Chris-Aldin's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[TomCruiseStrikesBack pt2]

Good job! A solid movie.

This was indeed a good movie, very satisfying for sure. I liked everything about it to the point where i wasnt dissapointed, but not quite amazed. I mean i can complain about some things in this on occasion, but it doesnt change the fact that the final product was very good. All the elements were there but maybe not as strongly as they could have been. Here is my review.

The graphics were good, i was very impressed at the beginning, and im sorry to say they went a bit downhill from there. The drawings overall were just good, and same goes for most of the backrounds. The animation wasnt quite there, for example it wasnt all that smooth most of the time and the facial expressions were either dull or non existant. Colours were pretty decent though. The style of this movie was great, you got to commend effort and im sure this had a lot of it. The length was awesome, it was very long but not to the point where it was too long. Either that or you did a great job of making the movie always humourous and exciting. Work on your animating style a little bit though. The sound was also good, however most of the 7 there is represented by variety and effort again. The sounds were ok most of the time. But they often seemed out of place. The voice acting was good, until i listened to each of the voices and they really didnt sound all that different, work on more expressions next time. And the sound effects were decent as well, but i mean the footsteps you had in one scene were totally out of place because you never had them in any other scene. The humour was good, i liked the guy who ate everything!

Overall this was a good movie, very fun and wild at some points. I liked both episodes so far and i really want to see the next one. Keep it up!
~Two Thumbs Up! 4/5

PhallicMoose responds:

We appreciate your constructive advice and the time you took to write this. Thanks a lot.

[Final Fantasy Day Care 5]

A nice way to finish off a great series!

Way to go man. A job well doneon each and every episode, im actually sad to see it end, but all good things must come to an end eventually. As this series progressed i started to like it more and more and by the 4th episode, i was loving them! You did a great job in every aspect in every episode. I will congradulate you for all the success youve obtained. I hope you can continue to get success later on. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome in this episode and they have been the entire time. The drawings were great in this movie. The FF characters look close to perfect and same with the other characters. The detail is very good, i see how much effort you put when i see all this detail. The backrounds have a lot of it, it almost makes them stand out. The animation was good, it was quite funny sometimes. The style was awesome, despite never really playing Final Fantasy games i love the parodies. I have gotten to understand the game just by the many parodies on this site, and the humour is usually great,as it was in this. Your animating style is effort packed and i must commend you for that. The idea of a day care with FF characters is very original AND creative. Not to mention your presentation was wonderful throughout each episode. The sound was very nice too. Theres nothing really bad about it, but maybe in your future submissions work on the voice acting a bit. Black mage's voice was fine but fighters seemed some improved expressions. The other sounds were good and the same goes for the choice of music and how they fit in with the flash. The humour was good, maybe not as much in this episode as the others, but i still enjoyed it.

Overall this was an awesome movie, and a nice way to end a great series. I hope sooner than later, if at all, you will start another great series. Keep working on all your skills and either way i ll definitely be looking forward to another submission from you! Nice job!!
~Two Thumbs Way Up 5/5

DeuceNine responds:

wow thanks a lot for the review! it means alot to know that people really do like the work. i promise i'll make more, but i cant promise it'll be with the same characters.

[Megaman's Anniversary]

A little different, but very good nonetheless.

Wow, another hit from Quimera, even though with this name youve only had a couple. I have liked you guys for a while now, before Mixed in Balamb for sure. Well from such good authors you expect good submissions, and this definitely lived up to my expectations. And i will say congrats on another successful movie, i hope you can continue to get even better. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome, just what id expect from you guys. It almost seems since you changed your name that your graphics have improved or maybe its just me. But either way the drawings were great, its good to see you still have your style put into it. The detail was good as usual, nicely used. The backrounds were great, sometimes they lacked some depth and detail however. The animation was really impressive though. It was often quite smooth, and just plain cool to look at. The style of this movie was awesome as well. I liked your animating style, and there were some more reasons why i liked style. The idea is very good actually. Usually to show someone's appreciation for something, they do it in "tribute" form. You did this as if megman was having a party or soemthing and i found that quite cool. Very nice sound too, everything worked together nicely. Great voice acting, even if it was in japanese. Good sounds and music.

Overall this was another great movies from you guyz. You got soem talent and im glad that hasnt gone unnoticed on this site. Well i hope you can keep it up!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 5/5

Quimera responds:

Thanks man, it's good to hear people not whining for insignificant stuff like 'my hero megaman was offended' and that you actually did analyze the movie. thanks

[Ever After Music Video]

That brought me both to tears and to laughter...

