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[Overprotective Part Two]

hello there, mr. Sikes...

i remember watching the first Overprotective before i even signed up for my GG account, but after i watched it, i couldnt find it under i checked your profile after you posted in the 5 second collab thread. it was purely a stroke of luck you posted there and i looked in your profile (:

im glad ive finally seen the sequel to it, but i did notice a few problems, despite how high-quality this movie is.

first off, the animation didnt seem as smooth as the first Overprotective. maybe its just me, but the smooth movments of the lip sync in the first one really won me over when i first watched it, and this time, its something of a disappointment T_T

second, the dialogue. i read through some of the reviews, and it seems like no one is really giving you the details on why they dont like the dialogue. to me, the dialogue is somewhat emotionless, kind of corny, and sounds like it was sort of forced out instead of spoken like it should be. the last line Ruby says really irritated me. i realize you were going for a childish kind of thing, but Ruby doesnt seem like much of a child, so it really sounds out-of-place and, like a previous reviewer said, made me want to rip my skin off!

third, the first action scene. it seemed like Ruby was invulnerable to bullets, even though the guards shot him in the same spot as Ruby shot them, Ruby never died. it would have been better if he hadnt gotten shot at all, or at least have more than a bruise \:

fourth, most of the characters lack the main ingedient in a realistic, um, character. personality. the personalities in this are so weak, it made me kind of feel uncomfortable O_O they seem thrown-in, like a last minute thought (although im sure they really werent. its just my opinion). that little kid saying he could help Ruby to kill all those guards is really stupid. i mean, if being kidnapped in a Child Assassin place doesnt throw a reality-check on them, what will? what would it take for that kid to realize how stupid it is to think that he could be anything but a burden to Ruby? whatever.

my fifth (and last, finally) problem with this is Dil. its not the hat, but its his FACE. he has a very child-like body, but the face of an anime teenager, and that really ruins his innocence and most likely keeps people from feeling sorry for him. it looks really awkward.

aside from all those problems (and i hope i was specific enough to be of any help), this movie was beyond awesome, and i cant wait for the 3rd one. i thought the 2nd action scene was THE MOST AWESOME action scene ive, uh, seen in a wihle. the way that kid got smacked into the wall several times nearly seems funny, until you realize how much pain that kid is probably in, and until you realize that he is a KID, and not some super-powered teenager or whatever with super-strength and endurance. another strong point of this series is the story. its a very original story (unless you shave it down to the basics, then its boring and lame, but then again, every human is nearly the same if you, um, "shave" us down, >>MENTALLY<<)

well, i guess thats it. good luck on the next Overprotective (:

[The advantages of AS.]

you spelled my name wrong several times, d00d :P

i know i just told you, but this way people will know who really gave you some codes without searching for the misspelled version of the name :P

whatever.

i liked it, and i ought try out that fireworks code...looks interesting. you um, never really taught anyone the advantage of actionscript, because all this stuff could be tweened, itd just be hard ;)

[Flarglemuffin]

no better word to describe this than "refreshing"

its nice to see a new artist make her way into newgrounds with a great submission. the music had low quality, but it was more ambient than loud, so it didnt matter. i like how you used cokemusic, by the way (: your style of drawing seems like anime, but is unique enough to not really be annoying. i liked that blue thing the best i think; its expression is priceless ^_^ well, actually, all the expressions in this were well done.

one question (please respond): is that you singing?

Drakku responds:

Thanks a bunch! The little blue thing, I should probably edit and point out in the original comments, is Drakku-Dragon.

And yes, that IS me singing. XD

[Human]

its drawn and animated well, and the song is good.

but, well, the "meaning" or whatever you call it, is confusing. a little boy going around hitting "dummies" with bats, yelling, and then crying? im not so sure if theres much of a meaning in this. i was running through what ive heard people say about humanity while watching this, catching glimpses of it in here, but none were a major theme.

one more thing...was he watching tv on a microwave?

Foxcato responds:

Who said that the maincharacter was a little boy??? I'd say he is atleast
17-18 years old. He wasn't watching TV on a microwave... he was watching TV on an old type TV... you know... before we got those fancy ones with a remote...

[!go faster!]

you told me to give you feedback

and im going to throw you a bone. so heres your feedback.

there was absolutely NOTHING extraordinary about this. the fbf was rather suckish, and music was positively horrid, and your attempts at being funny were miserably lame.

theres your feedback

(oh, and this is my 555th review, omg, omg)

kah responds:

lol that is a shitload of reviews, well your right, this isn't extraordinary. i can accept that. you dont like the idea? ok.. i dont care its just a flash. anyway i did respect that movie you did.. i dont know if i can really say that about you. thx for the feedback too it was interesting, 555th review, holy shit, you been on ng for a while?

[What the...]

NICE!!

oh, i loved it! pointless flash like this is like, the best to me! i love your graphical and animation style, too. and um, i also loved how he just started screaming for no reason, then walked off without warning. that was really funny. make more (:

i voted 5, and will add it to my favorites.