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[PureCarnage]

Nice work.

One of your sketches at the beginning of this flash looked just like Kathy haggerty (kathyhaggerty dot com)!

She used to be my secretary at Saatchi and Saatchi advertising about a million years ago.

Cool!

You are arguably one of the most talented flashers on this site (along with me, of course).

Hey, I'm working on a flash called "the legion of stereotypes" which is about a team of superheros (like the x-men etc.) who are all stereotypes (duh) I.E. Blackman, gayman, jewman (I could use me for the model) and blond woman.

I really want to use your opening music for the opening music of "The legion of Stereotypes". My drawing (of lack of) style is nothing like yours and my plot is nothing like anything you've ever done (other than it will get a lot of zeros and tens in the reviews).

I can give you an “opening theme music inspired by” credit and a link if you want.

I'm going to use it anyway, mind you, I'd just like your blessing on it.

P.S. You are now on my teeny tiny favorite artists list.

P.P.S. I didn’t write the review to your “vagina” movie, my wife did.

PureCarnage responds:

Stevenherman, thanks for the review, did you listen to the stasis.mp3? This song is from Zakas, and I am sure he woudn't mind as long as you credit him and link to his CD as I did in mine.

Zakas is mad talent to, he's working on a song for this cartoon. Can't wait to hear it.

[Bush Bash 9]

I have to challenge you on this.

You stated that I am “technically” superior to you as a “flashist”.

“technically”?

I think that you may want to correct your verbiage.

Don’t you think “artistically” superior would be a better choice of words?

After all, I am a top 50 rated flash “artist” on this site and you’re..Well...You.

My work may not be “politically” correct, but as we ALL know, that has nothing to do with being “artistically” correct (Holey guacamole, I coined a new phrase!).

Keep on practicing, lay off the obsessive-compulsive George Bush bashing (as if) and...Who knows? Maybe one day you’ll be as good as me (As if. Again).

P.S. Please don’t hold your breath, I don’t want to be responsible for your death.

P.P.S. If your teeny, tiny, little mind can look past the content, you might want to watch my latest submission: “On the Road to Hell with Bob Hope” as a tutorial. Look and learn, my son.

P.P.P.S. In the words of “Moe” Howard Dean “waaaaaaaahooooooo”! (Is that a word?)

TheOtherTruth responds:

Thank you for your review.

I also will challenge you. I know that you are big on numbers and syntax, so I will approach this as such.

"Technically" is being used correctly in the context of my statement as the word in and of itself expresses a technical expertise of some sort. In this case, both form (the art) and function. So,in fact, my use of the word is not only germane, but all encompassing.

As far as rank, I don't aspire to be top 50. It is just a number....which brings me to the "teeny, tiny little mind" reference. At 140 IQ (just another number), and I am sure you recall that, I can overlook that comment. Or, were you using it in the more nebulous sense of "small mindedness?"

Additionally, it does seem a bit awkward to refer to somebody 4 years younger than you as "son". OK, maybe I took that literally, but c'mon.

I will take a look at your work once I have finished my current project.

[Amelia Earhart]

Great work, as usual.

I would really apreciate it if you saw my latest entry "On the Road to Hell with Bob Hope" and weighed in on it.

Also, you used a sound bite in this that's key to the plot of "hope" , but I wrote and storyboarded my flash MONTHS before this came out. (scout's honor)

For pure drawing ability, you are definately the best illustrater on newgrounds, possibly even the whole internet, I KNOW because I am an art director ( I can give things a "look" but don't draw too well-I'm more of a designer than an illustrater) but I know (and hire) talent when I see it.

The fact that you can concieve and draw so well and not crack the top 50 of artists (based on votes by brain-addled 15 year olds- instead of actually ability) helps me to take my (many) bad reviews with a grain of salt.

So watch my movie and tell me what you think-even if it's not too favorable.

P.S. One more time. I'm not an "illustrater" per say so go a little easy on the drawings.

BADMAN responds:

Wow dude. Thanks alot. I'll check it out right now... and feel free to 'hire' me anytime....

[Billy Exorcist]

wow...

I wanted to check whom vVolet-aim had above me.

You? haha! right.

haha, wrong.

My bad.

This is more than somewhat great.

It's flat out gret.

Check out my bob hope movie coming out in the next few moutns!

PS- rilly amazing job. relly gooood!

BADMAN responds:

Boy, if you think that's good... you should check out my "Kissing a Fool". This was the first ever flash for me... If you look close you can see me learning a new trick with each scene. Glad to see someone else is cashing in on the Flash world, but one word of advice... Don't let the teenagers who review your work wind you up. Sometimes the best response is no response. We woudn't want to seem ancient and bitter now would we?! Speaking as an ancient one myself ;) All the best-

[_gRet sWaMi eDDiE bALiN!]

eddie, you've outdone yourself...Agian!!!

eddie you've raised the bar with this one!!!

Keep up the great work!!!

eddiebalin responds:

I think you like me movies so much becase you are gay or maybe you have gud tast.

LOL

my dick has the good taste

[Fuck Off, Gates!]

could be a three

If you wrote the joke yourself and are not a professional artist or graphic designer (lord I hope not!) then I give you an 8 bordering on a nine for this.

Rilly good original voices.

(but don't try to top my original voices on "ghetto ghilligan" and "staying alive" though)

If you just animated to a joke you heard and are a professional, you get a three.

However, if you animated to a joke you heard, yet are not a profess...

(Hold on!!! Ineed to get a life!!!)

djfutile responds:

I think I know what you are trying to say... wait lemme read it again, okay yes I think I do. You're saying it's good that I am not a prefessional Flash animator who took a joke from a magazine and animated it (fairly decently)? Oh well whatever, thanks for the review... BTW your voices in Stayin Alive? are in fact great, and so was the movie idea! Hilarious! You should check out my other Flash.

[Detective Frofrog]

amazingly fantastic

Everything about this was super excellent. The art is reminiscent of the late National Lampoon Artist Vaughn Bode (sic). One nitpick, if I may. The plot didn't have a conflict/ resolution, nor was it broadly humorous, which is my cup of tea. But as far as artisitry and creativity you get a well deserved ten on this review and a five for my vote. I'd like to see what you think of my world premiere coming out this thursday. Cheers.

McRhyme responds:

I've never heard of that artist - but will check him out now! This is the first episode and didn't resolve much, but hey, at least it had a beginning, a middle and an end :)

[Misguided Steve]

Not bad, you little shit.

Really nice simple graphics and really sick,twisted humor (I mean both as compliments).
The animation was also well-crafted and nuanced without being overdone.

And hey, a 16 year old did this!

He definitely has potential.
(I know, I’m a professional NYC art director/designer- and an excellent one at that).

It’s good to write a positive review (for a change!).

BlackWorm responds:

Ya I would think that being even closer than I am to NYC (Ontario Canada) is hard enough to deal with all the updrafted cynicism. So I apreaciate the review! The sick humor comes naturally, it's the brain eating cod that are hard to come by, but we all maanage some how in life eh?