As far as flash goes of course. This was a very cute story, deserving of a good score in both reviews and actual score, as well as a front page spot. This was just on overall great effort on every aspect and element i can think of. I mean as your first or introductory movie to NG it was fantastic, and a whole lot better than most of the first flash "efforts" that are submitted. I think youre girlfriend loved this, even if shes not into flash and what not. Here is my review.

The graphics were great, and really impressive for a first effort. I can actually call this an effort as everything about graphics was done very well in some way. The drawings were excellent, all the little bears almost overwhelmed me with extreme cuteness and the aliens were nicely done too. I liked the simpl visual style to this, it is possible,however, to achieve a simple style with a little more detail. As far as actual animation goes, it was wonderful. The style of this movie was awesome, and not just because of your already-found animating style. Usually it takes a while to find such a nice animating style, but youre a natural. I loved the idea, not only of giving this great movie as a gift, but the idea for ther actual movie as well. It is fairly original, having seen only one movie whose plot i can connect with this one. The presentation was none other than cute <3. And i just loved the mood that was set throughout. The sound was awesome, it is a wonder why that song is famous down there. Its just a nice song to kick back and to listen to. I actually watched this twice to hear the song again. I also liked how it went with the animation going on.

Overall this was a great movie, i hope your girlfriend liked it, there isnt really a reason to hate it from what i can see. Perhaps respond and tell me how she liked it or not, im very interested in what she says. Wel great work again, dont make this the first and last movie you submit to NG!
~Two Thumbs Way Up 5/5

redpill26 responds:

thanks so much! :) my girlfriend loved it a lot. hehehe... she didn't really say anything, but yeah she loved it. :) more to come! thanks again!

[Stick Killing Arena 3 pt2]

Wow awesomeness!

This was absolutely better than the first one, and im really glad i saved most of my comments for this part. I did love both parts though, for many reasons that flash usually dont have. Like good stick animation, which you dont see too much of. It also had a very different style than the stick animations i have seen. Well here is my review.

The graphics were awesome as i said last time. The drawings were kind of cool for sticks, but i liked the backrounds and the effort that was put into them. The chain gun had some nice 3D animation as well. The whole feel to the graphics was smooth, and almost refreshing. The animation was awesome man, extremely smooth and always easy to see what was going on. In terms of style this was awesome as well. Your animating style really complemented your idea, and made it original. The stick death arena isnt all that original, but yours was thanks to a few things such as backround layout and sound effects. And the sound was great aswell, it was good in this case not to have music because you could hear all the sounds much more clearly. There was plenty of violence in this too!

Overall this was an awesome stick movie and one of the better ones that i have seen. I hope you can make more great stick animations soon. Keep it up!
~Two Thumbs Way Up. 4/5

mexipino responds:

Thanks for your thought out review....

[Shave Tonight]

Wow man, i didnt know you had such talent!

Way to go yet again Dustball, you are truely one of the greats, and after seeing this it really isnt a wonder why you are in my favourite authors, and continue to rise up in them. In this you showed off talents i never knew you had, and its always great to see that from any author really. You have yet to fail to impress me, so i hope you can keep it up! Here is my review.

The graphics were good in everyway, well drawn, nicely animated and very stylish. The drawings were detail in a way, i mean the backrounds had enough detail to show objects and some simple wall textures, and the character design is basically the same thing. I wish i could explain better but the animation was just "fresh" if that makes any sense. They were great either way, animation is just one of your many talents. The style was awesome, i loved the animating style as i mentioned. It really added a lot to the final product. The idea of remaking a song, is just cool and almost unheard of here on NG. As i always say originality goes a long way. Fantastic presentation of your idea by the way. The sound was the most impressive part for me. I mean the song was good and all, kind of catchy. Then i paid close attention to authors comments and it said YOU sang the song. I was surprised as hell man, your voice sounds awesome and im not just sucking up. And your musical talent is always fantastic. Wow i checked your site too, and you have albums up for sale, i might just pick me up one :D.

Overall this was another awesome movie by you. I cant believe how well you sing, and use your musical talent again and again. Please keep the awesome submissions coming man, i need them. Good luck with future projects and songs!
~Two Thumbs Way Up 5/5

Dustball responds:

Thanks, as always Chris! I'm starting to look forward to reviews from you!

[The Sleep Sheep]

<3 cute little story!

I didnt quite know if this would be good or not at the very beginning, because it just looked so simplistic. It turns out it was all that simplistic, and it turned out very charming in the end. I cant believe how much i ended up liking this. Well theres not much else i can say here other than you did a wonderful job. Here is my review.

