IceDragon64's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[TetriS Craziness]

OK short

I don't think its too short, its a Short, thats all. You could make it longer, with more things happening inside and it would be worth more if you did, but its OK as a short.

Its a familiar theme on NG- there are lots of Tetris experiences and a few 'interaction with the computer' stories, but this one is OK.
It would have been better with backgrounds in the closeups- the boy is against a black background inside the computer but a white bgd in closeup- so its a little confusing.
Obviously it could have sounds in addition to the Tetris music, but its all OK.

[fetus wars: episode 1]

Good

+Good art
+OK animation
+It has a message
+Ok sound
+a good random element

Needs credits in movie- sounds etc.
Discipline is spelt thus.

everyone should press the 'random submission button' now and again!

[Newgrounds "Critic"]

This sucks!

No, it doesn't- I just had to write that!

Jesus, this is good, it expresses the U Suk! brigade SO well!

I see this from both angles- I write ship loads of reviews trying to say something useful, but I see stat whores who ignore Toms guidlines. I also submit movies and get the U Suk!ers occasionally.

I like the way you have captured the images associated with web nerds- Star Wars, cartoons, broken glasses etc. the voiceover is great and it has a bit of length without going on forever.
I wouldn't change it!
Best Wishes,
IceDragon64 of the Dragons & Spirits

["Pulpit Friction"]

Very good

Your work is coming on sub by sub. Some nice details in there, the style is little like Simpsons. Its the clouds, the voices, and some of the humour style,I suppose. Subtitles would be nice, although the sound is good enough. The lip sinc has improved a lot since LST (it needed to!) I look forward to the Show when it comes out- no doubt there will be all sorts of backgorund info! Put out an alpha for it some time. More people should use the alphas.
Best Wishes,
Ice

[I get Angry Faic T-shirt]

its funny...

...and its very quick off the mark, so I passed it!

I think it would be much better if Wade talked in human rather than speakonia, but hey- its still funny.

art- basic but OK
animation- basic but OK
sound- basic- could be improved
humour- simple but funny
length- appropriate for sketch
could have credits- eg explosion, sound, speakonia etc.
Ice

[SANTA CLAUSE]

Quite good

Desperately needs a preloader- it played in little bits til it loaded- I will give you 20 minutes to put one in before I vote! Also needs a stop at the end, preferably with a replay button. If you cant do replay button yet then put in a stop and put in text telling us to right click and Rewind.
To put in a stop just click on the last frame in any layer; go into Actions, click the empty space and type Esc, S, T.
It needs proper credits- music and stuff.

Some nice art, decent story, OK animation- baisc but OK. I was amusied by the Christ mas Tree expanding out of the sack.
Funny message at the end.
make your profile available so people can pm you now you are an author!
Best Wishes,
Ice

[StickDeath Test]

Not too bad

+got sort of story
+got some good graphic effects
+got music
+OK animation
+Linear sky is better than blue

-story doesn't make sense. Presumably if one had heard of the reference it might help- what is this creature. An intro in the movie would help a lot
-its just stick men- if you can animate Ok and do things like linear then why not make people?
-Linear sky is upside down, the sky goes lighter towards the horizon.
Put in sounds, its so much better than just music, especially for those of us that dont like that kind of music (that track is overused anyway)

Keep at it its got potential
If this really is a test, then it belongs in alphas.
Best Wishes,
Ice

[Exploding Fungus (silent)]

So! the great Bezman has...

a skeleton in his cupboard!? (albeit one with a score of just over 4, which goes to prove how artificial NG scores can be!)

I cant compete with the last reviewer for technical skill in reviewing so I won't try.

+ its vaguely funny
+ it has some a punch line, therefore purpose, which makes it better than quite a few NG subs

-it looks crap, with no background, meaningless colours, no shading
-very few movies get through without sound- even just an explosion would be a considerable improvement.
-animation very crude.

You must have some powerful friends or something, I don't see any clocks or B's in it. How did you get this through judgement?

I wonder how you would have reviewed it if it came from someone you didn't know? I ask myself that of my own work sometimes and it pushes me to do better.
Best Wishes,
Ice

Bezman responds:

Thanks for the review!

Bear in mind that this was 2001. Kong had been at #1 for a few months straight. Nothing else could reach the score of 4.00. There were far fewer submissions and 'spam groups' weren't around. Everyone had a far greater chance of getting accepted into the portal.

When the famous B was submitted, my understanding is that passed of its own merit - people just found the shock of finding that letter and nothing else amusing.

Likewise, some folk just found this made them chuckle. Check one of the first reviews for proof.

For the record, it passed at maybe 2.5ish. Above 2 anyway. I voted it up afterwards myself - something I wouldn't do now - and did so until it reached 3.7. A fan took it upon themselves to upvote all my stuff recently. I didn't ask them to.

In a way, my LLL account was an attempt to have a fresh slate, free of upvoting and whatnot.

Stay funky!

[Tea Time:The Kopitiam Way]

Some excellant art!

The car, look of the kopitiam from the outside, the look of the tea with the light on it, the pouring. Yes, Excellant- up with the best.

Roof tiles were good but could be better. Faces plain and not up to the same standard.

Animation good- some good angles. Excellant dog panting!

The little story was nothing special, but it was a pleasant change. I note its all your own sound and music too, well done!

Submit more- I want to see more of your work!