Bezman's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sherbert the Cat 3-2]

I enjoyed this little glimpse

I liked the colours chosen for the portal and music fitted really perfectly.

Mouse-gun was pretty cool and I liked the way Sherbert got the weapons - really nice touch.

I really didn't understand the end though. I didn't think that would happen, even in his universe, so it was a bit disappointing for me.

Maybe it's time to update your NGtank edit?

Anyway, despite my criticisms, I enjoyed this little glimpse into the universe.

Interested to see if anything comes of the bird...

Jonimator responds:

Thnks for the review. The NGtank is a bit rough around the edges but ah well. And the wierd Zebra bird thing will definatly be used.

[Sherbert the Cat 3-1]

sets up the story well and it's kinda cute

Though I kinda enjoyed the intro the first couple of times, it's kinda annoying now.

I reckon you should have submitted 3-1 and 3-2 in one submission. The size limit is 10MB, so it wouldn't have been too large!

I liked the mouse design and the part where the portal opened was rather cool. Also, I liked the start with the typing noises and cool design. All too often though, I kinda find the graphics and animation somewhat lacking with the tweened body parts not always matching up too well.

This half sets up the story well and it's kinda cute how 'simple' sherbert's personality is.

Jonimator responds:

I think i might put the two submissions together actually, Not sure if people would like seeing them again though. I'm thinking of changing the intro now, kinda annoying me too.
thanks for the review.

[Sherbert the Cat]

A nice upbeat feel generally.

At the start, there was some alright synching between audio and the story/graphics, but that all soon went to pot. I just felt that the tempo of movement on-screen didn't match the various tempos of the tune and the moments when the 'singer' paused. I reckon that really affected my enjoyment.

The story was mildly amusing, though the various jokes were kinda unoriginal and I thought the way Sherbert ran repeatedly past the mouse was kinda confusing.

I found it funny how the mouse crapped what looked like bullets and also Sherb's eyebrows at the end.

A nice upbeat feel generally.

Jonimator responds:

thanks for the review!

[The Snowball Cartoon]

I enjoyed it.

As mentioned before, I don't like your thin-black-outline style.

Also, I hate auto-starts.

You do have some well-expressed expressions, though you could have their eyes widen in fear as the tank comes or whatever.

The tank - what was that meant o do? Melt the snow? Shoot snow-balls? Could have been some added humour to show that effect before it ended.

The font was fairly well picked and everything went well with the music. It did have a faily jolly theme and I liked the way it kept going at a fast pace.

I enjoyed it.

Jimtopia responds:

Thank you for reviewing, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[Graham's Weird Day (1/3)]

originally, I didn't like this as much as #2, but

I'd like to say that I liked the monopoly car - the way you sorta changed the colour of the lines. Generally though, I kinda hate the way everything is flat-shaded with thin black outlines.

I just kinda find that same look is what loads olf folk go for and it kinda reminds me of my first attempts with MSPaint. I'd suggest that for a wee while you try having no outlines or maybe varying the thickness somewhat - maybe make the outlines really chunky, then place on a layer behind to stop them encroaching in too much?

Also, I've never been too keen on your last screens, with the replay button that doesn't have a different over/down frame and the text that might look better in something like courier for the layout you've got. Considering we see that frame each time, I reckon you should spend half an hour or whatever messing around with different looks.

I do like your voice for Graham.

Anyway, originally, I didn't like this as much as #2, but I found that the long fall did make me chuckle a bit on 2nd viewing.

However, I just felt the fall was a bit too insubstantial for a main 'punchline' - I was really hoping to see some crazy crazy crazy stuff happening afterwards... maybe some crazy crazy crazy explanation or whatever.

Anyway, like you know I enjoy your flashes so this gives me something to look forward to. It's always good when folk make self-imposed deadlines and stick to them.

Hopefully you'll be doing this for a long while and soon enough you'll start to improve.

