DreadMore's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Spickled Dimwizzles Episode 2]

Based on first 3 episodes of this series:

Quite a nice piece there. Animation drawn-like gaveit a bit of what children would draw, but seing it animate one does see the difference. Maybe some more inking on the outline, but that's just my opinion.

The sound needs a bit of work on. Demon lady/door was almost inaudible most of the time, which then, when I automatically try to increase volume, is contrasted how some of the sounds become deafening. I understand that you have tried to get mysterious effect of the voice, but one would require some other approach, since I could not hear her say most of the lines. Definately needs more "natural" sound effects (magma splash sounds, traps sounds, heavy machinery)

All in all I like the idea of "overly lucky" wizard apprentice, so I'll keep watching.

[Wikileaks - All the Things]

Very nice synchronisation between music and songs and the animation.

Animation was fluid enough, but the most important factor was how everybody was portraited.
Putting aside that this is a good animation, I can't shake a feeling that over half of the people shown in the flash were put as "victims". They were not victims. The 1st guy was kind of cheating on a girl. The politician was promising things he cannot deliver. Guy letting poop on the walkway, delivery man kicking his delivery, these all need to be countered.

Because yeah, "oh, those things happen ALL the time", but personally, fck all those people who act as those things are "normal", just because they happen often its NOT normal.

Putting that aside, sorry Asagne you're not here with us, I hope the next guy that gets in your place will not get caught and is not bought.

[Pizzaman]

Very good animation, especially when we count in this the Newgrounds debut. Good story. If possible, try getting some more sounds.

With those animation skills I think it shouldn't be too hard to find interested people :). Sounds need more *oomph* . But very good animations presenting what is happening to everybody. Loved the ending. I mean, everybody was expecting him to mutate or eat whole pizza or something... and there it was, along with Pizzamans dismay.

I usually don't subscribe to anything, but I'm itching to see where you go from here.

[Real Conversation with 4 year old and her Grandpa]

Ooooooh what a cure little brat XD

Awesome lip sync, I love the way you show when people laugh with their teeth out. Nice move choosing kids as substance for the next mov, they are very surprising, its like the script writes itself :)

[An Alien Affair]

I love the animation, great graphics, sound voice overs. All is simple, and it was supposed to be simple.

What I loved the most was the pace of things, the protagonist was escalating everything very fast, and the conclusion was not delivered until the very end. The suddenness of the answer of this very question of WHY made me chuckle :).

Also nice graphical representations of what the protagonist was saying.

[Mr. Dink's Grill]

+ for animation in movies and most sound effect, simple yet expressive for collab.

- minus for some people attaching ear piercing sound effects, bad for speakers and my ears.

[Vikings of the Interstate (Pilot)]

Lots of animation and ideas that are good to animate are conteined in this movie. Although the lighting looks blatant, the film was really worth watching, you could see every little move, hint of intention, mood. The worried wife, the jolly waitress - you did not have to see any particular dialog with them to already start creating their bio. Great fighting scenes, nice "intermission" time with the lady :D. I meant that the lighting of everything did not match the scene particularly (Sunday webcomic warm colours don't mix with the blood, gore and manliness much :p), but then again maybe that was the point: to have vikings invade not only in general idea, but even our own sense of peace and serenity (broadly speaking here), that you have created for us. Then again I would love to see the mood gradually darken the lighting in next parts if your pilot succeeds }:p.

Music was to the point, viking = METAL. Although I might have listened to it badly (not loud enough, my speakers malfunction). On the other hand It felt rather flat without the "clangs" and sounds of slicing, yells, generally some fighting sounds could be incorporated to make the viewer more "shocked" by the sudden acts of vioelence. All the other domestic sounds were incporporated very nice.

TL;DR: Very gruesome and awesome, but needs some sounds. Also would love to see at least some scenes fully lightened, like your Beast Flecko art piece.

[Yuki-chan 12 (The angry Yukino of video games)]

Since most people here find anime drawings "too easy of a way to win fans" you might have some reviews asking "wtf is this doing in daly 5", I got to say, I have enjoyed portraing how some games of the past were heard, and how we simply were damm frustrated with most of those games.

Also, I do like anime, but overally good graphics (3.5-4/5). Really liked it, the references to other games around the room, the background was warm and feeling cozy to me. Hot babes playing games are up my par too :). Of course, the pixelart was animated fluidly, and your mix during the "game intensifies" moment was good too. The *surprise appearance* was a nice touch too (I was too tired to react, but, meh :P).

And the audio was clear as day, ballanced, nice, nothing too drastic for the ears either (4/5).

As for the script, I loved the way you used all the classic elements to show people's emotions, or even making inanimate things alive. Of course, hot girl loosing at game is an easy topic, as I can attest, I'm a sucker for those... but having this in animation is a clear choice: to createa perfectly explainable situation WHY the person *might* be bad at games (but not calling the person "sucky")

[A Magical Snowman]

Face from annoying orange and really nothing more.

Fluid animation, but mean sound (there was discrepency of volume between the voices of the children and the snowman).

Mediacore animation, and nothing interesting in the script, except for boring randomness.

Urbs responds:

Fluid animation and "Mediacore" animation.. which one is your final answer? I must know!

But yeah the audio was rushed since I was trying to get it out last Saturday, so you can sometimes hear Alex's background noise.

[Intern Robot Doctor]

Pretty good

Voice actoring solid, nice background music (something like "mechanical ambulatory"). And the animaction is slick. The twist left me wondering:

"Is he a woman now, or does he have two exit holes :P"

Perplexing indeed, would like to see more!

jessejayjones responds:

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. The mystery at the end will forever remain a mystery. :P