Galneda's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Extraneous]

This is fantastic, and more views will never be enough.

I DETEST cookie-cutter rap. The overproduced, under-written schlock that dominates the radio HAS ALWAYS given hip hop a bad, bad rep...but thanks to a few friends, I realize there's always an exception to the rule with underground content. In time, I even began growing fond of really intelligent rap.

It's about structure, it's about pace. It's about ACTUALLY having something to talk about. It's about having a vocabulary that expands beyond mindless expletives.

On that note, THIS SHIT HITS ALL OF THAT.

The sample/backing track is really cool, very classy, and it never gets annoying. Vocals are balanced well so neither the music or the vocals drown out one another. Full score on audio.

I suppose my only criticism on the animation is the frame-rate. Take that with a grain of salt, though, because it's STILL fantastic. It's lively, it's groovy, it takes us places. A subtle Pico reference here, and I think my favorite moment was the Astronaut helmet that left a contrail of Gold Foil texture...that looked really cool! Incorporating more textures like that in the future could really lend strength to this style...Why paint a street grey when you could have a good lookin' cement texture? But like a spice, I suppose "Everything in Moderation" takes priority.

I can't blame ya for the re-use of animation on the chorus, because as a whole, this music video must've been a heavy work-load, but in the future, it would only add strength for you to mix it up a little.

I could nit-pick all day ("If you look for it, you'll find it") and nothing will distract me from the craftsmanship that was put into this as a whole. You deserve views, you deserve recognition, and thank you for showing us your work! Keep it up, keep it creative, keep it classy. Easy Five and Fav!

KartuneHustla responds:

Wow thank you for the thorough write up! Really appreciate the kind words. I plan to work more with those textures.

[Fiery Christmas]

Merry Christmas to you too! This was a great little short, and a pleasant early christmas present. Thanks for this!

Doubling as an e-card, I may spam a few people I know with this link over the Necronomicon of Faces.

I'm really hyped to see you're still submitting content! You're one of my biggest inspirations (and yet, I've never played around with Toon Boom) Got any original projects on the way or continuations of Bitey in development?

chluaid responds:

Thanks for spamming it to friends! I made it like an e-card for that purpose :D
Re my future stuff, I'm working on a Bitey game which has now been a brutal 2 years in development. Progress is slow but steady. Updates on my site from time to time.

[Dooumb]

Rotoscoping beauty! The animation was really whacky and enjoyable, it was a fun little romp. Keep the roroscoping practice up, because your style blended PERFECTLY with the model actors. I'd love to see what you're capable of with a project that has solid writing. Not to denounce the enjoyability of this short animation, it was indeed very simple...that was it's purpose and it fulfilled it greatly, I'm just saying it's a little lacking in content. Focus more on that content in the future so you're progressively improving, and we'll all have a five waiting; this thing got our attention! Five'd and Adding you.

Saminat responds:

Thanks! Don't worry though, my writing skills are getting better and better, and you shall have your 5 quality content soon!

[Drawn Together~]

Congratulations, you talented madman! This was very sweet and heartfelt.

[Egorapture]

LMAO! Way to stick it to the haters.

That scroll of zero reviews was astounding...I kept waiting for it to end (and it eventually does) but I was just...BLOWN AWAY by the collective hive-mind likening your style to Egoraptors.

The Egoraptor impersonation was spot on...and I'm going to laugh if I find out Ego voiced it himself, but that truly added to the hilarity, and was the ultimate middle finger to the (apparent) LEGIONS of users who don't have any sense of respect to an author. Even if the author is a powerhouse of dick jokes...power dickhouse...dickpow-....right.

I dunno, fuckit. I got a kick out of it. My favorite scene right after the Electricity bit, and the kid is flying backwards with a hole in his head to the spinning background. I thought the visual was clever.

Voted 5! Keep doing your thang, Spaz.

[The Steven Seagal Show #1]

ROFLMAO

That's fucking hilarious! Totally sharing this with friends, you did an awesome job! That completes my review! Fived and Faved!

[Dreamzequencez]

This is actually really cool!

Don't be discouraged by any low-votes or negative criticisms if you get either. You succeeded in practicing, and it takes guts to show off your first flash.

...and all things considered, this is actually pretty complex for a first time run on the program. See my first flash for yourself...this has much more complex frame-by-frame in it.

The only think you need to work on is getting that consistency down; when tracing the shape of the body, every frame that's different is noticable in play back, as I'm sure you're aware. It's that "wobbly-ness" as it's moving. This is a natural illusion when it comes to frame-by-frame animation, and I've been at it for a while and I still have problems.

all it takes is practice.

There are tools in flash to help you out with this; the onion skins and outliners to help you trace lines exactly, or know when to start moving the line to your specifications. The closer the lines are, after each sequential frame, the smoother the animation. The farther, the faster.

...I may not be illustrating the point as clear as I've been taught. But if you want to really step up your game and learn about animation, I also STRONGLY, STRONGLY URGE YOU to pick up "The Animator's Survival Kit", which is a book by Richard Williams. Not even kidding dude, it is a WEALTH of information and expertise.

Keep at it! Keep practicing!

[Parasitemas]

Badass.

I kinda wanted to see what life was like in this new dick-colonized worm-world.

Really creative collab, you guys. Fantastic animation and artwork accompanied by a pretty bitchin' Audio Portal track.

