Chris-Aldin's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Piggy Bank Pinko]

Not quite as good as the first, still awesome!

This was really good flash, and seriously contributed to one of the best days ive ever seen in terms of the quality flash entries that were submitted yesterday. It deserves the award it won, and i would like to say congrats on it. It won 3rd on a day with many amazing movies, so its still a great accomplishment. Even if it was a bit worse than the last one i can say i loved it, it had the same awesome visuals and voice acting. Well here is my review.

The graphics, were basically perfect. I gave a 10 to the ones in the last episode and why not this one. I love your animating style, it is kind of realistic, but cartoony in a way at the same time. And i also love the very distinct characteristics you give to each character, like Cpt. Capitalisms massive chest, or Cheney's mouth. Just stuff like that isnt easy to do and in the end they pay off. The style of this one was awesome, though a little less amusing than the last one. Personally i liked the idea better in the first one because that is the style of humour i enjoy. Anyways this one was still creative, well presented and certainly worth the watch. The sound was awesome too, the thing is i would like to see more characters so i can enjoy more of the incredible voices. But im a fan of the captains voice still. The sound effects were nicely done as well.

Overall this was an awesome movie deserving of a top 50 spot for at least a short while. The other one was more impressive and amusing but it did do its job of giving Cpt Capitalism more of a character. I hope this isnt the last cartoon you make using your memorable characters. Keep up the awesome work!
~Two thumbs Way Up! 5/5

[eBaums world dot com]

Awesome! Very creative!

Way to go on this awesome movie. This is one of those rare movies where after watching it you have to give it a good score, just because it was so entertaining. Not because the story is fantastic, or the visuals are mind blowing, just simply because it was entertaining. I really loved it either way, and im kind of amazed at the song. The song was what really made this so successful, whether you guys made it or not i loved it and you certainly used it nicely in this flash. Here is my review.

The graphics were great, they definitely did the job, they were more than good enough for this style of movie. The drawings were pretty good, i enjoy your character design a lot, even if it is simple. The colours were cool as well, again they were simple yet good for this type of movie. The animation was good, or at least what there was of it, i would have liked to see more here and there. The style was awesome, the lack of animation is the only thing i can really comlain about here too. The rest of your animation style was really well done. The idea was great, not 100% but the song sure changed that around. The presentation was good, it accentuated some of the funnier parts of the song. The sound was awesome, its rare i give a 10 for sound when there is just a song but you used it so well in this. And since i havnt heard it before it was totally refreshing and hilarious!

Overall this was an awesome movie, that i really enjoyed and so did many other people quite obviously. I hope you can make more movies up to this level very soon. Im eagerly waiting some more of your creativity!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 5/5

altffour responds:

When I was animating, I wanted to keep it simplistic, and keep the focus on the song and lyrics.

There is a new version I've uploaded, but it needs to be approved by a NG admin before it can be shown.

There is a few extra little animation things and some extra detail put in.

[MK vs. SF 2]

Fantastic! One of the truely intense movies on NG!

That was some amazing work man. One of the better movies i have seen in recent days for sure, this is also my first 10 overall given since Halloween. This was really impressive on all levels, and i was actually surprised how it turned out, as i wasnt so sure the score reflected it at the beginning. But by the end the beginning really made sense and worked nicely with the movie. Its also good to know there are many new artists, like yourself, coming along to NG. Seriously i wish i had talent, and the ability to finish something like you. Here is my review.

The graphics were just soo good, i had to give them a 10. Sprite animation kind of goes in spurts, i mean sometimes theres a lot of good ones being submitted and others they arent so good, and i hope this one will start a chain of a whole bunch of good ones, what better inspiration do you need? The sprites were cool with just the choices themselves, but they were also nicely detailed and im surprised you actually managed to animate with them so smoothly. The fight scenes were really intense thanks to alot of great sprite work. The backrounds were really awesome too! The style was very very good in terms of animating style, idea, action style, and definitely the presentation. But there was one thing i didnt particularily like and that was the ending. The action was great at the ending but it was kind of unclear as to what really happened. Also i didnt really like how it actually occured, but the rest of style was basically perfect. The sound deserves a 10 for sure. The music really set the mood that i think this needed to be so successful. All the sound effects i can remember were awesome, and they added a lot of "cool" factor to this. The violence was great as well. It was also pleasant to see some good humour here and there!

Overall this was an incredible movie, truely amazing and it deserves all the success it has right now. I hope you can make more movies as good as this or better in the near future. Please keep up the awesome work man, im expecting good things from you!!
~Standing Ovation! 5/5

[(2005)John Pinkerton]

Great work, nice to see ya back.

