Chris-Aldin's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[life: a sticky note]

Very good!

Great job on this thing, it was impressive. I cant complain about anything in this except one thing, the length. It was definitely too short, but i really liked what i did see. Nice combination of many different elements. Its always good to see original movies too. Theres nothing else i can say here, so here is my review.

The graphics were awesome, right off the bat i was impressed with everything about them. The drawings were excellent, the detail especially in the colours and shadowing was excellent too. All the colours seemed realistic and worked with one another. The backrounds were good too, very cool most of the time. The reason i didnt give graphics a 10 is the animation which was very smooth but seemed awkward sometimes. The style of this movie was great, i didnt like one thing that i already mentioned though, the length. This would have been better if it were longer. The animating style was awesome though, very satisfying. The sound was awesome and for a few reasons. The sound effects were very numerous and seemed to go with their action nicely. The music was a very good choice for this and a nice touch.

Overall this was a great movie and it was fun to watch for the short while it was on. I hope this isnt the last good movie you submit to the portal, keep up the great work! 4/5

[Star Worms]

yay, i love worms! Nice Work!

Great work on absolutely everything in this. I remember seeing your another movie, Halo Armageddon, and its good to see this one lived up to my expectations after seeing your other worms movie. I mean theres nothing in this i can complain about being bad, but maybe theres some things i would have liked to see done diffferently. Here is my review.

The graphics were simply great in this movie. I mean i really love the addition of themes rather than just plain worms. The themes add to the amusment, and along with the themes comes cool looking Halo Worms or star worms in this case. They all look cool or funny in a good way, though i would have liked to see Yoda in there. The animation never dissapointed, it was always very solid. The style of this movie was near perfect, this time Worms and star wars combined. Still a very cool combination. I love the idea and the presentation, you made sure to get some of the weapons in this. Your animating style is also something ot be proud of man. The sound was great, i really liked the use of original Worms sound effects, especially in the Holy Hand Grenade. All the other sound effects were cool too. There was good violence and great humour in this too.

Overall this was a really good movie and it definitely deserves the great score it has. I hope this isnt the last worms flash you make. Maybe next time go for a Nintendo themed one or something, keep it up! 4/5

Jack-Mace responds:

Wow... big -- review..
Big aprisiation for you!!

Thanks dude.. i like it!!!:D:D:D

[Super Sprite Bros Melee]

Cool. Nice job!

I was glad to see something whose name had something similar to Super Smash Bros Melee as that was one of my favourite games i ever played. Each clip was done very well, and none stood out as being bad. Perhaps the theme for the collaboration could have been presented in a better way, this was great. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome, and for a few reasons. All the sprites were cool, and nicely detailed as well. You guys are all good sprite animators that i need to see more of. The environments always looked effort packed, and hence nicely detailed. The actual animation part was very smooth in most clips, but i can recall the Mario vs Luigi one that could have been smoother. The style was great for a few reasons. Collabs always earn high style points from me because it is cool to see different styles, however in a spirte collab there arent really different styles at all. The idea was good, but as i said earlier the presentation could have been a bit better. I mean i thought it was going to be like super smash completely, but i got constant 2 person fights. You gotta get some 4 player fights in there too! The sound was good, you had a very good song playing throughout and all the sound effects i can remember were pretty cool.

Overall this was a good collab but not for the reasons i thought it would be. I hope all you animators can make your own movies soon, ill be looking forward to them. Nice job everyone! 4/5

[Negative 001 - The Call]

Woah, unexpectedly good!!!

Right off the bat i will say i was truely blown away but what i saw in this short first episode. I mean with each flash you make you are improving, and the scores are there to show it. Your last flash , Ordinary Conversation, was truely awesome i remember when i showed that to all my friends. Its great to see another awesome movie, made by some one whose submission i loved. Here is my review.

The graphics were definitely good enough for a 10. You seemed to have improved your animation skills since Ordinary Conversation. The drawings were awesome, they were soo cool and extremely nicely detailed.I like your animatign style too, kinda realistic, kind of anime, and detailed. When you think of it your animating style its actually pretty unique. The backrounds were awesome too, all the buildings really gave a great feeling of being in the city for real. The colours were awesome, perfect job of creating nighttime. The animation was simply awesome too, very smooth and actually seemed to be well thought through. The style of this movie was perfect other than the length. I was very dissapointed to have this end so quickly, i was enjoying it so much. Its good to hear the other episodes will probably be longer though : ). I loved the idea and the presentation of that idea. Creative, yet familiar to most people. The story reminded me of one that youd find in the movies. The sound was awesome too, great sound effects and great voice acting was good enough for a 10 in sound.

Overall this was an awesome movie. And im sorry i just couldnt give a 10 because it was so short. Next episode, make it longer and i will be sure to review it again. If you keep the following episodes coming strong you will be in my favourite authors. Keep them coming! 5/5

[Over There: Segment 5]

Yay, way to go guys!

This was excellent, even if it was a bit short. The other episodes were fantastic and i still really liked this one. I cant say this enough but you guys honestly make an amazing team. Im surprised you made this series in 2000, i wonder what kinds of claymations and/or peoplemations you guys can do now.

This whole series has been a blast to watch, and i could almost say an honour. Its great that i know 5 of these would be coming to the portal, i mean if theres nothing good in the portal, i knoew this will end that trend. But sadly now its over, and i just have to wish good stuff will always be coming in.

