Bezman's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Russian Roulette]

Only one ending made me grin.

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+++ Some nice art. Specially the close-up of the gun.

- Hands don't look so hot.

-- Animation of moving hands is bad.

+++ I like the way you have different animations for each chamber.

+++ The 'losing' animation is quite funny.

--- The others could have been made yet more interesting. Maybe a short quip like 'up yours!' or something else to add some humour?

+++ The song was a great choice.

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The whole thing was quite intriguing and the losing ending made me grin. It was a little boring going through all the 'winning' animations to see that one though.

I was kinda chuffed at first though, when I 'won' on my first go.

Btw, what's a 'flash class'? Is that a module at school?

f0d responds:

module... lol

i took a class at my high school as a part of the multimedia academy that I'm a part of. Its like a school within a school, where you get to do various things involving multimedia, meaning photoshop, animation, and filmmaking.

thanks for the review

[Random odd silly collect]

I smiled at one point. Which is very little.

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--- Terrible graphics throughout

-- Terrible synching in Milkshake man.

++ Chao farm made me smile.

-- The rest didn't.

--- Many voices were unintelligible.

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I was actually hoping for something totally different. Like maybe a guy who collects random things and puts them away in his house... then one day his collection of armed missiles is stolen by his collection of terorrists and he uses his collection of FBI agents to find them... or something.

I don't care much for the sort of flashes you have here really.

MrBigStick responds:

if you want to see a guy get his missiles stolen, then stop whining at me and open flash and get to work. i don't do requests anymore.

[Daily Short]

Poor bunny... he looked so cute too...

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++ Bunny is actually nicely drawn
++ I like the animation as he looks up
++ The animation as he falls over is also nice, with a bit of 'bouncing' off the ground.

++ Text had enough humour to make me smile.

++ Nice beats.

----- Very derivative of these kind of short flashes in terms of what actually happens on-screen.

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It's good that you made this. It's probably about as good as my 1st flash. Graphically, better.

I'm assuming you didn't spend long on this at all, so I suggest you try applying your skills to something a bit more ambitious. I reckon it could work out for you.

Stay funky,
- Bez

Frostbreath responds:

Thank you for reviewing.

I might've spend 10 minutes on drawing that bunny, and 3 minutes to make the tween. Which only made the eyes and ears move. I'm only pleased with the falling tween, since it's looking quite natural. Didn't think too much about the text, and the beats wheren't mine. you're too kind, sir ;)

I spent a total of 2 hours on this. i'll probably try on something a bit more classy... when school is getting off my back. I'm sure you understand.

[Ultimate VideoGame Battle]

I smiled.

I was gonna go on about the gfx (Link's head doesn't match the body at all. Did you draw him?) and the setup taking too long. That kinda stuff.

When I got to the end though, it was obvious why.

Yeah, it took me by surprise and made me smile.

That's all I'll say.

F00D responds:

yes i drew link, using a picture as a model.

glad you liked it, thanks

[50 minutes (subtitled)]

Made me chuckle for a few seconds.

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------ Starting automatically. You should have a pre-loader with a play button. Don't expect folk to be staring blankly at it until it loads.

--- Some of the interviewer's words were hard to make out. Why wasn't he subtitled?

++ I like the opnening speech, introducing the clock crew.

++: All the dialogue is very fitting and written well to suit the characters.

++ I liked the flashbacks, in terms of the greyscale art and also in the context in which they were used.

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Made me smile at a few points and chuckle at one. Seems like it could have been developed slightly more though and the hard-to-understand voices do irritate me.

By the way, how did you decide that title?

capn-g responds:

I couldn't afford the extra ten minutes.

[I Just Want To Get A Nap]

I enjoy napping and I enjoyed watching this.

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++++ Fast-cut animation to suit the song.

+++ I chuckled for a second near the end, where the guy starts rapping with random graffiti behind him. At that point, the seriousness of the song combined with the silliness of the message overcame me.

++ Don't give me any crack. I smiled.

+++ I empathise with your desire for napping.

+ I like the flashes to a sort of blue, with reversed luminosity, near the end.

