[Zarxrax]

I just counted up the videos.

There are 18 death note videos in AMV Hell 4.
There are 254 total videos in AMV Hell 4.
Thus, death note makes up 1 out of every 14 videos in AMV Hell 4.

By contrast, AMV Hell 3 had 24 Azumanga Daioh videos, NOT COUNTING all the little "beep beep beep beep" bits.
There are 220 total videos in AMV Hell 3.
Thus, Azumanga Daioh makes up 1 out of every 9 videos in AMV Hell 3.


So quit bitching about there being too much death note, it's nowhere near as bad as the Azumanga in Hell 3.

[yokou seishirou]

I just counted up the videos.

There are 18 death note videos in AMV Hell 4.
There are 254 total videos in AMV Hell 4.
Thus, death note makes up 1 out of every 14 videos in AMV Hell 4.

By contrast, AMV Hell 3 had 24 Azumanga Daioh videos, NOT COUNTING all the little "beep beep beep beep" bits.
There are 220 total videos in AMV Hell 3.
Thus, Azumanga Daioh makes up 1 out of every 9 videos in AMV Hell 3.


So quit bitching about there being too much death note, it's nowhere near as bad as the Azumanga in Hell 3.


2x

[Corpsegoddess]

I just counted up the videos.

There are 18 death note videos in AMV Hell 4.
There are 254 total videos in AMV Hell 4.
Thus, death note makes up 1 out of every 14 videos in AMV Hell 4.

By contrast, AMV Hell 3 had 24 Azumanga Daioh videos, NOT COUNTING all the little "beep beep beep beep" bits.
There are 220 total videos in AMV Hell 3.
Thus, Azumanga Daioh makes up 1 out of every 9 videos in AMV Hell 3.


So quit bitching about there being too much death note, it's nowhere near as bad as the Azumanga in Hell 3.


I love Death Note, so their inclusions is great as far as I'm concerned. I thought most of the clips were awesome.

[pataki0021]

what people don't get is that, there is a reason why there is a splurge of new anime like death note and lucky star and etc, because when death note came out a year after amv hell 3 came out, we come up with a brainstorm of ideas for the next one, and with amv hell 4 being the LAST one, we all have to put our ideas somewhere or itll never come to fruition. some people should keep that in mind that its the last amv hell, so put in a death note joke while you can.

like i mentioned somewhere else, if only school days were finished in time before amv hell 4's dead line. but then again if zarxrax pulled off a jay-z and bring amv hell out of retirement (which i doubt that'll happen), we can expect the school days joke get runned to the "bloody" ground and we won't like where the jokes are "head"-ed to.

[ssgwnbtd]

Not enough Death Note.

[???Shadow???]

Well I also didn't like that there was so many of them because I don't like death note...
Well I don't like that genre.. But what was good on it was that most of them were actually very good.
So it's not that bad after all.

[UNOwen]

I've got a fever. And there's only one prescription. More Death Note!

[Corpsegoddess]

Well I also didn't like that there was so many of them because I don't like death note...
Well I don't like that genre.. But what was good on it was that most of them were actually very good.
So it's not that bad after all.


What genre would that be? I'm curious.

[TreeBark]

The gay kind... ;D


SO......DEATHNOTE LOVES YOU!!!!

Well, anywho......If these forums willl stay up and more of us will donate- then i'm sure- wether it is spearheaded by zaxrax or not, AMV hell will make a return. Someone else will just have to take the reigns :)

[???Shadow???]

Well I also didn't like that there was so many of them because I don't like death note...
Well I don't like that genre.. But what was good on it was that most of them were actually very good.
So it's not that bad after all.


What genre would that be? I'm curious.


You know seinen, psychological anime...
Like GiTS, Ergo Proxy, SE: Lain...
They are hard to understand for me.

[oppdis]

I've come to accept the amount of Death Notes and "Mmm, what you say" clips. Just a question though: did people do the same for AMVH3 (about its Azumanga clips)?

