watsdis's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shanto's Shorts]

A questionable interest in stick figures

This is your collection of your tests and developing skills that you chose to put together and present on Newgrounds. You put yourself in the position of being criticized and judged upon your performances and that is what i will do.
Perhaps being one of the more bland submissions within the genre of stick figures and a sub genre within that being shorts. This comes across as nothing of particular interest or fasincation. Stick figures doing ordinary things, kicking, throwing and punching, nothing remarkable. I understand in order to improve you are developing upon the basics of course and that is respectable at that, but perhaps a debut with the extraordinary was what i myself and dare i speak for others what they were expecting also. Previous reviews to mine obviously involved some of your aliases, all kindly presenting scores of 10s. Surely perhaps this would be enough to give you a confidence boost, but in truth the animation is mediocre for a debut animator at best. Stick figures are choppy in movement at best. There are some notable animations, slightly realistic, comic and cartoonish but there rarity brings this display of development down and the lose of interest becomes apparent.
A rather ordinary collection, but it is good to see development and reading the other reviews it is good to see evidence of their interest in your development too. I hope to see something different if not spectacular in your next flash, although i do somewhat anticipate otherwise. There is always a chance to blow us away with something truly remarkable amongst your peers and the creative community and i hope to see that somewhere in your progress however long it may be.

Shantoflare responds:

Thanks man. I appreciate this review. I really do. I admit, I am quite the horrible animator. But that's why I am trying to get better, and people like you, push me to do my best. I appreciate it man!

[OMG Racism!!!1]

6/10

nice short but i think it can be improved in terms of depth of message and how it is presented

DikkopStudios responds:

I just started animating and this is what I got :) I didn't really think of any story, just that at the end the judge would throw the hammer lol.

[Dante's Inferno Rated GSE]

wow

very nice concept. informative and very interesting. Perfect soundtrack and animation to fit within conceptual framework of flash.

JayHankEdLyon responds:

Thanks.

(In MY opinion, I'm great at picking songs and that's about it. I can't draw too well and my animation is a bit lazy, but setting the tone makes all the difference in the world.)

[The stick boot collab]

lol

alex the cow's third one is the best, and the replay one. Although mediocre in animation skill, the styles presented reflected style of humour well. Humour was also great. Nice variety of 'boot' encounters

farfenwaffle responds:

yep humor was our objective

[Loituma - Pokemon]

wat the

music is jibberish for kids and animation overly simplistic

Jordanthesonicguy responds:

u

must

DIE

[Loituma - OMG]

Simplistic

The graphic loop coupled with the style of music is well chosen and done. Although i have no idea who this girl is or where the music originates from, it suits well with your ongoing series as a fitting addition. Although the flash could do with more dynamic animations and refinement.

Jordanthesonicguy responds:

>.< you r gonna be the next loituma leekspinner if u say that again! and ill make sure u die in it.....

[50 SXC Seconds]

Entertaining

Short shorts involving stick figures always involves ramdomity such as this has but superbly animated. Although somewhat choppy at times the animating is smooth and well suited to the humour of the flash. Each story is clear and i recieved good reception as to what was going on. Audiowise, it can do with a little more refinement, as also with the entire concept of the flash itself. Other than that i hope you will inform me as to what bigger project you are working on so i can further enjoy more of your works.
Looking forward to your next one.

Quick-Fix responds:

First of all: Thanks for the great review. You're right about the choppyness and sound, although I have to say the anim goes a bit slower on NG.
My bigger project will involve music, a small storyline and emotion. But as you probably know, school kills motivation so it's not gonna come out any time soon.
But wow, nice review ^_^!

[Adolf Hitler:CAI493+D 226]

Strange

The concept is vague but still there. Presenting it through this below average animation was somewhat dull and uninteresting. The audio is bright and kicky and your animation could have been more dynamic to reflect that. Other than that i liked the manta ray and kudos to you if you drew it.
Although i dont see why you should change your style in this instalment for your ongoing series, you really should improve upon each submission one after another so you gain an audience who observes and appreciates your skill growth and flash itself.

AfroUnderscoreStud responds:

The "manta ray" was official artwork. I didn't draw it. :P

Thanks for the review. If only all low-scoring ones could be like this. :)

[Watch your Road Rage]

lol

Nice one. This is very entertaining, to the point and somewhat satisfying. A joy to watch although some refining in terms of sound and animation could have pushed this further. Other than that, well done.

KimKilledPacho responds:

Thanks man. I feel like I learned a lot from doing this flash, and will apply my knowledge to future endeavors. I appreciate the feedback!

[Steve and Jerry Episode 1]

Okay

The styles presented here both in terms of humour and animation go hand in hand, well done on that. Although animating quality and refinement could have been extended.
Very nice effort tho, looking forward seeing improvement in the next one.

EternalStutter responds:

and they will no doubt be improved in the next one :P