Chris-Aldin's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[littleFoot]

WOW!

Absolutely incredible! Mind Blowing, this is how i feel after watching each one of your submissions. Before watching this i hoped to feel that feeling of total amazment that i felt after watching the rest of your submissions on this site. And im really glad to say i did feeling that feeling that i was hoping for. I rememer, back when i first started coming here regularly, the first good movie i watched was Bitey of Brackenwood, and that movie alone is what kept me coming back, looking for other awesome submissions like that. So i have many memories from this series. Its always nice to see familiar characters too, such as the Farty Yellow Fatsack. You are considered the best animator on the site in my books. Here is my review.

The graphics to start off, were stunning. As i said you are the best animator on the site, and i think you are by a longshot. The environments you can create using flash is almost inconcievable. Your 3rd flash, Hitchhiker, i though had amazing visuals but then the Brackenwood series comes along and just amazes me on a level i never thought possible. And your animation has only improved since your last movie. The drawings were beautiful, the characters were drawn with stunning detail and originality. The effetcs you use to show evening time or night time, or even just your shadow effects are something no other author has done, or has done those things at a much lower level than you. The lush green fields you can create are amazing, as well as the forests, which seemed almost realistic even with this style. The detail in simply everything was fantastic, the characters, backrounds, and even the animation. The actual animation of this was so close to perfect, i cant name even one point where it could be improved. Its amazing how you can use colours to show sunsets and darkness so well. I wish there were more authors who have talent like this!

The style was no worse than perfect. I mean after all that i saw in that movie, it would be stupid to give anything less than a 10. The animating style was sublime and was just one of the many factors that contributed to your perfect score here. Your style canot be done by anyone else, at least from what ive seen, you basically cant compare another animating style to this. Your effort obviously goes a VERY long way, and after watching this it isnt a wonder why it took so long to release, and well it was worth the wait. The idea and presentation of it was fantastic, all your ideas have simple yet very charming stories or plots that i just have to fall in love with. The length was perfect as well, a good 6:30, not too long and definitely not too short. The whole feel i got while watching this is one of its many memorable trademarks.

The sound is another thing that makes this series one of the best or the best series on Newgrounds. Every tune , song, sound effect, noise, voice all seem original, even if theyre not on occasion, and its way beyond me how you are able to do this so well. The sound effects are awesome, i really do get the feeling im walking around in a forest filled with critters and insects. The addition of ROARS and Bitey's chuckle and other noises was a great one indeed. A little different yes, but it really turned out for the best. The songs are all so perfect for the series. The songs you make seem so heartfelt and you really take into consideration what will be happening during the movie while you compose the music it seems. And besides all of that the quality is excellent.

The humor has never been done better in any of your movies that ive seen. A lot of it was cute humour good for a smile or a small chuckle. More specifically parts such as when littlefoot is running with all his might but Bitey is keeping up just walking, or when the farty yellowfatsack runs away making his famous noises.

Overall this was an amazing movie, i know the next wont disapoint, you arent the type to do that to your fans. You were my fav author of all time and this is my fav submission for the time being. Your talents never fail to amaze me!
~Standing Ovation! 5/5

chluaid responds:

Dude.. thankyou :)

[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.

[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

[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!)

[Castlevania 2 ( GGT )]

Wow, what an improvement!

Awesome work man, i am seriously amazed by how much better this one was over the last one. You seemed to have taken some of my advice as well as other reviewers' advice as well. You fixed up the humour, the graphics were even better and overall everything seemed more polished. Its always awesome to see greatly improved sequels like this, because it shows what the author may do in the future, and it shows that he or she cares about the movie theyre making. Anyways here is my review.

