... a step up for you, Skaijo, and a great flash movie! You've matured and improved your animation significantly from your previous animations and if you keep this up, who knows, you might soon be rivaling Adam Phillips. ^_^ . Allow me to detail my review:

- Graphics really were that good. You may recall how I once commented (well, more like created a thesis!) on how you would eventually need to adopt a more 'FPF' styled animation to go further. Well, in this movie you've taken a massive stop in that direction by increasing the number of 'intermediary' poses when you use tweens (the final dance comes to mind, for example), which means that this is by far, your smoothest movie ever! It looks really, really nice. Kudos for that!

And, of course, apart from that, your drawings are also quite rich, specially the backgrounds which are always highly detailed, even if you did use a lot of photos this time (thankfully, they fit with the overall style really well). Also, loved the use of black and white scenes! They really added a nice touch to the movie and created a nice contrast.

- Musically, well, honestly I wasn't a big fan. Not bad, by any measure, but definitely not my cup of tea either and the main reason why I didn't give you a straight ten (which is kind of mean, on my part). And did you use a few, sparse sound effects (such as a girl exclaiming), or were they a part of the movie? Also, I must say that, unlike previous movies, there didn't seem to be there enough coordination with the on-screen action and the song itself...

- Character design, as always, was pretty good, with a lot of diversity in all characteristics and a coherent design. Pretty good, in other words! Actually scratch that, your character design really shines here, sometimes I think you rival with Vinnie (from the CCC series) in this aspect!

Storywise, not the most original of stories, BUT, with your creativity shined through, as usual, with some very interesting scenes and set pieces, making things fell very fresh and interesting. I think it helped that no camera angle for a single scene lasts too long, which is a tough thing to do, requiring lots of extra work, but which payed off well. Also, the length of the movie was pretty much spot on.

So, overall, a great step up for you, with greatly improved animation (and I must give emphasis to how important and great that is!), showcasing your creativity and talent very well. My only real criticisms lie with the choice of music (a purely subjective thing) and perhaps a better use of it. I.e., great movie!

Cheer and kudos! Can't wait to see what you'll come up with next. ;]

... a definitive improvement over the previous one. This whole series is extremely twisted and dark, making it hard to get the humour right sometimes, but this time around I greatly enjoyed it. Let me detail my (quick) review:

- Graphics, well, there's some definitive improvements this time around, especially the backgrounds (which are a great step up from last time) and the different art style you use in the middle. I am slightly disappointed that your animation technique isn't that good (I think you've done better), but it's competent enough.

- Sound-wise, the voice acting was great, as usual, as was the music and the special effects. Not much to comment here, really, except that the dialogue was slightly more fluid and clear this time around, from having less two-people-speaking-at-the-same-time.

- Humour was the biggest improvement from the last movie. It's difficult to say what's changed, why it's much more funny, but it just is. This series is always skirting around the edges of dark humour, sometimes crossing the line (not necessarily in a good way), but this time around it worked well.

In part, I think, because you managed to compliment the character's insane dialogue and actions with the puzzle/videogame aspects of the game really well, kudos for that. It may not be laugh out loud funny, but it's funny and humorous nevertheless.

The length and flow was also pretty good, as was the contribution towards the overall storyline. I'm beginning to become quite curious as to how this is all going to end, despite my strong suspicion that things aren't going to end well for anyone.

So, overall, a solid and funny entry for the Layton series, highly enjoyable. Cheers and kudos!

... against my usual style, here's a relatively quick review for this cheery and fun movie. But I will go into detail:

- Graphics are pretty good. You favored style over polish and details, which isn't necessarily bad, but neither good. I mean, Most of the images you create are quite simple to make (a couple of circles and a ellipse can go a long way!), but they look good, for the most part. I also love the use of colours in this movie, the purple hues with black and white fits really well.

However, as I said before, a little more detail, a little more polish (the mushrooms, for example, look slightly poor) and more complex animations (aka, something more than simple motion tweens), would have improved this aspect significantly. Oh, and the choice of font was somewhat a let down, didn't really fit in.

- Music was top notch, really good stuff. Your friend Julia has a great singing voice with a nice delivery and the song lyrics, although cliche, still sound fun and are enjoyable. The rest of the band accompanies well too. The song's structure, although very simple, still makes for a good song. Overall, although this isn't the most creative thing out there, still sounds fresh and fun, quite likely due to the delivery.

- The overall music / animation coordination was a mixed bag. The intro, with the eyes, is perfect for example, as are the windmills and the rockets launching. But the Zelda stuff looked completely out of place with the song and some of the random transitions, with the balloons for example, although following the rhythm, felt a little too random. This could have used more creativity, I reckon.

So, overall, a fun, pretty good movie for a very good song, that could have used a little more work, both in the ideas and the execution, but that despite this, has enough charm and style to become better-than-just-good.

Cheers and kudos! Hope to see more movies from you and more songs from Julia's band too!

... I can understand why the judges give you first place, but honestly I think that they underestimated the quality of this submission. It has a great story, being funny and with a great flow, not being boring for a single second either, unlike some other submissions.

The voice acting is fantastic, I think you managed to hit the spot with every single voice, from the Rorschach-narrator to the prostitute and the main character. The sound effects were excellently used too, really adding depth and characterization to the whole thing, as well as the sparse songs, and I I love the <ding> sound you use to transition from the first and second scene!

All in all, this is very high quality stuff. The only problem was that the length was, sadly, too short. I know the rules didn't say anything about it, but being only a minute long is just too short, sadly. Had it been longer, I'm almost certainly would have won and deservedly too. Kudos and I can't wait to see what you'll do next!