Alex Zuckerman - The New Animated Film You Should Never See If You Value Your Eyes! - Page 2

synkr0nized · 04-18-2009, 03:22 AM

ahahaha

This is so horrible. Is it supposed to be terrible? Like, is it some kind of joke thing?

Here's a list of things that contribute to it being so bad:
- terrible voice acting, including someone who sounds like she's recording while listening to music or talking to other people; there is no emotion, little to no inflection, and poor timing; too much like reading off a piece of paper
- the complete lack of background music and ambient noises
- semi-decent sound effects mixed with pretty crappy [dissonant or poor quality] sound effects
- the animation OH GOD the animation; it's like a mixture of MS Paint and pong; everything seems to have sprite-like snapshots for two to four positions that then get looped to pretend like there is movement
- the art quality itself; as funny as it is, Meister's posted image is certainly no worse if not better, actually
- plot/story: Was there even one? I mean, I attempted to watch the whole thing, but it was pretty lacking beyond what we were told at the beginning.

Thank you for registering to share this utter tripe with us and then insult a mod. Bye bye.

POS Industries · 04-18-2009, 03:41 AM

I...

Buh....

Okay, wait, no. I got this. Hang on. Yeah. No.... Yeah!

See, it's... Okay.... It's an allegory for our own cultural apathy. The characters just go through the motions, an overwhelming sense of emptiness and unfeeling permeating their every word, mouths moving with no regard to what's spoken from them because it doesn't matter at all what they're saying. It's just noise to fill the silence.

The alien invaders, too, have no emotional stake in their quest to conquer Earth. Indeed, at the very end, finally defeated by a collection of pop culture memes like ninjas and Chuck Norris, they merely take their turns walking into the protagonist's chainsaw as he halfheartedly puts an end to their meaningless existences. Then, when asked what the heroes will do next, he blandly concedes that they will continue on as they have done, killing all others who stand before them as the the universes falls into oblivion with a sigh and a shrug. The atonal singing bookending the piece goes further to allude to an absence of a harmony that never could have been.

The art itself evokes this same sense. Everyone is, for the most part, a static image, a two-dimensional figure that serves no purpose but to be. Their limited movement, unblinking eyes, and propensity for simply phasing through door frames that are too small to allow their passage without ducking down suggests that this is a universe created by and maintained by a god that simply doesn't give a shit. To drive the point home, the sky even appears to be decorated with countless massive, floating razorblades.

Yes, I truly understand the underlying message of this work and feel that it has given us a lesson that we should all take the time to seriously reflect upon.

rcky · 04-26-2009, 12:02 AM

Ummmm This is goodish but very dry, did you do this with flash?

Jagos · 04-26-2009, 12:10 AM

The look in that guys eyes just pained me...

I don't wanna go back. If I have to see animation, I'd like it to be of a higher quality than 30s cartoon.

Kim · 04-26-2009, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jagos

The look in that guys eyes just pained me...

I don't wanna go back. If I have to see animation, I'd like it to be of a higher quality than 30s cartoon.

Hey, 30s cartoons had awesome animation. Steamboat Willy? That was the shit, man.

***Fenris*** · 04-26-2009, 12:18 AM

what the fuck

this is shit

Okay seriously the blue alien looks like his main mode of transportation is tapdancing and Zuckerman's main mode of transportation is the bird run. Except with less bird and more windmill.

PyrosNine · 04-26-2009, 01:07 AM

It looks like something I could draw myself, and I am generally incapable of holding crayons properly.

Also, DRUGS!

Meister · 04-26-2009, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcky

Ummmm This is goodish but very dry, did you do this with flash?

Oh hey look what someone (Thanks!) found:

http://www.cgtantra.com/forums/showthread.php?p=100000

http://www.animationforum.net/forum/...ad.php?p=48466

http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?p=88444

You're not very good at this.

Viridis · 04-26-2009, 06:23 AM

If this is purposefully bad, I condemn it. I've never been a fan of that, which is why my dearest wish is to see Xavier and Tim and Eric (Adult Swim) purged from Creation with fire.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meister

Oh hey look what someone (Thanks!) found:
.....
You're not very good at this.

So what's with this weird question/lukewarm self-praise asked with a puppet account? I'm not getting the intent of that.
Edit: 'nother one.