[ZZMaxX]

I just counted up the videos.

There are 18 death note videos in AMV Hell 4.
There are 254 total videos in AMV Hell 4.
Thus, death note makes up 1 out of every 14 videos in AMV Hell 4.

By contrast, AMV Hell 3 had 24 Azumanga Daioh videos, NOT COUNTING all the little "beep beep beep beep" bits.
There are 220 total videos in AMV Hell 3.
Thus, Azumanga Daioh makes up 1 out of every 9 videos in AMV Hell 3.


So quit bitching about there being too much death note, it's nowhere near as bad as the Azumanga in Hell 3.


But no Gundam? WTF IS THAT!?

[The Real Inferno]

I noticed that about Azumanga being worse than Death Note, but I think the problem was that the Death Note clips didn't have as much of a massive variety to work with in the themes as the Azumanga ones did, which kept those seemingly fresh despite their number. Though when I rewatch the Death Note clips don't bug me as much on reviewing

[LukeHarris]

But I complained about Azumanga even more, so yeah.

[FUCK YOU]

Thats because Azumanga is a good show, **** death note and **** you

[xexyzl]

So quit bitching about there being too much death note, it's nowhere near as bad as the Azumanga in Hell 3.


The big difference being that most of the Azumanga clips in 3 were actually funny, which is what I recall AMV Hell being about. Out of those 18 death note videos, I'd say I gave a half-hearted chuckle to the Hot Topic clip, and the rest seemed like filler to me.

[invaderflak]

So quit bitching about there being too much death note, it's nowhere near as bad as the Azumanga in Hell 3.


The big difference being that most of the Azumanga clips in 3 were actually funny, which is what I recall AMV Hell being about. Out of those 18 death note videos, I'd say I gave a half-hearted chuckle to the Hot Topic clip, and the rest seemed like filler to me.


Truth.

[Inkwolf]

So quit bitching about there being too much death note, it's nowhere near as bad as the Azumanga in Hell 3.


The big difference being that most of the Azumanga clips in 3 were actually funny, which is what I recall AMV Hell being about. Out of those 18 death note videos, I'd say I gave a half-hearted chuckle to the Hot Topic clip, and the rest seemed like filler to me.


On the other hand, I didn't care for the Hot Topic clip, and loved the Timothy McSweeny one--thought it was very funny. I bet every one of those DN clips had its own particular fans. (I've never seen Death Note yet, but know the vague concept.)

What I keep hearing critics say is that "AMV Hell 4 was no good except for..." and most people different exceptions. I think that's a good thing that there's a broad range of material that appeals to many different people. In a way it's good that many people will find somehting to like in AMV Hell 4, in another way, it's sad that people are complaining so much because it wasn't all targetted at their particular sense of humor.

[Zarxrax]

What I keep hearing critics say is that "AMV Hell 4 was no good except for..." and most people different exceptions. I think that's a good thing that there's a broad range of material that appeals to many different people. In a way it's good that many people will find somehting to like in AMV Hell 4, in another way, it's sad that people are complaining so much because it wasn't all targetted at their particular sense of humor.


Indeed. Across the various threads where people mention their favorite clips from the video, nearly every single clip in the project has been mentioned at least once. I'm glad that we could appeal to such a diverse range of tastes this time.

[ZZMaxX]

So quit bitching about there being too much death note, it's nowhere near as bad as the Azumanga in Hell 3.


The big difference being that most of the Azumanga clips in 3 were actually funny, which is what I recall AMV Hell being about. Out of those 18 death note videos, I'd say I gave a half-hearted chuckle to the Hot Topic clip, and the rest seemed like filler to me.


Truth.

Seconded

[Infinity]

Azumanga Daioh is way more addictive expecially Osaka.

