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[Daily2oon SE: rtil]

Awesome, the best one today.

I waited until the end of Daily Day to review one and only one of the Daily2oons for the day. And i would review one and only one of them, and it would be the best one. This was impressive for the most part anyways, its always good to see such great submissions on a day meant for protection points, and not just terrible things put together in 5 minutes. Anyways heres my review.

The graphics were VERY good at the start, but as i went down the list, i slowly grew less and less impressed with them. All in all theyre still good enough for a solid 8. The drawings in some were great, in others liek the last movie they were admittedly terrible. But the great first few movies brought it up a whole lot. Smooth animation in the good clips as well! The style was awesome, i base this around the good clips by the way. Like "the sixth sense" clip was hilarious, and the idea behind it was simply funny. It was simple minded but hilarious none the less. The one about blowing up newgrounds was one of my favourite daily 2oons when i saw it by itself. And the balloon one was stupid, yet funny. The sound was awesome, i got a kick out of the sounds in the sixth sense, and the music was good and fit the idea in every clip that actually had music.

Overall this was great,a truely nicely done movie. Congrats on having the best Daily2oon of the day in my opinion. You are a vital member to the Star Syndicate. Congrats on the success!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 5/5

xtil responds:

thank you for the big review
they are kinda sorted in the menu based on how good they are, cuz you know people tend to haev less patience and not watch them all. so better they see the best ones first rather than never.

happy daily day

[Canadas Really Big!]

Good for a few good chuckles!

I liked this,definitely. It wasnt what i would call mind blowing or amazing, but as i said its good for a laugh or two before turning in for the night. Theres nothing bad about it really that i can think of, theres obviously room for improvements, and ill try to explain where you can improve in my review.

The graphics were only good, i mean they kind of fit the whole song, but they could still be more effort packed overall. The drawings were simple, there often wasnt much colour, and the animation was even a tad crude. After saying all that they were definitely fun to watch and they did fit in with the rest of the movie, so i must commend you on that. The style was awesome, your animating style was good, again it can use some ajustments. The idea was great, the presentation was certainly satisfying and overall this was just a good choice for a movie to watch. The sound was great, because of the comical song only. Iguess you could say the animation helped accentuate the funny parts in the song.

Overall this was a great movie that i think anyone who watched it would at least enjoy it a little bit. I hope you can continue to grow as a flash artist, i expect to see more great movies from you in the future!
~Two Thumbs Up! 4/5

Lord-Sonx responds:

Thanx for thre huge review! the graphics are just enough that they work and thanx for not saying " omg teh suxxor" or somthing lol!

future movies will rock harder than this i promise!

[Blockhead: Episode 2]

Great!

This was just a great flash on each level. You went beyond the average of everything and impressed me. Maybe not with the visuals alone, but more so a combination of a bunch of things. All the aspects combined made for a really amusing movie. It does have room for improvement, but then again what doesnt. Here is my review.

The graphics were great, they were kind of crude in a way, but also somewhat charming in a way as well. The colours i could basically say the same thing for. The drawings were good i guess, but they had such a unique style to them, and that style was actually done quite nicely. The animation was smooth, i actually enjoyed the emotions! The style of this movie was great, partly because of your animating style. But mostly because of the random style of humour in this. The idea "introducing tongz!" was kind of clever, though it was random and simple, in good ways. The sound was great as well, the voice acting was good and so were the sound effects. The humour could possibly be the best part about this movie!

Overall this was a great movie, with lots to offer for anyone looking for a pleasant comedic movie. I hope you can make more like this in the near future!
~Two Thumbs Up! 4/5

The-Swain responds:

Thanks for the hefty review! I like to know not only what people think of the finished product, but their thoughts on all the little constituents that build it up. This was very helpful feedback, and I appreciate the time you took to write it.

More Blockhead soon!

[Fate 002]

It has potential!

It was rough around the edges but still it was a very nice effort. Its good to see you actually put effort into almost every aspect and element i can think of. You put though into some things that some authors dont even think twice about, such as a nice plot. Well theres nothing else i can say here..here is my review.

The graphics could use some work, but they were good enough. The drawings were good, but based on the serious nature of the flash i would change how you draw the characters, i mean the arms are out of proportion to the rest of their bodies, and that gives a more cartoony feel. The detail in everything had its moments, but it could use some tuning up. The animation was another thing that i fould just "good". The style was great though, maybe not so much thanks to your animating style which still seems to be developping. But more so to the effort, idea and story that went into this. I liked the story, its epic :D, and its really just well presented. The sound was great, the voice acting again could use some fine tuning of the overall sound of it, but its better than i could do. The sounds and music were pretty good, definitely more than satisfactory.

