The movie flows well
Before I go on with the review:
I e-mailed this to you, but in case you didn't get it:
You didn't score higher than the 4th and 5th place winners, you were simply looking on the wrong award day page. You submitted on 2/16, and were looking at the 2/17 awards.
Check this:
http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic.php?id=110608
Those are the submissions that beat you out, not "Vacation Blond" and "Male Bonding"
Anyway, on with the review.
It flowed well - you had good pacing. You could have put a little more work into the background, but hey, it works for a stick movie. The music was a decent choice. Not my kind of music, but it filled the action well.
Don't let the negative reviewers get you down. No matter how good your work is, there will always be negative reviewers. There will always be people who hate your animations. Even weekly feature winners get pounded with horrible reviews. Take criticism with open ears, but don't pay attention to people who don't bother telling you why they don't like your work.
I hope to see more from you in the future.