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Reviews for "Baghdad Basketball"

A great cartoon, but..

On a personal note, I didn't dig the blatant stereotyping. Yeah, it's a joke and yeah, you're making fun of the media's portrayal of blacks and Iraqis, but pointing the finger at the media is the oldest trick in the book. Media shmedia. The media shows us what we want to see. Sad but true. And this cartoon functions as a form of media, so that would mean that you're making fun of yourselves? Not quite.

I'm no fan of the NBA nor do I agree with basketball players pursuing thuggish rap careers more intensely than they chase loose balls. So you'd think that I would've found this more funny than offensive, but that wasn't the case. It's just too heavy handed. I've seen your other cartoons, and they have the same style.

This is far from a flame, though. It's a review. So, that being said, (and on a technical note), I feel that your comedic timing is off at certain parts. Either the one-liners are said too quickly or you don't give enough of a pause between funny segments. That kind of bam-bam delivery keeps the audience constantly on the defense, always trying to stay alert for the next joke without being able to fully enjoy the after-effect of the previous one. The drawings are top-notch, but I would recommend more "camera angles." This one didn't suffer from that problem as much as the Cheeleading one did. Sure, these guys are all behind a bar/counter, but if they turn to eachother, it's ok to switch perspective. That adds to the moment, instead of keeping the audience at a static distance. For your climax, I don't think killing off the American team (though they be "rogue thugs") with an Iraqi suicide bomber was the best choice for a climax. Especially since it looked like he even may have survived. That's a fitting end to some kind of films, but not a comic one.

All in all, good luck with your series and your website. Hope your time here at NG gets you the kind of attention your work deserves.

4/5

Hilarious

Keep it up. Your three submissions are three of my favorite flashes on Newgrounds. This is my favorite one so far. Artest being the "League leader in riots started" was great.

very well done.

and for all of you people who think that this is racist and wrong, he makes fun of EVERYONE. Its all stereotype jokes. Hes not making jokes about iraqis or blacks, hes making fun of the STEREOTYPES made be the media for iraqis and blacks.
Grow up and keep your politic bullshit off newgrounds.

short and sweet

Short but deff worth watching. Funny shit.

P.S. to the guy who said the game wasn't "pure"
The pros arent the only ones run by money. This may come as a huge shock to you, but so is college ball, the fact that it's illegal doesn't mean it doesn't happen. In fact, that is what makes it even less "pure" then the pros. Hope you don't lose sleep over this.

funy

very original and it had style, niiiice. keep it up