Fro's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[OBAMA - Land Of Free]

This was actually good.

~ Animation/Graphics ~

The characters were very rough, but what I enjoyed about this submission was the nice backgrounds and the notice that you might not be the best artist in the world, but you do put some effort into your work. I think the only thing really missing is the animation of the mouths when your characters talk.

~ Story/Content ~

I was surprised that I enjoyed this. It's like entertaining spam, but that would make it not spam at all now would it? As spam isn't generally something that you would like. It has a style of it's own and I don't know what to call it. It wasn't the funniest thing that I had ever seen, but I ended this submission saying to myself that I actually enjoyed what I watched.

I was thinking that the submission was going to end when he got to his destination, but I was happy that it didn't because that would have made the submission run a bit longer than what would be fun to watch. I do think that you could have ended it a bit better though as it was very abrupt and out of place the way that you did end it.

~ Audio ~

Good sound effects and good music all around. The voices were funny at times, but they are more annoying then anything. I'm completely willing to do voices for you, but I don't really have a Mexican accent in my arsenal and I'm assuming that you're using the fake robot type voice things for a reason.

~ Overall ~

It's like a really good spam type submission. It's entertaining, but not really too funny or exciting. I kind of like the style though and thought that it was an interesting piece all around.

~ Review Request Club ~

MegaPwnage09 responds:

Thanks alot for your review, i wasn't expecting anything that in depth hehe

[flame dead]

Good graphics here.

~ Animation/Graphics ~

You really had some nice graphics here compared to some of your past work. I really like the graphics and animation all around. What would have really helped this piece out though is adding a background. A well detailed background would have very well brought my score up from a 3 to a 5 very easily.

~ Story/Content ~

The idea wasn't really funny or ground breaking, but I thought it was really neat. The fire killing himself with his own tears was a very original idea. I'm assuming the rock is going to kill him, but nope, great job on the originality there. Sadly though it's very short and with it only being a few seconds I can't really see where this has any replay value. :( Maybe having several options where he dies in a different way every time would have made this more interesting.

~ Audio ~

I think you picked the perfect song for this little animation and the sound effect that you used was pretty well synced up. There isn't any more to comment on except maybe adding a crying sound somewhere could have added a little bit of value to the submission.

~ Overall ~

A nice little short, but to be anything worth coming back to or being really entertained by it needs to be a bit longer with a nice background of some sort.

(My original score was a three, but I decided to give an extra point because I can see where these types of tests really don't get much time put into them and aren't meant to be amazing)

~ Review Request Club ~

up-a-notch responds:

i made it because i was testing out my tablet

[Transformation Again]

I have no idea, what is this?

~ Animation/Graphics ~

Overall the graphics were good enough for the submission. Smooth animation all around. If anything the graphics could have been improved slightly, but there's also that point where slightly off graphics make a submission somewhat funnier.

~ Story/Content ~

A Jewish Snowman? By jolly jee willigers that's a great idea for a main character in my opinion. I could see an entire series devoted to a Jewish Snowman. Perhaps episodes where he visits Hitler and well... we would know where the plot would end up there. I could also see an episode where he was visiting Santa or Santa was visiting him. The whole snowman relationship would make things interesting, but the whole Jewish thing would mess it all up.

~ Audio ~

The voice acting was really good and it had a great quality. I was impressed with the voices all around. The music was also a very good fit. Where did you get it from? I see no audio credits anywhere.

~ Overall ~

What is this? I don't even know...

Thundaboom responds:

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMNN!

great review :)

[CoolJaw: P.S. IIII-V]

I thought I had reviewed this before..

I guess I just watched it when you sent me the PM, but didn't have the time to review it. Anyway, I have a quick question. As a series, how much ad revenue have you made from these submissions? I want to see if it's worth doing myself.

~ Animation/Graphics ~

This was another submission in the series that had strong graphics in it. You had a good variety of colors even though you only used white, black, and red. You seemed to have them used in a very efficient manner.

~ Story/Content ~

I liked the story in this one and it's great to know that we are finished with this chapter and on to another chapter. I'm excited to see where the next chapter brings us and how the final story is unraveled.

~ Audio ~

Good song like always. And not much else to comment about with it, but like always I would like to hear some different backgrounds such as the wind blowing in the background and stuff like that.

~ Overall ~

Another good submission in the series.

~ Review Request Club ~

Celx-Requin responds:

Hmm I feel I should answer the revenue question when the last one is out.
I will say that the comic has been a great way for me to pick up favorites.

Anyway I'll P.M. you the revenue's I've made from the comic when I get the chance.
Since we're on the subject of ad's, if you see something you like from the sponsor feel free to click
the ad... Please I haven't eaten anything for three days aside from a rotting rat carcass I found behind my radiator...

