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[MDay : The Emo Collab]

Awesome.

Oh man, oh man, oh man... you guys are awful. Depression is a serious condition. But I love this collab.

[Join the G.O.O.N.S.!]

It’s a dirty job but somebody’s gotta do it.

Seriously, what a waste of time. It sounds like you’re just mad at a world that expects you to wake up at 7 AM, punch in your card, and put in a good 8 hours of WORK to get the things you want.

It’s no secret that many Americans think that they’re too “good” to wash their own dirty dishes in restaurants, too “good” to mop their own dingy floors in buildings, and too “good” to shovel their own shit in sewage treatment plants.

Then illegal immigrants come in and snatch up these undesirable, “uneducated loser” jobs (and boost the economy in some ways) because they’re desperate for a better life and need money for their families, and Americans get their panties all up in a bunch about that, too. Why don’t they point their fingers at the real “goons”? Meaning, the top 2% of the population who control the government and purposely manipulate the system to keep 98% of the world’s wealth for themselves, thus forcing everyone else to fight over the rest, or worse, scrounge around, live like animals, and starve to death in masses.

I was really hoping to see something about big, crooked corporations like Wal*Mart who offer their workers two choices: earn such low wages that you and your children live in poverty, or be homeless.

toxicwes responds:

did you even watch this cartoon? it has NOTHING to do with anything you're rambling about. Walmart?? Illegal Immigration?!

perhaps it wasn't clear enough, but this is meant to be viewed as propaganda from a fascist state (the Company $tate, or CO.ST). so when they portray the menial jobs of society in an unfavorable light in this reel, it is to make joining the G.O.O.N.S. seem more appealing. a ham-fisted manipulation of the viewer, if you will. and besides all that, it's SATYRE! so loosen up.

if you want a cartoon about the plight of the working man, watch The Agent ep.1.

[Cinco DOOM Mayo v1.2]

This is awesome!

Like, awesome-awesome-AWESOME awesome. It has 'professional' written all over it. Your series could really take off, and its quality rivals that of ‘¡Mucha Lucha!’, but I think that it needs some polishing, and it’s for a much more mature audience than that show is. The voices are really good. I love the use of Spanish and the accents, but they are kind of hard to understand at times. The graphics are good, too, except the super heroes could use a little more style. I know that one is a cactus, but the other guy and the bartender look like Wonka Nerds candy or something. What is that all about? I love Nerds candy.

[Charlie the Unicorn]

Those frigging unicorns...

... were absolutely hilarious. I was laughing so hard. But around the bridge-crossing scene they really started to scare me, and I wondered why they were so enthusiastic. I knew right then and there that they were up to something.

I’m glad that the violence was tame, and that you left all brutality to the imagination of the viewer because you didn’t actually show it. That’s exactly how the director presented the gory scenes in “American Psycho”, which is a modern masterpiece in the horror genre. It amazes me how incredibly stupid and desensitized people are, like they need a good shot of violence, hate, carnage, and gore to get their jollies off. (You little shock value cuties and wannabe serial killers know who you are, you are sick, and that’s not a compliment, understand?)

In short, using psychology and creative film elements towers over a tasteless blood bath any day—those guys need to go back to film school.

[Groovy!]

I don't want to like this...

... but I do. It's high quality animation and I like how the music and the plot overlap, so despite my moral convictions I simply must vote high. However, it's sick and wrong. Serial killers are nothing to celebrate.

I can’t go against free speech either, but maybe you'll get sued for copyright infringement, and that would be just "groovy", no?

[Touching things is fun]

An Outrage!!!

This deserves a much better score. It is superb in every way.

koit responds:

I thank you and wish you well for your life.

:)

[Space Jerks : Episode 4]

Not too good.

A lot of people don't know this, but in order to make a successful comedy then you have to have what they call, you know, comedy.

Your characters are hardly lovable. They’re not even somewhat likable. The captain is a deceitful fucking dick. He’s a jerk to everyone, yet he’s supposed to be the hero? Something tells me that he’s modeled after your angsty teenage-self, no matter what age you are. I hope you grow out of it soon. Also, your graphics lack style. The only tip I can suggest is to use more shading.

[The Little Buzzers Ep 1]

This is really cool.

I like this a lot. But to make it even better I think that you should use little to no text at all, and instead use facial expressions, movement, symbols, and pictures to illustrate what's going on. It will have a really neat effect when paired with the sounds that the creatures make, which should not be overdone because they're brash and annoying as hell… For instance, think of when Sedrick was telling Duncan his plan to capture Greevil and throw him off of a cliff. There could have been a “light bulb” to show that he had an idea, and then a little text bubble over his head depicting a small animation of them carrying out those actions instead of boring, old text. When Sedrick was saying that Greevil was “evil,” he could have had a thought or text bubble depicting Greevil with devil horns, a trident, and a tail, just like your everyday-run-of-the-mill Satan. Then Duncan could have patted Greevil on the head and had a text bubble showing Greevil with a halo and angel wings. When Sedrick wanted to kill Greevil with the cleaver, instead of saying “Don’t hurt him!” with text, Duncan could have moved in front of Greevil to protect him from Sedrick.

Also, this is clearly not for children. Anyone who says that is uneducated, ignorant about parenting, and determined to make society worse than it is.

FarFromSubtle responds:

Thanks for the suggestions, they are very good ideas. To be honest, I had actually considered just this when I started out. I went the other way, as it were.

Thanks again for the review.

[Kanye West: Hurricane]

*Yawn*Not this again.

It’s funny that you bring up Dave Chapelle. Let me explain something to you: in this day and age, Dave Chapelle can make fun of Kanye West because they are both connected in the same struggle. You, on the other hand, strike me as ignorant, never having experienced racism or oppression a day in your life. There’s also a good chance that you’re Caucasian… just like 90% of the people who went berserk over Kanye West’s comments without even trying to understand where he was coming from. Is that guilt I smell, whitey?

Now please, if you’re going to single out minorities (like there’s no history of that in Amerikkka at all), then do an animation on Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D. next. He agreed with Kanye’s statement but elaborated on it with facts and more articulate language. Unfortunately, the old, fat, rich, white-haired, liver-diseased white news anchor interviewing Dr. Dyson on CNN did not allow him to speak freely, nor did the Uncle Tom.

So why attack Kanye? President Bush didn’t even get down to the hurricane-damaged areas before making a guest appearance on AMERICAN IDOL, for fuck’s sake. Bush sees it like this: “If there's a silver lining, and I think Denny and Dippity Doo Lott will agree, is that in 30 or 40 years, New Orleans will make one fantastic luxury yacht marina. And think about it: the city comes with thousands of its own help!” Now that’s comedy.

Furthermore, I don’t even know how you can parallel “hand-outs” with national disaster relief aid for citizens in need from the federal government. The federal government, ipso facto, is supposed to help out, pal.

[Tekno's Action Tutorial]

Wow, you're awesome.

This is an amazing tutorial! It offers very professional tips and is simple to follow and perform. You make animating look so easy.

You're a cool kid. You might have ADD, but you're still a cool kid nonetheless.