[Damphon]

If these forums willl stay up and more of us will donate- then i'm sure- wether it is spearheaded by zaxrax or not, AMV hell will make a return. Someone else will just have to take the reigns :)


I've got an idea, why dont we have a contest to find a successor for amv hell, so even if zaxrax and ssgwnbtd never make another amv hell the legacy can live on. maby this should be opend in a new topic.

[The Real Inferno]

If these forums willl stay up and more of us will donate- then i'm sure- wether it is spearheaded by zaxrax or not, AMV hell will make a return. Someone else will just have to take the reigns :)


I've got an idea, why dont we have a contest to find a successor for amv hell, so even if zaxrax and ssgwnbtd never make another amv hell the legacy can live on. maby this should be opend in a new topic.



Because the process of selection would be unanimously voted to be Russian Roulette

[Matt_Colly]

Actually... We are taking the two motion pictures (plus the previous, shorter hells), and splicing them together in one huge mega mix...,moving the clips around however to make it seem less DN and Azumanga full. File compression is a bitch to fit on one dvd...dont know if we can...but i think it will freshin up the series (considering since 4 has come out i have logged 23 views and hell 3 views are...too high to count.) Haha, but i will keep yall updated on my success with the project and if it truely does elevate the project in my own opinion.

[purplepolecat]

What I keep hearing critics say is that "AMV Hell 4 was no good except for..." and most people different exceptions. I think that's a good thing that there's a broad range of material that appeals to many different people. In a way it's good that many people will find somehting to like in AMV Hell 4, in another way, it's sad that people are complaining so much because it wasn't all targetted at their particular sense of humor.


Indeed. Across the various threads where people mention their favorite clips from the video, nearly every single clip in the project has been mentioned at least once. I'm glad that we could appeal to such a diverse range of tastes this time.


Agree ! You can't please all of the people all of the time, but you can make it so that people bitch or rave about different stuff. About 1/3 of the clips did nothing for me, but seemed to make other people laugh. There are very few things as subjective as humor.

Part of what makes the AMV Hell series compulsive viewing is that NOT all the clips are LOL-funny. It builds up a feeling of anticipation for the next clip.

[UNOwen]

Exactly. AMV Hell is about quantity, not so much quality. Out of 250+ clips, I doubt anyone was finding less than half funny. If you didn't think something was funny, all you had to do was wait 3 more seconds and they would try again. It's like a Gatling gun, If a bullet misses you, there is no need to worry. There are at least 74 more in the next 5 secs to give it another try. Accuracy be damned!

[oppdis]

Azumanga Daioh is way more addictive expecially Osaka.




Seconded.

I also agree with Zarvox on the fact that everyone (fans of anime, anyway) can find something funny in ANY AMV Hell. Azu-Dai has the non-chiche weirdness that feeds my hyperactive imagination.

-oppdis

[Corpsegoddess]

Azumanga Daioh is way more addictive expecially Osaka.




Seconded.

I also agree with Zarvox on the fact that everyone (fans of anime, anyway) can find something funny in ANY AMV Hell. Azu-Dai has the non-chiche weirdness that feeds my hyperactive imagination.

-oppdis


But for me, the fact that Death Note is so, well....deathly serious makes it absolutely hilarious when you screw with it. Azumanga is fun because you can use it with anything funny and it works. Death Note is MADE funny and it works.

[Aleciel]

I'm pretty sure Light makes better use of an evil laugh than any Azumanga character.

[Darthgamer]

That laugh is perfect. lol

[AMVP]

Probably the best Death Note video (for me) was the "Ready to Die" video. Not only was it well edited and appropriate, but it also got me interested in the artist responsible for the song: Andrew WK.

[UNOwen]

I don't know. The "Candyman" Death note video was so out of character, it was hilarious.

[Corpsegoddess]

I don't know. The "Candyman" Death note video was so out of character, it was hilarious.


That's exactly what I was going for with that. I like the juxtaposition of unlikely anime and video sources. ;D

[UNOwen]

Well, a kudos to you! That vid is one that stands out in my mind. And, anyone that can make something stand out in such the clutter that is my mind deserves a magic wand.

