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[Team Fortress 2 Collab]

Poor collectrion of items galore themed Team Fortress 2.
This does not feel like a collab, more like a collage of whatever anybody can prepare in a time of under one hour or so. I get that there are alot of prodies about the series, but this feels like a parody of a parody focusing on meager joke quality nobody will find funny.
Contains camera filming without additional enhanced reality effects (aka no animation), just to show somebody can cosplay Sniper by holding a jar with yellow liquid? Sure it's "Everything by Everyone", but jeez, stick the normie youtuber/tiktok movies to their respective places - this isn't even lazy animation. it just does not classify as one.
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Even if the "movie" producers feel that they want to keep to their inclussive standards of animation in a collab due to fandom, they could at least work out some kinks:
- give more time to animators who want to do something creative - some of the pieces felt as if there was something in them, but instead someone repeated material or removed animation alltogether. Would be alot better to at least let them do some animation, so that next time they have more training done
- whatever is the montage about, have someone take care of splicing it together clean. Level the sound volume of animation - some of the pieces were very silent, then the next ones were, by comparison, ear rupturing. Effect: not going to listen to anything, cause keeping low volume to avoid sound damage = level the sound volume if you want users to listen to what you want to say
That's about it, go get'em.

Pyronator responds:

Constructive criticism bad >:(

[Smash Bros Melee Collab ;)]

As someone already wrote "the shitpost part of Smash Collab".
But seriously not worth watching if you're into quality.
Audio: mediacore ear sore
Video: plain unfinished drawings
Animation: sometimes zero to none

Wandaboy responds:

yo kinda do seem cute tbh dont tell joe-mega doe...

[Kill MikelzNG (b-day collab)]

Animation/sound: 2,5 / 5 (avg.)

The idea for this collab is... kinda worthless.
Details: to anybody not knowing what this is about probably looks just as a snuff collage.
Not sure what's the reason behind the collab, where is the murderous intent comming from.
Seriously ClockCrew made more sense in their movies than this.

Intro movie was dope, but that's it

P.S.
Low blow ColeBob, my momma's dead, try immagining yours like that.

ColeDawg responds:

yo mamas worthless

[Everybody Loves Raymond!]

Pretty embarrassing ideas in this collab, not to mention allowing in a guys with "too loud annoying" cutscenes.

Good ideas for animation, zero ideas for making something half funny.

EDIT: GrayAnimations made me ponder, so I'll get into details:
Animations are quite good, some would be considered even 4/5, true.

But as average the collab pretty much hangs around 2,5/5
Many ideas seem original as well, it's just that... don't get why in every 2nd collab someone has to post something like a bad or shit joke with volume up to 150% (yes, 3:15, feel bad for all people using headphones).

I don't really sympathize with the references to this "Ray" character, what's so funny about creating several strips of "let's all rip and tear Ray for <<reasons of existing>>". From what I get from around 12:12 he "does not blend" with the other characters, but that's it.
Maybe introducing him in a way that would actually made viewers seem sympathetic to "hating him" would open me eyes some witty comment around his bleak story. Instead through half of the thing I've been just confused ("why dress him like that", "why gouge his eyes", "is this a StarBuckshmuck reference?")

There is effort in it, it's just.. does not translate very well what you're trying to show, half of the things look like someone mixed snuf movies with rage criticism.

P.S.
No, I don't have Animal Crossing, hate sandboxed games.

heyopc responds:

this project was done for fun with the intent to be easy and to let anyone join who was interested, not to make the highest quality content on newgrounds. if your sense of humor is really that good and this collab really bugs you then you should make one yourself and see how it goes.

["Earth" by Muramatsu, feat. Emily Kaplan]

Splendid piece of work!

EDIT: Just corrected grammar

The animation was properly looped, and the little things were appearing sometimes normally, sometimes very delicately, felt like you were walking down a magic road buried in interesting scenery/thoughts, only to suddenly stop and look around, to be surrounded by a magical garden. I really liked the snail, not sure I normally see anyone going to lengths to properly show someone how long does a piece takes place :)

The animator did a great work syncing all of the effects to the music, showing that he indeed, is inspired by it, and no wonder!

