JackReaver's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Luigi's Wonderland]

I knew it...

I wasn't the only one still having flashbacks about DDR Mario Mix! Very nicely animated and I love the reaction at the end. 10s and 5s.

[Russian Dancing Men]

Made me want to dance, as well.

A superbly animated piece and a unique twist on the cossack dance. 10s and 5s for you, my good sirs.

[the green warrior C1]

Damn it...Just got awesome too...

I've misused two stars for two reasons. I know this is a pilot but the animation needs a bit of work and you can hear quite audible breathing in the mic when you talk. If it's on a stand, try moving back a bit (two to four feet is a good distance range, depending on your mic).

If it's a headset (and the mic piece is movable) try moving it a little bit away from your face. If the headset mic does not move, then I suggest slightly angling your own face away from the mic. Experiment, mate.

Otherwise, I like what you've done and can't wait to see more.

[Dark Madness 0.5]

All I gotta say is...

It was pretty good. Love the callback, by the way. Only downside is that the text moves a lil too fast/the dark text is hard to read. Other than that, great job.

[Buttered]

It's a good thing I rarely read author's comments.

Otherwise, this was a good beginner's flash. Nice job, mate.

[the envy of the universe]

Far out

A good cause and quite humorous. 10s and 5s rejoice.

[Mazimo - The Drill Master]

A good first attempt.

A modest 7 and a 5.

Now, for the reasoning and some advice.

The reason I've given you a 7 is because of the effort you put in. The five is for the smooth-ish animation. For a first timer, it's pretty damn good.

Now for the tips:

Work on fluidity of your animation. The more frames the better. It doesn't hurt to go overboard on frames. It creates a smoother and all around better quality animation.

Text Scrolling. The text scrolling needs to be sped up just a bit, as most people on NG do not have any form of patience.

Since this is your introduction of your character, make a story for him. Seriously, you have this great idea of a stick figure, elaborate. As a writer (currently trying to get two books published), I know it doesn't hurt to do a little background. But that is the key word, little.

Try not to go overboard with story when it comes to stick figures. The less that is needed to remember, the more your audience can enjoy the carnage and sheer awesomeness that is Stick Figures. Unless you are going to develop an entire story and this will be more than a series of gory stick fights. Then, by all means, develop away (within reason).

Lastly, I'd just like to say keep at it and you can do some really kickass things. You show a lot of potential and I look forward to viewing more of your work.

Mazimo responds:

hahaha thx for the awesome comment and the tips!!! im new to animation so any helping hand is more than welcome ^^ and another thing since your a writer i was wondering if you could give me some cool ideas to make a story or we could also work together. (i know im a noob soo the faster i learn the better and you sound like you know your stuff)

[Luis' Birthday Bananza]

Thoughtful

A touching sentiment from a group of friends. And, in keeping with the NG spirit...Dick Jokes with a twist.

"How long was that fish I caught, Mary?" "About 2 foot, why?" "No reason, I just wanted to distract you while I wished Luis Happy Birthday...Oh yeah, I have on no pants."

[Kris and Mike: Payback]

And the effort shows

I like the dynamic pictures and the epic flaming fist. It brings to mind all those times my friends and I used to drive by the "Miracle Mile", a mile long stretch of Volkswagen Beetles. No one came out of those trips unscathed.

So, for the nostalgia and general lawls, A 5/5 and a 10/10.

MichaelFay responds:

Thank ya guy!
Yeah we live in a big town now so they are all over the place I just never notice.

[Love4Dead]

Despite how infinitely wrong that was...

You get 10 and a 5. I very much like your artstyle and the detail you put into this piece. It brings a sour taste to the throat to even IMAGINE the Spitter playing with herself and you, sir, have made it viewable (albeit for a short amount of time).

As disturbing as this is, I still found myself laughing hysterically at the entire thing....While blanching....So, yeah....It was good.