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[Fancy Dog: 15]

*insert praising title here*

Never, EVER, have I seen Fancy Dog so muscular, so fit, so ultimately ready to get things done - Doggy Style! He's been in the gym, hasn't he? You slave drivers! Get that dog out of the gym! He doesn't belong there! He can't even stairmaster!
Loving the seriously dramatic pretence of the pieces and the new little quirky intro-ish thing. CUTE CHIBI SUN FTW! Even HE is a friend to Fancy Dog. Which makes me wonder how Fancy Dog has made friends with the sun without getting burnt to a crisp, but anyway. I hope they have enough water to hose down the mess he made of that forest.
Also, random squirrel listening to music pwns all. It's like Foamy, only real. Thumbs up.

BobtehLog responds:

Yes, he's been to the gym and he has been working hard. It's a bummer he took steroids.

[I'm a Creep]

Brilliance.

An amazing film done to an amazing song. It really was so fitting - the lyrics went perfectly with the scenario and the world of Halloween Town was brought to life so well. You did a great job, be proud of it. Loved the animation, simple yet effective and it was brought together pretty well. Thumbs up.

Ticketyt0ck responds:

Thanks a lot for your score and review. I couldn't think of anything but Nightmare Before Christmas when I first heard this song.

[Fucker took my mail prank]

Ah, I love these...

Brilliance. I love how angry you are in this one. It's actually pretty convincing, to be honest. This is my favorite one, not because it's the funniest, but because you're just purely raging against the guy... It's just hilarious... "Is my f***ing porno here yet? No." xD Classic. Especially by the end when he plays along with it. I don't know why this got such a low score - I think it's A++. Even if it was boring I'd listen to it purely for the fact that your accent is pretty neat. Thankfully it's not boring though. Ahh, keep making these, they make my day. Thumbs up.

herblin responds:

Lmao thanks!
haha, Yeah this guy has been hanging up on me right away lately.
Same with Sam, they just hang up now, I will try and get them though.

I knew this guy, like in person, thank god he doesn't know who it is calling him :P I used to hang out with his son when I lived at my parents house.

Thanks for the support

[Call to moving company 2]

Oh god. Brilliance.

I can't tell you how amused I was at the first one, it was just so funny, but this one is way better! Far more hilarious! I don't know why he doesn't just hang up as soon as he realises who you are, but I'm so glad he doesn't. I sincerely hope you make more of these, they make my day whenever I listen to them. Seriously, I do feel a bit sorry for the guy, but from what I hear he doesn't suffer much from it. I wonder if he'll ever get his present. :/ I hope so! He could always use more chickens! Bravo.

herblin responds:

LMFAO thanks! ahha Naw I am not gog to mail him a chicken, I am usually to broke to buy grocerys for my self let alone mail him a chicken haha unless I stole it, then it'd be ok haha.

I know, I am supprised he doesn't just hang up as well, he's got some very serious anger problems! LMFAO

[tWHYlight]

Fantastic!

Finally, a collection of valid reasons outlining the exact ways in which Twilight SUCKS! Thank you so much, I feel inclined to kiss the ground on which you walk because that is the truest and funniest material about Twilight I've ever seen. Classic. But seriously, am I the only female teenager who hates Twilight and everyone in it? It seems that way. Anyway, great animation, awesome plot (Yours, of course, not Twilight's) and such spontaneous material. Made my day, dude. Made my absolute day.

Bobert-Rob responds:

That could very well be the case. Maybe not the ONLY one, but definitely one of the few. Thanks for watching, I'm glad you liked it!

[Planetoid - Chapter 2]

Quite captivating.

Ah, it's so difficult to review this because I've already told you most of my thoughts on this already, haha, and I dislike repeating myself. As I've said, it was very cinematic, and created a great deal of suspense with the unfolding events. I was incredibly impressed (like before) with the special effects and particularly pleased with the lighting effects when he crashed on that mysterious planet, which was something I hadn't seen before. The light was very vivid, and very realistic. I can tell how much work you put into all the shading and the explosions and the various 3D shapes, so I'm really glad that it turned out well. It's getting to be quite an interesting little series and I can't wait for number three. Well done.

