El-Cid's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Epically Huge]

Instant 10 for my audible laughing.

Certain scenes could have been whittled down, but Jesus-fucking-Christ, did I laugh.

Skaijo responds:

Some shit I really did take too far. But this stuff was purely a memento of the fun I had with my friends before I headed out to school first and well-edited/well-animated(if even that) animation second. xD I'd love to make a sequel but regrettably, everyone I know is married now. It's the new plague.

[TmsT's "Spy & Pyro"]

wow

Okay, I have to preface this by saying that TF2 has been my favorite game for the last year and a half, so yes, I'm biased as fuck.

But sentimental gaming butterflies aside, this was really well done, and the animation was pure fun. The liberties you take in how the characters move around is awesome. Your poses and facial expressions are always so pushed, and I for one love that shit. The judicious placement of overlapping action and held drawings worked pretty nicely.

Some of the pixelated BGs lessened some of the great animation, and I have to admit I cringed with the Benny Hill theme song. The ending was a bit corny, but considering this was a VG parody to begin with, it was admittedly fitting.

I loved how far you ran with the story, and I think that's what helped elevate this above the typical VG spoof.

Fun stuff.

TmsT responds:

Thanks! A very perceptive analysis there.

[Burnt Face Man 9]

Hysterical

So densely packed with absurdity. Gastropod Overlord was awesome. Good show.

[Alfred's StoryofChristmas]

Excellent

That was really good. The animation itself is rough, but the expressions, posing, and ideas are all solid. And this whole thing was fucking funny. I like how you started fudging the Bible stories with fairy tales and Christmas stories.

You could have a much broader following if you wanted to. At this point, you're off the deep end, and to be honest, that fascinates me to no end, but I love seeing that you're capable of universally appealing entertainment. This was especially true with "Alfred Gets Fixed."

I for one would like to see more content like this from you, but above all else be true to yourself as an artist.

Kudos.

emily-youcis responds:

el cid i made this when i was 15. so dont worry im still off the deep end.

[Cat Vader]

So bad it's actually kind of good

The whole idea here seemed pretty retarded to begin with, and I thought this could be really really funny or really really bad.

I was surprised that it was both. But it was funny inadvertently. It was like watching a whole bunch of model trains wrecking one after the other if you catch my drift. "You're flowers are weak old man!" Goooood golly.

And I'm not going to lie, if you made more, I would probably watch them.

[Tarboy]

Excellent

Fun, creative, stylish, and interesting. Stellar audio work as well. Good work you guys.

[Dirty Obsession]

Alright

Nice art direction. The character design and gritty colors really enhanced the whole bit. The animation itself was very Flap Jack, which isn't my favorite, but it works surprisingly well with this type of content.

My biggest nitpick would be the pacing of the very last scene. I wouldn't have had the body fall out so soon, and probably would have had held on the milk carton for a few seconds longer to fool the audience into thinking the piece is coming to a close. Also, I don't know why you decided to make the joystick as rubbery as a chubby. That felt a little redundant.

Eitherway, nice visuals and you succeeded nicely in making some disturbing and creepy.

[Khicken Part One]

wait, what?

Started off alright. I thought this was supposed to be a straight up comedy with such an absurd idea. (bio-engineered chicken?!) When the kidnapper demanded the chicken so dramatically, thought that was intentionally funny. As it drug on after that, I realized we're supposed to take this thing a somewhat seriously. Not good.

The semi-serious tone of this piece makes the whole thing just weird. Character's didn't seem very interesting, and a lot of the writing felt . . . like it was writing.

I commend you for going through and finishing a concept you had, but this isn't working.

zeedox responds:

Thanks for the feedback that I honestly found really useful. I think you're right, it isn't really working.

[PITCHMEN]

Awful

Pretty awful. Craptacular compositing, lame voice acting, and really little effort. You just sprinkled crap on the original trailer. If it was funny crap, I wouldn't have minded so much. Idea could have been funny, but execution ruined it.

[Dick Neck: Origins]

wow

I am thoroughly impressed. Normally, when a bbs-induced meme gets overblown, the results are usually pretty shoddy, but this was relatively awesome. The Unstable tactical nuke mascot killed me. Good job.

Galneda responds:

Thanks very much!