What do you value higher?

[Phantasmagoriat]

If I've never seen the anime, and don't know the story, Video_2 is going to seem just as original as Video_1. Under these conditions I would prefer Video_2 because it doesn't have the classic "what-are-they-going-to-do-with-Naruto-now?" problem that Video_1 has. I would enjoy Video_2 even moreso if the story was actually good. There is nothing wrong with rehashing the original story of an anime... except that people who have seen it may get bored.

[Pwolf]

The better video.

[JudgeHolden]

The better video.

What the lowlander said.

[Magnus]

The better video.

yep.

[OtakuGray]

I don't really think sources matter...as long as you use them in a way that is entertaining and creative. Thats what i think anyways, but i know a lot of people prefer to see their favorite anime being used with their favorite song...regardless of the tenacity of the editing.

[Mol]

Well if it's enjoyable i don't care unless something really pisses me of about it and throws me out of mood yep =doesn't have an inch mood for me i cant enjoy it no matter how good technically it is.
i dunno to which category it fits more tho ; p

[Saisenseistudio]

but nothing exceptional.

U pretty much answered your own question. Find some amvs that is exceptional and personally enjoy watching.

[Sephiroth]

Well some of my best vids are eva ones.

and one that i got the most enjoyment out of was just the vash dance for 3+ minutes.

[Nya-chan Production]

but nothing exceptional.

U pretty much answered your own question. Find some amvs that is exceptional and personally enjoy watching.

I think so too, but as you can see, some people have a different opinion ;x

I think I should throw in how this question was born: I was a part of a jury and the judges threw in comments. And there was one video that I liked a lot... I was pretty sure that even if it was a miss for others it would end up high because of flawless editing and great idea and its execution... but in fact it ended up pretty badly and I wondered what caused it.

And the same seems to happen literally every time someone makes any video with so-called overused source, it particularly stands out in competitions, where judges tell you "I liked the editing, this was good..." and you can FEEL that the three dots mean "but I would like it more if you didn't choose this source".

But it seems that it isn't that bad - or there are just many people who cannot admit it :>

[ExSphere]

I would go with 1. If they used an overused source I like ( Naruto, bleach, FLCL )

Which is why I enjoyed Whisper of the Beast so much