El-Cid's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Awesome Cracks Down]

WHAT?

I don't know the hell I just saw, but this flash cracked me up in a couple of spots.

"COFFEE FOR EVERYOOOONNEE"

Egoraptor responds:

Thanks man you're a charmer. :3

[Professor Layton pt. 4]

Carl, you black asshole!

Got me to laugh--a lot.

"You should totally use the pudding for that!"

Skaijo responds:

Ha!

I still laugh at Metal Gear Fiesta to this day. Your animations are what helped get into animating in the first place.

[Racism!]

Pretty cool

Pretty good flash man. I normally can't stomach movies that are blatantly trying to infuse a message on the audience, but you approached it in a creative way.

The set up was really great, but it seems to me that the ending was left a little open. In other words, I wish it kept going and there was some sort of resolution, but either way it was a cool watch.

Slay-Meek responds:

I think I may have over-complicated the assignment a bit by giving it a story, It might have been nice to flesh out the whole thing a bit more and give it more resolution like you said, but I already drew it out a bit longer than it should have been anyway.

thanks man

[Such is Life...]

Nice

Very nice short. 'Twas done cleanly and thoughtfully. Also, automatic props for original idea.

Animation was nice. The flowers expressions and faces were very clear, and reminded me of Ryan Khatam's stick death animations. Technically speaking, the animation was clean, yet it felt a little bland for my tastes.

This is also true for the subject matter, and I saw the ending coming a mile away. Pacing felt a tad slow & story felt a bit disjointed--for instance, for as much as we see that snotty kid, I was expecting to see him show up again. This felt the same for his other torturers.

Good sound work as well. Overall nice work. Keep on keeping on.

DHaynes responds:

Thanks for the thoughtful review. The point of this short wasn't so much to blow minds as it was to just make a straightforward, "clean" looking flash, to demonstrate that I can in fact animate in flash (I'm a 3d animator by day), and create a short from start to finish. There are a ton of things that I learned and, looking back, would have done differently. I think it is a bit bland, especially for those of us who regard animated shorts as more than just casual entertainment. But the important thing for me was actually seeing a project through to completion.

That said, a few months ago, some co-workers and I watched your Bambee short and laughed for hours. Take care.

[Sketchy Friends Dance]

good.

"Daaaammmmmnnn. These beats are soo fresshhh. Snnnap!"

That was cool. Seamless & funny animation. All their animation loops felt appropriate with the assigned instrument. Good work.

TheBoogley responds:

Cheers El-Cid, I love your shit... I hide in your toilet and collect it every time you flush. :3

[Frost'D]

Nice

lol, funny shit man.

MindChamber responds:

love you man.

[Chris & Harry]

not bad

Good effort, man. I can see this took some serious time and energy.

The overall idea was pretty funny, but execution left something to be desired. The animation, being that it appears that you went for fbf, looked a bit stiff and funny. Try loosening up your drawings and just practice making the characters move more fluidely. Some of the drawings just felt akward.

Artwork/animation aside, the Dragon Ball fighting felt very tired, so that portion could have been either cut down or made more original. The ending was funny.

Not bad at all. Keep it up.

Oney responds:

why tanka!

[Dining with the Devil]

iggy my wantee

This needs more Mario and penis.

No actually, this was really nice. The story was interesting and their acting very nicely clear and nicely done. Some of the art work towards the end got shoddy, but overall this was pretty nice.

Valerofond responds:

Hey it's that Bambee guy! Sup man

Yeah thanks to my amazing time managment skills the end was kinda rushed I suppose

[I.E.S. ep.1]

It was ho-hum

Well, firstly I commend you for trying to make something novel. In this fun filled sea of parodies, I really do appreciate original flashes. (Althought the premise is a bit similar to Futurama) However, along with that comes a different filter of how I see the quality of the flash.

I smiled/snickered twice. It was when the square did sign language to say, "be confident" and when he lit the Martian girl's lollypop. Both funny instances.

Unfortunately, I cringed several times. The cut away gags (ala Family Guy), the pop culture references (Mentos. . . ugghhhh), bad voice work, unoriginal slapstick moments (Hot Rod), and Majin Buu really took me out of it. Lots of corny jokes. It feels like you can't help but write in puns and then play them off like you didn't really mean them. Story premise feels a bit unoriginal, besides the fact that everyone but the protagonist is an alien.

Visually it was ok. Definately above average home-made flash-wise.

Anyway, keep doing your thing, but I definately say you should work on your writing.

DeuceNine responds:

I do cringe, and I cringe hard when I read the words "Family Guy"... and I would like to disagree, but maybe there is something I'm not yet seeing. I feel like youre suggesting I change my style, which is something that seems wrong to do. I also thing youre confusing the word "pun" with something else.

You are a fellow Flash animator, and I would say a more experienced one at that. I value your review and I do plan on improving... well, if I didnt then I might as well get a job...

[Sweet Summer Break]

Not bad

Not bad. I'd call it almost novel if it wasn't for the fact that you suddenly have them spewing out references to video games at the end. (bleeegggh)

It did feel a bit drawn out as well, and the monkey's Mickey Mouse voice is kinda gay. I do like the Chicken dude though.

JKR responds:

Which chicken dude? There are two of them. :)
Anyway, thanks for the review. Sceb is a big game-player, which is why the DS reference at the end there. I'll keep working to improve things!