Aniz's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Phillip's Song]

Smooth Unique Style

This animation, though the length was a little short due to the story i'm guessing, was one of the smoothest pieces of work i have seen. It seems that everything just flows together so perfect.

The turning of the purple blob thing, the hand coming out of the clerks face, and the funky transformation thing the devil did in the beginning all looked absolutely phenomenal.

The backgrounds on the flash made the animation in the foreground pop out even more. Even though the detail on the back was still amazing. The cash register in the beginning( that had fuck written on the keys :D) caught my eye along with the guitars in the background.

The story was alright; the ending had me laughing quite a bit. When i saw the face of the octopus i had to crack a smile. That and the whole beard growing randomly thing.

I really want to see more animation from you in the future. I saw this flash after i saw you post on the animation forum with a little flash you made(the piano one) and i had to see what else you made and boy was i happy.

Keep up the amazing work. Oh and one more thing, what FPS do you animate at? I wouldn't be surprised if it was 36+ with how smooth it is.

Jaime-R responds:

Thanks fer the review, buddy! :D The FPS was at 19. I dunno why I stuck with that weird number, but it just felt right. I'm working on a new animation that's going at 24 FPS, so stay tuned, yo.

[Professor Layton pt. 6]

Awkward...yet hilarious.

This is one of those flash that keeps you laughing your ass off through the whole thing. While the animation may not be the highest quality, the audio comedy definitely makes up for it. The story was also well in place with the other episodes which really pleased me.

My Wife is a hilarious character. What else is there really to say about him? He is a creepy murder rapist and he always mixes up his words. His character reminds me of a few things me and friends do sometimes while talking to each other (the whole "oh hey who said that? who could have said that?" bit going on there). Maybe that is why i was laughing through the whole thing, or maybe just because it was genius.

The backgrounds were pretty much the same throughout so i can't say much about that, but they were good none the less. Even though they had perspective, they weren't cleaned up very well(the benches were sloppy). I guess it made the characters stand out better?

The sound quality and everything in that aspect was great. As i said before, the audio is hilarious and i would probably put this on my iPod if could. It is just one of those things you can watch again and still laugh about it.

I hope to see more from you soon, well not too soon because that might mean you were rushing :P

But anyway, i hope to see more of this My Wife guy in future episodes. Perhaps his own story?

Skaijo responds:

You can get an mp3 from Youtube, that is to say I put it up there. I appreciate the indepth review, but you know I don't take myself so seriously on these projects >:3

Much Love,

[48hr Film-fest entry]

Where to start with this...

Yeah, this flash pretty much made me realize that you have an immense amount of talent. I mean if you made this in under 48 hours, i can't even imagine what a month would be.

Your style is very unique and the sound effects really stick out. I think that is what makes your flash animations memorable to me, they are so unique. The background word is just as detailed as the foreground and the animation is smooth.

It has a very ominous feel, and in fact this one had some humor in it. The hand getting its fingers chopped off and swearing off the screen was a nice touch to the movie itself. I'm guessing the meaning was "don't bite the hand that feeds you" thing going on here. The ending with the starving makes sense if that is the case.

The beginning before the egg hatching was really great, the growing of the main character was another cool concept in the flash. The world on the globe being an actual place where it is inhabited was swell, kind of gives the feeling that the creature on it was a pet or some sort of experiment.

Everything looked good and there is nothing to complain about in this flash at all. For 48 hours you have made an amazing flash, and after reading the author's comments i'm surprised you didn't win.

Amazing flash, and good luck on the next competition you enter.

SpamClamberton responds:

This is practically the same as something as I'd make in a month, seeing as I never usually force myself that much. If I worked THAT hard for a month without any sleep I'd probably die.

[Learn 2 Read]

Great animation, but no length :(

Yes, while the animation is delightfully awesome, i am sad to say it is so short. I realize that this is just a short flick, but it was still enjoyable. The sound quality you produce in your flashes is amazing. The quality feels like you are right there with the characters.

The animation was smooth and the character's look well. One thing that i noticed is the adult who enters the stage has a poorly drawn neck and a bad perspective body. I suppose you didn't feel the need to make it look better because the animation is so short, but it is just something i noticed.

The demon's face at the end is great on the other hand. The transition from face to demon is smooth and the skin tears right off.

The background may have been simple, but it was enough so that i wasn't distracted from the main animation in the foreground. The style really makes the characters stand out so you can notice them.