The graphics throughout this wonderful series have been incredible. Really some of the best stopmotion i have ever seen. You could even compete with Knox! The style was of course awesome, it has never dissapointed me yet with you dustball and gel, i hope you can continue that way. The sound was awesome, even with the big file size the sound doesnt suffer much with audio quality, and the voice acting was always good. Humour was actaully quite good in this segment, better than what i remember from the other segments.

Overall this series realy deserves a 10. Perhaps the best claymation series i have ever seen, Knox having made only short ones. Its cool to review final episodes in a series because you get to remeber the whole series over as you summarize it. And it just feels awesome inside : ). This and Shades of Grey series, which was a full movie split into parts with real people and no animation, was another one i got to review the final episode of. Thanks for this whole series! 5/5

Dustball responds:

Thank you very much! And we appreciate all of your thoughtful reviews very much too. I'm glad that the movie can bring someone so much joy to watch because in the end, that's what makes it all worth while. I was suprised to look at your profile just now and see that you are 15! All of the other 15 years olds on NG (or at least the lame ones) should really try to behave more you. Thanks again for being a fan!

[The Morgue]

Very different, and very good!

I loved this! It was extremely different, original and creative, and more so than most of the other flash i have seen. There was nothing you can really hate about this flash if you have any idea of what a good flash is. Every aspect was done superbly. I liked how you used something preexisting, the audio in this case was all from old stuff, but created put your interpretation about it. This i havent seen before and its always awesome to see something new. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome throughout the movie. I noticed right away the whole movie will have a really cool graphical style to it. And i was glad i was right. The drawings were excellent, they werent all that detailed a lot of the time, but in my opinion that goes to what i liked about your animating style. It was simple, yet packed with effort, and creativity. I also liked how all the characters were just plain white, in most movies that would look awful. The animation was very smooth, just very good overall. The style of this movie was close enough to perfect for a solid 10. Everything about the style of this movie was simply awesome. The idea, i mean taking the audio from 1960's and making a flash based around it. That and the idea was actually presented with amusement kept in mind. Your animating style even helped out your overall style. I must admit i was skeptical about the sound being any good at all because you said it all came from the 1960's but woo i liked it. Or maybe it was the animation and the audio combined that i liked.

Overall this was an awesome movie, definitely deserving of the great score it has. Congrats Zekey on another very successful flash, you always impress me. Dont make this the last great flash you have! 5/5

ZekeySpaceyLizard responds:

It wont be (despite this cartoon sucking my juices dry)!

And thank you for the lengthy review!

[Black Knights Episode 1]

Great work!

This was really good man, this seems to be the start of a great new series! I really liked this for many reasons and i must say there was absolutely nothing i hated. Though there were some things that could use improvement, i was satisfied with each aspect. Here is my review.

The graphics were quite possibly the most impressive thing about this flash. Everything about them was either great or awesome, and this is often a very difficult thing to do.They were impressive really, the drawings were excellent, i loved the horses and all the characters, they looked quite realistic. The detail in everything was awesome too, and even the backrounds had lots of detail and they were just plain cool. I also enjoyed your use of dark colours to create an immersive atmosphere! The style of this movie was just great. The idea is great, the story is great though you could have gone into a little more depth with it all. The presentation was good, you did all you had to do in a first episode. The sound was great, and at some points better than others. The voice acting was good, and i liked the sound effects a lot too, its just the audio quality was below decent. Work on that for the next chapter.

Overall this was a great movie, and im glad i ended watching it because i almost forgot too. Its always good to see great new series coming to NG, dont dissapoint in the next chapter! 4/5

[Over There: Segment 4]

I love this series!

This series is truely great and im glad you guys actually finished it after so long. Its great to see you care about each and everyone of your projects. Well this episode was great just like the rest of them, theyre really creative and effort packed it seems. Here is my review.

The graphics were awesome as always, and since this is definitely some of the better claymation ive seen its good enough for a 10. Nice work. The style of this particular episode was a bit different than the others, but awesome nonetheless. This one was more intense than the others. The sound, great as always i still love the voice acting and sound effects!!!! Humour is solid as always!

Overall another great episodes blesses the portal with its greatness. I cant wait for the final segment!!! 4/5

[Newgrounds 10th Tribute]

Happy 10th Newgrounds.

And what a way to say thank you to 10 years of Newgrounds, if someone were saying thank you to me for something in this way i would honestly be pretty happy. I saw effort in each one unlike many people who reviewed. Most of those artists i havent even heard of, and its good to see they actually made something worth watching. Congrats to all new authors involved in this. And the creators of the collab, you guys must have had trouble getting 100 artists in one collaboration. Here is my review.

The graphics were obviously better in some than they were in others. But as a whole they were awesome, there were some very impressivie ones that brought up how i felt about them. Even the worst ones werent all that bad. I liked how some were done, with cool animation and making sense of their numbers. Others just looked flat out cool! The style of this collab was wonderful. What better theme for a collab than celebrating the greatness of NG? Almost none i tell you. Collabs always earn some good style points from me because of the many animating styles within each one, this one was definitely no exception. Its good to see many new authors with futures ahead of them as well. The sound was good, i liked it in some others just said the numbers with a bad mic or something. The music was also a nice touch.

Overall wonderful job guys, lots of people are hating, but you gotta respect the 10th year of newgrounds and the effort that went into making this. Getting 100 authors to do a clip isnt an easy thing to do, so i commend you creators. Keep it up! 5/5