The YouTube video has 4.5 stars with 19 reviews. Cynical side wants to say those are all him.

Jagos · 04-26-2009, 08:25 AM

Something tells me he won't be back...

04-18-2009, 03:22 AM	#11
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	Can we just ban it? ahahaha This is so horrible. Is it supposed to be terrible? Like, is it some kind of joke thing? Here's a list of things that contribute to it being so bad: - terrible voice acting, including someone who sounds like she's recording while listening to music or talking to other people; there is no emotion, little to no inflection, and poor timing; too much like reading off a piece of paper - the complete lack of background music and ambient noises - semi-decent sound effects mixed with pretty crappy [dissonant or poor quality] sound effects - the animation OH GOD the animation; it's like a mixture of MS Paint and pong; everything seems to have sprite-like snapshots for two to four positions that then get looped to pretend like there is movement - the art quality itself; as funny as it is, Meister's posted image is certainly no worse if not better, actually - plot/story: Was there even one? I mean, I attempted to watch the whole thing, but it was pretty lacking beyond what we were told at the beginning. Thank you for registering to share this utter tripe with us and then insult a mod. Bye bye. __________________ Find love.

04-18-2009, 03:41 AM	#12
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	I... Buh.... Okay, wait, no. I got this. Hang on. Yeah. No.... Yeah! See, it's... Okay.... It's an allegory for our own cultural apathy. The characters just go through the motions, an overwhelming sense of emptiness and unfeeling permeating their every word, mouths moving with no regard to what's spoken from them because it doesn't matter at all what they're saying. It's just noise to fill the silence. The alien invaders, too, have no emotional stake in their quest to conquer Earth. Indeed, at the very end, finally defeated by a collection of pop culture memes like ninjas and Chuck Norris, they merely take their turns walking into the protagonist's chainsaw as he halfheartedly puts an end to their meaningless existences. Then, when asked what the heroes will do next, he blandly concedes that they will continue on as they have done, killing all others who stand before them as the the universes falls into oblivion with a sigh and a shrug. The atonal singing bookending the piece goes further to allude to an absence of a harmony that never could have been. The art itself evokes this same sense. Everyone is, for the most part, a static image, a two-dimensional figure that serves no purpose but to be. Their limited movement, unblinking eyes, and propensity for simply phasing through door frames that are too small to allow their passage without ducking down suggests that this is a universe created by and maintained by a god that simply doesn't give a shit. To drive the point home, the sky even appears to be decorated with countless massive, floating razorblades. Yes, I truly understand the underlying message of this work and feel that it has given us a lesson that we should all take the time to seriously reflect upon. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped. Last edited by POS Industries; 04-18-2009 at 03:50 AM.

04-26-2009, 12:10 AM	#14
Jagos FRONT KICK OF DOOM! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Howdy pardner... Posts: 6,399	The look in that guys eyes just pained me... I don't wanna go back. If I have to see animation, I'd like it to be of a higher quality than 30s cartoon. __________________ Copyright musings World ramblings Scifi stories

04-26-2009, 12:18 AM	#16
*Fenris* Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Coast Posts: 6,806	what the fuck this is shit Okay seriously the blue alien looks like his main mode of transportation is tapdancing and Zuckerman's main mode of transportation is the bird run. Except with less bird and more windmill. __________________ "FENRIS IS AN ASSHOLE" - shiney

04-26-2009, 01:07 AM	#17
PyrosNine Zettai Hero Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A figment of my own imagination Posts: 6,103	It looks like something I could draw myself, and I am generally incapable of holding crayons properly. Also, DRUGS! __________________ Pyrosnine.blogspot.com: An experimental blog of writing. Updated possibly daily. Possibly. A fair chance. Current Works for reading: War Between them, Karma Police. PyrosNine: Weirdo Magnet Extraordinaire!

04-26-2009, 12:02 AM	#13
rcky Goomba Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2	Ummmm This is goodish but very dry, did you do this with flash?

04-26-2009, 08:25 AM	#20
Jagos FRONT KICK OF DOOM! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Howdy pardner... Posts: 6,399	Something tells me he won't be back... __________________ Copyright musings World ramblings Scifi stories