[Garzahd]

My criticism about Death Note is not about who finds it funny, but rather the level of spoilers.

Two clips in particular are _very_ spoiler-filled, which is difficult because relatively few of my friends have seen DN all the way to the end, and it's hard for me to ask them to watch Hell 4 until they do.

[AMVP]

If you want to complain about a show appearing to many times, why not mention "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". I don't mean the show in general, but that one scene where they're playing on stage: there must have been 3 or 4 variations of it!

[UNOwen]

My criticism about Death Note is not about who finds it funny, but rather the level of spoilers.

Two clips in particular are _very_ spoiler-filled, which is difficult because relatively few of my friends have seen DN all the way to the end, and it's hard for me to ask them to watch Hell 4 until they do.
You'd be surprised how many times you'll see a spoiler, and not realize it should be spoiling something until you get to that point anyway, especially when it's taken so far out of context. as in an AMV Hell. It's kind of like deja vu. It doesn't hit you that you've already seen it, until you've seen it again.

And to AMVP about Melancholy, I have this to say......
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.....um, actually, for once, I guess I don't have anything to say. It doesn't bother me, because I like the series, but I can see where you are coming from. It wasn't that the same scene was in there so many times, it was just used the same way multiple times. Still, having Haruhi rock out like Tenacious D nearly made me piss myself! "...and he said, *snort* 'Be you angels?' and we said, 'No. We are but men. ROCK!'" Well timed. If I could have left out any of them, it would have been the "Girls of Rock and Roll" skit. Apologies to the author of that one, but it just seemed too plain. I was just kind of like, "meh..."
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...Oh, great! Now you guys have even got ME nit picky!

[AMVP]

Actually, UNOwen, I have to agree with you on that. "The Girls of Rock and Roll" was rather erksome, but the rest were decent (my personal favorite was the version all sped up). The point I was trying to make was that it just seemed odd to see the exact same scene so many times. The other Suzumiya sketches (especially the one riffing on Rocky Horror) were great, and the show itself is pretty good too (I've only seen a few episodes).

Anyway, since this is a Death Note post, I might as well contribute on that front as well.
Concerning the argument that Azumanga Daioh appeared more often in Hell 3 than D.N. in Hell 4. Azumanga Daioh, which i was ignorent of prior to Hell 3, was fairly light plotwise, and few of the sketches delt with said plot points. The use of Death Note in Hell 4, on the other hand, was far more referential to its plot, and could therefore be more confusing to newcomers. I myself only learned of the series a few weeks ago, and was thusly able to enjoy the AMVs to their full extent.

[UNOwen]

Yes, Rocky Horror was very well executed. On a side note, in the "sped up" version of the concert scene, only the video was sped up. The music played in real-time (at least, what was released on the album). Dragonforce plays that fast in almost all their songs. I can't confirm that they are REALLY playing that fast for the whole song (considering their song average 7-8 minutes long), but it's still crazy!

[AMVP]

I thought that guitar sounded familiar. If it was Dragon Force, I wouldn't be surprised if they actually were playing at that speed.

[UNOwen]

152 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Black Winter Night DragonForce SSGWNBTD
Impressive fret work, nonetheless. I'd hate to have to do that song on Guitar Hero! :P
Even funnier is you can definitely see Nagato playing it full speed, no problem!

[Inkwolf]

The 'sped up version' might have been The End of the World as we Know It, which was definitly sped up and featured Haruhi. :p (Don't recall whether there were concert scenes in it, though.)

[purplepolecat]

I have seen Dragonforce live, and I can confirm that they really play at that speed for about 70% of the time. :o

[UNOwen]

The 'sped up version' might have been The End of the World as we Know It, which was definitly sped up and featured Haruhi. :p (Don't recall whether there were concert scenes in it, though.)
No, there were no concert scenes of any significance in "The end of the world as we know it", though you are right. The joke on THAT video was that this time the VIDEO was played mostly in real time, and the sound was sped up. For that, it is also an honorable mention in my book.

