Viper90's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Why dogs smell butts]

Good start

It was pretty good.
-Pros: It told a story, you put genuine effort into this, and it had some element of humor in it.
-Cons: Not the greatest animation. The last part had the character glitching up and down as he was stationary and began moving toward the other dog. The music couldn't be taken seriously. It didn't' sound like club music to me, but I believe you were going for a 'carefree' theme there. The depressing music at the end really took away whatever humor was trying to be conveyed here.
-Suggestions: Fix your 'jumpy' dog at the end. Get some mouth animation on that dog who made the exclamation at the end. Also consider using more appropriate music next time.
*It was good for a beginner. I'm glad to see a new animator on NG.

SyWatDroom responds:

Thank you for the suggestions, really good advice, maybe the next one will go better, practice makes perfect

[aowsum]

Neat

This was neat.
-Pros: It was pretty. The music syncing was right on. There were numerous effects! You actually spent time on this. (I'm surprised what makes it through the portal nowadays)
-Cons: There wasn't any point to this. It was just...pretty and nothing else. I appreciate the effort and all, but was all this practice meant just for the portal?
-Suggestions: Give us something juicy and creative! That only pertains to this submission though. I know you have to be planning/working on other stuff, so I won't get too far into that.
*As a beginning animator, I can appreciate stuff like this. How many layers and tweens did ya use on this thing? I'm not surprised it took you two weeks to make it. You did this in only 229 frames too. You must have had a tween going every other frame... Well, as you can see the NG community has become like a third world country. They're easily impressed. We're starved of good flash submissions, and it's up to people like you to give us something good! I hope this one is a reflection of the quality of your future submissions.

holyforks responds:

Be amazed my friend, by the number zero! There is absolutely zero tween everything is fbf. Wouldn't be much of a practice to get back into shape if I just tweened half of the movie would it?

[WolfsBane Trailer (Final)]

Well done

I liked it overall.
-Pros: You say this is an original character? That's definitely a plus. You had wonderful eye detail as well. Every time I see a flash drawn like this, I'm amazed at the level of detail and time it obviously took to make. Did you draw every frame on this? Going frame by frame, it looks like you did.
-Cons: Like you mentioned, you have some movement issues. I don't like how the character looped in the crawl portion. I didn't like seeing the character roll suddenly in the beginning chase sequence either. I don't really see how that factors in the chase and the movie moves so quickly that it really takes away from the quality of the work. I wasn't quite sure what the thing was that passed the screen after the hawk flew away. The feather was a little too wide to be to scale, but I see what you were trying to do there. It would've been nice to have a replay button on here too, though I realize it's not finished.
-Suggestions: Fix those movement issues! I know it may be a pain in the butt to do, but once you fix them, people will like it a lot more. Consider limiting her crawl sequence to two loops. With two, the looping will be less noticeable. Also consider scaling that feather down. Other people might also be confused as to what it is. Make sure to remember a replay button on your finished one.
*I look forward to seeing what kind of surprises you have in store, as well as what other characters you have.

WolfsBaneSeries responds:

The background revolving was drawn by me along with all movements but some backgrounds stayed the same and yes. no gifs or anything no buttons. all frame done.

I know the grass want the best but it wa normally and supposed to be a fun little animation but it turned into a hunting scene. Sorry it was a feather from the hawks wings. The feather was zooming in. And soory i'm not good at rodents like rabbits and mice. Yeah i will add a start and end button once i finish the main animation.

[Mustache Trials]

Neat interpretation

It was a neat interpretation of freedom.
-Pros: It was kinda funny at the end. The overall animation was flawless. You also had an original idea. I liked the replay button at the end too.
-Cons: You didn't credit the audio artist (Maximum the Hormone). You should always give credit where credit is due. There really wasn't anything keeping me on this animation other than the anticipation of something cool or unexpected to happen (which did). The end joke wasn't THAT funny, but to some people it may be freakin hilarious.
-Suggestions: Give credit to your audio supplier. You might work on your comedic formula. The typical NGr wants to see something explode or be overly violent, preferably in a combination. I was half expecting a duck hunter to blow the freakin mustache apart. You might want to factor this in the next time you come up with an idea.
*Don't expect NGrs to understand or appreciate interpretive works like this. You seem to know what you're doing, so I'll leave it at that.

[DB - Anti-Tank Squad]

Lol

I kinda laughed at this.
-Pros: It was sorta funny. A lot of time obviously went into this. You don't see a lot of stop motion anymore, so it was rare too. That cotton scene must have taken some work!
-Cons: Was this REALLY a 'flash?' I guess if you're a traditional animator, you can really appreciate this, but modern times dictate you actually use the software in flash to create an animation without the help of a camera.
-Suggestions: Please try to make a flash cartoon. I know stop motion is difficult to master, so you may want to try your hand at animating (if you haven't already). Get a replay button on this. I couldn't tell if I was supposed to laugh at this or take it seriously. You could even go so far as to make this into a comedic work. Hey, you might want to change the locale of your scenes too. Small green men in a large freaky redwhiteblack grassed world with a feathered white sky was neat and all, but an outdoors scene would probably be more suitable (if you can handle people ogling you).
*I liked it other than that. I am looking forward to see what other creative things you can come up with.

GreenScales responds:

ehh i have tried doing animiations. the problem is my style is totaly awful. as in i carnt. i am aware it might not quite count as a flash, but i have been doing stop start motion things like this for around four years. the rest of my stuff can be found on my devart page.

as for not seeing stop motion anymore...w ell thats the way it goes innit.

