. And then the subtitles I was actually working on like Halloween night trying to get it done. Oh those trick or treaters. Thanks for the review.

[The Passing of the Gas]

5\5!

Very impressive stuff!
Everything here was just brilliantly put together with some smart animations.
I loved the "Beano" style drawings (was that what you were going for?).
Music choices gave the right atmosphere at the right times and everything just fell into place.
The only piece of constructive critisism that I can offer is maybe to invest in a new mic- sometimes the voices were lost to the sound effects and, especially with a talant like yours, it's would be a shame if your future submissions didn't get the score they deserve because of this minor- MINOR!- setback.
Haveing said that everything else was just dandy and I wish you all the best with your future projects.

Vote: 5\5
Review: 10\10.

whataboffin responds:

Yes I did actually have the Beano style in mind when I was designing this one. I thought it was something I hadnt tried before and I was running out of time so went with my gut.
I actually have got a decent mic, spent a lot of money on it. I just havent had much chance to practice with it. The sound is actually waaaaay better than my usual offering I just need more practice using it. For some reason it came out quite quiet and I kept having to up the volume on them. I might have just been too far from the mic or not talking loudly enough or something, or it could just be my room isnt very sound proofed. It was a bit rushed though, I only recorded my voice yesterday! So yeah need more practice using it. Thanks for your critique.

[PotG Episode 1]

Raisins have nipples?

I actually thought this was pretty decent. The graphics were good, there was some sort of story and I liked the voice actors.
My only real quibble is that it was sometimes hard to hear what they were saying because (I'm guessing) you mic is a bit crap.
If this was made a year ago then your skills should have improved since then so it might be worth trying another episode to get a better idea of what people think.
In summery I have written this poem :

Me like!
But get better mic!
I gave you a five!
I am on your side!

Badger3112 responds:

Thanks for the positives. Yeah my mic was pretty crap and I threw it saway not long after I recorded all the vocals. I got a new one the other day so if I do make an episode 2 it SHOULD be better.

[interference]

5\5!

Such a simple but brilliant flash!
Top marks for you.
I felt so sad when the heart faded.

Eredar responds:

i wanted it to feel sort of simplistic, mabye even minimalist, in a way. i know, it is very sad, unfortunatley... but i dont feel it, being the one who made and tested it all. :P

[Sherlock Holmes Ep5]

Nicely done!

Everything about this was good. Script, voices, storyline, graphics the whole lot.
I liked the idea you had of sampleing bits of Arnie talking. I voted 5 on this yesterday while it was under judgement and I've just voted 5 again just now.
I hope to see a continuation of this series in the not too disant future.

Pigmash responds:

Hey thanks, glad you liked it so much, and thanks for the votes too. And yeah, like I said on my only news post, it will continue, the next episode was finished before I started this one, just leaving it a while until its closer to Halloween, and I just did some voices earlier for the next one that needs animating. Congrats on your award yesterday too, im starting to think if id submitted this today instead it could have picked up something...

[A mans revenge]

Great effort!

It was clear that you put a load of effort into this and it was full of neat touches like when the guy jumps off the cliff and you had that birdseye shot of him falling towards the village. You also told a decent little story without being repetetive and boring like some other Flashes. If this is one of your first cartoons then I'd say you are definetley on the right tracks. Keep doing what you're doing and you'll develope in no time.

legendaryshiled responds:

thanks for the review i will make my animations better and plus i cant draw LOl but its fun to do this.Anyways thanks again for the review really helpful.

[HIGH TIMES]

I like! 4\5!

I don't know who Meatwad is and wasn't expecting to like this at all but it's actually pretty funny -like when he goes to the train station.
The graphics weren't anything special but I'm sure you know that already and are capable of much better stuff anyway. Looks like you had a laugth making it!
Why is this Turd of the week? It's decent!

djstaz0ne responds:

it's underdog of the week, they have the links mixed up.

-redesign glitches =(

[A Fish's Journey]

Great!5\5!

What a great idea! I could have watched that all day! The best toons are the ones with simple stories like this one. I just wish it went on longer!
I really hope this passes judgement.

valkyrion4 responds:

IT DID PASS JUDGEMENT :)

you're one of the two who gave it a 7 or more
thanks! you understood my concept