Maybe, in the future, you could possibly create a bunch of these shorts and combine them into 1 big flash epic movie? Just an idea, and i am sure the outcome would do amazing.

A nice little flash, keep it up.

Oney responds:

yeah i was gonna make more, kinda hard to do so in college, yeah i rushed the dad, all valid points, i'll try to make it flawless next time! thanks!

[ChristMASS Inc.]

Great flick

The animation was very smooth and Josh did an amazing job on the voices. I love the humor in the flash making the elves act in charge.

It also makes Santa seem as this stupid-like character, then flip personalities and be a total bad ass. The quick stupid jokes like the "board game" one and the "board meeting" were awesome. It gave me a nice little chuckle.

The one thing that sort of annoyed me was how the voices didn't really match the mouth. Sometimes they did, for the main part they looked way off. I'm sure with practice this can be improved greatly.

Other than that, everything looked amazing. Josh has a wide range of voices and i am surprised they are all the same person.

The random ending(which i am not going to ruin for those who haven't seen it yet) was funny as hell. I think the abrupt ending like that was well worth it and didn't ruin the essence of the flash itself.

I'd love to see more from you guys teaming up again.

KartuneHustla responds:

Thanks man! Yeah, I still dont know whats wrong with the lipsync, it works fine in the flash file but in the swf it messes up somewhere near the half point which I've noticed haha dont know how to fix it but aww well. Trust me i spent a week on the lip sync to get it right haha. Glad you enjoyed it though. Some time again this year we'll be teaming up again

[Newgrounds 8-bits]

Pretty Snazzy

While it wasn't 8-bit, it was pixelated, i still enjoyed it. I could tell the person was Tom Fulp and also recognized a lot of newgrounds characters.

The song was really good too, i can tell you formed the animation around it rather than just throwing in a random song. That really shows you knew what you wanted to accomplish with this animation.

I thought the pervert part was pretty funny too. Gotta love Stamper's rendition of the Punisher.

The part with Darnell was awesome, i thought you really nailed the character. I also liked the sort-of-visualizer you added next to him, it shows creativity.

While the backgrounds were very simple, they fit into the flash well. The problem with this flash for me, were the backgrounds(tolerable still) and the length. If only it were a bit longer, then it would have been more full and well rounded. I'm sure if it didn't end so abrupt it would be the same way.

Keep it up.

Hulalaoo responds:

yes

[mellow men madness 2]

It was Alright

I wouldn't say this was the worst flash i have seen, but i wouldn't say it was the best. I could definitely tell it was madness based, and the marshmallow idea was kinda neat. The quality severely lacked though.

Not only am i talking about the actual quality, i am talking about the flashes quality as a whole. There wasn't a plot, which is a big minus, and some of the graphics seemed to differ than the rest of the flash.

The part where the truck rolls in, it seemed as if the truck was drawn in Microsoft Paint while everything else was done in flash. Another example is the ending, where the it shows the zoomed in scope. For some reason the background is white when it should clearly be a grayish color.

Speaking about graphics, the explosions were also lacking in that department. The explosions inside the building were bearable, the one from the bomb was clearly rushed. It was only a circle that expanded to fill the frame.

Next time maybe add some subtitles or something before the movie to give the setting, or even a little info page explaining why this is going on.

m103904 responds:

everything was draw in ms paint some of the things are not mine like the blood and muzzle flash

[Christmas with Dad and Me]

This flash...words can not describe

I love it.

It is a masterpiece. The animation was smooth, i noticed you used the line tool to draw the characters and everything else, and it turned out great. The ending was unexpected and really put a smile on my face(freaky i know).

The shading wasn't detailed, but it was subtle enough so you could tell. While the story was of a good length, i really wish there was more to it. I wish maybe there could have a been a few more scenes. Maybe you could have added Dad driving to Santa in his car, meanwhile he is running over kids or something i don't really know.

Another thing i noticed was the perspective of some object were off, but i read on your user page how you were practicing 3D. When you are doing 3D you should try to keep a center point so you can keep the objects all in the same perspective. I mean, i couldn't care more because i think it still look amazing, but just a tip for you.

Great choice of audio too. The sound effects used along with the Christmas jingle in the background were great. The quality of the effects like the chainsaw and everything else were just ace.

That's really all i have to say, keep up the good work and i hope to see more from you.

EM549 responds:

Thank you for your amazing review. I really appreciate it!