Obligatory, annual, elitist AWA 2016 Pro AMV review!

[ngsilver]

I prefer old coot in a hat myself

[Mr Pilkington]

He had it right in my case

[SailorDeath]

I'm merely a whippersnapper to you old gods.

I think you meant Farts...

[Lord Rae]

Nearly 100% snark. I mixed in some actual reviews of my favorites. I watched all videos at least twice as some improve on repeat viewings and if you want some more input you can yell at me or ask nicely at AWA. This is late because I actually spent a fair amount of time on them. I'm not hiding anything either. Fuck your dial up modem.

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The Forever 69 award. *Image not found*
Interesting anime and an odd song pairing but it works. Not my favorite of any category but I liked it. Sort of like videos I've submitted before that I then had the thought "Wait what category could this possibly be in?" I liked it better the second time when I wasn't laughing at the odd stuff on camera.


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Well edited video. Could be a contender but if feels like I've seen it before. Maybe it's just the song.



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It's a shame there aren't more live action videos this year. This was pretty good though I think the editing fell apart during the "Running" parts though the first one worked. Thanks... now I have to illegally download these movies.

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Seriously pretty good. It had a few flaws but nothing glaring.


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There are lots of things Code Geass work with. I think you found the one song it definitely doesn't. Then again musicals need to be really good to get over the fact it's a musical. The fight scenes/mechs didn't fit imho and overall I was not a big fan. Sorry.


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Best video with hideous animation award. Seriously this was pretty on beat but it's HARD to make it past that style. Not my favorite song either but it fit with what was edited.


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A good (possibly best) Batman video I've seen? It feels like it's been a while regardless since I enjoyed one like that. Great mood and flow and liked the story being laid out.


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Interesting. I'm unfamiliar with the anime. The song seemed like an odd fit but I liked the editing overall. Not a fan of the way it just kind of ended.


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The editing imho was too fast going towards the end. It kind of made the whole thing feel sort of off? I guess. Weird way to describe it. But it felt like the video or at least the ending was edited to a different song and the song swapped.


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Wow. Balls to use that source. I liked what you told and showed but it just falls outside of my favorites. It seemed to be missing something to make it special. But thanks for that.


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I dug it. One of the better trailers this year.


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Great song. Good action entry but kind of meh? I dunno. I didn't hate it.


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You know there used to be a really fun video to this song but after seeing this... yeah. I can't remember what it was anymore. This has supplanted it in my memory.


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The video and song combo seems like the most bonkers Bond movie opening ever.



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Lip flap. All I see is lip flap!


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It's not the worst thing I watched today. Far from it. But I can't really love it. It's ok I guess?


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I really liked the Supernatural video last year a lot better. A lot of the same type of editing on them didn't help the comparison.


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Probably the better of the two videos that used this matchup. At least imho. The other one seemed a bit more random so I liked the story and editing a bit more on this even though they used a lot of the same scenes.


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Not the droid I was looking for.


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Yeah it doesn't flow as well as the other.


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I'm ok with this on a purely technical level. I feel like I'm missing some crucial reference but the footage was prepared beautifully.


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The song is... yeah. I like it overall but that's a hard one to just crank up and jam to.


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Just kind of there. It didn't grab me or make me hate it. A slightly positive Meh essentially.


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I'm not even mad. Kind of impressed.


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Feels like it just missed being special. It's an ok video on its own but just slightly off from being really good. Nice mood.


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:slow clap: Well done. I would have preferred a slower fade out at the end but that's just me.


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Wow. The lip sync is way off in some spots. But otherwise an ok trailer. Tough catagory this year.


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Standard video with this anime source. But well done enough I guess.


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With Drama being a well represented catagory I don't think this'll find much purchase. It was weaker than some other entries and I had a hard time remembering if I'd watched it before as it seemed kind of repetitive.


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Lip Flap! Lip Flap! Lip flap!


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As a self made trailer? Pretty good but maybe about 2 minutes too long.


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You know I should be tired of Fullmetal videos by now but I liked you completely avoiding the brothers and pulling some feels out there. Well edited.


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Epic tease award? Yeah I guess. "IS that really it?"


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I bet you wish they had released CGI for all the characters right? I'd like to see a remake if that ever happened.


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Most unique? Yeah. Ok I'll give you that.


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Ok I love the song, love the editing and the mood and feel of the video is top notch. Probably my favorite of the whole bunch. Damn you spent some time on this footage didn't you?

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I can honestly say I didn't think that song would ever make it into an amv. I'm not it should have but I will give you props for the combo. Must have been fun finding something that fit.


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The editing seemed a bit fast even for the parts of fast music. I'm sure it's on beat but it just didn't hit me right. It's kind of generic as well without having a feel all it's own. But the technical side is pretty solid.


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It's good. Song fits, nice flow and feel. Good mood. Might have to check out that anime.


