Reviews for The Pretenders

[Knights]

Riveting

What can I say? that was awesome. So simple, yet so entertaining. To put it short, it was good. Now, to put it long.

Plot: I like how the story starts off as a serious crime drama and ends with a romantic comedy sort-of vibe to it. You guys short know how to make a transition seem natural. Managing to make me interested in something that isn't flash on here is very hard to do, gentleman.

Audio: I don't know if this was because my air-conditioning was on, but I could barely understand what you guys were saying. Not to mention the music that was being played over didn't help much. If you could get better mikes or edit your sound next time, that would be awesome.

Humor: The humor in this was pretty funny, actually; not early SNL funny, but still funny nonetheless. My favorite part was when the Cop and the Killer were dancing around, fantasizing about pizza rolls was top-notch.

Video: At some points in the video, it seemed delayed for a few seconds and the lighting was not very good. Next time, you should probably film during the day, as to let the viewer see better at what's going on.

If you're planning to do a sequel or something, that'd be great.

-Knights

Fro responds:

We tend to make movies at night for some reason so yeah the lighting is poor. This is all done on a video camera that is suppose to take picture anyway. :P

The sound is bad because it's a movie put into flash. That always happens. That we the small camera just doesn't pick up noise that well. That's why we have to overdub a lot of our stuff.

Thanks for the great review!

[ThePigeonMaster]

Hahaha

I have to say this is your best movie yet, I liked how you guys created an ambient of suspense and hilarity. I started to laugh when the message of "A pointless production creation" appeared and I fell off of my chair when the killer and the cop starting to shoot around the house. This movie made my day.
Conclusion: Excellent work, guys. Well done.
10/10
5/5

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Note: You guys, win this time <3

***TPM***

Fro responds:

Thank you and I'm happy you enjoyed it. :)

[RohantheBarbarian]

One of your very best!

Long wait for the flash to load, this was one of my favourite flashes that you guys have done.

Graphics - 9/10 - Overall the video was pretty well done graphically, I did have one or two minor gripes. Firstly, at times it was a bit too dark to see clearly what was going on, although for atmospheric effect I can understand this to a degree. Secondly the video quality wasn't fantastic, but I do know that when converting from video to flash you lose a lot of that, so I won't hold it against you.

Content - 10/10 - I laughed my ass off on occasion, this was one of your funniest pieces. Particular highlights were the "lack of pattern" on the map, the "hand-guns" and the scolding you got from his brother. Good stuff all round.

Sound - 10/10 - In terms of audio I felt that this was one of, if not the best you have done together. The narrative was clear and excellently done, and the music was well implemented.

Overall - 10/10 - Fantastic job overall, keep at it.

>R-T-B<

Fro responds:

Thanks a lot!

We might be getting a new camera sometime this summer. If we do the lighting and quality will be much better than what you've seen so far.

I'm happy it made you laugh.

[Sispri]

It's been awhile Corky.

But I really do think this is your best movie so far. Much more plot/story line than your other submissions, better video quality than your other submissions, except for one part where you put the gun to Nick's head was great for the audio, and the humor really picked up in this one compared to your others.

I encourage you to keep making movies and keep improving like you have been. They seem to be getting better every time that you make one. Good job to you guys and keep up the great work.

Fro responds:

Thanks. And it has been awhile. Your so busy all the time. :(

[NekoMika]

Wonderful collaboration

I don't see many wonderful live action submissions here on NG. This one was pretty spectacular as well.

The acting and narration was pretty well done. The fact that those 2 are always imagining that they really are playing fugitive and vigilante is pretty well done. Using your hands as guns was pretty clever usage for the dialogue as well. Just when you think it really is real, the third person comes in only to reveal they are living a fantasy world of crime that isn't real. This made it all so creative.

The fact that the murders on map were a smiley face made me laugh really hard. Everyone played their parts wonderfully.

The storyline seemed to have been real thought out and the foreshadowing at the beginning was so misleading, as in he dies faked but comes back to life for tostitos pizza rolls. XD That was pretty funny. I haven't ever seen you Xorky play a live action part and that was pretty awesome how you stuck straight to the character of being evil even in friendship.

Overall this seems like quite a wonderous project coming in at almost 20 MB, loved it Corky. Have a nice day.

~SCTE3~

Fro responds:

Thanks, great review and great motivation.