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[Fight Practice]

B-baka! It's not like I like this animation or anything. It's just that... the whole thing feels very dynamic, keeps moving at all times. I really like the way the music started up along with the gift blushing. It really made the (already funny) twist feel even more exciting. The style is very nice, I like this kind of cartoony stuff, and the animation is pleasant throughout. The only thing that was a letdown was the ending. No big explosion or anything, it left something to be desired. Of course, though, I get that it was a test. Keep it up!

Loskidamus responds:

Thanks a lot really appreciate the feedback :D and i had something plan for the end but it was over the top and out of my skill range

[teeth head eater animation]

I like the style and the whole thing is pretty cool. That chomp feels really satisfying. However, I just feel it's more GIF than movie, and so it would fit better in the Art Portal. What I'm trying to say is, it's short enough to be looped but not quite as long (or maybe substantial) as a movie should generally be, and has no sound, so I don't feel much would be lost in uploading it as a GIF.
Do keep it up, though, and if you want to do so, please do submit anything you make that's longer or more substantial and you think would be suited to this portal.

[The Life And Death Of Sherrif Mc Stool]

This was right up my alley, way more than the other toons I've seen from you.
The art feels a lot more polished, with the close-ups of the ruffian and the sweat drops. The backgrounds outside were pretty gorgeous to look at as well, very stylish. The animation when he was rolling around was super smooth and kinetic, I really loved the shots during that indoors part, very fun and fast.
The comedy, goddamn. When he starts rolling I crack up every time. It's impossible not to. It's so unexpected and bizarre. I love how you used it to play on the trope of the villain challenging the hero for some dumb offense. Sherrif McStool shooting him and the gun just laying there also got me, I didn't really expect it. The way that star shone innocently, too, was a nice little bit of joke going along with the tropes and just kinda dumbing them down to a silly sound effect. I don't know what I'm saying, I'm sleepy, so please forgive me. The ending kept with the trend of making fun of tropes nicely. The dude shooting a literal stool, goddamn.
The sound was pretty great. I really liked the music, it feels very much like u m a m i and I think it fits really well with an absurd western parody and especially with that background. Added even more style. The scream was absolutely perfect.
Overall, this was really fantastic! Funny and with a sense of style. I really think it showed off pretty great comedic pacing. Keep it up!

[Vision from Light]

This was a very pleasant surprise. Something really interesting.

Let's start with the animation. Very, very nice. Pleasant style, not too simple but still polished. Really fluid movement. The shots are pretty damn nice and the movement inside the frame shows depth in a very visually pleasing way, it's satisfying and dynamic. Movement has weight, too. Really great job on that. One thing I'll remark on is that some of the faces look a bit too much like legos, so a bit silly at serious moments, like when he clicks the lighter on. That and the way he was holding it was weird and silly, right up to his face with his arm positioned in level with his shoulders.

The sound was pretty good. Nice sound effects and music and I think the voice acting was pretty good, though I'm not generally a bit fan of grunts and gasps and stuff.

The story was certainly interesting, I like that it did take a pretty dark turn, but some things in the execution bother me. First off, it's just really, almost unbelievably, bad of the character to do that to the poor girl. Second, I don't understand what caused him to have the vision... dream... thing. He realized the girl had a mom? That they lived in the woods? They were Christians? I mean, he already knew she was blind. Unless it was somehow God that showed him that, I don't see shy it would hapen as he showed no signs of remorse prior to that. Secondly, that vision was too short to really have any impact and I don't understand what happened. When he took off his willful blindfold, he realized how blind he truly was? It could have been shown way more clearly than that. Also, why does the blindfold disappear in one shot only to appear in the next? He wasn't even shown sleeping before that. All the editing during that part is so weird, with the jump to the jarring shot of him impaling her. It's all so weird and comes out of nowhere. It feels like you wanted to put it in, but didn't know how. The thing with his girlfriend is the same story. One shot she's there, the next she's not and it's all so confusing.
Overall impressive from a visual standpoint, but the story and editing is so weird for half of it that it just leaves you confused. Keep it up, though, I'd love to see more from you!

Crospic responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I'd say was a little too ambitious. :)
Overall, I'd really like to try again.

Id say my mistake was that I only spend like 11 days on story board and that was it. Also this is my first time creating anything with actual story in it.

[Imposter]

Sorry I didn't review this earlier, I'm very sporadic with this stuff and, in attempting to choose the best of the month, I figured I should also review some stuff I've had on the backlog.
I really like how this starts off. It's quick to get to the point, shows you immediately what the dilemma is with the one bullet. Nice shots throughout, actually, very nice parody of these scenes in da movies, a lot of the shots seem taken straight from 80's action movies, especially the helicopter perspective ones. The animation is what it is, it's obviously not highly polished but you more than make up for it and I feel like the simplicity actually adds to the experience.
The sound effects are pretty great, too, emulating everything necessary and also adding the wacky cartooniness we all love. Really detailed, too, with the walking.
That gun-waving sound effect, tho.
The comedy has the one punchline, but damn is it strong. It surprised me completely, it was hilarious. That's why I love Red Skeleton, he's such an unpredictable character and I love the way he and Chutney work together.
Keep it up, man! For a simple gag minisode this works perfectly!

ChutneyGlaze responds:

ooh this is awesome review :)

[Zebra Joke: The Coloring Joke]

This could definitely have used more animation. Even a little bit, just the zebra turning towards the lion it's speaking to or something, just so it doesn't feel as static. The music was nice. It took me way too long to get the joke, goddamn. I guess I just don't hear the expression "staying between the lines" very often. It's a bit wonky in the sense that it seems like the zebra is between the lions no matter if he draws or not, but the punnery is there.
I'd suggest to spend a bit more time on the visuals in the future so it's not so stiff. It feels kinda cheap. I know it's not that easy, but still.