The music itself is beautiful, worthy an animation, game, a movie, a theater play. I'd love to come and listen, but I'd had to hide in the crowd so that no one sees me crying ^_T.

Overally the work of Art here touches oneself as me. Especially the last part with the "pollinating scene" after which everybody started vanishing. It felt like you wanted to symbolize a passing of time and people, but not a sad one - a joyous one, promising new Spring to come.

Well done~!

maruki responds:

I can't express with words how happy this review made me. Thank you.

[The Harry Partridge Documentary]

This is one long documentary of one of the most original creators I know, fiercely devoted to animation. Expect witty comments, brightful collage of his masterpieces as well as insight into why he loves to animate and why we probably feel atuned to his work.

I know I've turned down docummentary about Einstein for this, and I don't regret!
As always, clear voice, bold in an interview as well as in his animation. If you love his animation, I guess its time to know the man himself.

P.S.
Because this brings alot of Harry's work that is not whole, I advise first watching EVERYTHING he has created here, in case you were wondering what to watch first :)

Avonom responds:

It was a fun project to work on because of the humour he brought to the table! Thanks for your review!

[TheBruvs - Talking With Dinosaurs]

BRILLIANT

The way you put irony and into every second of the whole series, I love it.

The animation itself is very sound. Your characters are depicted very clearly and contrary to other pieces on NG you allow various styles (like the 3D Panda in The Gallery). Although there is so need for any effects in your production you click every artistical taste bud a man has with your lip-sync and mimicry, not to mention bruises (The Dentist), lighting effects and body language (Rude Word). I mean, it might be me watching lately to many stick figures or Cyanide-alike characters with nothing to present but ideas, but you have really brought the body language back into the ART.

And speaking of that not only the body lnaguage is fantasmic, your whole ability to script the situation just bambozzled me with your ideas and the results of bringing them to life in The Bruvs series.

Sound is clear and its great contrast to put Dan's voice so high pitched. You clearly know how to create a character using even only your voice.

tl;dr;
I hope The Bruvs continue, and once they finish, bring to life another, wonderful project into life, hopefully to be aired in NG

Score for series:
4.5/5 on animation
4/5 on sound
5.5/5 on the ideas

TheBruvs responds:

Thank you - most exciting to read. Very much appreciated. You might take a look at TheBruvs.com - we have 17 films so far. More in production. We only just discovered NG. More fool us. Please check our other films - and maybe visit us at FB, twitter or insta. All pretty much @TheBruvsTV - all welcome. Thank you again. And thanks for taking time to write such a detailed review.

[Natural Born Suckers 2: Fast Times and Faster Women]

Wooley's view on solo Vampire Galore - Brilliant.

That being said, althought script was simple, I liked the way the story unfolded as well the small touches on screenplays (for some reason the "helmet" moment was my favourite).
Animation was more detailed than his other pieces, so pluses for extending his skill, meaningful background, good face mimicry.
The sound and sudden acts were not used as much as I would have hoped when speaking of a halloween parody (if I'm not mistaken, the music background was only present for "the MONSTER" scene, opening and closing themes), and yet the job on the voices was well-rounded. I guess its pretty hard to play the voice act for Izza.

All in all I like most of Wooleys animations for being a new take on story telling, although they are a bit to get used to I keep getting back to them and this one presents itself good enough to want to see a continuation ^_^

WooleyWorld responds:

That's a really good review to read. I appreciate the lengthy nature of it.
Reviews like this are actually helpful. Thank you.

[A Magical Snowman]

Face from annoying orange and really nothing more.

Fluid animation, but mean sound (there was discrepency of volume between the voices of the children and the snowman).

Mediacore animation, and nothing interesting in the script, except for boring randomness.

Urbs responds:

Fluid animation and "Mediacore" animation.. which one is your final answer? I must know!

But yeah the audio was rushed since I was trying to get it out last Saturday, so you can sometimes hear Alex's background noise.

[Intern Robot Doctor]

Pretty good

Voice actoring solid, nice background music (something like "mechanical ambulatory"). And the animaction is slick. The twist left me wondering:

"Is he a woman now, or does he have two exit holes :P"

Perplexing indeed, would like to see more!

jessejayjones responds:

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. The mystery at the end will forever remain a mystery. :P