Hope I see you on the last one.

Sincerely,
- Celx

[CoolJaw: P.S. III-V]

This was a good chapter.

As you can imagine my reviews for your submissions are getting quite repetitive right now, but it's only because very little has changed besides the story line. I won't go into as much detail with everything because it's basically the same thing that I've said in every other of these series. Since I keep requesting these things to be changed and they haven't changed then I suppose your just going to stick it out as it is. :P

~ Animation/Graphics ~

Anyway, the graphics were good in this one. I enjoyed them a little more than I usually do. These would probably be my second favorite graphics you've had in the series. When you implement the red in just the right spot it really helps.

~ Story/Content ~

Even though this one was very short it left me wanting to know what was going to happen. I really want to know why the sculptor is getting these organs now because of this submission. I'm hoping you won't disappoint in the future episodes, but at the same time I hope they are slightly longer.

~ Audio ~

Like always, sound effects, blah blah blah, but the music is very fitting and you've always done a good job of that.

~ Overall ~

I think you might actually be able to do this as one submission if you just loop the same song over for the entire thing. Hopefully it's still something you are thinking about because it's something that I would like to see.

~ Review Request Club ~

Celx-Requin responds:

Hello,

I actually am listening to what people have been saying, and I will be implementing some things that people have suggested in the near future.

The next one is going to be really long,
as always thanks for the review!
Sincerely,
- Celx

[CoolJaw P.S. II-V]

Hm, I'm an asshole, so don't respond to me :P

Nah, please respond.

~ Animation/Graphics ~

I loved the graphics in this one. I feel it was some of your best. The speech bubbles were slow enough that I knew who was talking first or what I was suppose to read first. I think that's only the second time you've done that in one of your submissions at a speed that was good. I felt that you used the color red very well in this submission.

~ Story/Content ~

I feel this one was way too short. The way that they are submitted far and few in between makes me forget the story so I don't remember what's going on and this personally doesn't give me any hints. I feel a good way to make this one longer would be to make the little "flash back" that he had several more pages long with a little more detail in it.

~ Audio ~

Good music like always and like always I'm going to recommend sound effects just because I feel they would be a great way to improve the submission in a very subtle way.

~ Overall ~

Like I've said before, I'm kind of lost because I forget what's going on, but I'll go back and check out what's going on when the series is finished. Good job with the art this time and I feel that it makes up for a shorter submission so you'll get the 8 that I usually give these flashes.

~ Review Request Club ~

Celx-Requin responds:

I really like the art in this one too, I wanted to make it a little different than the others,
with "warmer" colors, and "softer" lines.

Yeah it's easy to lose track of what's happening if you aren't following them one after another, but when viewed as a whole it should make sense.

Thanks for the review,
I doubt you're an asshole.
Sincerely
- Celx

[CoolJaw: P.S. I-V]

It seems I've fallen behind. :(

But I plan on catching back up starting now. Sorry about the delay, but life keeps people busy. I'm happy that I had time to come back and watch this though because I missed the series and it gives me motivation to start my own comic book type series sometime just like this.

~ Animation/Graphics ~

You know the drill by now right? The drawings were good for the most part and the style really sets the mood. Sometimes though you get a little sloppy and it's hard to tell what's going on. For example, I knew the last slide was of a man that had been cut up, but I had know idea about the details and what he actually looked like/where he had been cut up. So the style helps in some parts, but if you lose focus here and there you tend to make it a little sloppy.

~ Story/Content ~

The story continues and it's a good one. I think that this episode was a little short, but it probably had to do with there not being text or much to read on several of the slides this time.

Like I've mentioned before, please slow down the bubbles. I guess in my old age I don't have the reaction time that I use to and I still have a hard time telling who's suppose to be talking first. If I remember correctly there was only one episode of yours in which you actually slowed them down to a good speed. I still feel they are too fast.

~ Audio ~

The music was good behind this one. I still think if I ever do something like this that little sound effects here and there will make it sound a lot cooler. Perhaps little crashes and things that go on in the submission could make it more entertaining to the viewers.

~ Overall ~

A good story that I still will have to go back and watch all at once just so I really understand what's going on. Keep up the submitting and work on these. It'll be a series someday. ;)

~ Review Request Club ~

Celx-Requin responds:

Yeah I wasn't too pleased with some of the drawings here,
as for it becoming a series, I hope so but it's doubtful considering there are only two left.

Anyway as always thanks for the great feedback!
Sincerely,
- Celx

[<blank> (0m41s)]

You did a nice job here.

