Is it possible for a YTP collab to make you feel happy and depressed at the same time?
Because after watching today's collab, that's what I was feeling. Before you say anything, it's not because of me planning to do a NC collab in August. I thought this collab was good (to a point) and had some decent entries, but after it, I felt depressed. The reason: it made me feel inferior.
I used to think the Junior High Generation (as I call the HerpyWhooves worshippers) was a dangerous trend. N00b poopers who needed to grow up. While that can still be said for some of them, I learned today that it's better to keep an open mind about these kids. Some of them proved in this collab that they can make enjoyable and well-executed Poops. Others who strayed from the style of the JHG made me bored and agitated (excluding a few). This collab helped me learn more about these people whom I used to view in a negative light. For some reason, I actually thought they were a bit better than me (vegas pooper master race). This collab that I didn't have high hopes for made me feel inferior, even though it wasn't perfect. A collab that can accomplish that has to be doing something right.
The collab
The intro is nothing much to look at. It mainly consists of clips from a small percentage of the entries in the collab. It doesn't really matter though, and I give it credit for showing off mostly the good entries. The collab is assembled non-linearly, though the editing makes it seem linear. The editing makes it feel like I'm watching the full entries when they appear, until the poops appear again later. Again, it doesn't seem to matter, but it's just a minor complaint.
We start off with TheSonicMusicdude's entry. While it's funny sometimes, the sentence mixing could be better and the long cuts to the poop NC's reviewing are distracting. BigScaryAndPink's entry was okay, though I wish it could be better. It has some good jokes, but the really slow pace nearly kills it. GabrielCol595 had me laughing, even if it didn't have jokes. The pacing and effects really helped him shine and, if I were to compare this collab to DoomZappo's NC collab, he would be the SporeDotCam of this collab. PatrickStus's was one of the more forgettable entries, mainly consisting of sus jokes and...sus jokes. f11keyboard's entry was entertaining, and I give it props for using more than one source. My only complaint with that entry is the mildly slow pace. MrDarkEdge1's entry does some funny jokes, and seems to have some effort put into itself. tonyantmla223's entry was one of the most fun, and one part reminded me of MrTennek. XxRobotChaoxX's entry has clever jokes, though it's not much. OneManBoxOffice2's entry is one of the more visually interesting, as are most of OMBO2's Poops. It breaks from JHG cliches and makes itself stand out from all the other entries in a good way. walinghammediaisbac gave a kinda lousy entry that, like multicoolmovies3 whom I'll get to in the Worst Entry portion, brought the collab to a halt with a generic sentence mixing and reversing poop (Am I the only iMovie pooper who uses it to my advantage?). MasterOfRandomness87 provided one of the best entries in the collab, and one of the few entries that had me laughing out loud. UltraJooshFunStuff's entry, though not his best, is funny. OfficialRobloxGAME's entry starts out strong and becomes slightly weakened by the end. The stutter jokes can be clever, but some parts lag. Finally, cartoonlover98's entry was a knockout. I don't really have any complaints about his entry. It has good visual jokes, nice editing, and a great sense of humor.
Final grade
Though some entries fall flat and the editing and quality are at times just okay, the collab is way better than expected and most of the entries are impressive, making you forget all about the bad entries. A-.
Best Entries
GabrielCol595 AND cartoonlover98. I couldn't decide which one was the superior entry, so I decided to make this a tie. While cartoonlover98 may have the advantage as it appealed to my taste the most, CabrielCol595 just really made me surprised. He did better than I expected him too, which as I've made too many times in this review, is CL98's Nostalgia Critic Collab in a nutshell. A-
Worst Entry
multicoolmovies3. Another thing I didn't expect out of this collab: Spadinner. Not to sound harsh, but of all the bad entries in this collab, this was the worst, and I mean it. The unforgivably slow pace, the bad masking and lack of editing itself made for just a dull mess of a YTP. D-
Next Review (possibly): The Jim Henson Collab by HotFriedSkadoosh (2011)
Note: I know this review could be better. Hopefully I'll improve the quality of my reviews in the future.
