EpikHellSword's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Ken: ULTIMATE Origins?! - Got A Minute?]

Very informative as always and iconic style. Well done.

SchmidtTimes responds:

Much appreciated, pal. That's kicking off the year right! Haha

[Kickman invades]

The animation is cool and all. However these physics seem a bit unrealistic. I mean, it was a cool idea, but seeing the main character contort their body in all those positions would not only be uncomfortable, but also would lack power. I mean, at least chamber his legs before lunging or something. Jokes aside this animation was a fine work. Excellent job.

[Late for School]

You got an awesome thing going on and it kind of reminds me of The Loud House. However the sounds contrast all throughout the animation whether it be music, sound effects, or line delivery.

[Goth University Chapter 1]

The designs are rather impressive and the sound effects are completely fine.
However the line delivery comes off as monotone, the music got me slightly interested, but as soon as the first line dropped, it took that interest away. The narrator was the first example of this. At the very least, he should sound bored (since that's what I think you were trying to go for?)
At 1:25 the line delivery should have been a bit louder even if it a whisper. And the sound effects sometimes vastly contrast with voice acting. I could see where you were going with 1:28, but honestly the music wasn't needed as music is more useful to set the tone of a big change and just walking to a library is minuscule compared to say-receiving an F at the school or before a fight breaks out. It would be more fit if she was feeling anxious, however I get "Let's get this over with..." vibes instead leaving it to be more dull if anything.
Overall this was fine, but lacks emotion throughout. As stated, I was impressed by the designs which is why you have an extra half star, but you didn't really catch my interest.

Eno-Spi responds:

Thanks for the criitique. With the narrator I honestly just wanted them to sound excited? The narrator and the main actors are still just starting out so the delivery is what it is. My direction could also be better. Also yeah, I did my best on the sound desiign, so I can understand if some parts might be a bit louder than others, I'm still getting better at it. On the topic of the acting; being though that they are at a university for goth people the lack of enthusiasm might be fitting, might not. At 1:28 I purposely overexxxagerated the music to show how much Rebecca hates the situaton, how much it kills her inside, and also because I think jump cuts to mundane things are funny. One of the things I tried to communicate through the short is that Rebecca wants to be alone because of a situation that happened prior to the day before thats still fresh in her memory, but yet she still has to put up with beiing shown around. Thats why at the end she is shown crying. Not sure if my communiication could be better. Thank you for enjoying the designs, I hate designing things, so that's a nice compliment.

[Mench Flying in space]

The designs and animation are fluid. And the movement of shadows and lighting is impressive. However, other than that, this is just a loop with the bare minimal locked down. Perhaps add some sound effects or something to consolidate a specific tone. Additionally, I barely noticed the camera movement due to the character movement being faster than the camera.

[What is Iron?]

The designs and transitions are awesome along with the endearing script. However the occasional static is a problem and ear rapes. And the audio vastly contrasts throughout the video.

[THE BAD CREATURE]

The voice acting was endearing and the style of the facial expressions were classic. I really enjoyed the reverse roles of Spy and Soldier. Awesome work.

[DANCE PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

This is a simple animation with okay motions and designs. A better background like a disco floor or sound effects could help a lot. Music could be added as well to add to the tone as this felt monotonous. Great work so far though!

[RAP BATTLE KING]

The animation is dope. I especially like the classic Mobb Deep song (RIP man...) Why does it look like he is playing an air guitar though? A+ for effort, however this is a rather simple animation. Not that there is anything wrong with that, it is just that not much stands out.

to7lob responds:

Thanks for the feedback yeah thats right i didnt make the arm move perfect ill try to fix those errors in the next animations thanks again

[My Covid Experience]

I love the animation, the fluid transitions, and especially the brain test animation as it was rather charming. I am unsure about whether or not the music was really necessary as it could have taken away from the tone. I heard the mask doesn't help you from contracting corona, you only wear it to prevent the disease to spread to others.
The lip sync could use some fine tuning, but this was still awesome! As I said, the music made me feel a bit conflicted on what to feel-perhaps due to the obvious contrasting qualities. Your story was rather enthralling.

Khris responds:

Thank you for the constructive criticism! Tone was especially one of the most difficult things to work with in this video.