Stay funky,
- Bez

kinggila responds:

I don't know about having no outlines. I think it would look very weird. Maybe there'll be some crazy crazy crazy stuff on the sequel to this. Hopefully it will be crazy crazy crazy for you. And yes, I'll keep going with the weekly short flashes. Thanks for reviewing.

[How long will I last?]

Looking forward to #3.

Pleased to see you've lasted at least a fortnight...

Gotta say, I'm hoping you'll crazy improve whilst doing these. Maybe add in some more animation because whilst crazy the full-body tweening is 'good enough' it can get a tad tiring.

I really crazy like the glow on the sprite and the text on the loading screen. Seriously, that could be one of the nicest play buttons crazy ever! Just maybe make it a bit bigger?

I crazy kinda like your chatty style in your flashes, and specially the 'friends...' bit.

Andersson's laugh is craazy brilliant!

What did muffin/Bluhippo do in this?

I'd like to complain crazy about your speakonia voice.

Overall though, I enjoyed it! (Even more than #2.)

Looking forward to #3.

kinggila responds:

"What did muffin/Bluhippo do in this?"

He made the preloader.

"I'd like to complain crazy about your speakonia voice."

lol, thanks for another review, Bezman. :)

[Jimtopia Changes]

I'd enjoy seeing a remake

I really liked the basic plot of that.

At the start, I liked your loading bar. Looks kinda like the Armorgames one... did you get it from somewhere?

Also, I liked the Sega-ish font for the title page and the 'Gigli' font for in the office of the corporation (though th numerals didn't really fit. If there aren't any numerals in that font and you actually mixed in Times New Roman or something, you could've used letters to spell out the numbers...

I found the background music loop a bit overly repetitive and simple.

I liked the pink-haired Jim and loved the fight sequence. For me, the fight sequence pretty much made the movie.

The ending really felt like a big cop-out.

The graphics, I don't like at all, mainly because of the style. The whole 'thin, crisp lines with simple shapes and solid colours' look just reminds me too much of someone's first tinkerings with MSPaint or whatever.

I'd enjoy seeing a remake if you were to make it a 'real' story rather than just end the thing in a cop-out 'this isn't real, it's actually (a dream/story being told/whatever)' manner.

Jimtopia responds:

Yes well, If I were to remake it, it would be awhile from now. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thx for your review, I always love hearing from fans! =D

[Mount Newground]

hats off to all who worked hard in this collab.

The song was brilliant and I liked the end-reveal and the peak animation, but there just didn't seem to be as high a standard of creativity as in the Red Line.

I really liked Memb's - nice use of custom brushes.

There were a few other pictures that were really technically accomplished. However, many of them seemed like pictures that had little or nothing to do with the mountain and would work equally well if the mountain was replaced with, say, a house, an abstract plane or a grassy field or whatever.

It was somewhat enjoyable to watch though and hats off to all who worked hard in this collab.

SirNightOwl responds:

Cheers, the quality of some of the entries was lacking, but we specified from the start that everyone could join, so we kind of shot ourselves in the foot a little bit. But yeah Memb's entry was cool.

[The Red Line]

seen at this rate, it's generally a breathtaking r

Some pieces of art were breathtaking in concept or execution and the variety of ideas we progressed through was staggering.

I would have maybe liked a 'rewind' button - in the few instances that I could have used more time to look at a piece of work, I didn't realise until it had gone that I'd need more time...

My main gripe is the lack of any real revelatory 'aha' moment, perhaps after a pullback or whatever.

It remains a stupendous collab and seen at this rate, it's generally a breathtaking ride.

[There Once Was a House...]

Malice leads to bad results...

Almost chilling.

I really liked the style in which you drew the heads, but not the backgrounds, with the thicker strokes that didn't really seem to fit in the scratchy style.

Mic noise was a slight distraction and the tune at the end could have been better faded out, but the story is generally well told.

Malice leads to bad results...