Ninjkabat's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Buster the Bunny]

It wasn't that good the first time around

This submission wasn't that good the first time around, and it doesn't look like you've changed anything substantial for this time around. I would suggest doing a lot of animation experimentation on your own, waiting until you have something that's enjoyable to watch, and then coming back to NG to submit it.

[Up Your Nose]

Original, funny, and worthy of the frontpage

This submission is not only incredibly original, but also very well drawn and animated. You did a nice job designing characters that had exagurated characteristics which reflected their personalities. The vandal with the elongated tongue was especially solidly designed.

And the actual animation was very fluid and synchronized well with the audio. It was nice to see the blending of tweening and frame by frame animation that went on throughout the animation. Especially during the fight sequence, for some reason, the hand animations just struck me as particularly well thought-out and excecuted.

You also did a very nice job of voice acting, which I'm sure other people will take notice of as well. It fit in nicely with the stylish animation and music that use chose to use.

Overall, there was very little that could have made this animation any better. This is why I believe it should be on the front page, and why I will not be surprised when I see it there. Good job.

plentymagpies responds:

Thanks a lot, appreciate that.

[Spi-Dizzle]

Very solidly done.

Well, hmmm. You've presented an interesting little submission here. Despite the fact that there isn't really much storyline, so to speak, your character design is enough to keep interest in that character high throughout the whole movie. I think you designed him well, keeping most of the elements simplistic, but giving them a refined and elegant look when they are combined to make the "model" you use for animating.

So good job coming up with a character that's actually original and that keeps the viewers interest. On the artistic side of the submission, you also do some pretty interesting things that, while they aren't new, are very well executed. The instance that stood out to me most prominently was the section of the video where you spliced in real life footage. This in itself is nothing new, but because of the steady camera, relatively high resolution, and pretty fluid frame rate, it doesn't look awkward like other people's attempts to do the same trick.

You also surprised me with the opening "kick" animation. For some reason, your timing and use of the "ease tool" really gave your kick animation a nice solid cartoonish look. It had the timing and feeling of some other classic animators, and so that's why it struck me as extremely effective, even though it's an aesthetic that many people wouldn't normally notice or think about very hard.

So, all in all, you've given us a character that we actually become slightly interested in, and you show that you have skill when it comes to animation/video editing. I would say that's all the makings of a flash that will pass. Don't let my overall score on this review scare you (I'm rather harsh when it comes to that), I believe this submission shows promise, and I actually look forward to what you become capable of after more practice.

Keep up the good work.

Jeiji responds:

Ack! Ouchas! A five? Well I guess I earned it, but thanks. At least I have a good character...And a five for SOUND?!?! NEVER! I COMPOSED THAT BEAT! But thanks for the honest input. It bothers me more when people say they don't like my work, and are all like..."Aww, I don't like it...(retarded voice)." So now I know my strengths, and that I need to start storyboarding again. Thanks again!

[Thalius Finds a Map]

Once again.

Once again, you have managed to attempt to pass something into the portal that doesn't belong there. This is not a movie that has any merit at all. It is a blank screen that you have embeded some unoptimised mp3's into so that there is a large load time.

I have a theory that you creating this Thalius serries, all of which have been the exact same crap in the exact same package, simply to laugh with yourself when they pass judgement. You rely on the large load time, your mentioning that it is a part of a serries, and your very serious 46 x 46 icon to convince people that it is a real movie. Sadly, these misdirections have seemed to work for your previous movies, probably because people don't want to wait for the 10mb to load and give your submission just any type of vote that they think is passing.

That is my theory anyway. I challenge you to prove me wrong - to prove me and the rest of the users on the portal that you sincerely believe that this is a good movie that is worthy of being on the portal. If you have any evidence that shows that you spent more than 5 seconds on it, or that shows that you really care about the final product you're submitting, please prove me wrong.

[Lab 2 - The Time Ray]

Crazy Continuity

Wow, this was well written and well animated at the same time, a feat that few cartoons on the portal can brag about. I would like to commend you on a job well done.

The way you wrote the script to follow him through time was ingenious. No plot holes or unexplained appearances. And with three incarnations of the doctor being on screen at one time, that's quite an accomplishment to run it all together smoothly.

The art was also very smooth, especially your lipsynching. The high frame rate works well for the background animation loops that you use. And yet it's not so fast that it appears jerky. So, even though your character didn't actually move much, I can tell that you have obvious skill as an animator.

The bottom line is that this is a well thought out submission that you obviously spent time on. Good job.

[Wintertime in Dream Land]

Wonderful, simply wonderful.

This animation is so amazingly good, right up there, if not better, than your ambush animation.

It's stylistic, very fluid, has a good frame rate, and has a very good script that keeps the audiences interest throughout the entire animation. This are attributes that not many submissions to the portal have nowadays, which makes yours stand out above the rest as worth watching. It is also a very nice holiday theme you chose for this animation.

Kirby fan or not, this animation is enjoyable by everyone and you should definitely continue to make more. You have an incredible amount of talent, and I applaud you for that.

[box and goo]

Interesting idea

Well, the idea is very original, and the characters are simple enough that we understand them imediately. My biggest praise is in your choice of music. It gave the submission a light airy feeling, like it was all in a dream (the white background helpped with that too).

Anyway, the only contructive critisism I really have of this flash is that you don't seem to end the sound file once the animation loop starts over. Besides that, it's a very nice first movie. It definitely shows artistic potential.

boxheadboys responds:

hey cheers 4 the positive review. in response to the music thing it did that but couldn't be bothered figuring out how to fix it as I'm teaching my self as i go. Also I'm glad to hear people liked the music, I whipped that one up myself :)