Score: 8

"Meant For Sonic Fans"

submission: Sonic Shorts: Volume 5

date: February 20, 2009

I always enjoy watching these. I STILL want to make something for the last one!

The animation in this one was better than previous installments for the most part. I do not know where people are getting adjectives like "terrible" in terms of animation. Obviously there are different levels of skill, but I think everyone stepped it up. Everyone had a decent take on Sonic's design, so it's always fun to see that, and the jokes were more varied.

Speaking of which: the humor. I found this animation amusing and comical, but I didn't really find myself chuckling too much because of good amount of animations were rather predictable/drawn out/obvious. The olympic one I could see coming a mile away, and while the ring was actually a nice touch, it probably could have been executed better. Knuckles knocking out Sonic was well animated/drawn in my opinion, but I just did not find anything witty, or slapstick enough.

The main issue I've seen with these series, and while is an unfair one, is that a lot of the jokes would only appeal to Sonic fans. That's fine if you have a specific demographic, but I'm Sonic fan and even the most esoteric ones sometimes weren't that funny. Wonchop's peace I found funny because I understood the silliness of getting all the Chaos Emeralds in Sonic 2 (it was Sonic 2 right? Because I could have sworn you could transform in Sonic 3), and plus it was well animated. Now it would take a pretty informed Sonic fan to know that, but the "erectile dysfunction" bit was broad enough so that non-Sonic fans could find some humor in it, and plus it was in context.

I personally never found too much about the Sonic universe funny. "Comical", yes, but not hilarious. There were a handful actually that I found naturally funny instead of relying on an esoteric reference. So to demonstrate an even greater amount of skill, you should appeal to both fans and non-fans of Sonic to garner further appreciation for the series!

Score: 9

"I Feel Sorry for Not Seeing this Sooner"

submission: One Big Morphing Orgasm

date: February 13, 2009

Only "Daily 4th Place"? This probably contained more animation than the other "Dailies" combined.

Fantastic morphing effects with very smooth animation. The only rift in the continuity was when the entire flash looped (the music skipped). The fact that it was a collaborative effort makes it an even greater demonstration of skill. Obviously there was no plot or concrete characters, but that probably caused the relatively low attention, regretfully. While I too prefer narrative animations, this was very pleasing to watch. Under appreciated, I do say.

Score: 6

"Mixed Feelings"

submission: Left 4 Speed

date: February 5, 2009

I like Left 4 Dead, and it's cool to see a parody of it, but this was of lower quality that I expected.

First of all, the drawings in this were not Egoraptor style. The big eyes and squiggly brush strokes is reminiscent, but too generic to warrant such an accusation.

What IS reminiscent of Egoraptor is the pacing of the short, but again, does not warrant cries of stealing. However, you also made a Grand Theft Awesome, so to assume you were not inspired by Egoraptor at all this time around is easily just as silly as assuming you did rip him off.

Now, about the actual animation. The Witch and Hunter bits were amusing, and so was the end, but that really was it. It's not that there were no jokes being thrown left and right, but the parts that WERE jokes I didn't really laugh at, such as the Boomer, Smoker, car, and butt-shooing scenes. Boomer scene had potential, but was not executed well (again, pacing). The smoker licking Louis' crotch was bland to me, especially the "hell no" line. Car scene, kind of generic bumrush of enemies. And the butt shooting part was just not my taste I guess, because since it is so random, I could see people finding that funny.

I am black and was not offended by your portrayal of Louis. To those who cry out to this, I appreciate your sensitivity, but damn this was drenched in satire, no need to get hissy fits. BUT, at the same time, you, the author, should not assume people know about online players making fun of Louis. Esoteric inside jokes like that do not work very well. You should have known people who do not play the game would think you are just using a stereotypical black person, who acts nothing like Louis.

The voice acting was decent, minus Louis's. Drawings got the job done (nice attention to background too). But, you combined real voice actors with actual audio from the game. That was kind of weird, hearing a high-pitched male voice as Zoey and then have her screaming audio from the game. Choose one or the other next time.

But there just is not enough substance to this. I do not know why you rushed it if there was no deadline. And selling a shirt for this is out of taste in my opinion. And yet, the score is ridiculously high with over 100k views. Take a video game, create a couple of wacky scenarios, and draw gets someone this high of score and attention? But this is not your fault. I completely understand and relate when it comes to making cartoon/jokes because you enjoy it and it's for fun, not solely for popularity (but selling the shirt could make people think otherwise).