The graphics were still simplistic throughout, but this can often be a good thing and in this case it was. Everything in this was just charming, and you could even say cute for the little sheep. Well the colours were smooth, and they added a fair deal to how i though about the graphics overall. Which simple drawings the animation has much more oppotunity to be smooth, i must admit i think the animation could have been a bit more fluent. The style was awesome, your animating style has a lot to be happy with. The idea is cute too, and the massage at the end was totally unpredictable, it was funny because i was expecting a simply child's type of message. It was also a nice presentation of your idea. The sound was great, but the song near the start didnt quite fit with what was going on, it was cool though :D. All the other music was good though! There was also a solid humour element in this.

Overall this was a cute and charming flash, it was good to put a little smile of anyone who watches this, and it sure did on mine so thank you. I really hope you can make more great movies in the near future!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 4/5

Madelief responds:

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a review!
I really appreciate it and I'm really flattered!
I'll try and make the animations a bit more fluent next time ^_^

[Vietnam Recruitment Tape]

LMAO, sweet!

This was really a great sprite movie, there have been so many great ones recently, it really seems as though sprite animators are stepping up these days. This was awesome in every way though, i mean there is nothing to complain about, and i look for mistakes. And to see that youre apparently only 15, you sure got a carreer ahead of you! Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome, even for sprites. Everything just fit in so well with everything else. That is often a very difficult thing to do with sprite animation. The characters were great, i have certainly not seen those sprites anywhere else, and to me they just looked cool. The backrounds were awesome too, they gave the perfect feeling of Vietnam. The actual animation was great too, you seem to know what youre doing. The style was awesome as well. It seems you have a slightly different way of animating with sprites, but i definitely like it! The idea was wonderful, its good to see you put the warning that it may be offensive to some people. The presentation was great, your sense of humour is nice, and i just like the originality of it all. The sound was awesome too, i think this was the main source of humour. All the screams and yells and sounds added so much humour. Their quality wasnt half bad either!

Overall this was a very funny sprite movie, and this definitely deserves this score. I loved it and it seems many others did too. Congrats on this and i hope you can make more soon! 5/5

Ryan-Wolven responds:

I shall be making more soon, thank you for your indepth review.

[The Story of a Computer]

One word: Great.

Great job on every aspect in this movie. I really enjoyed it. I saw the beginning of this yesterday while it was under judgement and it was very good. It was one of the movies i had to review the next day. And im glad i did end up watching it, it had everything youd really want. Well here is my review.

The graphics were great. The drawings were pretty good, i liked how the main character looked but a little more detail never hurts. I liked how all the graphics seemed to fit in with the idea, i wish i could explained what i meant. The animation was quite good too, very smooth, and the pop up stuff just made me laugh! The style was great in this movie too, and not just because of your animating style. The idea is pretty clever, and fairly original too. This is one of the only computer problem flash that were actually done well. Your presentation was funny, in a good way though. The sound was very good. I liked the voice acting but what impressed me here is the song when the pop ups were attacking. It was just about the perfect choice, and i just like it anyways. You also havea good sense of humour!

Overall this was a great movie, with a solid score that it certainly deservess. I hope you make more flash similar to this in the near future, i want to laugh again!
~Two Thumbs Up 4/5

Ccomics88 responds:

Thanks, man!
I'm certainly glad you enjoyed it. And your review is greatly appreciated! Gives me some good ideas for improvement in the future.

Took a long time to find that matching song. Haha.

[Pretty Fly ForA SpriteGuy]

lol, very cool.

I honestly think sprite animators are stepping it up these days. Im seeing less and less of terrible stuff being submitted than instantly blammed, and more and more of great submissions actually deserving of a good review. This was one of those great ones just for the record. Everything about this exceeded my expectations. Here is my review.

The graphics were simply awesome, as i said sprite animators seem to be stepping it up. The variety of sprites was incredible, and like X-Naut said before me, they all seemed to fit in with one another...somehow. The animation was all great, i lovedthe lip sync!! The style was also awesome. Its pretty fun to see someone put so much effort into making the lip sync on sprites so good. Its not something you usually see. Well i loved the idea of the flash too, well presented and just cool and fun. Nice choice for the title :D. The sound was awesome too, the quality of the song seemed pretty good despite a small file size. I liked the song anyways, and this was a pretty good song to animate to.

Overall this was a really good sprite movie and it was definitely fun to watch. I think ill just go and watch it again. I hope this isnt the last great movie you submit to Newgrounds. Keep it up!!
~Two Thumbs Way Up 4/5

Tiger-Stripe responds:

Don't worry. It won't be the last animation I make. I've got all sorts of ideas floating around. My only problem is that some of my best ideas can't be done with sprites, and I can draw!! X(