Chris-Aldin's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[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....

[Stick Killing Arena 3 pt1]

Very good stick movie!

This was great man in every way i can think of. This was definitely up there with the best stick arena movies i have ever seen. I have seen many by the way, and this one is much more original than any of the others that i have seen. I hope the next part please me just as much. This wil only be a partial review, ill give the full one with pt2.

The graphics were awesome, i was very pleased with your improvements. Some of the best stick animation i have seen for a long time. The style was awesome too, great stick animation earns high style points from me for obvious reasons. The sound was nice, i actually liked how there wasnt music, you could hear all the sounds much better.

Overall a job well done and im off to watch part 2 in a couple minutes. I hope its even better!
~Two Thumbs Up 4/5

[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 ^_^

[War of the Worlds Pt5]

Way to go again Gerkinman!

Very nice job yet again man. Im starting to really like this series, and its good to know it will probably be going on for quite some time. This series really deserves some credit, its good to see it is getting credit for making something about a topic no one has done before, and doing it very well. Sadly i must say there was a little something missing from this episode that took a little bit away from the final product. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome as usual, i think this is the only thing that hasnt changed at all throughout the series, which is a great thing. The graphics have always been one of my favourite things about the series, they never fail to impress. I like the coloured scenes, and i like the black and white scene. The colour and lack of colour is used very effectively. The animation is consistantly great, so congrats on all that. The style i think is what was partially missing something. The length didnt seem as nice as usual, and the killings seemed repetitive. But other than that, good progression in the story, and i have always liked your animating style. The sound was great to, work a tad on the quality. I really liked the sounds and the voice acting as usual.

Overall this was a great movie, i loved it just like the others, but its a bit of a shame this wasnt quite as satisfying as the others. Either way great job, and i hope you continue this greatness :D
~Two Thumbs Up! 4/5

[Texas Chain Saw President]

This was awesome!

Man the big filesize was worth everything in this. I mean what is there to complain about here? I cant personally find anything and i am one of those people that look for mistakes. I mean this was just great, just a breath of fresh air to see people still care about making original submissions, which a pile of effort put into them. I hope there are more submissions from you made in this way. Anyways here is my review.

The graphics were actually great..i think. I mean i have never seen that style of animation ever before so i dont really know if its actually good. From my point of view it WAS good, they fit the idea quite well, and they were just cool, and obviously different. The characters were nicely done, i dont know if they were drawn or not. But the backround was actually kind of cool, it fit the rest of the graphics at least. And i found the animation kind of funny as well. The style of this was awesome, i gave you instant points for originality and creativity. The animating style was awesome, it was so different than anything i have ever seen before. The idea, while fairly simple was presented very nicely, and hence being great. Well thats all i have to say for style. The sound was awesome as well, i loved the sound effects, there were so many of them too. Having a lot of sounds really shows effort! The voice acting fit the whole thing perfectly, and they also added to the final product very positively!

Overall this was a funny, creativ submission that i just loved. This definitely deserves a score that high in both reviews and score. I hope you can keep submitting great stuff to newgrounds, sometimes i fell we could really use more great authors like you!
~Two Thumbs Way Up! 5/5

[Happy Birthday Tord]

Great work!!

I would personally love to recieve a flash like this for my birthday. I mean who doesnt want a good laugh on their special day? Well i liked it obviously, and it wasnt just for the song or the humour. There were actually many things involved that convinced me this is good. It was a little rough around the edges but those are quite easy to overlook. Anyways here is my review.

The graphics werent awesome, but they were good and not for the typical reasons graphics are good for. The drawings were good, maybe not detailed or even coloured but they show you have talent for cartoons. They were often funny which can be important in visuals sometimes. They actually fit nicely with the song as well. The style was awesome i must say, despite it being quite simple i liked your animating style for this movie. The idea was clever, a funny type of birthday gift or card. And just the overall wacky feel while i was watching put me into a great mood. The sound was awesome too, the song fit perfectly with the style of visuals. Besides it was a cheery funny song.

Overall this would be a great birthday gift. Too bad i dont have friends like you with talent, but hey money for a birthday isnt half bad eityher :D. Well i hope you make another animation soon, im looking forward to it!
~Two Thumbs up 4/5

[Kids should be outside.]

Very nice!

Great job on everything in this, what a great way to come back from a boring and stressful day. This is the first good movie i watched today! Really this got me relaxed, and it did it in style, with effort put into everything and a cool overall idea. Well here is my review.

The graphics were great. Your animating style for the most part, it was colourful and the FBF was great too, perhaps give the characters some faces and add a tad of detail. But the drawings were very good anyways and as i mentioned the colour was nice too. I think that combined with other things gave that relaxing feeling. Smooth animation made this pleasant to watch. The style was awesome, this is not just because i liked your animating style, its for a few reasons rather. The length was decent, the idea is very original and it had a very odd, but great presentation. We need more of that kind of stuff. The sound was great, the song was another thing that really gave out that relaxing mood. It was just plain cool anyways.

Overall i really liked this movie, it deserves success. I loved it and it seems others did too. So congrats on a really good movie, you submit more of your movies here so stealers cant steal it anymore without the whistle being blown.
~Two Thumbs Up 4/5

[INFERNO.]

Simply great!

I actually really enjoyed this, its good to see such a great movie after a busy night with my movies and stuff. And this isnt your typical great movie, it was intensely original and creative which there i feel there needs to be more of sometimes. There isnt really anything you can complain about in this, perhaps a few areas for improvement but nothing very serious. Anyways here is my review.

The graphics were very good, though i kind of had mixed reactions about them. At first glance they were simply good, i mean the drawings were decent and the same goes for the detail. By the end the type of animation had set such a mood i couldnt give anything less than an 8. In other words your animating style was great and fit the movie perfectly. The animation could use a bit of practise, but it was still good. The style of this movie was great aswell, and this is for more than your animating style. The idea, while it was hard to understand became clear i think by the end. The presentation was...you could almost say eerie but in a very good way in this case. The originality of this alone would be good enough for style! The sound was good, although its quality wasnt very impressive. It did do the job and thats all i can really ask for. The sounds fit tha actions nicely, and its good to hear some interesting pieces of music too!

Overall this was a great movie, deserving of a high score in every aspect it had. I hope you can make more movies soon as you seem to be a great author. Keep up the nice work!
~Two Thumbs Up 4/5