- Could have had some more variation/little jokes. Quite often, the hardest part of a review (for me) is pinning down why exactly I didn't enjoy a flash even more than I did. To be honest, I don't think there's anything here I can diss that actually affected my enjoyment. I'll just put forward the possibility that you could have hypothetically mixed in even more quick jokes. Maybe you could have had the potatoes form a sort of tidal wave and have it wash over you as you run away? Maybe a shot of you sleeping in a store? Maybe with the coffee you could have drunk a few litres, then fallen straight asleep?

- Maybe you could have had some more exaggerated expressions? Just a thought.

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It's awesome. I enjoyed it. It made me smile and then chuckle for a second. Maybe some even more outrageous animations would have made me chuckle more. But you've worked the idea well and it's all good.

mlaskaris responds:

Thanks for the great review - Very detailed and well-written. And thanks for checking out the cartoon!

-mlaskaris

[Levels:1]

Unoriginal idea, but some diverse obstacles.

When you said your full-length cartoon with hair, faces etc. failed miserable, I wasn't sure if you meant it got blammed or if it just got a bad score. So I watched this submission out of curiousity.

Watched it 2x.

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+++: Cool idea. Extreme obstacle course.

---: Though it's nothing original.

----: I really dislike the way the guy sometimes gets teleported in front of where he died. So we never actually see him get past that level thing, nor the gun placement where he dies, nor the massive jump near the end. It seems like cheating. Cheating us out of seeing how he'd get past the level thing.

+++: I really like the way he gets past the rock bit - by balancing on it.

++: I also quite like the water splashing down on him.

++: The obstacles are fairly diverse.

++: The way the 'OWNAGE SCENE' started up, only to be ended a moment later made me smile.

---: NO replay button.

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You know, in some other versions of this, there's multiple stickmen (each with one life), which gives us a lot to look at and stuff to catch on repeated views. Maybe something to consider if you were to return to this idea?

Another thing that might be funny is if he had a lifecounter, then at the end, he tripped over a tiny stone or something, getting killed right at the end, just before the exit.

Anyhow, cool idea, been done before, but yours was interesting too.

Stay funky,
- Bez

OrigamiNugget responds:

I't didn't get blammed becauseI never submitted it. People on this site can be so fuckin one dimensional. They assume that my grey charachters with thier detatched hands are rip offs of madness. When technically, madness is a ripoff of rayman. Bit who cares? Also with the inclusion of zombies in the full length one, i'd be getting more shit from the Madness fans. I'm not too excited to hear there bitching again. Anyway level 2 is on the way. Im about 40% done. Hes almost through the level, but I just need to put in sounds, and finish some effects. Expect it sometime next week. Unless I'm lazy.

[Trapped 3!]

Wow! These are all very different...

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++++: killing tax-men.

++ - the rolling eyes.

-: When you just add eyes and a mouth to a stick man (ending) it looks wierd and not too good.

- the crusher was expected

++ the ending wasn't.

++ I like the machine. (though I think it should have unfolded a tad faster.)

+++ broom handle joke.

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This is a crazy animation. No longer is the series simply about the death of stickmen. In this, it becomes a tale of a twisted man, who takes things a bit too far with hating the tax-men.

What kinda psycho is he, anyway, with the pit, the crusher and even a killer rabbit all on standby to get rid of unwanted visitors.

I chuckled thinking about that.

I found watching the actual animation just a wacky experience.

Bonzerelie responds:

Again, another useful comment.

1. A bit too far or not far enough?
2. The reason i added the eyes to the guy was just to show how he was feeling. Though, i do agree with what you say.
3. I didnt realise how much people get annoyed by things taking time. Fair enough, ill learn from this :)
4. You gave me a 6/10! ... oh well.

[Trapped 2!]

Quite different.

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+: Nice music. Suits it OK (not great).

+++ Interesting idea.

---: Very early on, it's pretty obvious nearly exactly what will happen. Just like the stick-man, it's just a case of waiting for it to happen.

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I could psycho-analyse and say that I enjoy the theory that we are able to at least make an attempt to fight against the walls that hold us, unlike here, where dreams are crushed.

The simple fact though is that it's all just a bit one-note.

Bonzerelie responds:

Yep, i agree, not as interesting, plain and simple, and VERY obvious whats going to happen, thanks for yet ANOTHER helpful review :D even though you only gave me a 5 :(