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Why the sound effects? Why the voices? It was pretty good other than that baffling decision.


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And one last trailer. I swore on my first watch that one of the characters changed mid video but I guess not. Second watch helped clear that up. Lip sync a bit off but nothing egregious.


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Typical Florence video in that it nails a consistent mood but doesn't really stand out? It's solid edited and concept is pretty good. I don't think it's a top tier video but I enjoyed it.

[MaboroshiStudio]

Favorite Video Gif Notes
FACE PUNCH
I love your video so much I hate your face and wish I made it myself... you will get a punch in the face.

General GIF of Approval
I really like your video... thumbs up!

20 enjoyable nice feel good video... I am a sucker for videos like these


28 Cheesy 80s simple concept that doesn't go anyway

37 Pretty .. not the best lyrical sync, but it kept my interest and really liked the chorus portions


38 I am not a Naruto fan, but this video lept my interest and felt it was a pretty good character profile video

39 Didn’t feel it...

42 fuck this video!


44 I really didn't connect with this video and found it forgettable, but it is well made

45 I like the concept but I wish the execution especially lip sync was better

46 I wish it was a full video... or at least a minute

50 I felt the flow of the editing in this could have been better, but in general I didn't connect with this video

51 I actually was intrigued by this video... very moody, but I wish the editing and flow was better. It would have been better if the song was shorter and took adv of the impactful portions of the song at the end

52 This video kept my interest, but I wish there was more variety in some part of the video where it just felt like a long rally.

53 Very slow build up - got better as it went on but too long for my taste and not a fan of random lip sync

54 The video was so dark it was difficult to follow

60 Not a fan of text within videos unless it looks amazing and makes sense... tech issues... lip lap

62 This troll video actually made me laugh…

63 Storytelling - dark song + dark source... not the best lyrical sync but the raw power and emotion is great

64 creepy weird and props for using VGAI!

65 so trippy...


66 The tech / execution could use improvement, but I can see a lot of work / effort went into this video.

67 Had my attention, but then got weaker as it went on

70 Visually I found this interesting, but I felt little connection with the song

71 Storytelling - different... not a huge Zelda fan so this video didn't hold my interest

72 Creepy / lip sync isn't perfect but I dug this

73 For a AMV Hellish video it needs to bring it more

77 So last year... damn the song is catchy and this video is shiny and chrome


78 Pretty Strong + Flow + Editing + Pacing - Overall I enjoyed the video


79 This made the manly man in me laugh


80 got my interest right away... the song was very odd banding issues - very odd song - moody / trippy - interesting - artistic / dark


81 I enjoyed this cheese

82 some tech issues - above average I overall enjoyed the video and it kept my interest

83 I wasn't feeling the song right away, but as the video went on I dug the funky different. Loved the ending… and it is freaking Supernatural!


84 LOVED this... the daft punk sound and the effects


85 One of the best trailers for me... I hate your face


87 weaker Me Too imho but different take

88 no subtitles…

89 Very solid trailer


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101 the only legit adult video...

102 I love me some bacon pancakes but a tad bit long to carry the joke, but it made me smile

103 Who was that cool guy


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105 took too long to get going and dang them lips... but once it dropped the hammer

108 I don't want to know how long the editor spent on this


109 weird and kept my interest, but

110 I had trouble getting into this video at the start, but it got stronger as it went along. Possibly editing the song down could have helped this video.

111 The song is a bit cheese but I ended up enjoying this video

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113 I was interested and then SUBS... just say no to subs

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115 very solid... don't know if some of effects were needed


117 Great concept but it doesn't hold up

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119 motion sickness inducing effects

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121 different.. kept me interested, but I didn't feel the video progressed enough and subs

123 Very slow and couldn't get into it

124 interesting but way too long and I felt the spoken words could have gone away much quicker. Tho I can see a lot of work went into this and fans of the show will love it.

125 I was interested right away, but the varying quality was a bit distracting and not a fan of the effects

126 Celia... is that really it?


127 I feel dirty after this... ghetto but I loved it


128 I felt the lyrical sync and flow could have been better on this video.

129 random silly fun source with whacky song


130 aspect ratio issues... hard to watch with the AR, but after overriding the AR it was really enjoyable


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134 sam again? Dicknugget

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142 I wasn't digging this at first... the text needs work but man it really picks up and throws the hammer down


143 I enjoyed this...

[Mr Pilkington]

Some of these are already DQed, but i'm here to amuse myself
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= highest possible praise!

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[jingoro]

I just sent reminders to everyone. Nomination participation is at less than 50% right now, going into the weekend. Vote early, vote often!

[MaboroshiStudio]

I just sent reminders to everyone. Nomination participation is at less than 50% right now, going into the weekend. Vote early, vote often!

Seriously?

[Shin-AMV]

wow guys. C'mon get on that.

[Rider4Z]

And check your spam box. It's where mine keep ending up.