Supah Nin10doh! is a gem in the video game parody trend, so I am not anti-VG parody. But you could have been a lot more clever with this. It looks like you took some isolated things you thought were funny, spliced them together, and animated it. Nothing evil about that, but that means the score will suffer (er, well, from me). I suggest make the pacing more coherent, make less inside jokes, make the "plot" less chopped up.

Score: 8

"Oh Snap"

submission: Trad Animation Collection

date: September 4, 2008

So you've graduated, right? That was some pretty skilled traditional animation! The drawings looks professional, all the movements followed through nicely, and the overall animation was of high quality. The baseball and morphing clips were the two most impressive parts. I only give you a review this low because it was wasn't really a full flash, more like a portfolio. However, I give you a 5 for the relatively, atrociously low score.

I do hope this amount of talent lands you a great job.

Score: 9

"I'd like to see more!"

submission: Apples and Oranges

date: July 18, 2008

I really enjoyed the creepiness of this flash! I still get spooked when his face changes. The ambient music, the surrealist atmosphere/characters, and Bob's voice made is all very creepy. I look for this kind of stuff in a "horror" movie.

However, I felt the creepiness lower when he stabbed the orange, but the twist at the end was great until the final drawing, for a creepier drawing of Bob would have been more climatic, because looking at the detail of the television set, I was hoping for a scarier face.

I haven't seen your work before, but I really enjoyed this one! And bonus points for creating your own music! 5/5

Score: 9

"Very well done!"

submission: Sonic Shorts: Volume 1

date: February 27, 2008

I enjoyed this collab. All were talented artists and I enjoyed the different drawings and interpretations of Sonic. The voice acting, mainly by Gamebuddy, was excellent. If I ever made a Sonic movie, I'd probably ask him to act.

I found many of the jokes witty, but only laughed out loud at Shadow pointing at the Chao, but I enjoyed the presentation. But the main point why yall didn't get a 10 from me is that some of the jokes were very esoteric to big Sonic fans. Having tidbits of fan service to the long-time Sonic fans is always fun, I love it, but when a joke is founded on knowledge that only that particular demographic would understand/find funny, it loses impact, but is not terribly bad (ala Family Guy and Simpsons).

But great collab nonetheless. I think this one is much better than that older Sonic collab. Shoot, I may have to consider collaborating in the next one if time allows me to :D.

Score: 9

"Great Work"

submission: Cosmos Chaos

date: October 21, 2007

I really enjoyed this movie. A constant pace with constance movement=a hell lot of animating, so I congratulate you for actually making this. The drawings seemed to get better as the movie progressed (which was intended by you) and it was a nice use of 3D. Did you use Swift3D or import a video? The chase scene was the best part, the way you animated the water and speed.

Any criticism I have is maybe try a movie with voices, sound effects, and more story telling features. When you do it to a music video, it's a little harder to get people into the characters, and yet you still managed to make a decent connection. Though I know that was not the goal here, but besides that, it's hard to find anything wrong with this without being nitpicky. 5/5.

Score: 9

"I laugh out loud every time I watch this"

submission: iPhone

date: August 23, 2007

It's obviously rather simple, but it's still hilarious. The facial expressions help and voice acting was what turned a flash that may have got blamed, into a Front Page one.

I don't have an iPhone, so I don't get the green screen joke, just that he had a green screen in the movie.

It looks like you didn't use flash to make this. What did you use?

Score: 9

"So THIS is Dark Chaos :O"

submission: Sonic: Dark Chaos PT1

date: August 21, 2007

Great job Wax, I love the style you draw Sonic. Reminiscent of a Sonic X style, but your strong black shadows define your own.

Ironically, I'm glad there wasn't a lot of DBZ stuff in it. Probably because Sonic was in his normal form, which I wished I showed more in my Nazo movies =/. Interesting story too, seeing the new Silver Sonic from the tube in Sonic Adventure. Will "Mecha Sonic" appear :X? I would suggest adding some sound effects, unless your movie is music-driven.

But overall, great job. 3.93 is a tad low for this in my opinion, so I gotta 5 this to bump it up :D

Score: 9

"Wow"

submission: The Myth Of Sisyphus

date: August 16, 2007

I admire your use and knowledge of fbf. I personally mix them up, since tweening can help so much at times. Reminded me of Brackenwood styled setting, but your style is definitely there. The backgrounds, water effects, drawings, and animation were well done.

The sound was appropriate, but the grunting could have been tweaked, mainly when he fell off the mountain.

You can tell a good story too, because when Sisyphus finally made it, I actually felt happy for him. You also know where to put humor in, even though this was sort of a punishment in the original myth. You took a damned person and turned it into a lighthearted comedy, which I commend you for

So overall, great animation and drawings, original story , decent sound, and all at 14! Fantastic job.