[MK Mishaps Gold]

I loved this

I had never seen one of your parodies before this, but I think I'll go ahead and watch the rest!
-Pros: REALLY FUNNY. I never got into MK (cuz I sucked at it), but I still was able to enjoy this. You used a few samples of my favorite things in here too; like that clip from Goldmember and the System of a Down songs. The overall parodies in here were spot on as well. You also gave credit where credit was d
-Cons: There's not much to be said in the way of improvement. You nailed the jokes, and the animation was excellent.
*I did have a question though. Where were those JL sprites from? Were those from a game? I don't remember seeing a JL game like that. Anyways, I loved this and hope you'll parody something else classic someday. (if anything nowadays can become a classic)

VicHD responds:

The DC sprites are fanmade M.U.G.E.N. Sprites. They're quite a rare find to be honest.
I posted a link highlighted in yellow during the credits, check it out while you can.

[The Burrito Song]

It was okay

Eh well, it was okay animation wise.
-Pros: I liked the overall togetherness of the animation. Is that a mudpuppy? That's kind of funny I guess.
-Cons: I'm sorry if I offend you, but the song got irritating. The mudpuppy didn't really even eat the burrito either, so the song was made pointless. He/she didn't do anything other than sing, smile, and do a little shake every other chorus. The mouth synching was a tad off as well.
-Suggestions: You should REALLY consider getting your music supply from someone else. Some people may not appreciate what Nerf Herder has to offer. The mudpuppy should actually EAT the burrito instead of singing about doing something he/she didn't do in the first place. If you can, try and make the little bugger do something else other than stand there in place slouched slightly like Golem and jive over how his/her freakin' burrito is the best. Maybe consider makin' him/her dance across the screen holding the burrito in the air or something.
*It was alright overall, good for a quick laugh. It's nothing amazing, but it gets the job done.

ABCreature responds:

O_O Gosh, thanks! :D I make it because I would make a quick laugh :P

[This Will Pass]

A good message

For the sake of some animation, I give thee a one.
-My opinion: Normally, I would give this flash a good rogering review, but since you so eloquently presented this lengthy rant, I'll give you one myself. You deserve more than a simple review.
-The reason for higher blam rates in the past is probably due to the fact that all the experienced users have moved on in life. I remember telling someone about NG a while back, and they simply replied: "What's Newgrounds?" What is Newgrounds? Have you been living in a hole? Nope, simply a lack of interest and probably Facebook or YouTube. This is an unfortunate trend nowadays, and as I'm writing this, I'm starting to see how NG may be on a downfall. People are simply losing interest in flashes anymore. Sure, flash was cool back in 2002-2006, but the allure of crappy no-effort YouTube vids and bragging to people about your boring life on Facebook has taken precedent over the artistic flash that took weeks or even months to make.
-The people that DO still visit NG are primarily people with little to no experience in flash whatsoever and thus have no appreciation for the time and effort it takes to make a quality flash. They probably have no idea how to vote on submissions either. You also have the people that have remained dedicated to NG for years still patrol the portal every once in a while. Unfortunately, they don't do it enough as you can see by the amount of submissions far surpassing the blams every day (you're not the only observant one). Of course, you have the scavengers; the KK, DD, SS, CC, BB, etc. They are the reason NG has so much crap on it. They far outnumber experienced users and can be blamed for the garbage that makes it through the portal every day.
-This imbalance in user experience (and maturity) leads to the defunct ratio of submissions/blams. It's like an old video game that still somehow supports multiplayer. You have a few experienced players here and there (who will utterly dominate you) and a bunch of newbs who are just there to annoy you.
*I hope you see the reasons now. All we can do is keep voting every day and hope that more people join who want to keep NG clean.

[The Fifth Element (TEST)]

Hmm...

I like the 'Fifth Element' too.
-Pros: Fairly accurate reproduction of one of the first scenes of the movie.
-Cons: It's a little choppy. There wasn't a Wal-Mart in the movie. (this is for comedic reasons apparently) There's no real joke or interesting thing here.
-Suggestions: Increase the frame rate (if you want). You should probably submit this to the Alphas section instead of the flash portal. (I'll give you slack on that though, I never go to the Alphas)
*I'd like to see what you have to offer in the form of a movie.

BananTj responds:

lol i never knew there was a alpha section xD...

but thanks for the feedback

but one thing, how do i increase the frame rate? just pm me

[pokerap masturbation]

Funny

I can barely imagine how much work went into this. Individual art for each pokemon, transitions, even finding those humiliating pics of fan boys and girls...and fan boygirls.
-Pros: A LOT OF ART!!! Each one had a unique perspective on it that wasn't far off from their 'serious' counterparts.
-Cons: Art could have been a little more meticulous, but since this was meant to be parody art, plenty of exceptions can be made. (There was also 150 of em to draw!)
-Suggestions: A gallery option should be added to this. It was kind of difficult to get the full effect of humor with all of em passing by so fast. I was laughing on and off through this, but not all the way through you know? Some were funny, and some were okay. I think if people were able to see each one individually, they might appreciate it more. At the same time, I can understand why you wouldn't considering some people might get a little more 'enjoyment' out of it that way. (sad but true)
*In all, I liked it. It was good for more than a few laughs, and is worth watching again.