The graphics were awesome, they must be at least slighty improved over the first part. Or maybe everything was just more used, i mean more actions using certain characters and perhaps better use of backrounds. I still liked the many varied enemies, and the character was cool, even his personality was! The animation was awesome, sometimes there was quite a lot going on and it remained smooth, and even interesting sometimes. The style was awesome, i acutally like the old school look to it because you dont see many people trying to make soemthing good using old school sprites. The idea was cool, and this ending seemed to be the ending of a huge series even though there was only two parts. The presentation was great too, epic battles improved style of humour and certainly the length! The sound was awesome too, great voice acting, excellent varied and numerous sound effects. And i loved the music too, the use of zelda music was great and you cant go wrong with it!

Overall this was an awesome movie and a big improvement over the first part. The humour was so much better than in the first one and so was the action. Great job, i want to see more by you!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 5/5

RogerGargantua responds:

wow, what a big review ! LOL I really appreciate such long reviews, you definately took the time for it! I loved reading every line ! Thank you for all, this is really motivating and inspiring ! :)

[The Future (5SOP)]

Nice, really nice.

Right away i will say the review score does not truely reflect how good this really is. I really found this a big achievement, this movie alone would certainly do 5 Shades of Purple justice. I also think it was a good idea to submit this as an individual movie, so it gets noticed as it should. But this was good, and the animation! Its beyond me how you did it, but somehow you did! Here is my review.

The graphics were obviously the main feature of this movie. I can say this for a few different reasons. They were just awesome. I can think of only one instance where 3D has been done better on the site and those were made by pros i think. I loved the design of the area, right away i found it intruiging. The little robot design was nicely done as well. But i loved how everything flowed, it was all smooth, different, unique , creative and just damn cool. The style was great for sure, but i wish there could have been more of a point or an ending to it. I suppose there could be a little more complexity to the idea as well. But other than that it looked great, cool animating style, great use of all the purple shades. The sound was awesome, because you created the music. Original tunes like this deserves higher sound scores that real music. I like the quality of it as well, it was always clear!

Overall this was a great movie, and it would be one heck of an addition to the shades of purple collaboration. After seeing this and reading that the release date for the collab is a long way off, iam still looking forward to the series. Anyways i hope it doesnt take too long to come out!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 4/5

orb responds:

Thanks a ton for the informative review! Hey, can you e-mail me a link to that 3d that you think was better? I just want to see it. It probably rocks.

[Castlevania 1 ( GGT )]

Great job!

Sprites are overall getting better, less bad ones are coming in, and more good ones in general. I am glad to see this happening, as i always look for new types of animation. Well this movie would be a good example of a sprite movie done well in every aspect. Some elements were rough in a select few places but those didnt mjatter too much for the final product. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome and in my opinion they were the most impressive things about this movie. The sprite characters were all pretty cool, and i loved the old school feel to it all. Even if they were 8 bit sprites, everything looked nicely thoughout and nicely animated with as well. I liked all your personal effects too, such as the blood and when he spat on dracula! The style was great too, the length was totally satisfying, i dont see enough of that these days. The idea was alright, perhaps a little frantic in terms of sticking to a solid storyline. I wasnt a huge fan of the style of humour, it kind of seemed to be made up different styles that i have heard a lot of before. The sound was great too, the voice acting was good and i really enjoyed the sound effects too. As a whole however all the sounds combined with the music and voice acting seemed a little off.

Overall tihs was a great movie, and i can say i am looking forward to another episode. I hope this series continues to get better and better! Keep it up!
~Two Thumbs Up! 4/5

RogerGargantua responds:

wow, big review, thanks! I appreciate that you review all aspects of the movie. This movie has only 2 parts. Part 2 ( which will be the end of this series ) will be released next week, cuz i already finished it along with part 1 :)

[Lost Rhapsody]

Lol, nicely done.

I think this is the first submission with that kind of animation that ive actually enjoyed. The crude animation style in this went almost perfectly with the song. This was also a good way to listen to a remake of a great song while wasting a few minutes away. Just fun all the way! Here is my review.

