Graeme's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[How Not to Time Travel.]

Funny

Really, this is an extremely funny video.
I loved how fast paced it was. It was just one joke after another.
Plus it was a fairly long video, so there were a lot of jokes too.
Funny punchline at the end too.

But now I get down to the real point of my review. I know this isn't you're fault. It's not your fault that people over rate it.
No matter how funny, it has no animation. That is essential to Newgrounds in my opinion. This move had lyp synching (ripped from Super Flash Bros) and that was about it.
There is no way something with no animation in it deserves over 3.50

Funny movie. But rated high for the wrong reason.

AlexTraynor responds:

Now, you see, in my opinion, it's FAR more important for a cartoon to be entertaining than it is for it to be good looking. People come to Newgrounds to be entertained, not to look at art. Sure, great art's always a plus, but it's not completely necessary. The limited animation suits the purposes of the movie, and if you think the movie should be disqualified from being successful because of some minor stylistic choices that most capable individuals are able of overlooking, then well, congratulations on being close-minded.

Thanks for liking the movie otherwise.

[The Undead Skate Collab]

Really cool

This had very authentic Halloween feel to it.
It's actually a shame it didn't get voted higher.

The scene with the fuzzy guy getting chased by the skateboard was funny and clever. So nice work there Tommy :D

But I think the best looking part was Marcy's pumpkin. It was a good transition from scenes. And the pumpkin looked really cool.
The background art for that piece was also particularily well done. It had a suiting color pallete, and smooth style. It's a shame that was one of the shortest parts :(

[The Assumption Song]

Good song, witty animation

I always listened to Arrogant Worms back in the day (like 5 years ago)
Out of all their music this one probably transfers to animation the best.
It really brings out it's suggestive nature, and sexual euphamisms.

The animation itself has some very clever subtlties to match the music.
"He has a sizeable
home in the country"
The travelling down past the belly button, which turned out to be a tree in his yard.
The several of these such things are very clever, and original.

Great stuff. Worthy of a 10.
But still an overrated movie I must admit.
I don't blame you. It's not your fault the movie is popular.
But don't you feel it deserves something more like 4.20, not 4.38.
There is no way this should be considered better than movies like Waterlollies.

As I said, not your fault. Newgrounds just baffles me sometimes.

[PaperMade Short EP 1]

Good effort

And I thought making things in Chalk took forever!!
Paper would just be horrendous!
Having to scan every sheet of paper you draw on.
Drawing every frame out without being able to atleast slightly see what was on your last frame other then just guessing it.

I respect this. Too bad it weren't longer.
My first Chalk movie felt like torture too. But the second went WAY better.
Hopefully you feel the same way, and can make a longer episode.

[SWORDFISH]

Good scene, but....

Dude. That's pretty weak. It's just a scene from Appleville.
You didn't change anything :(

[Appleville Ep 1]

You make me laugh

A very silly cartoon.
It reminds of me early Nameless cartoons. And look how huge they are now!!
That could be you!

As I promised, I made a list of all of the subtle randomness that I love in this movie. There are few real jokes in this, all of the rest of them are just things happening. Things that most people notice, but possibly not everyone.
They are all cronological and whatnot.
-Subtitles don't match fully
-Shrinks as he goes down stairs. A common mistake when animating, but you did it very cleverly, and intentionally
-Red dude randomly gets hair and a hat
-Red dude's arms disappear, then kind of fly away
-Pinapple's flashback noises *whooshwooshwoosh*
-Pinapple suddenly has the "job shirt"
-Red dude's face keeps changing
-Red does a crab walk onto scene, and pinapple snail crawls. I loved that part :D
-When red walks away, you make the corniest no leg walk animation ever, and it was funny
-Firemahn
-Pinapple flashes on and off screen randomly
-Pinapple's leaf things are suddenly way more detailed, just like your old pinapple logo
-The singing dudes silouhette mimicker thing is often doing the wrong thing, or falling behind the real dude. I think that was actually my favorite part.
He should return to the series, but with real lines, not just singing. Always with that shadow guy and such

Anyways. I made that list just because I said I would.
Very awesome cartoon.
It has great humor and timing. As others have said, the pacing was a little shaky. But I'm sure this series will turn into something much more.
Maybe get some voice actors on board too

FrozenSheep responds:

I was fairly influenced by nameless during the whole thing. Though I'd doubt I can reach nameless-esque stardom here or even come close. I'll aim low for now.

;D

[The Clocktory]

Nice

One of the only Clock Day flashes I actually watched today.
:D

I love watching stuff from you two. You always collaberate so well together, and your contrasting styles synch up so perfectly.
It was a clever flash. I liked where to Speakonia chip was installed. Nice touch ;)

The only thing remotely close I say to a cock joke, was that the crane thing in Nick's part look kind of like a shaft with balls.
But I don't think I'd consider that one...

[Drawing With FrozenSheep]

A good start

I quite enjoyed it, that is, for the short time it lasted :(
I always enjoy your unique style, and it actually is pretty cool to see your process to make it like that.

You had a good start for a really fun video here.
If you had made more steps, like makybe triple the amounts of steps you had shown there, then it would be much more in depth and interesting.

Maybe also make it once you have about a dozen pictures. Because then people can see your style on many different levels.
Suggestions for Drawing With FrozenSheep2 I suppose
;)

[SKATER V2 Episode: 04]

I was sceptical

As were most of your fans.
I was worried that we would completely lose the old feel of the Skater V2 series with the revamped animation.

But, I feel that Johnny Magic has retained his rebelious, comical feel. It came through in several different moments throughout the episode.

The emotions shown through both the face and body are so much clearer now. At any point we can easily see how a character is feeling, as apposed to the old school stick arms, and stale faces.

One thing, although Cory is an awesome voice actor, it doesn't suit the series that well. I mean voice acting in general. You did a good job of using it only in certain occasions. Which is good. So well done there too.

Overall, the highly anticipated all new sequel does not dissapoint. Great humor. Smooth, and excellent animation. And just plain fun.
Great work there Marcy my boy!

[I Get A Kick Out Of You]

Good stuff

Too often do I see you just slap together 2 hour flashes. Not saying that you never spend time on them. When you do though, it's awesome. You have a lot of talent, and an entertaining style.
I think in this flash, it came out very nicely. It was very smooth, and had a few moments of humor, even though there is no dialouge, or even story. Such as the piano being replaced by the fish. Nice touch ;)

I enjoyed it. Very nice piece or work here. What FPS did you use? And how long did you work on it for?
Also, good luck on that award. Especially after being robbed on AoFS 7.