smi1ey's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dark Realm Ep1 Pt1]

WHY DID YOU USE STICKS...

This movie has incredible visuals, great animation, sound, etc... but it I guarantee it would have gotten around a 4.4-4.5 average had you used regular people instead of damn sticks. I mean, you do an awesome job drawing/animating everything else, you just don't do people well? Well good series, but I would love to see a conversion from sticks to people in later episodes!

Jaffry responds:

I feel your pain, however apart from the tributes to xiao xiao style, this was a sort of attempt to try something different, but mainly with the fights, we had a local Tae kwon do school preform the fight sequences, and we motion captured them. To maintain the level of movement but also have fully drawn characters would take far to long, it took long enough with stickmen. Bottom line, use full drawn characters means loosing ALOT of the smooth movement (which is frame by frame at 18fps)

[YAAFM 10: 50 Cent]

So damn true!

I have a strange feeling that rap is gonna be gone in a few years like disco music. Once people relize how absurd it is, it'll be out to the curb, where most of it's "artists" were found.

One thing with your movies... the audio and the animation always gets out of phase towards the end... on EVERY episodes. Not a huge thing, just something you should know. Good to see a new one, more!

The-WalrusZ responds:

The audio... I KNOW DUDE!!!!
It seriously pisses me off. I don't know what's up with that! It's fine on the stage and .fla, but when I publish it, the audio loses sync. If anyone knows why, e-mail me.

[Indiana Jones:QotGM]

YES!

Even if this movie sucked I would have given you a 10 for bashing AOL, but it was cool!

Hamslice responds:

DOWN WITH THE TYRANNICAL FORCE THAT IS AOL ';..;' RAWR

[Shades of Gray [Ch.19]]

The Perfect Ending to a Perfect Film

Everything about that whole series was just so damn professional. I've already commented on it before, so I don't want to be redundant... but DAMN! Who gives a rat's ass if this isn't a "flash movie", it's one of the best things to hit NG in a long time! Bravo! =)

Jeskid responds:

Well that's about the perfect thing to hear :) And thanks for the "flash" comment - I just made the best damn movie I could and just wanted you guys to enjoy it.

Jeskid - Jesse Cowell

[Shades of Gray [Ch.9]]

Absolutely Superb

I hope you guys submit this movie to a film festival or something. I just finished watching what you have so far, and I am beyond amazed. I am a film artist myself, and this really gives me something to strive for with my own work!

Jeskid responds:

This is the greatest film festival there is :)

Actually I plan on possible having some of my own screenings soon. Thanks for the kind words man - awesome.

Jeskid - Jesse Cowell

[Calderbank]

So sad, but so funny!

Well done!

EdibleCastle responds:

you too!

[Planetarium 2: Roomates]

This Series Rocks!

Seriously. It has great writing, good animation, and good voice acting. Can't wait to see the next one. I'm sure it will just as funny as the first 2! =D

Jokermc57 responds:

Noooo ... You rock! don't forget good fans!

[Storybook 2: gel]

That rocked!

I always love when you do these! They seem so simple, but they are always really funny! One question, how did you make gel go through the wall? I am assuming that was a camera trick...

Dustball responds:

There are no camera tricks. Or wait, maybe there is...