Overall this was a very good movie, i hope you can improve on your animating skills by the time the next episode comes out. You got a solid career ahead of you, keep it up!
~Two Thumbs Up! 4/5

MACception responds:

Thanks a ton dude. It's nice to know people can give me the constructive critisism i need. My animating is improving i feel, and hopefully i can keep at this thing, and get better...I'll need it around episode 5...when they change location to somewhere much more beautiful. Hopefully i can relay the beauty on screen.
-Logo

[Operation Five Chapter 1]

Very good!

The clock crew could sure use more guys like you brit. You are one of the more talented artist in the crew that i have seen. This movie was the best clock submission i have seen in a while. You took the elements of some great clock movies (ie animating style, storyline) and made them original. It was impressive how you did this, we can relate the story to real life stories, i guess one would be the Holocaust. Anyways heres my review.

The graphics were awesome man, truely one of the more skilled animators in the crew. You took the typical smooth, refined styles of the clock crew animators and made them your own, with a bit of a fade on the outline on the drawings. I found those looked really cool. The colours were also pretty awesome, typical clock crew greatness. The style of this movie awesome, not just because of he animating style. The idea and storyline was really nice, and also very well presented. The great clock movies usually have a solid story to go along with them. The sound was awesome too, not only the voices but other things as well. I liked the effects that you had with the voices like the echoe when pineapple was talking. The sound effects were cool and same goes for the music.

Overall this was an awesome movie, with lots to offer to anyone looking for a good movie, and even more so clock fans. I hope the next episode is as good as this one was...way to go!
~Two Thumbs Way Up. 5/5

SmigeFlash responds:

Thanks for the motivating review! Part 2 will be out next year :D

[Nobodies Shorts #4]

Solid work.

Great job on this movie, it was definitely pleasing in every aspect. I must admit, however, that none really amazed me much. They did the job, but barely anything more. That doesnt change the fact that it is a good movie, with lots to offer to the fans of Tomorrow's Nobodies. Anyways here is my review.

The graphics were great, i still feel you need to add more to the characters, in other words animation, detail perhaps improve character models if possible. The backrounds and detail in other things is fairly good. The animation, when ever there is any, is kind of funny in a good way. The style was great, other than the fact that it was short, i knows its "nobodies shorts" but they could still be longer. Your animating style is decent and the idea is simple yet funny. The sound was awesome though, the voice acting was simply superb and the sounds were there to go along with it. The humour was not half bad :D.

Overall this was a great movie, expect a more in depth review for a longer submission though. I am looking forward to Tomorrow's Nobodies #4 dont dissapoint!
~Two Thumbs Up. 4/5

Tomorrows-Nobody responds:

Hey, glad you enjoyed it and thank you very much for the full review. Our next short will probably be longer and ep.4 is going to be about 12mins long.

-eric

[On The Moon (episode 2)]

Awesome, very nice work!

What else can you expect from the famous Weebl?! Well you can expect something, pretty random, humourous, unique, well animated and even memorable in some cases. This fit each one of those things, and more than those in fact. There is nothing you can hate about this really, unless you seriously despise randomness, and so far i have yet to meet someone who does. Well i am starting to really become a serious fan Weebl, with the release of magical trevor 3 and now this!! Here is my review.

The graphics were mighty impressive, as they always are with your stuff. And having some one to help could only make it better i suppose. The drawings were great, your drawings are always really nice, even without a massive amount of detail, i think this is thanks to your smooth, cartoony, loveable animating style. The colours are also kind of part of your animating style. Again they are very nice. The animation was very impressive, it was very smooth and seemed to fit with everything else about the visuals. You always capture the emotions and facial expressions nicely.
The style was awesome as well , i know you know now that i love your animating style, but thats not the only i liked about this. The idea is very random, yet well executed and presentated, by a host of quirky memorable characters. The overall feel to the movie was just great. The sound was also superb, mostly because of the voice acting, because nothing else really stuck in my mind. Wonderful expression in the voices guys! The humour was solid too, essentiel in a Weebl submission!