Great work again knox, you are one of the artists that have never truely dissapointed me before. I hope your new DVD is doing well, and ill buy one, if i get the chance. Anwyays this was a pretty good movie in every, its not your best however for a few reasons. Still, i consider you the best at claymation on the site and i hope you can keep that title for a very long time. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome, certainly good enough for a 10 in my opinion. The characters have always been a good trademark for you Knox, you kind of got everybody into claymation with these characters. They are just funny first of all, but they are also always animated very smoothly, and in this one more than others i think. The style was great too, some of it had what i love about your stuff. However, i think there was a bit too much of nothing going on, i mean for a lot of it the characters were just standing around. Other than that, the humour was just whati like from you. Its a nice way to come back to NG with a new movie. The sound was pretty good too, nice voice acting, it always has been quite funny and entertaining. Maybe for something a bit different you could try to make up a new voice, for some of your long time fans..just and idea.

Overall this was a great movie, and nothing less than id expect from seeing so many of your movies to this date. The humour was good for the most part and i hope you can keep making movies with this kind of humour. Keep up the great work!!
~Two Thumbs Up! 4/5

[Mrs. Butcher]

Nice work, impressive visuals.

Great job on every aspect in this, i think this is your best work so far, and for a few different reasons. Your visuals actually seemed improved over your last movies, i dont know if they really were or not. The idea was something that i find more amusing and original than your other ideas. I think it does deserve the score it has, though i wouldnt necessairly give around the same score. This was impressive nonetheless, and i hope it wins the daily feature. Here is my review.

The graphics were easily the most impressive thing about this movie. They were just awesome, everything about them was. I also noticed this right as it began. The character designs and drawings were awesome, creative as well as nicely detailed and animated with. The colours all seemed realistic, almost to the point where i didnt notice to point them out. The animation was incredible though, the characters almost seemed professionally animated on occasion, it was smooth and the lip sync was very well done. The style of this movie was great, a big part of it goes to your animating style which was truely impressive. I also liked the idea, it was kind of simple, not 100% original but it was better than your other ones in my opinion, because im am more of a fan to these kinds of ideas. The presentation was good, it could have been a little more thoughout and it could be longer i suppose. The sound was great, other than the quality. The voice acting was very good and sometimes the sound effects were pretty amusing. The humour was alright in this, but even if i didnt liek the humour all that much, there was more to this to like.

Overall this was your best movie so far in my opinion. It was great or better on each level. There still is some room for improvement though, and i hope you can improve with your next submission. Anyways keep up the awesome work and dont stop submitting your stuff to NG!
~Two Thumbs way up! 4/5

[Our First Halloween]

Great work to both of you!

Impressive work overall, it isnt a wonder why this is in the top 50, many people absolutely loved it! To me it was a great flash, with minimal flaws but with some things that i would have liked done differently. I have yet to be dissapointed by you Joanime, however. There are many things in this that people can love or just find amusing in some way. Some of those things didnt particularily interest me as much as other people, such as the overall idea or presentation. Here is my review.

The graphics were the most impressive thing in this movie, and they were just as id expect from Joanime. Nice work to both of you on the graphics overall, the characters were pretty memorable, and unique in their own ways. I liked the backrounds, they did fit with the characters even if they were animated by different people. I think there was some detail missing that i like to see in movies, but in general the detail was good. The style of the movie was great, mostly because of your animating styles with seemed to be perfectly mixed together. I didnt like the idea all that much however, i mean it was alright but throughout the many halloween flash this year, this kind of thing surely has been done. The presentation was good sometimes, like more so when the kids came to the door because you guys had the chance to make it totally creative. It was also a little short, it kind of ended before it the "story" really got going. The sound was awesome, you guys arent professional voice actors but you did put in some effort into the voices and it actually showed. The sound effects that were in this were good, they suit the movie nicely. The humour was also great, specifically in the Garbage Fairy scene.

Overall this was an awesome movie, with stuff other people liked more than me without doubt, not to say they were bad. I hope you guys can make another movie together, improving on this one. Keep submitting your movies to the portal!!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 4/5

[Wade, I'm Coming Home]

Great work!

This was really good. On special days such as this and Daily Day i will probably only review either the best one or some impressive ones. And based on the Wade Day submissions that are coming in, id say this is and will be the best one. And again from xtil, you are one of the people that i can count on to submit something that has to do with the special day, as well as being very good. You make the star syndicate proud to have you a part of them. Here is my review!

To start, the graphics were great,but at some points they were more impressive than others. Early on you showed some really cool drawings and awesome animation. But then the animation itself went down a bit and there wasnt as much of it. The drawings were pretty good in general, along with the detail. The colours were nicely done too. The graphics were just great overall, more consistancy would have helped. The style was awesome, cool animating style, interesting idea, nice presentation and just a great movie overall for Wade Day, people should be making more movies like this. The sound was great too, the song was a good decision, though i didnt personally like it all that much. It fit the movie well, and added a bit more to the mood. There was also some pretty good humour at the end!

