VicariousE's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sometimes...]

Very solid work! Great combination of elements, maybe next time, the puppetry and animations can interact as well! You're like a 21st century Mister Rodgers! At certain times, the action seemed a bit banal, but the message translates well into any age group that still has an open mind.

jackbliss responds:

21st century Mister Rogers ha ha... good one. Thanks for the great review! Hope I will be making more of this style :)

[Violent outbursts of rage]

I'm still smiling, this must be very theraputic! Nice work on the music keys!

stevemankle responds:

Thank you :) I also have other songs, And other albums.

[Dawn of the New Holiday]

The sub-text is awesome. The farmer's wife and the shrine's voice were a bit hard to understand, which necessitated another view. The intro scene of destruction, looked rushed and non-specific, and the colors too similar (or was that intentional?)

The scenes weren't awkward, it's all about using a setting as exposition (story-telling), which you did to dern good effect. This is for the first round, right? I'd be pissed if this didn't make it. I'm proud of you man.

SwedishPlumTrees responds:

Thanks for the review. I realize now how badly some character's were voiced. Will try to work on that next time. Also, the backgrounds were kind of rushed, I agree. Will definitely take your points into consideration. Thanks man.

[Letter]

Wow, haven't heard that song since it came out! With a long this long, it would've almost made sense to edit the song down (somehow). Myself, I try not to be a slave to the music I use.
It was clear there was a fair bit of padding to the animation, but it still held my attention. Playing around with the background colors a bit more, during the middle of the animation, might've helped.
Was kinda hoping for some clue as to what the kid was waiting for. Putting in little hints as to the nature of the relationship, would've filled this out more completely. If you hadn't used a commercial song, this might've been a fine NATA entry (I guess the day the letter came, could be considered a holiday).
You're a very promising animator, and I look forward to more good work like this in the future!

Noisy responds:

Im very thankful man, i'll consider your review for future works...

[Teens' Adventure Ep. 1]

Kinda short, animation was stiff, the voice over work was a tad un-enunciated by the women folk, but for an episode #1, it ain't bad! I'm sure you'll get much better at this, and I look forward to more episodes.

TheRealNat23 responds:

I know, it is short, the animation is stiff, and sorry about the voices. The Lo character's voice will be changed the next episode, but otherwise, everybody else will have the same voice actors. Thanks for the compliment!

["Fuck, I" - Gamegrumps]

Yeah... another glorification of a former Newgrounder :P But it came out ok. Take some time and get some mouth movements down, work on character construction, do some backgrounds. The clean lines and fluid animation bodes well for the future.

JurriaansArt responds:

Thanks, if this gets blammed (which it most likely will) I'll probably improve this by adding some mouth movement and backgrounds, thanks for the feedback.

[BaDonkaDonk]

Extra credit for having such sweet NG animators guest starring all over the place!
This looks like an utter shoe-in for the Front Page. Pity the music didn't come from the Audio Portal.
Nice animation! Everything was colorful and jumping around, sweet job! How long did this take, and how many frames total?

FroggywithFries responds:

Not sure about frames, but it took 1 day.

[Thunderchop Bert]

It's rough, but very good! Action sequences, the changing of scenes, synching of the sound effects, all look like a concerted effort, to put you right into the thick of things.

Aside from some iffy visual short cuts (resizing), the work is solid, and would love to see more of this!

sirlordwhitman responds:

Thank you! Very helpful critique!

[The Vicarious Intern]

The title of this submission, compelled me to review this. A decent amount of effort was spared into making this, but it falls slightly flat. It's a good dialog/script, volume's okay, the jokes were cut in at breakneck speeds. In small doses, fast is good.

If the graphics and animation were done up better, it would easily compete with SpeedoSausges work. You did a good read, but the audio quality sounded unrefined, and the differences between the two voices weren't pronounced enough (pretty close though, try recording two voices separately, then cutting them into place).

Your 2 previous animations were more polished, but this one shows more skill in timing and scripting. Either way, you're showing heart in your work, good show!

DoopSwindler responds:

Thanks for the constructive criticism, just what I was looking for :)

[Paints His Soul]

I was surprised he made it to the far lane, before he got squished.
Too incoherent, plus, why was the normal sheep guy letting this freak get so close?
Are Game Grumps fans so rabid, they'd risk molestation? (That's the biggest stretch logic I've made for one of your videos)

JazLyte responds:

Every guess you have so far is WRONG.