DocMonster's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Morning Coffee]

Alas, I Am Part Of The Sad Lot

Though very short, this piece got to the point in a visually entertaining way. The art style is slick, the economy of animation works, sound effects are spot on and the message is clear. I think this is an excellent piece! Great job!

[Lock Hawk Down Part One]

Good Work

Overall, the animation was slick and the visual storytelling was excellent! The helicopter sequences were stunning and switching to a character's POV from time to time was top notch!

What you really need to work on is the sound. The sound effects and music sound great, but they should never drown out the characters' lines even if there are subtitles. Only when there was no background noise could I hear the characters speaking and, even then, the volume was a little too low. When there's speech and ambient noise, tone down the noise. Also, the end titles took far too long to appear.

Again, overall, this is a great piece! Be aware of your sound next time and part two should be golden! Good luck!

Rho-VIII responds:

Yeah, I know about that, it's just damn hard to fine-tune ALL the sounds to a specific level while still having them hearable. Thanks for the review.

BTW; try it now. it wasn't intended, it was a glitch in flash.

[Cool Things 234]

Shweet!

It's rare to find a solid abstract piece on NG, but this is it! Oddly enough, it makes sense in its randomness. Excellent visuals and great synched sound! Another job well done!

AubergineLock responds:

Why, Thankyou =D

[The Locks are Bored 2]

Well Done!

Hilarious! With slick animation, a great script and spot on sound, this is an awesome presentation! Excellent work!

AubergineLock responds:

Thanks very much sir =D

[project_rowdy]

Shweet!

This is simply excellent! This succeeds where most previews or trailers on NG fail. This makes me anxious to see what the story is about. The art style is awesome, the mix of 2D and 3D graphics is slick and the animation is smooth and filled with great little details (i.e. tank bubbles, slight hair movements, etc.). Now get to work! You've got a fan who's hungry for more! Cheers and best of luck!

[The Sad Stick]

Tips

I think this is the first time I've come across a Flash project that has a good solid story, but practically no animation. This toon seemed very uneven. Your writing is entertaining enough, but the lack of any real movement is what killed this piece. Learn a bit more about animation to bring it up to the speed of your writing and I'm sure you'll be producing some truly excellent work. Good luck!

[Escape Part 1]

WHOA!

That was really impressive! You took a bunch of tweened body parts and made it look really slick! I've seen that method look clunky at best, but you really pulled it off. The fight scenes were well done and the sound effects were spot on. Great job! I look forward to more from you! Best of luck!

[lll_Narnia's Realm_lll]

Not Bad

Your backgrounds are great and the overall art style works for the piece. This shows a great deal of effort and it's something you can be proud of.

In your sequel, and there should definitely be one, be sure to address the following:

1) Change the name of Narnia - Unless this is based on C.S. Lewis' seven volume set of "The Chronicles of Narnia" (I didn't see any credit to him or see any hints it was the same world from his books, but I read them many years ago), I would suggest you change the name. It'd be like calling the location "Tatooine" or "Cimmeria" without any relation to Star Wars or Conan. It could also bring up copyright issues.

2) Sound synching - I watched it twice, once at medium quality as per your suggestion and once at low quality and the synching was still a bit off.

3) Voice acting - While the actor was fine, he lacked the ability to draw the viewer into the story. Use actors who evoke emotion much better.

Overall, I think you have a pretty nifty project here and I'd like to see you continue. Best of luck on future episodes!

alexsmolik responds:

Woa, huge criticism coming :)
First of all, thanks, and I'm glad you rather liked it: I did spend a lot of time on the backgrounds and art. And yes, I am rather proud of my work and have almost no regrets, except for lip synching. Thank for the infos, I'll change the names as soon as I can. I know about the sound/lip synching problem, I just don't really know how to correct that.. The person that did the voices was just a friend, nothing really professional, I just needed a voice, quick and fast so I could keep animating.
Thanks a lot for the motivation and everything, as long as for the review.
Alex

[Philadelphaia Experiment]

Simply Excellent!

This is one tight project! The story's clear and entertaining, I personally like the music and the art is slick. The relatively small file size is impressive and the economy of movement didn't sacrifice the overall look of the piece. This is some truly excellent stuff!

[wade is an american hero]

H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!!!

I tend not to like this sort of thing since it gets boring after a while, but you know exactly how to keep it fresh and interesting! You get major points for being clever by using Elvis impersonators! Each death was even more brilliant and hilarious than the last! This is some excellent stuff and it had me laughing out loud! Excellent job! Keep up the great work!