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[The Pigpen]

How do you review something like this?

I never know what the heck to say about your movies besides that they are oddly very entertaining. They remind me of David Firth's movies in the sense that they're so inexplicably weird and creepy that they're funny, yet at the same time, they're a uniquely-paced bunch of crazy animations that are unlike anything I've ever seen. This movie is no exception.

I want to know how you choose your sound effects and music. I feel like the way you present the audio elements of your movies is one of the things that makes them stand out so much.

[Whiny the pooh]

It's not the greatest movie in the world, but...

...I really, really like the image of a grumpy, obese, distorted, unshaven Winnie the Pooh gagging and flopped onto a table making gargling bear noises.

This could have gone a more detailed direction than it did (for example, Pooh could have gotten more horribly stuck than usual in Rabbit's home hole entrance), but the more I think about it, the more this movie seems accurate as it is. Lovely work, Emanhattan.

Emanhattan responds:

GRACIAS JAMBRO

TE AMO

[Pregnancy And Jobs]

I'm not pregnant, but I'm glad I watched this.

It's educational and it's funny, which is typically an interesting and nice mix.

The math punchline at the end is the best part.

[Super Mario bros Z ep.8 (old series)]

What's not to like about this series?

Most people take three things into consideration when voting on a movie: its humor, its animation, and how overrated/underrated it is, which really isn't fair, because everyone has a different sense of humor, and the heart of a movie past its graphics is what really matters most.

I personally find the Super Mario Bros. Z series to have it all. Every episode is full of fresh hardcore battle action, dialogue fitting to each character, plot twists, crazy camera angles, and varied gags which are often visual. Plus, it has a great deal of creativity among sprite movies, both in its usage of already-existing concepts and in its never-before-heard-of characters and areas. The storyline of this series reigns over others with good guys and bad guys because you can tell the villains never hesitate on their decisions and will stop at nothing to get what they truly want, which makes for some pretty intense battle sequences and close calls.

I found myself laughing at most of the jokes in this episode, even the meme ones. You've got to love Luigi's insecure determination. I think the close-ups and vector art were done just right, because they weren't alarmingly out-of-place. The 3D Doomship designed also seemed fitting in its Star Fox-esque simplicity.

Some of the pieces in the movie got me thinking. I hadn't really paid much attention to the silhouetted Dr. Robotnik until this episode where he looked at Sonic on the screen. In an earlier episode, it looked like Mecha Sonic destroyed him along with most of the Death Egg, yet somehow he seems to have landed in the Mushroom Kingdom, helping Bowser. I'm guessing since Eggman's still a dark, shady figure, this isn't meant to be revealed until he meets with Sonic again.

I really like Basilisx, for some reason. His similarities to a basilisk--the way he hisssses and freezes others into stone with a simple look--might be part of it and maybe his virtually indestructible outer body and wolverine claws might be another part of it, but I think most of it is his particularly evil cunning nature. He's a much darker character than most of the others, with his quick-thinking resort to trickery to take Mario down by using Luigi as his shield. I'd love to see more of Basilisx's demonic nature and battle ability.

This episode is not quite as epic as Episode 6 (which is definitely the most destructive episode, complete with the annihilation of an entire island), but with the cliffhanger of the Basilisx battle, this one definitely has that "has-all-hope-been-lost" intensity of the Metal Bowser battle in the second episode. I can't wait to see the next installment, and maybe--just maybe--it will take less than a year to make this time :P

[Waiting for the Bus!]

Wow.

I expected this to be just another Cyanide and Happiness short with a simple joke and an unexpected punchline.

Instead, it was artistically brilliant, a little movie with a whole life story, accompanied by perfect music and a subtle yet powerful message, with little bits of dark humor here and there. It gave me goosebumps. Who knew waiting for the bus could branch out into such a wonderful film?

It was so magically depressing, and yet the ending still made me laugh.

[Tarboy]

I've never seen anything like this.

Everything about this movie is unique. The art, the animation, the story, even the single cliche in the movie (the bedtime-storytelling method) was expressed differently here, being almost poetic for the first large portion of the movie, filled with enthusiasm. The sound in this movie, music and voice, fit perfectly with the rest of everything.

This movie excels in all aspects. Remarkable work.

[F U Clock - P.I.]

Very well thought-out.

This made me smile more than all the other clock movies this year just by the pure genius of FUClock. The art and music really set the mood, and the way the evidence and the story worked throughout the movie... It just took me by surprise.

I've watched all the Clock Day 09 movies on the Front Page, in the Top 10, and in a couple of other places, but this one in my opinion should be the winner.

[Cave Story]

I love Cave Story. Still seemed RANDOM!

Though I do think that if Chinfish spoke, he would probably say what he said in this movie.

I expected to see Jenka somewhere in the movie along with Jenka's theme but you still used my remix well =P

[Jonbro's Bday Cake]

Oh, emanhattan!

It's not entirely accurate, although there were two things in particular that I really liked: The image of me slurping up an entire cake with my mouth, and the screenshot at the very end. I was thinking about that same thing a couple of minutes ago.

- I actually had a cheesecake for my birthday, and only about two slices.
- My body doesn't allow me to be fat, for some reason.
- My hair isn't curly, it's spiky.
- I'm not a thief, I promise!

:D

Emanhattan responds:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FATTY BAGEL

[Junior]

This movie is fine like a grilled cheese sandwich.

I'm not sure why I haven't reviewed this yet.

You have such a great style. You're consistent in both your animation and your humor; the facial expressions and humorous lines are memorable as always. But your stories and the way you tell them keeps changing. Jerry had a flair all its own, and it could have actually stood well as its own movie. Then you surprised us with a few more, and Junior might be the biggest surprise of all, breaking the flow of the others with an issue that gets solved happily in the end, in ways that wouldn't seem plausible if not presented by you. I don't know how many movie directors could make a happy ending happen through a prostitute and a bloody nose.

I still enjoy Jerry the most out of these movies that start with J, but this one certainly isn't behind by much.