Overall this was an awesome movie in every way i can think of. I cant wait until episode 3 comes out, i hope it is longer than the first two. I hope you continue to be such a great artist Weebl, and PEABO, i expect to see more great submissions from you too!
~Two Thumbs Way up! 5/5

PEAB0 responds:

Thanks for the comment :)
Just so you know, Weebl and I write the cartoon (and maybe Skoo if he's awake at the time!), but I draw and animate it myself. You may notice it's a little different from Weebl's style.

[Daily2oon09242005]

Cool movie, but is it really a daily2oon?

I dont know if you can really consider this a Daily2oon for a few reasons. The usual daily2oons are collaborations, this was not. They feature more than one artist, this did not. Anyways i actually really liked this movie, i mean it was cool the idea was kind of funny, and overall it was just a solid flash animation. The star syndicate and company can impress sometimes, so i just cant hate you guys. Here is my review.

The graphics in this were great. The drawings were pretty cool, i really liked the appearance of the tanks and especially the Newgrounds city. The newgrounds backround was pretty cool as well, i think that really helped to get the feeling you needed. As for the photoshop stuff, it was funny but not very good :D. Nice job as well on the animation, it was done smoothly for the most part. The style of this movie was also great for a couple reasons, the first one being your animating style. The idea as i said is fairly funny, pretty creative and a good way of showing how you feel without pissing people off. The presentation was pretty good, it was surely done with effort and with some unique flair. The sound was good, for what there was. It was only a REALLY intense song, but it fit the flash nicely.

Overall this was a great movie, with a fair bit to offer. You dont have to be a fan of the statr syndicate to like this movie, though of course it doesnt hurt. Please make more of this high quality guys!
~Two Thumbs Up. 4/5

TheStarSyndicate responds:

We've had numerous daily2oons that were only one-man pieces. Each one of them considered to be its own daily2oon.

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[Elite]

Very cool, but too short.

Very nice work on this, from the looks of it this could be a short teaser of a full post apocolyptic series or something. In other words it has great potential to be something truely great. Well as it is i liked it as well, but i was dissapointed with the length a bit. I was really enjoying it and its a shame to see it end so quickly. I advise you to make a series out of this. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome and they were easily the most impressive this about this movie. First the ninja character looked cool, plus he was nicely detailed and animated with. And i liked the use of 3D as well, not to mention you did it extremely well. It was cool to see a combination of the two styles of animation. The overall style of the movie was great overall, though the short length negatively affected it. The use of 2 different animating styles is always a good idea, and when theyre done well its a bonus. The idea is cool and as i said it shows a lot of potential, so make it into a series!! The sound was great as well. There wasnt any music but i think it wasnt necessary in this case anyways. The sound effects were awesome, especially the backround sound effects.

Overall this was a great movie and ill say it again:with lots of potential, so please make it into a series. Or at least use these characters one more time. Keep it up!
~Two Thumbs Up 4/5

DifferentName responds:

Thanks for the long review. For now i'm going to go back to working on my Eternal Conquest series, but i do have some good ideas for this setting too.

[Mgs Tpc Trailer]

Perhaps the best trailer i have ever seen!

Wow, this was truely an awesome trailer, it doesnt matter if this is the real movie or if infact it is a trailer for something much better. It was i guess i could say finely crafted in terms of a trailer found on Newgrounds. It was more professional than any other one ive seen here, i mean it was very cool, effort packed, and did exactly what a trailer should do. It should get me pumped to see the first movie, or only movie. This was more like a trailer youd find in theatres, for a real life movie. Well heres my review.

The graphics were great, though im not quite su
re what method of animation you used, but it was great. Was it paper cut outs and drawings? Either way it was very nice. Having a unique type of animation provides a very fresh viewing experience. The animation was great, at least what ever you had of it was good. I liked the use of the grey colour, it fit the movie perfectly. The style was easily the most impressive thing about this movie. The idea of making a trailer, in a professional fashion was a great one. The way you made this seemed really effort packed. A new style of animation is always a good idea. Well what else can i say here? Awesome style! The sound was awesome too, nice sounds and well everything else was nice too. The voices were very cool, even if they werent yours. The music was incredible, i loved both those songs you had in this, You are the saviour! lol.

Overall this was a seriously awesome trailer, this seems to have lots of potential for a great series if you plan to make this into one. I hope you can keep it up!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 4/5

DjMinge responds:

Hey thanks man. The style is uniqu i know. Ive drawn the characters free hand then scanned them in then edited them an sequence then imported them to flash. The only programmes used were flash and photoshop. Thanks for the review and look forward to the finished movie.