Score: 8

"I haven't seen any of the previous ones,"

submission: Bowser's Kingdom: Eps 10

date: June 18, 2008

...but I still found this enjoyable to watch and pretty funny. I can't give it a "10" or even a "9" because it's not really a full film, just a kind of behind-the-scenes thing. But it was well-made. It relies almost entirely upon the script and the voice acting, and luckily both of those things are done well.

Score: 4

"Just didn't like it, sorry."

submission: Dollar

date: June 18, 2008

It did start off promisingly and the mouth animation fit the words pretty well. The voice acting starts out good, but gets pretty bad at the end.

The crude joke at the end (even with the subtext) just didn't appeal to me, and since this was such a short film which relies almost entirely on that one joke, this means that the film didn't appeal to me either. That's all there is to it.

I can see by the scores of "10" reviews below that I'm in the extreme minority. (though I wish that some people wouldn't give "10" to everything that they like... that's what every score above "5" is for...)

Score: 7

"The song was..."

submission: Everybody Jam!

date: June 17, 2008

...simply amazing, and great fun to listen to. Unfortunately, I didn't like the animation or art style at all. This is just personal taste, but I found the character designs and the way they moved to be really unappealing. I think maybe it was the constant smug face expressions and cheesy dance moves that really got to me. Though I did like how freely you animated in some places. The direction was... OK for short stretches of time, but there was too much repetition and you kept following the song literally (to the point of just showing words on the screen much of the time) instead of riffing off of it and doing something unique.

So my overall impression is decidedly mixed.

Score: 5

"Much too short"

submission: Charizard & Blastoise

date: June 17, 2008

It was very well-animated, but it was so short that it just wasn't effective for me. You know, it goes back to that concept that Chaplin discovered that made his comedies so effective: hitting somebody isn't funny by itself, but hitting somebody who deserves it IS. You need some set-up for good comedy, and there was barely any here.

Score: 6

"Pretty good"

submission: Star Work Episode 7

date: June 17, 2008

Well, it was a bit better than I expected. Although most of the jokes didn't really make me laugh (the bouncer's reaction to being called a "jerk" being the exception), watching this film wasn't a bad way to pass the time. I like how you resisted the temptation to make the boss a flat evil villain and gave him some likable human traits instead. The voice-acting was pretty good, especially for the waitress. The animation and art wasn't spectacular, but it was pleasant enough and did the job.

Overall, good work. I like it better than some of the stuff on the Top50...

Score: 7

"Well-done, but..."

submission: Chuck's New Tux!

date: May 24, 2008

...my God, that was nasty and disturbing. I agree with those who say that "Mild Violence" is a big understatement.

Yeah, it was well-directed, the animation was great, art design was a great ripoff of that typical cartoony style (perfect for premise), and the music and voice acting were also superb. It was a bit short, so I probably would have given it an "8" under normal circumstances. However, that ending creeped me out so much that I'm taking off another point and giving it "7". Nothing personal, you know, it's just that I personally would've enjoyed the film more if it had taken a less gruesome direction. The premise was already funny enough without the shock value, which was too horrifying for my comfort.

Score: 6

"Fine animation, but hard to understand"

submission: Cant Handle the Knowledge

date: May 19, 2008

Sorry for the somewhat low score, Nathan, but I just plain didn't get this one. Or rather, I got the basic gist of the story (since it was explained in the "evil villain speech" near the end of the film), but I didn't get the internal logic of the film. There were many characters and situations in there that simply felt tacked on and served no purpose that I could see except to make the film last longer (they weren't developed and seemed to serve no purpose for the main story). Most of the characters didn't get a proper introduction, also... maybe this was done in the previous films in the series (this is the first one of yours that I've watched), but a short introduction of the main characters would've been nice to avoid confusing new viewers.

Overall, that's my main problem with the film; it's too meandering and seems to be full of inside jokes/situations that nobody else would understand.

The actual art and animation of the film was fine; nothing spectacular, but I could tell that you spent some effort on it because it was consistent and watchable throughout. The lip-synching seemed nice. The songs were hit-and-miss... the one at the very end was good, but I didn't particularly like the musical number (then again, I generally don't like those in Family Guy either).

The humour didn't really work for me, maybe because I didn't understand what was going on most of the time. Although I did like some of the quick, random jokes that you had there; my favourite was the teddy bear suddenly coming to life and telling the dog that he couldn't sing.

Score: 6

"Hahah"

submission: Wrath of the Anicopters

date: April 21, 2008

I don't really have much to say, but I found this funny. Thanks for the laugh. :)

I loved the "song" especially.

Score: 9

"Definitely one of the best things..."

submission: Walk in the Woods

date: April 6, 2008

...I've seen here recently. The graphics, direction, and sound were all VERY well-done. I really liked how you built one absurdity on top of another, and yet make everything understandable to the viewer! That takes a lot of skill, I think.

My only regret is that the story ended when it did. It would've been even more awesome if it had somehow kept going.

Score: 9

"This is great"

submission: Space Duck

date: March 14, 2008

Completely nonsensical, but the morphing shapes were impressive and quite fun!