EpikHellSword's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[BOSSA NOVA]

This animation style is beautiful and the imagery really complements the song. I especially like the darker art style used all throughout the animation. The juxtaposition of the design choice of the characters and environment really make them stand out.

I don't know if the music is copywritten and if that would cause issues but dang. This is some beautiful animation.

[Bathroom night [OMORI]]

It's fluid animation with a great design but there's not much to offer. No music to set the tone, no sound effects to go with it, and overall there's really no emotion being transferred to the audience,

[Unknown.fla]

Classic madness stuff but nothing extraordinary.

[What NOT TO DO 2!]

I like the awkward way the stick figure's limbs moved.

That being said the animation itself isn't that funny, At all. Neither is the dialogue. There's no buildup to the joke, you probably used AI generator-which understandable if you can't get a VA but that would have really helped. If you made this and labeled it as spam then I would probably rate it higher.

[(WIP) Who broke it? - {lazy animatic of my OC's that only a few of my friends will get}]

I notice that the designs are detailed and stand out. Also the voice actors did a phenomenal job on this. Dunno if it was intentional for the guy to sound like Ron Swanson but that's a cool addition. The second to last line sounded like something he would say.

However at 0:25 the line was delivered a bit fast. I get why but if you do it at a faster pace but it should be loud enough to understand still.
At 0:32, the line was still delivered too fast I heard something about stirs and cuticles but not the whole thing.
At 0:42 I know the line is a whisper but the same problem occurs: It's too quiet for the audience to hear the line.

Your audience needs to understand the joke so you should pause in between in order for the joke a sink in instead of going from point A to B so fast. It's too much information to process in one second.

[Randy Park]

The buildup to the twist was fine even though it was predictable. Tbe music really added to it. I like the blend of art styles in this it was subtle but effective.

I question why the police officer's face hardened when looking at Randy but Randy's stayed the same. Obviously Randy instigated the challenge of road racing so his expression should have changed as well. Also Randy's mouth looks odd at 9 seconds. A simple smile or just widening his initial grin would have looked more natural.

[Pumpkins my beloved]

This is simple animation. I enjoy how fluid the movement is and the sparkle in her eyes to reflect her care for the pumpkin. I'll add half a star for the addition of the sparkle.

BloodMoonCrow responds:

aw shucks, thank you! yes yes, its just a simple thing for practice!

[Bacon bap]

It's a simple animation. It definitely catches the eye and the background isn't too distracting. That being said there's nothing to make it stand out. Simply adding something like sound effects or some music would help the tone. Especially since this seems to be advertising the product.

Also you seemed to have put the sauce on the bun instead of on the bacon. What kind of abomination is that? You won't be able to taste it when taking a bite.

Pixelparadise responds:

Thanks for the help! I'll try an add more sound to future animations!

And I'm a horrible creature that puts my sauce on the bun :D

[NUMBER 7 (short loop)]

It was an alright song. In this instance I would recommend NOT starting up so close to the camera. It definitely made me focus on the character dancing for a second but it seems awkward to look at as it is an eyesore. In fact I REALLY don't think you even needed to zoom out considering this is a 20 second loop. The background effects with the circles popping out and the background reflection of the fox dancing is more than enough to catch the viewer's attention.

EDIT: The background stood out because I was overstimulated by the visual of the character dancing so close to my face. Since I was overstimulated by the fox my eyes compensated by focusing on something with less stimulation-that being the background. I could definitely tell this is a test because that's what most loop animations are.

But to detail my point it's like if I were to see a performance but someone puts a hand into my face (the hand being the model of the fox). Naturally I would want to look away at the thing obscuring my vision.

alrightrandy responds:

hey there, thank you so much for the critique!

i can definitely see where you're coming from, i was comptemplating whether or not the zoom was good choice. especially considering the fact that it doesnt help that i've used a completely different software to make these animations. (via, combining artwork into a GIF editor) so there was bound to be some syncing issues. i'm kind of surprised the background caught your attention since i felt like i was very minimal on visuals.

i've been experimenting to see if my artwork could translate well into animation, especially in a 9:16 format. but im very limited with my resources so i'm resorting to unorthodox methods of creating videos.

honestly, if i do make more of these i am going to put just a little more thought into it since i will admit, i was mostly just testing things out so i wasn't trying to make anything too detailed or anything crazy. i will definitely take notes, so thanks again!

EDIT: probably should give some sort sensory warning the next time

[Ashes]

The animation is rather simple but the style and fluidity of movement really stands out. The captions really match this tone as they are just as spontaneous as the character. I'll give it 4 stars for standing out but it seems to lack visuals or more accurately I don't know what to focus on when watching.

That's somewhat fine if it was only the character moving but then you add captions which present 2 other styles and now I don't know whether to focus on the character or the different fonts. It could work if the "at degate of lucifier's" was just as complementary as the other font but it's not.

JustAnotherYouTubeCh responds:

I was not expecting an actual lengthy critique, but thank you! Will take these into note!