NitrogenousBeing's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[COMET]

eye-catching newgrounds-christmasy-colab-goodness

Wow great use of light in those backgrounds, really made them pop. At first I was multitasking but then as this flash began I said to myself "I don't know what is going on in my newgrounds window but I like it." So your flash took my full attention and I watched it again from the start. Nice job on the eye-candy. Nice music and animation as well.

[Jukes&Pogo: Violent Night]

awesome

So first off I think this is great and far underrated. I really don't have any major complaints and I enjoyed the animation and quality audio. I imagine you have a lot of potential.

In the future set the audio to "stream" that will keep the audio in sync with the animation. Also it helps with lag to put all the sound into one track if you haven't already. People often recommend exporting as a video then taking the audio track from the video as the audio for the swf.

[Cuicly Life!]

Good

My favorite thing in this flash is how you explain the 3rd car crashing from the sky at the end. However the biggest weakness is how the animation begins. ie. The reason why the girl gets mad in the should be explained a little more clearly. Yes its a lot of work but why is that a reason to get mad? I thought I missed something somewhere which derailed my understanding of where the fire came from at first. Maybe you could have added a scene where she thinks she is done and going home before she gets the papers or maybe the papers should say something rude. I enjoyed the rest of the escalation. I especially like how the flash culminates in an incredibly ridiculous end scene punchline that the character simply turns away from.

Yul responds:

:D thanks!! i appreciate your time to look for those details
next time i'll be more carefull about those things n_n!

[Echo Force Zero: Vol1]

interesting story please continue

Ah good to see something original and creative. I very much enjoyed this. The voice acting is great, as I'm sure you know. The story is interesting. I'd love to see more.
Some odd things I noticed: Sometimes arms appear too short. Somehow when I pressed replay I got a bunch of odd audio talking about treasure buried under the sand. I thought the audio was another bonus scene at first but maybe its an advertisement.

[[S] Cascade.]

how many years passed in those few minutes?

This is one of the greater complements I have given; I feel like this could have come straight out of my own dreaming mind. I suppose I'll have to read your comic now and compare it with my interpretation of this flash.

[Ev.panic]

its good

Well done. I didn't expect that ending. Some interesting concepts here and a little gross. Animation fits the music very well.

[The Shape of Love]

Cute

This is definitely the best thing I have ever seen from you. You have done a terrific job here and this animation alone is a win. Now if only the replay didn't go to a white screen... might be a problem on my end tho cause I am unable to re-watch it even with refreshing the page... The interaction between the two marshmallow blobs was my favorite part of this animation. Great job making the interactions so vibrant, real, and cute.

ScaredyDave responds:

Wha!? I'm sorry about that strange glitch you're having. It seems to work fine on my computer, but I wouldn't doubt you're the only one as my Flash programming is really bad. I'm glad you liked it though! That kiss at the end was probably my favorite interaction between them, I just remembered how Antonett does that if I get sad and used that to my advantage :) thanks for the kind words!

[Fullmetal Arithmetist]

decent

Loading screen needs more detail. People with slow internet have to stare at that for a little while. That white background is not very interesting. You could even make those hands move across as the loading bar.
The outdoor intro scene had more movement and much less detail in it most of the rest of the flash. Adding darker shades to this part would help increase the impression. You could also make those stars brighter they are fairly unnoticeable and a flickering star or two helps night skies pop. Maybe a leaf blowing across... I digress.
I enjoy the detail in the school room background. You could use tweens to illustrate the boys breathing. They could take a deep breath when reaching out to write by use of tween in the close shots. The hands coming out of the board could be made creepier by having some of them grope at the air in attempt to grab the boys.
Good job on the hand drawing on the board by the way.
When you reveal the missing leg you could have him reach down to hold it and lean backward and forward to help illustrate pain. Hair could move separately here showing momentum and adding realism. The infinity on the board is a nice touch I would have zoomed in on it so its more noticeable and creepy.
Oh and I didn't notice at first but your animation seems to lack anticipation when Al turns to his brother. So his head could move the opposite direction for a frame then turn to Ed. I like to use it to make it appear smoother when an unmoving character starts to move.
The concept behind this was good but it came at a time when divide by zero the last theme of the tofa so it felt a little staler than it normally would.
I understand the desire to belittle stupid comments so I don't see why people are so offended. Stirs up lots of reviews I suppose.

BoobMarley responds:

This has been the single most helpful review yet, I really appreciate it.

The opening scene with the school was the first one I animated, and I wasn't entirely sure where I was going with the style yet. I didn't bother to go back later and enhance the scenery, but I definitely agree with more tones, and having the stars flicker.
Ugh, having them exhale would have been a fucking awesome detail. I'm actually pretty upset that I hadn't thought to do that. I was however, aware of the effect that separately moving hair adds to depth - I just didn't put it in as a stylistic choice, but I think I'll experiment with it in future animations.

Yeah, the concept is a bit stale, but what the hell. Guess I'm just squeezing it for one more good laugh.

Again, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave some feedback.

[G.I.N.A part 5]

Quick! Hide. Your improvment is showing!

The beginning of G.I.N,A. 5 is amazing; you really improved since the first part. You employ 3d seamlessly and your dust clouds, explosions and electric effects are great. The girl really appears to slide across the floor and the fight is inspiring.

However there are awkward elements, especially in the dialog scenes of the second half. Lipsticking, with few exceptions, did not fit the voice acting very well. When a character emphasizes a word we should be able to see it in the lip syncing and facial expressions. We should see them pronounce every dominant syllable. Additionally, the lines are hard to understand. The lines do not flow into each other; Instead each line appears to be a separate entity. This problem is compounded by improper grammar. I had trouble in some places understanding who is saying what and what is being said. You might want to consider finding someone to proofread your lines and help with voices plus mixing. Remarkably the storyline is fairly understandable through the well made fights alone.

The second half also had glitches with the 2d animation unconvincingly interacting with background. The most problematic scene is the one in which the captain walks forward, into the camera. I assume this is meant to be a dramatic pause but the awkward walking cycle and length of the scene undermine the effect. I know from experience that animating a full body character walking into the camera is difficult- many animators avoid it completely. Showing only the captains upper half as he moves forward, leaning with a darkening facial expression would prove more effective and less difficult.
The one special effect element I dislike is your fire. Fire should be more than one color and less blocky, maybe even partially transparent.

When its all said and done you have a wonderful series going here and thinking about how your improving as you make these has me excited for how the next one could turn out. Not that this episode is anything to scoff at! Well done!

PS
What do you use for your 3d?

[The Noob Adventures Episode 2]

exceeded my expectations for this part

Nice, Looks like this part, got a whole lot cooler! *puts on shades* YEEEAAAAHHHH!!

I think this this is my favorite minecraft parody so far if only minecraft was a little more like this all the time. Nice use of the good parts of other parodys + a better storyline.