Would you like some Steak with that Sauce?
Ah yes, the age old metaphor: In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is randomly handed a BFG to unceremoniously defeat the bad guy. Sho'nough, it done looked real perrty and all, but I suggest investing in a story next time.
Retort
I wouldn't post here because I've already made my amazement and wonder at this beautiful piece of high quality animation known elsewhere but...
What horrible reviewers you have here. It's enough to drive me into the streets screaming, leaving chunks of hair and bloodied scalp ripped from my head in fury littering the sidewalks.
One of these reviewers goes as far as to condemn you for using the same title he used in a flash submission - as if any of us were harboring under the delusion that "The Escape" was going to win 'Best Creative Title in Animation' at one of Robert Redford's forthcoming gatherings.
Another suggests humorously that your characters are flawed due to the lack of eyeballs. Another criticizes the backgrounds and the "poor" 3d. Yet another with snide remarks concerning his percieved audio want of vocals and explosion sounds to synchronize with what's on screen.
Apparently none of these reviewers have any concept of style; of character design; of artistic merit.
I say this only that you will dismiss the lesser of these poorly formed critiques:
If these represent the want's of the public... Fuck the public.
Aeon Flux? ...nuh-uh....
At time of post this short is featured on the front page with the description "Aeon Flux style action film..."
Sorry to say, I really don't see the comparison. Besides the lack of any graphic similarities to Peter Chung's artwork, the plot certainly doesn't near the style of Aeon Flux's biting hero-villian-hero style. Perhaps Tom (or whoever wrote the caption) was referring to the simplified plot line of a spy-on-mission short.
That said, just because it's not like Aeon Flux doesn't mean a damn thing when it comes to quality. The use of tweens was excellent and stylish. I also really enjoyed the high speed style -- especially where bullets and bullet holes are involved.
One thing that I didn't like much was the choice of color. The soft greyish midtones of everything took away from graphic definition. I would suggest the artist try for a higher contrast color scheme next time in an effort to more thoroughly entertain the eye. Something as simple as the addition of more hard blacks could make a piece like this pop a bit more.
Other then that - very nice short. Now pick some charecters and a plot you'd like to explore and go buck! ;)
Craziness and Red Shirts
I never would have recognized the author of this piece had he not at some point bought that red t-shirt with the razor-wire tatoo sleeves and decided he and his talking pets should battle muppets.
Nice to see another piece by the crazy tweener Pinnicle.
Nicities abound.
The Grime definately had the better animator and much fbf rockage to his aid. Sqeezy, while his only sidekick was some average+1 tweening and a few moments of fbf-1, came out suprisingly well.
In the divisions Grime takes the awards for artistry, timing, and animation. Sqeezy picks up the metals for content creativity, humor, and musical integration.
Highlights of this battle include the wonderful animation as Grime carefully removes Sqeezy's head for proper disposal in the wastebin. Also noteworthy; the use of a small percusive monkey as a diversionary tactic and, of coarse, Sqeezy's more honorable K.O. of his opponent.
Each of them warriors to the last, in a competition of animation the overall victory falls to our janitorial savior, The Grime.
One must wonder, however, the collective might and force of the two as allies. These one-time rivals able to join forces, combining their collective skills of fluid animation and inventive story telling, would surely over power the armies of the world forcing any and all peace keeping agencies to their knees.
Luckily for NATO the rivalries betwix these twain run deep indeed.
Wrapping it up for this edition of the BBC's World News Report, from Pakistan, I'm Rott Manshire.
AHhHH!H
I'm sitting here cringing and laughing and cringing some more. You've disgusted and entertained me beyond belief you sick, sick bastard.
My fish is not dead. My fish is alive. This is NOT in my head!
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