FightingSeraph's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Abyssal]

Unnerving

Now this you don't see very often. A creepy, well-animated, thought out, atmospheric cartoon. Sure, there's no plot, but that would ruin it. I liked how you promoted your own site instead of some big-ass site that has 14 times as much cash as NG. And those were some really imaginitive monsters you made for this, and they remind me of the Ghostbusters cartoons, only much more unnerving.

What I liked:
-Creepy in the right ways
-Truly Imaginitive creature designs
-Excellent sound
-Proper mix of Hand animation and tweens

What I don't like:
-No Replay button

Conclusion: Bogleech this is your best cartoon so far, so how's about that ten out of ten?

Scythemantis responds:

Thanks! I'm always conscious of using a lot of tweens but the sorts of animals that inspired this do nothing but drift in place themselves, letting prey come to them or just waving their lures.

Ghostbusters was definitely a big influence on my style in general, it was THE thing I was into as a kid and pretty much solely for those goofy yet totally warped ghosts :)

[B-Roll: Tickle Fight]

Great animation, but wasn't that funny.

LiLg, you're a great animator, and I'll give you credit for trying your hardest. However, the voice acting wasn't that great (Tomamoto is hit or miss with me, but Francine is severely overrated). I'll also credit you for being original, yet the execution leaves much to be desired. Even though the pee joke was the only gag here, it could have been timed better.

What I liked:
-Great animation
-Tomamoto did a decent part on his behalf, but he's no Mel Blanc (The Looney Toones guy) or Ian James Corlett (Mega Man and Cheetor).

What I didn't like:
-Anticlimatic in a bad way.
-Comedic Timing could be better.
-Fran Louise sounded unconvincing (you should ditch her).

Overall: Here's a seven out of ten from a fellow Louisianian. Plus, I can do character voices if the need arises.

[Badass Gladiator Rage]

A great tribute to a great game!

Denzel, you've outdone yourself again. Sure, you specialize in X-rated animation, but this blows what you've done away. First of all, the animation is excellent even though it lagged a bit (I'm using Flash player 10). However, the characters could have been done better with more detail, but that's trivial. This is how a fight scene in flash should be done, and few people have managed to get the choreography right. The music is how a metal soundtrack in a movie should be, and it matched the action. Unfortunately, The sound effects could have been better.

What I did like:
-Good animation
-Great choreography
-The song matches the subject material
-Nice twist with the second boss.

What I didn't like:
-The characters could have used more detail.
-Banal Sound effects.

Conclusion: Here's a nine out of ten.

[Final Fight:the Nerd Saga]

You know how to impress people.

Even though I wrote a review to Metal Gear Funnies, I've decided to review your "deluxe edition" of your part. Firstly, the characters were well-animated and I loved that "Nerd from Hell" caricature even though some of my friends are fat nerds. The only problem with this is that there is an animation error where Snake throws the ball, and his Five 'o Clock Shadow is gone. Soundwise, the music selection was perfect, and the voices are well done. However, the sound of Snake's voice was off, but chances are that you don't give a shit. Then there's the content: You intended this to be satire against the deluge of videogame parodies and that therein lies the problem. Videogame parodies and sprite movies have been around for eight years, to the point where even satire like this has no effect on them. If you want to kill the medium that you consider an idiocity and get more people to create original cartoons; then you need to create more original cartoons and encourage originality.

What I liked about this:
-Great animation
-The Nerd from Hell caricature
-Great voice acting
-The Music selection

What I didn't like:
-One Continuity Error
-The fact that satire like this has no effect and won't contribute to anything.

Overall: Here's your nine out of ten, but you may want to continue your Project Freetown series instead of wasting time with satire.

rtil responds:

i'm not interested in having an effect on video game parodies, nor am i naive enough to have ever believed i would (although i have changed people's minds indirectly in the past). i do this because i enjoy it, just the same reason as anyone else would make the cartoons that they do. or at least i would hope.

[Cupid Vs. The Hate Demons]

Decent, but slow.

I'm going to rate this for quality instead of my feelings towards you (which aren't pretty). First, while the graphics are simplistic, they add to this instead of detracting from it. However, there isn't much in terms of actual animation, but the parts that were animated were done well. Soundwise, the choice not to use sound effects neither helps nor hinders this, but the music needs to be more action oriented when cupid fights the demons. What worked in the very first part in this doesn't translate well in a fight scene. There's plenty of fight scene related music in the audio portal, but chances are that you can't find it there. As for the fight itself, you should have made it much faster and chaotic. However, that would take away from the drama, but that's a price to pay.