Because after watching today's collab, that's what I was feeling. Before you say anything, it's not because of me planning to do a NC collab in August. I thought this collab was good (to a point) and had some decent entries, but after it, I felt depressed. The reason: it made me feel inferior.
I used to think the Junior High Generation (as I call the HerpyWhooves worshippers) was a dangerous trend. N00b poopers who needed to grow up. While that can still be said for some of them, I learned today that it's better to keep an open mind about these kids. Some of them proved in this collab that they can make enjoyable and well-executed Poops. Others who strayed from the style of the JHG made me bored and agitated (excluding a few). This collab helped me learn more about these people whom I used to view in a negative light. For some reason, I actually thought they were a bit better than me (vegas pooper master race). This collab that I didn't have high hopes for made me feel inferior, even though it wasn't perfect. A collab that can accomplish that has to be doing something right.
The collab
The intro is nothing much to look at. It mainly consists of clips from a small percentage of the entries in the collab. It doesn't really matter though, and I give it credit for showing off mostly the good entries. The collab is assembled non-linearly, though the editing makes it seem linear. The editing makes it feel like I'm watching the full entries when they appear, until the poops appear again later. Again, it doesn't seem to matter, but it's just a minor complaint.
We start off with TheSonicMusicdude's entry. While it's funny sometimes, the sentence mixing could be better and the long cuts to the poop NC's reviewing are distracting. BigScaryAndPink's entry was okay, though I wish it could be better. It has some good jokes, but the really slow pace nearly kills it. GabrielCol595 had me laughing, even if it didn't have jokes. The pacing and effects really helped him shine and, if I were to compare this collab to DoomZappo's NC collab, he would be the SporeDotCam of this collab. PatrickStus's was one of the more forgettable entries, mainly consisting of sus jokes and...sus jokes. f11keyboard's entry was entertaining, and I give it props for using more than one source. My only complaint with that entry is the mildly slow pace. MrDarkEdge1's entry does some funny jokes, and seems to have some effort put into itself. tonyantmla223's entry was one of the most fun, and one part reminded me of MrTennek. XxRobotChaoxX's entry has clever jokes, though it's not much. OneManBoxOffice2's entry is one of the more visually interesting, as are most of OMBO2's Poops. It breaks from JHG cliches and makes itself stand out from all the other entries in a good way. walinghammediaisbac gave a kinda lousy entry that, like multicoolmovies3 whom I'll get to in the Worst Entry portion, brought the collab to a halt with a generic sentence mixing and reversing poop (Am I the only iMovie pooper who uses it to my advantage?). MasterOfRandomness87 provided one of the best entries in the collab, and one of the few entries that had me laughing out loud. UltraJooshFunStuff's entry, though not his best, is funny. OfficialRobloxGAME's entry starts out strong and becomes slightly weakened by the end. The stutter jokes can be clever, but some parts lag. Finally, cartoonlover98's entry was a knockout. I don't really have any complaints about his entry. It has good visual jokes, nice editing, and a great sense of humor.
Final grade
Though some entries fall flat and the editing and quality are at times just okay, the collab is way better than expected and most of the entries are impressive, making you forget all about the bad entries. A-.
Best Entries
GabrielCol595 AND cartoonlover98. I couldn't decide which one was the superior entry, so I decided to make this a tie. While cartoonlover98 may have the advantage as it appealed to my taste the most, CabrielCol595 just really made me surprised. He did better than I expected him too, which as I've made too many times in this review, is CL98's Nostalgia Critic Collab in a nutshell. A-
Worst Entry
multicoolmovies3. Another thing I didn't expect out of this collab: Spadinner. Not to sound harsh, but of all the bad entries in this collab, this was the worst, and I mean it. The unforgivably slow pace, the bad masking and lack of editing itself made for just a dull mess of a YTP. D-
Next Review (possibly): The Jim Henson Collab by HotFriedSkadoosh (2011)
Note: I know this review could be better. Hopefully I'll improve the quality of my reviews in the future.