Bigfoot3290's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Kill "The Man"]

Decent

You attempted an age-old concept that still has potential if done correctly. I saw some good things, and some bad:

+ The blood and gore was animated pretty well. I noticed some nice highlighting, and bonus points for camera lens splatter.
+ Good use of Actionscript for a scene selection.

- The art could be cleaned up quite a bit. There were plenty of raggedy lines which gave the flash an overall 'unrefined' appearance.
- The animation was choppy at parts. Raise the framerate or work on creating more 'middle frames.'

So, it was a bit of a 50/50. Keep working on smoothing out that animation and getting a feel for drawing with the mouse. Good effort for a first. [3/5]

[The Cheerios Conspiracy]

Classy

The minimalist art worked very well here. Great sound quality and voice acting too. The plotline evolved at a perfect tempo, and it just seemed to be one of those novelty stories that only becomes enhanced when animated in Flash.

Excellent work! [5/5]

kendall92 responds:

thank you so much, this was a really nicely written review :)

[Bedtime Story]

Fantastic

It's difficult to find a flaw in this flash. Excellent animation, art, storyline, and tempo. This has "classic" written all over it! Great use of shading to emphasize textures and light source(s). I got a lot of enjoyment out of watching the plot unfold, and, of course, it is always amusing to see two wizards blast their brains out with cool magic spells.

Great work/effort! [5/5]

[Awesome Cracks Down]

One Step Forward, One Step Back

Ego, the animation was fluid and lively. The extra layer of shading and highlights created the illusion that the art was popping off the screen. Ironically though, the quality of the script did not improve with the aesthetics. In fact, I found more enjoyment in the animation than the content, which is contradictory to what I expect going into one of your animations. So, it was a bit of a hit-miss, but as I said, I really appreciated the effort you put into the art.

[My Robotic Inspiration]

Pumpin'

There must be a whole lot of truth behind those author's comments - in my opinion, the amount of work put into this flash does not need to be lucidated.

Snowbot was great, but this definitely tops it. The way you synced all of those clanks and whistles into your animation was superb. Additionally, there was a clear correlation between the momentum of the flash and the momentum of the music. That bit of choreography gave the flash more dimensionality.

Even without all of those advanced techniques, the basics - the animation and art - were also top notch. In fact, the vivacity of the animation perhaps surpassed the upbeat soundtrack!

Astounding effort! [5/5]

AKS9 responds:

wow, what an outstanding review :) thanks so much for writing it all
Personally I like snowbot more than this, since its a personal project and "short and sweet". But I'm really glad you like this one better really :D means my work paid off
thanks for the great words!!

[Drug Dealing Skit]

Dear GOD Man!

Man, I've been here for a long time, but that was one flash of a select few that actually made me cringe. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but when that ... erm ... thing popped out of the bikini, oh man ... it was all over, Jack. AND, as if that wasn't enough, you just had to throw in that extreme close-up. Urgg.

Well, that's alright though, as shock value was clearly what you were banking on. It worked.

Excellent animation all around, and decent voice acting to boot. Good stuff!

aGhostlycobra responds:

First of all thanks for the review, its rare people write more than a sentence. And yeah the point of this one was very much shock value... and the punny dialogue which only help emphasize the uncomfortableness of the situation.

[A* Episode 3]

Stylish

Well, I haven't even seen the first two, but I can say that this one was fantastic. The two-tone artwork was crafted with precision, especially on the facial expressions. I always had a sense of space, in particular, regarding the size of the vessel. Again, considering you were only working with two values, that's not an easy achievement. I also really enjoyed the storyline. Interestingly, had I not enjoyed it so much, I probably would have been deducting points for slow pacing, but I believe in this case, that the slow pacing complemented the evolution of the storyline; I was trying to figure out what the organic compounds were right alongside the main characters.

Very good work.

smbhax responds:

I wasn't sure if the continuity of space between the control module interior, and the ship overall, would come across, so that's good to know. I'm glad you found that the pacing worked; this is actually the fastest-paced episode so far, believe it or not!

[Move Your Body(Cha.Layer)]

That was Ridiculous

Man, I was still a bit groggy from getting up so late this morning, but that sure as hell got the eight cylinders going.

I'm not sure why I found this so enjoyable, because I generally hate rave music and anime-esque drawings. But, I will say that the animation was very good for what it was supposed to do. A lot of wacky sequences and exaggerated movements put life into this flash, and that's what you need in a good dance video. The cartoony physics served to add humor element as well - the section when the dude's mouth morphs into a machine gun was the prime example. It was just such an outstandingly tenacious flash that had little trouble catching my eye. Great work! [5/5]

[Coaster Testers (Ep 1)]

Good Start

You have the right idea. It was an interesting choice on your part to use the paintbrush tool instead of the line tool for drawing the roller coaster track. I mean, I personally love the paintbrush tool, but animators tend to utilize it for mechanical or structural drawings. That being said, it's your flash of course, but some of the track's vectors looked rather crude or chunky.

What I did like was the short first-person sequence when the two testers flew down the hill. Great job on that! The sense of weight (of the train) was evident, although I think you may want to exaggerate the physics a bit more in the second episode (especially when the train travels through the loops). You could also further emphasize speed by animating the hair of the testers.

Overall, this was a promising display for a first flash. The ending was a nice touch - I loved the little signs the dudes held up :D Keep it up!