To purplepolecat:
I missed them at Ozzfest (though, I'm not sure IF they played at the show I was at) and I would have liked to see that. Keeping a speed like that for 7 minutes must be tough. Dem boys gots de skillz!

[AMVP]

The 'sped up version' might have been The End of the World as we Know It, which was definitly sped up and featured Haruhi. :p (Don't recall whether there were concert scenes in it, though.)
No, there were no concert scenes of any significance in "The end of the world as we know it", though you are right. The joke on THAT video was that this time the VIDEO was played mostly in real time, and the sound was sped up. For that, it is also an honorable mention in my book.

To purplepolecat:
I missed them at Ozzfest (though, I'm not sure IF they played at the show I was at) and I would have liked to see that. Keeping a speed like that for 7 minutes must be tough. Dem boys gots de skillz!


Do people do those sped up songs themselves, or are there places you can get them? There's this great amv from Artic Tribe (Massive head trauma suite, or something like that) that uses all sped up songs; you should check it out.

[UNOwen]

The 'sped up version' might have been The End of the World as we Know It, which was definitly sped up and featured Haruhi. :p (Don't recall whether there were concert scenes in it, though.)
No, there were no concert scenes of any significance in "The end of the world as we know it", though you are right. The joke on THAT video was that this time the VIDEO was played mostly in real time, and the sound was sped up. For that, it is also an honorable mention in my book.

To purplepolecat:
I missed them at Ozzfest (though, I'm not sure IF they played at the show I was at) and I would have liked to see that. Keeping a speed like that for 7 minutes must be tough. Dem boys gots de skillz!


Do people do those sped up songs themselves, or are there places you can get them? There's this great amv from Artic Tribe (Massive head trauma suite, or something like that) that uses all sped up songs; you should check it out.
Sounds cool! I guess I will check it out, as per your suggestion!
*Runs to go check out vid*
*silence*
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*peeks head back in*
...so where was it?

[AMVP]

Oh, terribly sorry!

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=87995

(don't know how to do links. just copy, paste and go!)

[AMVP]

:o Holy crap, it linked automatically! Isn't technology wonderful!

[UNOwen]

Yes, yes, you are welcome. Post editing isn't that difficult. Consider it a gift from the forum fairy!

[Daxmort]

Yes, yes, you are welcome. Post editing isn't that difficult. Consider it a gift from the forum fairy!


From now on, UNOwen is 'Forum Fairy'.

I, like others, thought there was a little too much Death Note.

But being that I'd been introduced to it a week before, I understood at least 60% of the clips. :P

Either way, I'll forgive the amount, as I both enjoyed it, and became interested in Death Note further after watching AMV Hell 4.

Plus, the evil-faced Light clip '>D' made me laugh out loud after I became aware of the 'JUST AS PLANNED.' meme.

[UNOwen]

U. N. Owen - "Official Unofficial Forum Fairy"

I'd hate it if it didn't have such a good ring to it. Damn.

I have never seen Death Note, nor heard of it prior to AMV Hell 4 (By the way, rocks DO make a nice roof!). I still enjoyed what I saw, and found most of the Death Note clips amusing, at the very least. I'm sure I missed a few extra jokes in there, but that is the beauty of AMV Hell. You can interpret clips as you see fit, as long as you have a decent sense of humor.

[Kabukiman]

Same here UNOwen,

caught a lot of the Death Note hype online but AMVHell 4 really made me notice the anime. Sure it was a lot of stuff but hey, good anime results in more amv... ;D

Considering the total amount of clips - was my favourite counted as well, the Death Note opening/Lucky Star clip or would that belong to Lucky Star??

[UNOwen]

Nan, I don't think too many people caught that one. On a side not, DBZ was also much more represented. Someone count it up. I'm sure it will rival Death Note.