What I did like:
-Fresh take on Valentine Flash.
-Good frame-by-frame.
-Nice atmosphere.

What I didn't like:
-Slow battle
-Needed a more battle-oriented music score.
-Not enough animation for 30 Frames per second.

Conclusion: I'm going to be fair and give you a seven, because I'm not a snooty dickhead who thinks he's always right. You said this is not your best work, and it shows.

[GunChest Episode 03_01]

This is a damn fine series!

Sangmin Bang, you worked incredibly hard on this; and it has paid off. First of all, the animation is excellent for something like this. I have yet to see something top this that isn't Combat Instinct related. Second, the sound is perfect this time and it shows. Rather than use the mediocre voice cast of the previous episodes; you decided to use the Korean voice cast with English subtitles. Not to mention that the music and sound effects fit.

What I did like:
-Great Voice Acting
-Great Animation
-Quality Storytelling
-Excellent Character Designs

What I didn't like:
-The Man vs. Machine thing is cliched, but at least you made it work.

Overall: You are proof that South Korea can make its own animated stories, rather than animate Western fare. Therefore, Gunchest 03-1 deserves a ten for just kicking ass.

[MGS: Flash Collab DISC 02]

Boring and overproduced

No offense, but this and the first one just weren't funny. I am sick of the Metal Gear series and have a low view of its fanbase. The truth is while some of the skits were well-animated, all of them were poorly-written (having Tomamoto write for Egoraptor is a no-no), and the voice acting (except for Ego and Johnny Utah) sucked. However, the music was decent and I like MC, Johnny, and Ego.

What I did like:
-Some of the sketches are well animated.
-Good Music

What I did not like:
-Beyond Egoraptor and Johnny Utah; the voice work sucked.
-Almost all of the jokes sucked (although Mindchamber's part was an exception).

Conclusion: As animation this succeeded, as comedy it failed. If you guys are going to do another Mega-collab, don't use Rina-Chan and/or Tomamoto. They suck as voice actors and they suck even more as writers.

[Quasimodo Explains it All]

Funnier than the first one!

Baron von Brunk, you have out done yourself again with the follow-up to an underrated cartoon. The Polish guy was hard to hear, but he was funny nonetheless. While the animation wasn't the best this site has seen, it fit the kind of cartoon this was (read: the good kind of time waster). After all, this managed to beat a few "comedy" collabs in the laugh-induction department. Soundwise, it could have had subtitles to make it easier to understand, but you did each voice well for all of the characters that had lines.

What I did like:
-Really funny (especially the puking in church)
-The poorly-drawn cafe taunted the "Awesome" cartoons
-Good animation
-Good Voice Acting

What I did not like:
-Hard to hear at times (especially the Pollack Padelsky guy).
-Recycled Easter Egg, even though that made me laugh.

Overall: You are still one of my favorites, Brunk. Therefore, I'm giving you a ten out of ten.

[Circuit Skirmish 2]

Better than the last one...

...Even though the first one was great, you knew how to up the ante with a well-implemented mix of Flash, 3D, and Photoshop. The animation was well-done and could match old Disney and Warner cartoons from the '30s to the '50s. Not to mention the dos effects were cool. The sound, although it was from Half Life 2, it was a perfect fit, along with the voices (which didn't rely on overhyped and stale voice actors).

What I did like:
-The voice acting.
-The animation quality.
-The proper use of Half-Life 2 sound effects.

What I didn't like:
-Abrupt Ending, but It didn't bother me that much

The Score for this movie: Does a 10 out of 10 suit you? Because I think so.

Falconer02 responds:

Thanks! It's a cliff-hanger. DUN DUN DUUUUNNNNNNNN!!!!

[Von Brunk vs. Sephiroth]

Truly one of the greatest moments I've seen.

It looks like you have caused quite a ruckus when this was first released, and you did a great job at it as well. First, the voice acting was well done (especially the fact that you did all the voices yourself). It's amazing one man can do with an axe to grind towards FF7 fans. Second, even though the animation was tween-based; it was well-implemented to the sufficient drawing this toon had. If you think you're the only one with a beef with FF; rest assured that you're not the only one. Besides, there's better games out there.