Overall this was a great movie, especially for Wade Day, i hope on each special day you submit something impressive, like this or even better! Even if you dont, keep making movies!
~Two Thumbs Up! 4/5

xtil responds:

i had to put this together really fast, so thats probably why its graphically inconsistent.
damn college cutting into my flash time >:O

[Pencilmation #2]

Awesome job, very creative!

I loved the first one and this one is even better, congrats right away on the improvement. This was almost worth the wait for people who were eagerly waiting its release, for me the first one didnt quite impress me enough to be anticipating its release, but i think that has changed now. I want to see another one now, and i cant miss it! Great job on every single aspect in this with a movie like this it can be difficult to do well on everything, but you did nicely. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome, i found there wasnt enough detail for a 10, but the style was awesome nonetheless. You done see animating styles like yours often at all, so this was obviously a fresh experience. The characters were pretty cool, simply but that was for the best. The animation was very smooth, and often witty, for example with the big marker at the end. I kind of laughed there! The crumpled paper in the backround wasnt necessary for a good score, but it did show you put in more effort and it fit very well with the idea. The overall style deserves a 10 in my opinion, this is an example of a flash whose originality takes it a long long way. The animating style was fun and simple, and the idea is amongst the most creative i can remember, not to mention it was very well executed. The sound was great, the little tune was pretty good. Cheerful, and it worked with the flash nicely. The sound effects were good too, but for some reason there still seemed to be something missing in the sound but i cant put my finger on it.

Overall this was a very good movie, with a bit of humour, some good visuals and one hell of a style. I hope you can make a third one fairly soon, but dont rush it! I think you can only keep getting better from here!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 5/5

[Belong to everyone]

Awesome! Cute little story <3!

This was awesome, it reminded be of your last flash that ive seen, Where Do Clams Come From, and that is a very good thing. Your last two submissions that ive seen have been fantastic, they both had very cool ideas and plots. They each put a smile on my face as well. This one was cute actually, but still very impressive. It is pretty much safe to say you are the most talented female artist on the site. With another submission this good or even near this good you will be in my favourite authors, so keep up the awesome work up! Here is my review.

The graphics were definitely good enough for a perfect. They reminded me of your last work alot, it could have been the simply drawn yet charming eyes of the bugs, or perhaps the amazingly smooth animation. The colours are always something to be impressed with, you did a great job of showing that it was daytime at the start, and the same goes for nighttime towards the end. The animation is quite possibly the most impressive thing about this, both times i was amazed with how smooth it was. The style also certainly deserves a 10. Your animating style is a big factor, but not the only thing that helps with the overall score. The idea is simple, but it certainly is part of who you are as an artist. I like your pleasant stories, they were well told for the most part. And the conclusion is always kind of unexpected, the end of this one made me smile. The sound was awesome, but when the bulk of the sound is just a song i cant really give a 10. But the song was very well chosen, it did fit the movie nicely.

Overall this was an awesome movie, with lots to offer to any person watching it. I hope your next movie can be this good too, and then you will certainly be in my favourites. Either way keep making movies and keep submitting them to NG!
~Standing Ovation! 5/5

[Blockhead: Episode 4]

I think this is the best one so far!

Great job on this episode, and well all of them thus far. I think this one was my favourite though, he was a true Blockhead in this. As this series continues, im starting to like it more and more. With each episode, im liking Blockhead the character more and i sure hope it will continue this way. Humour isnt the only thing that this series has going for it, so even if that is a little weak in one episode, there will be other things to keep it good. Here is my review.

The graphics were great, they always are with this series. Theyre fairly pleasant, yet they suit the series very nicely. I like all the bright and simple colours, i feel they add to the stupidity of Blockhead in a good way. Nice and smooth animation as well. The style was awesome, the whole series has been this way up to this point. The idea of this episode was pretty clever, and well presented too. The dialogue was much more random then i remember, but i think that was for the best. The sound was great, i didnt particularily like the new revamped theme song at the begining. I liked it when it was more simplistic because it sort of represented Blockhead, but the voice acting was still very good and i liekd the sounds as well.

Overall this was a great Blockhead episode, maybe the best one yet. The score is definitely there to prove this point. I hope they can keep getting better in the future. Keep up the great work!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 5/5

The-Swain responds:

Hey, thank you kindly for writing such a careful review - it helps to know the strong points so that I can continue to reinforce them in the future.

And don't you worry, the theme song isn't changed...that was just a Halloween thing. (Having two versions of it is killing the file size anyway!)