As an avid Worms fan ever since the best Worms game ever made (Worms Armageddon) I've been looking into an animation that REALLY made me feel like a Worm (from the Worms series of games) and when I stumbled upon this animation, I was rather equivocated with the idea of a story with Worms characters, although my expectations were rather limited since I didn't think anyone could write a story with strong emotional beats with the Worms series since they're not conventional characters like in most media, but once I sat down to watch this animation, my expectations not only were completely blown away (like if someone threw me a holy hand grenade (from the Worms games)) but it also left me floored on how incredible you manage to capture the essence of the Worms so perfectly
The team is so well explored, there's so many characters, all of them with unique personalities and struggles, but you can definitely feel like they complete each other over their chemistry, like how the leader guy is keeping the composure of the new guy, and is courageous and selfless to sacrifice himself so his teammates can escape, even if he can't himself, or how the shotgun guy is clearly struggling with the idea of his career being over and people not remembering him after he is gone, at first you feel like the shotgun Worm is going to be unlikeable due to how much of a dickhead he is, but after you get the chance to know the character, EVERYTHING falls into place, and you simply just fall back into your chair, shocked, on how someone could make such a masterclass in storytelling (with Worms)
And the voice acting, REALLY made me feel like a Worm
I don't know if you got the original guys who voiced the Worms to reprise their roles for this singular animation, or if you're just a genius in voice acting, because the voicelines are simply too good and feel like they came straight up out of one of their games, and at no moment, my immersion was broken, not only because of the voice and the delivery, but also due to the fact the dialogue and how it feels so real is honestly stunning, tarantino is crying in his bathroom right now wishing he could write something on this level
And the animation is also pretty fucking awesome, really
The way you drew the Worms feels incredibly authentic and expressive, with tons of references to the games and the original animations, really makes this a delightful experience to watch, but I also like how you added some real gore to add to the realistic factor of a bank robbery (with Worms) which is a detail I really appreciate, although I really wish you could have animated more people into the banks and maybe that I could have seen more gory deaths, that would be really cool too, and I feel like the scenarios need more plants, since banks have plants in them and I have only seen one plant in the entire animation, which left me a little bit dissapointed, but the rest of the animation DEFINITELY makes up for the lack of plants
One of my last criticisms, is that it needs ROMANCE
if you added a scene where the Worms kissed and maybe practiced Worm Fornication it would have REALLY tickled a lot of vaginas out there, and it would also add to the gritty realism which is the life of robbery, because in order to feed your family and your loved ones when you're a robber, you NEED to make sacrifices, and it would have added to the realism, if we saw a more romantic approach to their lifes whenever they're not robbing
Either way, this animation is ok
5 stars.