VicariousE's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Helix Clouds]

What an impressive story! Didn't read the author comments before watching, so the story arc really floored me. Most movies here are over and done with, within a minute (lol, premature entertainment). The more I watched, the more compelling and enjoyable it became. Action sequences and scene changes seemed fluid and natural.
Wanted to take half a star off for the way you drew people, but there's no reason to: you've improved character design and consistency, made faces more expressive.... even the clarity and quality of the audio kick butt (aside from one or two volume pops). Righteous stuff man.

SwedishPlumTrees responds:

Much appreciated sir. Thank you for the feedback :D. I do indeed need to work on characters and improve my art, and will certainly try to do so for the next part. Thank you for your continued support :).

[DF - Signs of Trouble]

Really got a kick out this. Reminded me of 'Meet the Feebles' by Peter Jackson, which is a good thing! All aspects of this were spot on: camera angles, audio levels, framing, staging, characterizations, pacing, colors, fluidity of movement...
The setting and premise of this piece should be an excellent start for many more animations like this! Great first submission, looking forward to many more!

ZygomaticAnimation responds:

Thanks, that is a very encouraging critique!

[Retarded Animal Babies 4]

True 5 star winner. Ten years later, this interactive spree of ludicrousness, stands the test of time, while maintaining a svelte 3 1/2 MB figure. Channel 9 takes you to the actual episode of super hero improbability. Channels 0-11, 50,100, as well as some obvious others, also have skits. Try Ch. 123!

[Oppa Cai Shen Dao]

A very solid, meticulous animation. It's been a while since I've seen characters look so.. human! Almost looked a little stuffy, a bit too realistic. A lot of work went into this, and it pays off with a lot of realistic action.

[Knuckle Blaster Stun Gun]

Actual animation was a tad sparse, but everything looked and flowed awesoem!11
Why you no like? Is that why the replay button doesn't work? Short and varied is not a bad Flash. Maybe panning (left/right volume levels) the voices, in conjunction with where the characters are on screen? Might've set up the stereo blitz at the end better, ascetically speaking.

[Minkto Vs. The Two Robots]

It was brief and kinda pointless (no context surrounding the action), however everything else was great! Actions, zooms, pans, explosions, sound synching and action all gelled quite well!
An aesthetically pleasing action sequence, ala higher-than-normal-res, handcrafted sprites - well done and good show.

Minkto responds:

I really appreciate what you said :), I know i still have a long way to go and I will definitely in the future make proper stories and a context that actually initiates the reason for action.I will make sure my future animations are longer too. Thank you for the input and peace :)

[Dandy: No Evil 006]

I just re-planted and dressed two anti-deer scarecrows out in the back field, 2 hours ago :3 Had some trouble with the frame-rate since the only option was 1080p, but after a lot of pausing, I found I liked the action! Subjects were well drawn, well appointed and expressive. Good use of color, rock solid audio, etc, etc. Every animation you produce is pearl of great worth!
Buy a rototiller, and don't feed the cats so much :)

Warlord-of-Noodles responds:

you ought to be able to click all the way down to 360P... at least I can.

[Sir Burps-A-Lot]

After a few seconds, I wanted to blam this, but after listening to that amazing audio, well, I couldn't.
I know you've only had Flash for less than a month *buurp*, so the video aspect isn't exactly first-rate, but you manged to accompany the audio quite well.
So.. according to your profile, you were 4 when the tape was made. Curious.

Luigiweegy responds:

That would be correct. You can hear a small children around the "loading up a burp" part. That would be me.

[Arachnotorious - Ep 1]

Very short, but colorful and thematically different than the usual fare here. I can forgive the lack of a pre-loader and a replay button (right-click rewind works), because care was taken creating all aspects of the piece.
Huh, I was growed up when I joined NG in those wild-west days of yore. How's my life now compared to 2001? 9/11 was the catalyst for a steady stream of suckiness, that extends to this day, sry to say.

[1st Grade Incident]

Why feel bad bro? What do kids know about the world? A better question might be, why are we teaching little kids about mass killings?
I like how there's a lot of head space and awkward angles in the scenes; First graders are small aren't they? And so expressive! Backgrounds were simple and pleasing. Action and text kinda moved fast, but that's the easiest way to get the subject told and done with; let the viewer understand, while looking at the office door. Another good show, young man! Was this you in First grade?

SwedishPlumTrees responds:

True. I will take your advice and slow down the text next time. Thanks. Also, yes, it's a true story. I felt bad when I realized what I'd done after my parents explained it to me. But now I laugh about it, because I was so naive.