~ Animation/Graphics ~

The animation was pretty cool. I personally like the wobble effect of the lines in flashes when it's properly done and I think that you did it great here. That being said, I might be disagreeing with Coop below me, but I do feel the thin lines were great and I wouldn't want to see this solid. Sucks when you get reviews that contradict and tell you to do opposite things doesn't it? :P

~ Story/Content ~

Sometimes it's nice to see a story with these, but it's really not necessary. The thing that bothered me was the lack of content. It started off great with a lot of things going on, but then it just ended way to soon. I would have loved to see this video go for somewhere around two minutes. I'd suggest adding much more content to this for it to get a better score.

~ Audio ~

The animation was synced well with the song. I guess now that I think, it was the song that limited how long the flash was. Perhaps picking a longer song would be very beneficial or maybe using several different songs added end to end.

~ Overall ~

Very good for the small amount of content that you have. I would suggest trying to find a longer song and animating to that so you can have more going on with the submission.

~ Additional Comments ~

What the hell was up with the right click/play at the very end of the submission? :P

~ Review Request Club ~

Surn responds:

-Animation/Graphics-
I guess the wobble effect could be debatable. It took some considerable work so I'm glad someone appreciates it.

-Story/Content-
As I said before: If you choreograph a short song the product will will be short. As for incorporating a story while others have done well without a plot (see:http://www.newgrounds.com/portal /view/486347) I'll be sure to keep plot incorporation in mind.

-Audio-
True, a longer song was better in this case but I've been wanting to choreograph this song properly for the longest time.

-Overall-
In a nutshell I need to:
- Make it longer
- Incorporate plot

-Additional Comments-
Those were left-over frames from the production of <blank> consisting mainly of guides and things edited out. I found with my short "Eyesoap" (which I removed because of a low score) that when I left my left-over frames in a "scrap" scene it made something freaky so I decided to do the same for this.

Thanks for the positive input and constructive criticism, I appreciate it.

[Heart is an Empty Room]

Hey, and here it is!

After a long day of swimming in the pool I have to admit that I forgot all about this submission. I'll get a hold of some of my friends to check it out so you can get some more views and everything.

~ Animation/Graphics ~

Surprisingly good quality for a video in flash at such a low size. I think we got the right amount quality/size figured out last night and it was a good thing because I only get internet outside on my porch and it was getting quite cold. :P

There were a few times here and there that you got your hand where you shouldn't have, but because of the other instances where you were using your hand on purpose it didn't look too bad. I thought that almost everything was done really good and when your hand was suppose to be in there it looked pretty cool. You usually don't see live body parts in a stop action video.

~ Story/Content ~

You did a great job of telling a story with the pictures and every second I was ready to see what was coming next. You did a very nice assortment of pictures and letters, but I personally wouldn't have minded seeing more of it done with pictures.

~ Audio ~

To me the audio seems to have been mixed great. If you ever want to do this again by yourself in the future then there should be a choice where you can put the audio in separate when you are importing it to the library. If you can't figure it out, I'll always be available.

I actually never heard the song before you showed me and even though it wasn't my style you really did it justice with this piece.

~ Overall ~

I admire the work and dedication that has to go into a project like this and on top of it you really did do a great job so I'll give it a 10 all around. Hopefully you find time in the future to do it again. Good luck with whatever life brings your way.

~ The Fro ~

g17 responds:

thank you very much. dont forget - it wouldnt be on here it wasnt for you.

[If James Taylor Were On Fire]

Hmm, not bad. Perhaps some work here and there.

~ Animation/Graphics ~

The graphics weren't anything amazing, but I honestly have no room to talk because it's much better than I can draw in flash or any program on the computer. The drawings themselves could be improved slightly, but for the most part they were pretty good.

I think that the letters could have been a bit fancier. Perhaps more colorful colors on top of some better transparency work could have made them more pleasing to the eye.

~ Story/Content ~

Kind of boring. I'm in that type of mood tonight though because I'm tired. That being said I won't be biased towards it because of this little fact. It was very short and nobody really wants to see a guy sitting there on a seat and sit a song. (I'm sure some people do, but probably not the majority of people)

Perhaps instead of just having him sit there and the items show up, you could have the actual events (you did this a little) appear and the song just be the background like a music video. I think the biggest thing is working with the length of the submission. You could always add to this one and submit a second version of it later on.

~ Audio ~

The audio was good quality, but there isn't much to comment on since you didn't create the audio yourself. The lip syncing was pretty good though. Wasn't anything amazing, but really well enough that you can't notice it being off at anytime.

~ Overall ~

The graphics could use a little bit of work (not too much though), but the biggest things about this would be the length and content of the submission. Work on these aspects and you'll have a good creation. :)

~ Review Request Club ~

Rabid-Animals responds:

Thanks, Fro. I'm especially pleased that you found the lip syncing decent because it's a really tough task. I'm really proud of this; I made it in a day.