that was funny as hell... Wording was a little hard to understand (I think it's the dialect that I am not used to as well as the speed) but still funny. I followed the link, however you added a couple of spaces there, so it was a bit hard to find.
Reviews for "Coyote and Rattlesnake: No Evil 005"
Warlord-of-Noodles responds:
Newgrounds adds spaces to links I can't stop it, unfortunatly.
After reviewing the legend provided by the link, I concluded that the tale is about civility and accepting oneself and others' strangeness. It's not too difficult to understand, although there's a massive clash of what we generally expect animals to behave. But animal behavior is not the point. This is all about getting mocked over nothing. "Coyote and Rattlesnake" is another in a series of cartoons by Warlord of Noodles that brings you back to when Flash was damn fun to watch.
If you read it or watched it and you're still not sure, here's the essential story: after Coyote invites Quetzalcoatl (pronounced Ketz-al-coat-al) to his home, he is appalled at the odd requests of his new friend, enough that he decides to emulate (with half-asked flair) the creature's strange antics. However, Quetzalcoatl had prepared for the Coyote's arrival by preparing things based on his customs, including the soup, and is so tickled by the guy's carrying on that he struggles to refrain from outright insulting him with his laughter. Being an adaptation by someone with her own stock of original characters, there is a little running commentary among the Warlord's personal retinue, which breaks up the need to follow the story perfectly. It was also a dirty excuse to incorporate anthro furries and such, but that's beside the point.
One thing the Warlord continues to this VERY DAY to struggle with is with sound mixing, since everything remains muffled to some degree. Also, solid as the performances are, mispronouncing "Quetzalcoatl" threw me off a great deal. There were moments even in professional works where a lot of voice-overs are involved, and one of them manages to throw you off. It should be noted. Still, the southern voices tickled the living shit out of me.
Aesthetics are often a matter of taste, but this is a delicious, aromatic affair. The guys, hate to break it to the anime enthusiasts out there, are a bit on the thin side (note: I've been watching the Primalords/Primal War series recently, so a comparison was bound to happen), yet it's a colorful, oddball world that goes straight to the point and ignores all the clutter. There are a few effects, such as entering the thick, tall grass, that needed some extra effort, but for the most part, the characters have an obvious life of their own, well-animated overall and with a very simple approach. The Warlord might not be a student of Adam Philips, but she might not have to be, really.
As for the actual adaptation, I've poured over the story and the cartoon and must say the cartoon is a pretty faithful adaptation. What will throw people, of course, is that one seems to resolve, the other does not. Even if most everything clicked, the payoff wasn't very lucrative; the Coyote had to end up leaving without any dinner, defeated in his scheme to make Quetzalcoatl look bad, and set out to fend for himself. You know... approach Kitty and complain about his failure. That would really make her happy, huh?
This has a few flaws, but nothing severe enough to undermine another production by the Warlord. If the sound can get out of that muffled phase....
Warlord-of-Noodles responds:
Thanks fer the fair shake, wall-o-text man.
my grandma used to tell me this story and i never understood it until now
Good job. Thank you for sharing. =)
Voice acting was bad and out of time, jokes overall not amusing, animation wasn't bad but could have been better. I sense butt-kissing.