Score: 1

"Snake Game"

submission: Yay Snake Game ^^

date: August 11, 2006

Though it wasn't programmed badly and did work to the extent it would the animation wasn't particularly original on any fronts nor was the sound. Next time you have to personalize your flash game with cool backgrounds and graphic, no levels, interesting sound, and other additions of that sort and if it can't be done then I'd try anothe project. Good try though.

Score: 0

"Judging War"

submission: Stop The War In Lebanon

date: August 11, 2006

First I think it might be prudent to add that this is war and people die and by making note of that you really aren't changing anything except getting a few people to throw up. Yes, war is bad....we get it. So, do you have a message...not that I can see. Were those Graphics yours....not a chance in hell. Does it produce an emotional impact, you betcha. Still however good or ill ententioned this animation was it can't really be judged highly, because it shows no creativity whatsoever. It is not your music or graphics and thus not your style shown in the flash. The violence is pretty horrific, but has nothing to do with your personal effort on the subject nor does it display a unique perspective on the issue. Reallly its just another slide show when you come right down to it and much to long at that.

Score: 0

"A Question Mark on This One"

submission: PukaPuka

date: August 10, 2006

Although graphics were not all that bad in the whole scene of things after viewing this movie I can't help but ask the question why. What were you going for? Was it supposed to be funny, bloody, serious, saddening, insane. It was much to short to tell and its hard to rate an animation highly when you can't figure either the point of the animation or the intention of its author. I can only assume you were going for a violent type animation, but seeing as their was no blood. The animaton also did not retreat from the one frame it started out in, which certainly would have helped this along nor was it interactive or funny. I find myself at a loss for any sort of judgement simply because there isn't enough to judge on. Try adding details lot a plot next time.

Score: 10

"I Watched This 4x in a Row and Cried Every Time"

submission: I miss you Daddy

date: February 12, 2005

I'm not exactly the emotional type, most guys aren't. if I cry, maybe once every 6months, its alot. I didn't cry on September 11th, even though I knew people who died. I didn't cry when my great grandmother died, even though I loved her very much and the same applies for my dog. In fact, most of the time when something dramatic comes along I just kinda suck it in, which is what most guys do, at least in public. Who can say whether thats right or wrong.

Anyway, when I watched this flash it really touched me deep down and a gave out a great, sliffing, teary eyed, yelping cry about halfway through it. I watched it again a few times and the same thing happened every time. The innocence of a young child, who lost or father, very touching, since when you're young everything is fun, every part of life is new, every sensation so potent, every emotion so real. Its the reason, that in general you don't see a little kid morose, more often a smile that never seems to go away. They're discovering the world for themselves then and its a magical experience, which is why death is so hard on a child, perhaps moreso then anyone else and you protrayed that masterfully. Be a great commercial for a charity :).

You never mentioned any political views on the subject in this flash, which is refreshing an comforting. Nevertheless it brought me back to bad feeling before, during and after the event and what happened. I'm not going to mention those views since you don't and should give that professional courtesy, since you gave it to me, by not commenting on the provacative nature of the subject.

For all those that weren't touched by this, you have your right, nonetheless I can't see how that could be, how someone could not be touched. I guess it depends on the person. As I said in the title, I watched this 4x and was touched every time. I watched in some other times and I didn't cry those times, but you become immune to something after a while, and that doesn't take anything away from the title. This is definitely a different direction that Ray. Both are extremely well done. I'm not going to compare them, since they're different things.

As far as technical refinements, yeah its not perfect. Nothing is. You know, it could use a little more of this and a little less of that, louder here, softer there, more detail at this point. I'm not going to bother with what could techically be improved, since there have been so many posts and I doubted the very few technical fallacies in this piece have not been addressed. I will mention one thing though, the little girl: hair, hands, clothing, could be a little more detailed, like th headband. I think that would add something to the flash.

Graphics, 10, extremely well done, not much that can be improved to speak of. Every flash artist evolves over time as will you as you continue to improve and I hope you do keep at it, even as a just a small avocation, since you're very good at it. I look forward to seeing more of your animations.

