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[Peck!]

I watched this and I laughed. I watched it a second time laughed even harder. I watched it a third, fourth, fifth, etc time, and now I feel warm and fuzzy whenever watching it again.

I must say, though, if you're going to make more Peck cartoons, you HAVE to keep the coach, or at least some kind of foil for Peck. Peck himself was only really funny because of how he abused that poor coach's patience. Peck getting beaned in the outfield (twice) is funny, but the coach's desperate pleas for him to just do something is what really made it funny. "PECK, YOU GOTTA RUN!!" Hilarious. And that voice work! Darn. I crack up every time the coach barks Peck's name.

The scenario shifts (or whatever you want to call them, you know what I mean) were great too. I think you guys are getting the hang of pulling those off consistently. It's kind of like in your Obama cartoon when Obama takes a sudden interest in the other guy's plans, except in this cartoon the shifts just keep coming. It almost feels ad-libbed and it makes no sense, but it somehow feels so very right. I don't know if you're trying to work out a "style" for your cartoons, but I don't think anyone would mind if you made a habit using that gag.

I didn't get the commentary video (yet??) so it's entirely possible I'm saying things you're already aware of, but I think there's value in reviewers giving their first impressions. Plus, I wanted to give you a hand for making a darn funny cartoon.

Emrox responds:

Thanks man! I think you hit on a lot of the stuff we really liked about Peck, and it's cool that you appreciate all the same stuff we did. One of the most common complaints I've gotten is from people who don't get what the characters' real relation is or what their motives are, so I guess the idea of the plot just doing a 180 and having that be the joke is kind of lost on some people. But you got it, so great!
Rest assured if we ever do a Peck 2 coach will be there. Not 100% on what it would be yet, but we're working on something.

[Urinal Buddies]

You're getting pretty good at writing & delivering "awkward" banter. It had me smiling throughout. It's also not a problem that it didn't end up being a Clock Day short, as the premise didn't need to be Clock-related to be funny. Good stuff!

Brewster responds:

Thanks, yeah the whole clock thing worked out because besides the character design it really had nothing to do with clocks.

[Taking a Stand]

Cute little cartoon! It was funny & charming enough to be enjoyable, but the voice acting needed a bit more "oomph" for it to have been convincing. For instance, the kid's sarcasm didn't quite come through too well and therefore hurt the joke of his snarky behaviour.

The visual style fit (or rather set) the tone nicely, and the facial expressions were great. And the concept was a funny one. Good job!

Brewster responds:

Thanks! I get what you mean about the way the kid talks. When I was recording I hadn't really figured out of I wanted him to a smartass about it, or if those were the actual ingredients and he was being genuine. I hope people got that he was, in fact, being sarcastic, but yeah I kinda started straying away from the sarcasm with some of the ingredients.

[Caution is Key]

Ouch...that HURT. In a good way.

Great job on this! The animation in this was nice and fluid--especially with some of the facial expressions of the knight--and the theme of "don't look back" was really creative. It took on a whole new meaning there, heh. The choice of music was fitting, and everything in this cartoon, from sound to animation, was consistent with the "humour through helplessness" you were going for. Good luck in the tournament!

Brewster responds:

Haha great review, thanks dude.

[Cadaver]

That was really good! Definitely didn't see that coming. Here I was expecting to be frightened, and now I feel all fuzzy inside. Great job on such a heartwarming story! My only complaint is how the captions didn't do a very good job of differing narration and dialogue. Opting for text over voices kept the right atmosphere, but having the same plain text flatly declaring things detracted from the experience. Other than that, this was a great animation.

Zombie-Pimp responds:

thanks for your comments and criticism :)

[Skull in Connemara]

I really want to see this play now :P

This animation serves its purpose perfectly: it briefly introduces the characters and plot of the play, settles in the macabre mood, and piques the audience's interest. It is also extremely professional; I can only imagine how creepy and atmospheric this must be in action, with the mist and everything.

I wish you and your friend all the best. I hope that the play is a success! Judging from this intro alone, it looks like it's going to be great.

TheBoogley responds:

So many kind words! Thank you! Fingers crossed it's a good run, Justin has really enjoyed the process of directing, he has been acting for years but this is his first time directing. Maybe I'll get to make something else for another production down the track. :)

[Why Robots? ep. 1]

Very Funny

I hope you keep this franchise going, as it has lots of potential. Just work on your animation skills, and maybe add voice acting. Other than that this movie was very clever and funny.

Pandoryk responds:

Thank you for this nice review! ^^
I hope that I won't lose my sense of humor!