Surn's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[HatLamas short]

uh-huh....

Pros:
-Exciting music
- Had sound effects

Cons:
- Plot device of an excessively long power-up has already been used
(see: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view /515146)
- Aesthetics could use work

sandordude responds:

I know that it has already been used.. but thanks

[Polar Bear]

Mostly flawless

Pros:
- Audio and visuals are professional-looking
- Successfully used 3D effects
Cons:
- No subtitles (arguably a must if you're going to post to an English website)
- Doesn't stand out too much from the other flashes of this quality

[Tiddlywank]

For a while I thought this was just a loop

Pros:
- Good artistic and animation quality
- Good voice acting
Cons:
- Powering up took way to long(1)
- Characters were a tad stiff

1) This was the major one. Even if this was parodying how much time is spent on DBZ doing one thing, you probably could have substituted the time with a series of "# minutes later" screens.

Sirschmoopy responds:

"I thought this was a loop"

[Sins of the Fathers]

Overall: Keep going

Pros:
- Good story
- Appropriate music
Cons:
- Visuals somewhat shoddy
- Animation is stiff

[Wild West Quickdraw]

Keep practicing

You seem to have a good grasp of a few camera techniques (such as the dramatic explosion from behind bit). Still, you have a ways to go yet.

[I.S.-The Beginning [Pt1]]

Overall: Very Good

Pros:
- Good story line
- Decent visuals
Cons:
- Too much reliance on talk
- Characters somewhat stiff

Comments:
On a literature-hosting website I was frequently told to "show-don't tell". I guess an example of this in flash on Newgrounds would be "Engineered".

[crazy clips #1]

Huh...

It seems that random weirdness isn't in high demand. It also seems to be a difficult thing to review. Either way, I liked the part with the dresser. For the future try some music and work on your art skills.

[The legend of kent]

Overall:

Pros:
- Appropriate music
- Surprise end
Cons:
- Music stops too early
- Background and snowflakes a tad shoddy

Animatigo responds:

Now that I think about it The music does cut out a bit to fast, maybe I should've made it fade.
The backgrounds are ones that I found for paper mario, sorry if they look like crap :(
And the snowflakes were animated very quickly so there wasn't much effort out into it.

[An_Tree]

Overall: Not really an animation

Pros:
- Looks good
- Appropriate music
Cons:
- Is little more than an animated picture
- Snow effect needs work

Comments:
Perhaps if you added a back story to the scene it would boost the rating like in here:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view /496723

SirCannabisClock responds:

Well thank you for your input sir

I actually couldn't agree more, the snow is definitely off. I feel it moves too fast and goes all over the place. Furthermore, I considered adding a short story but it would of meant adding a character to the picture.

[Tokio Hotel - DispelTwins]

Overall

Pros:
-Good drawing skills
- some sound effects
Cons:
- All about text, little action
- Little actual animation