Style, 10, I've always liked your style. This is not exception.

Sound, 9, its kinda hard to rate sound. I've never heard sound thats perfect and I prefer to relegate a 10 for that, if I ever here it, but you're sound was very good. It fit the mood of the animation very nicely and it fit. She could have been louder at some points, but thats not really much of a criticism.

Violence, 0, kinda self explanatory

Interactivelity, 0, its not exactly interactive. Granted there's not much interactivity their could be in a flash like this. Thats not a point against you. You could of had a little zip line at the bottom to pause at restart the movie, but I'm not sure if that would have added anything to it.

Humor, 0, also self explanatory. Not meant to be humorous. If it was this whole review would have been different.

Overall a 10, excellent flash, among the best I've seen.

Score: 9

"Overall well done with some minor imperfections"

submission: Minushi - Chapter 7

date: January 22, 2005

As far as graphics go, these graphics were extremely well done. Better then much of whats on television today, I'd say. A few imperfections I'd like to point out though.

First off is the glair on the the eyes, from the light. It isn't dynamic according to light sourcs, or as much as it should be. Sometimes it actually takes something away from the character and expressions of the eyes and the face on characters. I think thats mostly because that speck of light is not a speck. I'd say it shoudl be smaller.

Another thing. Khal isn't quite as well animated as many of the rest of the rest of the characters. His emotions and expressions aren't as dynamic and his faced is paunched, so its harder to tell how he feels or how he's reacting in a situation.

Also, the animation of the military vehicles right before they jump of the truck is kinda grainy along with the scenery at the beginning and the cliffs. If there were more relief and depth to them scenery and the military vehicles I think it would add to the quality of the episode. Something to rest your eyes on. Detailed scenery is never a bad thing to have in a flash movie.

The trees that in front, while they were going past in the truck actually took away from the quality of the flash. A trick that of playing the same trees over and over in front of the trees in the back took away somewhat from the overall quality of the background, I think.

Mr. Leonardo S. Tinker sounds, well , like he had something up his rectum, if I may say so. His voice is not nearly sinister enough sounding and I think his type of voice for villians is way overplayed. Aldo his name doesn't sound all that sinister, it actually sounds kinda funny, tinker=tinkle. Maybe nobody else noticed that, but just an opinion.

The music is very nice, but not awe inspiring. It doesn't rapt you in your seat.

Now, on to the positive points. The sound is very nice and thought out. Its intuitive to the mood and situation of the movie. Its also very well done in general, its not an annoying soundtrack, and adds to the quality of the move.

The graphics, were very well done, detailed. The animation is almost never grainy. Actions of the characters and scenery are dynamic and the color scheme is also very well thought out. Just overall, well done with some very minor shortcomings.

The style and granted style is largely a matter of personal opinion, but I think it was very creative and unique, although it does play off a similiar theme of many other flashes and doesn't vary enough from the genre so much to make it a genre of its own. To people live happily together, one goes off to war and ther other must go on a epic journey to find them along with their friend(s). This doesn't necessarily take away from it, but the style's not unique, just wanted to point that out.

The screenplay is emotional, intelligent, and has to absorbed in the film, though some parts are a bit overplayed or unrefined. If that were to be changed I would say that the movie would go from very good to excellent. Since what they say and what its about is what gets you interested and makes you stay interested in the movie, so it could be a little more interesting.

Violence, well yes it could be a little more bloody. A little more emotional. The combat and firing of the guns could be a little more reall. The characters seem almost seperated from the violence, immune to it. I think it would be a little more interesting if one of them were to get injured a little bit.

Interactivity. To the extend it needs to be interactive it is. How interactive can a movie Really be. I mean, going back would be a nice feature, but otherwise what could really be added. I think the way this genre is there really isn't all that much interactivity that could be included.

My conclusion. Overall very good, with some minor imperfections that really dont' take all that much away from it, but thats just this episode.