The Tankman looked great, I loved Felix's Worm Overlord animations, and God masturbating with a crushed fairy is pretty hilarious.

The whole thing was a little too short to earn it a perfect 10, but I can't complain too much...it's only a minute long track, and the detailing in this animation was time-consuming enough as it is, even if the workload was divided up. Still, y'all have a style each unique to your own, all of the animators involved are fantastic, and I'd love to see a collab with you four again.

Hell, if I'd get my productivity up, I'd love to collab with the lot of you too. It's sick and twisted, and therefore very Newgroundsy. How could I vote less than five for that?

Merry Yule! This turned out great! Good job guys :D

[Wales and Gary]

Well, that was strange.

It took me a while to identify the grey mask wasn't just a still amoeba and actually supposed to be a geographical shape.

It made no sense that Wales, in it's entirety, had a kind of American accent instead of...well...Welsh. But hell, if I'm going to nit-pick; what was the Centaur drinking, why is Wales grey, why did the world explode, can Wales fly blahdyblahderherpdrurp and I'm envisioning an Englishman pronouncing that word aloud RIGHT. NOW.

It was random humor, so I could go in one of two ways; affirm that it succeeded in being random and vote highly, or denounce that the path of incoherence is an easy path to take and vote lowly. Since I can't make up my mind yet, I gotta trust my gut. My gut's reflection on this, is...well, I'll have him type it himself.

geau blorch haaarrpppl;'l;, grauf'iao 'qweasdewtgffrrrrylorp furt braaarghr-

Alright, I'll just type it. Just as I was beginning to roll with these crazy happenings unfolding before me, suspending disbelief that, "Okay, a gray chunk of the UK that is a detective (who can fly) is battling against a sophisticated, villainous Astronaut Centaur", it ends too abruptly. AS SOON as you got my attention, it just drops for a half-assed "Come to Wales or some shit" tourist ad line...even though in the end of the animation, the world seemed to have exploded.

I'm also profoundly against censorship. Tell me, which is worse? Being exposed to a long sustained "FUUUUUUUCK" or being exposed to a long, loud, annoying shrill beep? Like most men, I'd rather fuck. Err...hear fuck. Um....fuckit.

On the plus side though, it's actually animated very well. The facial expressions and lip syncs (or 'stache syncs lol) were spot on. The environments were great. Not really a fan of the flat grey office environment, but I suppose it works seeing as how it matches Detective Wales entirely. I also think it's interesting to see what an artist does when they're told "draw outer space." You handled the black void above us all pretty well. I liked what you did with the place.

But yeah, what's keeping it from getting a 10? The long sustained beep and the underwhelming punchline. Great Voice Actors, art, animation, and hell for a random flash you did it very randomly. I'd like to see something of yours that contained more depth in the future. Voted 5!

-Review Request Club-

[The Emperor's Pilot v2]

There's much I like about the song.

The idea behind the song and what you were going for is awesome, and I liked it's structure a lot.

Mattresses or closets work significantly better for soundproofing on a budget, though I only noticed background noises right after the solo...of which, could use some tightening up, and the solo itself ended with, err, little finesse.

There also must've been something slightly off with the timing as you layered the different takes, because there's this weird staggard effect going on through MOST of the song. Where a split second after one strum, there's instantly another, so there's this weird copy-cat echo effect going on...it would overall SEEM much stronger if it was one punchy note...though I can empathize that would be difficult to do because of the song's tempo, it's what NEEDS to be done for the song to be better.

It needs bass. TASTEFUL bass, that's supporting the guitars, not mimicking them.

It needs drums. GREAT drums. None of that auto-tempo, machine drum crap either...somebody who knows what they're doing, or at least faking it enough to sound great...like In Flame's drummer, just doing the bare minimum of heavy (lol)

I guess it would need vocals, but not death metal growling/pig-squeeling/incoherent bullshit...it needs something powerful, with lyrics that tell the story of the fearless, dedicated pilot, honor bound to guide his machine to victory beyond death, devoted to his leader. If I were more confident in my singing ability, I would totally audition.

It's also in my firm opinion that the song needs to start off smoother...with class...KEEP the segment in the beginning as it's building, but start it off slower, with class...your music is telling a story. He's not launching in any particular hurry off of those wood-decked aircraft carriers...he has thoughts of his family back home...the serene beauty of Japan...the looming threat of American invasion onto that beauty...and DESPITE the fear, DESPITE the possibility of a fiery death, screaming through the skies in air overwhelmed with flak and bullets, he'll do what he needs to do...maybe, this one last time. Starting it off with beauty and grace would make this segment you have here MUCH, much more powerful.

Lastly, as I listen to this again, clean up and work on that solo. Make sure you don't have too much going on, and don't be afraid to sloooowww dowwwwnn the supportive riffs behind the solo, so it's not "JUNJUNNAJUNJUNNAJUNJUNJ-J-JUN" CONSTANTLY in the background. Break it up! Think of the emotions behind it. :D

Visually, we got nothing, and that admittedly hurt it's score. What saved it, actually, is moreso the song's potential. I think you're onto something here...it's just an early draft of something greater to come.

Fived to Save, you must perfect this!

RPRMT0054611 responds:

i'm copying and pasting your comment on my notebook. haha! your intro idea has much weight; i like it.