The graphics were good, for what they were. This is some of the better animation using real pictures and the whole moving the mouth up and down idea. It still doesnt mean that i consider it great in this case. Its just i like how it actually worked with the rest of the movie pretty well. The style of this movie was great, mostly for being original in terms of animation. The idea is simple, but still very good. The presentation could have been a tad better, maybe you could have had some funnier pictures on occasion. The sound was awesome, i loved the song and i like the real version of the song as well. Not only that, but as i said it was fun watching the pictures sing the song. The sync was done surprisingly well.

Overall this was a funny movie to waste a bit of time on, i liked it and it seems many other people did as well. I dont know how long this kind of animation will be tolerated, but for this movie's sake i hope it is a very long time!
~Two Thumbs Up! 4/5

CapnBob responds:

I keep hearing complaints about the lip syncing which, while admittedly crappy, is the most efficient form of animating pre-existing photographs and was a standard of Terry Gilliam's work on Monty Python for years. Why are there never any suggestions for alternative methods? It's difficult to take the complaints serious if nobody seems to have a better idea.

[All NG Fads Die!!! 3!!!]

This was my favourite one so far.

Way to go to everyone who had a part in making this. It was well done in basically everyway i can think of. I found this fun to watch, i mean seeing all the different NG characters get owned, i realize this is all just for fun so it isnt a big deal, because i myself like a whole lot of the characters that got owned, excluding Barney. The whole idea is pretty interesting in a way, funny in another, and in my opinion its awesome. Here is my review.

The graphics were great overall in my opinion. I liked your own drawings first of all. Overall they were just well done and they were fairly unique. The detail was sufficient and the same goes for the colours and the actual animation. I also liked the fact that you got the real animation or what appeared to be the real animation from things like Alien Hominid and Dad N' Me. Cool additions! The style was possibly the best thing about this movie. The idea, as i mentioned earlier, is pretty good. I also really enjoyed the presentation, many Ng fads got owned by a bunch of cool new characters. The one thing i find kind of odd is that this "All NG fads must die" is becoming a fad it self, so it is a bit ironic. The sound was great too, the song was made by Fred Durst...but it did fit the flash nicely. The sounds were also nicely done. The violence was great as well. The humour..an 8 from me, because straberry died to many times.

Overall this was a great movie, even to people who are huge fans of the clocks, and Alien Hominid. Well i hope to see #4 pretty soon. Keep it up guys!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 4/5

MACception responds:

Awesome man. In response to the stuff looking exactly like Dad n Me, and Alien Homid, they weren't stolen, they were traced. Which is a more legal way to do things ;-) Thanks for the long-ass review, it's hard to respond to the big ones because you feel obligated to write a long response. But, i'll also say...FRED DURST ROCKS!!! :-D I love his stuff, but it seems many dont. Oh well, i'll keep on keepin' on.

-LP

Thanks bro.

[Insanity + 1]

Just Awesome Guys!

Way to go to both of you! You are both truely the claymation gods on this site. Its awesome how both of you always submit such great claymations. And for both of you i have yet to be dissapointed. And i love it when you guys collaborate, because those submissions have some Knox humour as well some Fremont humour. Well all in all i loved this so ill get started with my review.

The graphics are good enough for a 10. Many people dont like claymation, i and i can see why. But with you guys there is a reason to like it. Your characters distinguish you as individual authors very nicely. The character design never gets old either. The animation is very smooth as it always is with both of your submissions. And a special "nice job" goes out to Fremont, for the awesome special effects. The style of this movie was awesome, other than the fact that at the end it grew a tad confusing. The idea is awesome, along with the presentation that goes with it. I really got the feeling that he was actually an insane clay person! The sound was awesome, perhaps you could add some sound effects here and there but in general they were very good. The voice acting is superb aswell, nothing less than id expect from both of you together. The humour was awesome as well, i actually found myself laughing quite a bit.

Overall this was another awesome movie from you pair. I hope you can keep at what youre doing, continuing to improve with everything with each submission. Awesome guys!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 5/5

Freemont responds:

Thanks! All my future movies will be much better too, cosidering this movie is 10 months old. I have improved a lot since January.