Fate responds:

Heh, thanks.
I wouldn't have minded if you'd repeated things, because then they're out in the open, and not in my inbox :P
You only originally only saw up too...him crashing into the tree, I think, so I guess you wouldn't have seen the blue planet...
an improvement on him 'opening his eyes'? :P

[The Last Minute Shopper]

Well developed.

First thing that struck me was the lack of color; it was rather Sin City-esque and it was quite captivating. I must say, you've outdone what I expected when I clicked onto this flash. You've combined a good although albeit somewhat generic monologue with a brilliant musical score and fairly fluid graphics to make something surreally excellent. Even though there's been a sort of "wrongdoing masculine figure with a good heart where it counts" theme done many times before (or maybe I just watch too many movies), this really stood out and I'm not surprised that it's gotten such a good score at all. This is probably the best christmas flash I've seen so far.

What actually intrigued me the most was the comic in the credits. It was awesome to watch - kind of like when there's a behind-the-scenes storyboard special for one of your favorite television shows. The original art style was bordering on professional - do you or have you thought about being a graphic novel writer?

Anyway, great flash, truly done in a well-developed sense of composition and I can find no fault with it whatsoever. Loved the idea; the conventions of Christmas broken down into the commercial side is always a winning ticket if it's done the right way. Let's face it, christmas is mindless exchanging of money, although there is a certain mystic aura to it, mostly because of the falsified atmosphere but I can understand where your character got his cynicism from. He has that "bad childhood" vibe.

As a last note, maybe you should look at turning that character into a series. It'd do very well.
Thumbs up.
<3 Merry Freaking Christmas. xD

knobbywood responds:

thank you! Color an be a very valuable asset if used correctly. And to answer your question about the graphic novel writer: I wanted to be one of those writer/pencil/inker types that did most of the work himself, but i rediscovered my passion for animation. Since then, i've been looking for clever and unique ways to clash the two.
cheers

[Planetoid - Original]

Ah, very nice.

Loved the composition and the use of different textures such as aluminium foil and such for fillings. You were able to move around the story really well and some of the perspective work was impressive, even though it was probably a bitch to animate and work with.

Your choice of music went nicely with the animation; it was slightly surreal, yet portrayed that feeling of isolation and curiosity for things outside the immediate surroundings. How did you originally think that it was going to end, anyway? Just curious to know, because the ending did seem a little cut short. In my heart of hearts, I'm hoping he made it to the other planet just across the way, because I'm optimistic about that. Sequel mayhaps? Anyway, great work, got me hooked from the first few seconds. Unique style. Thumbs up.
<3

Fate responds:

thanks a heap.
well...the original ending was that the rocket wasn't going to make it through the asteroid belt, and he bails out just as it gets destroyed, and he's floating towards the other planet, but it was only going to be real close.
and we seem him reaching out towards the planet, floating in space, on a trajectory that's narrowly missing it, and then the animation would have ended.
and it would've left you wondering whether or not he managed to grab something on the planet.
the credits would have rolled, and then, afterwards, it would've shown her hand holding his.

but since I left this opened, I didn't put in credits or anything.
so, yes, I've been busily working on the sequel.
it's a totally different style, and it's coming along really well.
I've managed to perfect 3d composition.
hopefully that isn't such a bad thing for the file size though ;P

[Hamlet - Act Five]

Laughing out loud.

This is absolutely crazy! I love it. It was just so random and hilarious and enjoyable and perhaps ye olde English play writers would turn in their graves to see it, but honestly it was so entertaining. Loved some of the text commentary and the random Pokemon battle scene was a real memory trip - had to laugh at that part. In this case I would actually say that the overly simple artwork worked in this submission's favor instead of against it; it just made everything seem more amusing. I have GOT to know what your English class thought of this - their reactions would have been classic. I hope you got a good grade - this was fantastic.

PeteGrammarman responds:

They all loved it. The teacher has been even been showing it to other classes apparently, Thanks for your feedback.

[I Found A Dollar!]

Touching.

THAT, I can guarantee, is the feel-good flash movie of the year. It was inspiring and it warmed the heart.
So rave lights magically appear when your mood is improved? Awesome - I say you host a party for all of NG at your place and we'll have a massive rave by keeping you continually happy. Come on NG, you know you want to!!
And did you thank your street after it gave you the dollar it had kept waiting for you?

NibzAU responds:

lol flash of the year :) awesome