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[TAKE OUT THE MADNESS]

The animation was very nice, and you had some really good variety. I mean, yeah, it was a lot of the same enemies and a lot of shooting, but you really did have variety. You had bare-handed sections, a flip kill, some knifing, the Jack Daniels part (which was probably my favorite section because of how brutal and satisfying it was) and a whole bunch of other stuff. Even the shooting had variety, with guns being thrown and using different gun types. I really liked how the MC wasn't able to breeze through everything, the dodgy guys gave him trouble and that one guy would have killed him if it weren't for the cameo. Speaking of the dodgy guys, I really liked them, especially that one exchange where the MC was jumping over and dodging bullets himself. The whole thing was really fast-paced, energetic, and had a bit of your signature humor. Some of the kills required some suspension of disbelief, but that's just your style and those kills were really fun. There were also some fun cameos, but they weren't too distracting and there weren't that many of them. The animation quality seemed to take some dips, but it was still great for the most part. I also liked the old-school agents and the music was nice too. The ending could be a bit better without the black screen transition slowing it down, but it was still satisfying.
Overall, great job, this is probably my favorite entry yet. It wasn't that unique, but it was done REALLY well. I'm just taking off half a point for the quality dips. Happy Madness Day!

[Madness Incident]

For your first animation, this was surprisingly good! You clearly put in effort, and the length was decent. It wasn't super fast or super slow in terms of animation. There were some cool kills, they weren't the most original, but they do show effort. The enemies actually shot, which is something that more experienced animators sometimes forget. The characters also moved and reacted fairly organically and were never static mannequins. In the end the character should have reacted a bit more before passing out, it's unrealistic that such a killing machine would instantly be knocked out. Also the music you made (still hard to believe you made it) was good.
So yeah, obviously it's not great, but it really surpassed my expectations. If you put in this much effort and detail into it as you get better and come into your own, you could do some great stuff! Happy Madness Day, friend!

StHeromax responds:

Thanks for such a good criticism! The character (which I am in fact) was knocked out so fast in the end because of inattention or being too focused on a target. This is actually my weakness and so I decided to add this feature to my character as one of his weakness. About his powers it will be shown in the future solo animation and I will try to in a year or later begin this story. I hope I give you all explanation and Happy Madness Day again!

[unknown.swf]

The music was pretty nice, and I like the character and his design, he seemed badass enough, but also raggedy and freaked out. The concept was really not original and seeing the same Dedmos series setting over and over is pretty boring. The monster was also pretty unoriginal, but at least you gave it some colors to mix things up, even though the colorfulness doesn't really fit the gray theme. The little bit of action with the zombie guys was good, and I liked the fight choreography and camera movements. That shot when we see his hand from a first-person perspective was really cool. That style switch, though, was pointless. Don't get me wrong, I like alternate styles in madness, but there was just no point here. It ended the same way it began-suddenly. It didn't have a reason to be there, nor was it doing anything unique. The animation on it was pretty good, but you could have indicated better that he fell over when backing up. Maybe a close-up when it happened or a wider shot to see his body would have done the trick. I did like the splash of colors when the monster roared. That bit with "changing symbols" was classic madness 4th wall-breaking.
Overall, this was a mixed bag. It felt like it didn't know what it wanted to be. Did it wanna be an alternate style movie about a monster or an unoriginal classic thing. Now, here's what I think happened and you can tell me if I'm right. I think yo felt bad that this wasn't original enough, so you tried adding extra stuff, but as you got lazy, you went back to normal. And now you're constantly mentioning that it's not original because you feel bad and you wanna make up for it. That gives me hope. I see potential in you. You could have just left it the way it was, but you actually tried to do something about it. You didn't fully commit, but you tried. My advice is to try to stick to one style, unless you can make the switch feel normal and organic or establish the other style early on. You should put in effort and flesh your more original ideas out fully instead of mixing and matching. You've certainly got the animation skills, and from your description I'm guessing you're young, so you've got a lot of time for improvement (though, really, you'll likely be improving your whole life)

thece responds:

thank for your honest opinion about this movie,and yes,u were right as some part,the idea wasnt original so i try to add more stuff into it,and as u said,i havent done it full way,i will try to be as creative as possible in my next solo,so thank again for honest review

[Legend of Tomato]

I really like the Mexican-style music and the animation is very nice. The main character's face is really cool and cute, and I really liked the way he did the takedown, with the slow popping out of the eye. When it came out, the animation for it was very satisfying. The inside of the guy's head also looked really cool. One thing I was hoping for, though, is some tomato-based stuff. That feels like a bit of a missed opportunity. Like, yeah, you did use the Mexican music, but, really, any round-headed character would have served the same purpose. It's not a huge disappointment or anything, but something that worked with the tomato aspect would have been nice. Otherwise, cool short!

siskavard responds:

Thanks for the kind critique

[FarrahTarrahTory - WE HAD A LAB (Official Music Video)]

I like the style and the song is pretty interesting. I wasn't really sure who was saying which parts or if it was all the girl or what. Pretty trippy and weird. There were also some funny details, like Pete Za or his eyes being red under the sunglasses. The story was pretty interesting, though kinda clichéd (oh, the girl turned on him because that's what girls do) and it had some really cool visual concepts too. It was also very well timed to the skips and rhythm of the song.

[MONSTER LAB: EPISODE 2 THE NOSEY NEIGHBOR]

I really like the voice acting. The style is great as well. The characters and humor are great too. I like this sort of absurd humor. It was very self-aware and I love how Katz ended up being the upstanding citizen in the end. Keep it up, I'd love to see more of this! 4.5 stars for not being that long and the neighbor being a little too over-the-top at times.

meatcanyon responds:

Thank you for your well thought out response. I will keep these notes in mind for future episodes. Thanks again!

[Inferno Cellar]

I like the style, and it's a pretty funny concept. I loved the priest's derpiness contrasted with the unholy screams in the basement. The voice acting was okay, sufficiently accented, though maybe a bit too whispery. The ending was pretty funny and I kinda liked him doing the "Oh, good one! Hahaha!" thing. This was a cool concept and a pretty funny jam entry.

[TD-The Strike]

I loved this one! Your brand of humor is strong as ever, and the visuals are spot on. I love the jokes and little cool things that you put into the pictures, so it's not just a glorified vlog or something. The story was really great as well, and it had some nice messages and things to say. Narration was great as well, when your voice gets all deep and serious it can really accentuate jokes. Great job on this, and keep it up!

[Austro Bogulous - Space cadet - Part 3]

This was another cool one. The ship's way of communication is still funny to me, and I love the cop-out of "service deck is now a basement". Cool how you kept Austro doing ugly things. The music was pretty cool. I quite like the basement background, it's got a nice bit of detail. Good job and keep it up!

ToddCircle responds:

Thanks again :-)