The-Great-One's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Out of Order 1]

Wow. Rarely am I speechless, but damn was this good! I loved the idea of an entire society solving their problems with chess, as time goes by though, the one rule is taken out and therefore anarchy and chaos ensues. This dystopia that you have presented here is simply gorgeous. Instead of being dark and ruined it shows that just because the world is in ruin doesn't mean it is robbed of its color.

The story is not only a bit dark, it is funny to... you hit the nail on the head with this dark humor with the use of these colorful yet still threatening characters. The voice acting for this is also spot on, so kudos to each of the voice actors in this. I am intrigued to learn more about these different characters seeing as we only got the name of one of them being "Bro".

The music choices were wonderful and fit each scene appropriately. The sound effects were also done very well making me feel like I was there. When that shuttle went down I truly did feel the impact that it had. This was a marvelous piece of animation and I can't wait to see more.

|| Cheers ||
*Masterful Artwork
*Masterful Animation
*Masterful Music
*Masterful Sound
*Masterful Voice
*Masterful Story
*Perfect Score

|| Jeers ||
(none)

[Red]

It's not often you see 3D being used here on Newgrounds. The artwork and animation are beautiful from beginning to end, I will say though that the wolf doesn't have much expression to him, we can't really see a lot of emotion in him, which is a crucial element when looking at the story. I am still a bit confused about this story, the wolf is sad that Red is dead... okay, but did he kill her, did she just die, I mean it is a bit strange to see how this would cause a suicide. Suicide is a touchy subject, but I think you needed to explain a bit more through the wolf.

The music choice was a good one, but it seems to be setting the tone too early on, I think silence would have done this movie better to build the appropriate atmosphere. The sound effects are standard fair, nothing out of the ordinary there. All in all, I get the feeling that more time was spent on the animation than the building of the story. Still great, but could have been better.

|| Cheers ||
*Masterful Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Great Music
*Great Sound
*Good Story

|| Jeers ||
*Story - More Explanation
*Animation - Wolf Needs More Emotion

[The Four Horsemen]

Your usual style is still present here, however if I'm not mistaken, you seem to have grown more with your artwork and animation. When I read the title, I was excited to see Death make a return and I wasn't disappointed. Not only that, but he was accompanied by these other three colorful characters. The music that was just playing through this was a bit bland, but that ending theme was just amazing. The voice acting is hilarious and the pacing of this is wonderful, I had no clue what they were gonna say or do next. This is just begging to be made into a series, possibly a battle with Raptor Jesus, but that's just me wishing. All in all, a wonderful little movie that made me laugh today.

|| Cheers ||
*Superb Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Superb Voice
*Superb Music
*Superb Sound
*Masterful Story

|| Jeers ||
(none)

Sexual-Lobster responds:

thanks great one. i would like to see these guys meet raptor jesus too actually.

[Wikishits]

This is an interesting little parody or I guess satire. Not on Wikipedia, but people who abuse it and will copy and paste a whole page from Wikipedia to possibly look smarter. At the end it also seemed to take a small shot at those who abuse Kickstarter as well to gain funds for things they could probably do with little to no funding at all, in other words just basic donations. So the synopsis of this story is interesting. The delivery I find to be a bit crude and not in an entirely good way. It's going for just straight up shock value and that's pretty much it. I believe it could have been handled better.

The design of the characters I liked, however I didn't like the lack of effort put into the Facebook page. I get that it's not the focus of the short, but some fun could have been had with that. People love background humor and you wasted a chance at having some. The animation flowed very smoothly from beginning to end, the pacing was done very well.

The music choices from the Audio Portal were both great and kudos to those artists. The sound effects were also done very nicely. The voice acting, although crude, was done spot on, kudos to Omahdon as well.

All in all this wasn't too bad, it has a nice comedic message, and is paced well, but it's delivery is where it falls apart. Nothing too spectacular.

|| Cheers ||
*Great Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Superb Sound
*Superb Music
*Great Voice
*Good Story

|| Jeers ||
*Story - Concept and Pacing Nice / Delivery Bad

[Getting wheat Minecraft]

We start from the beginning, both with this movie and the opening of the world. We see your Minecraft Steve traverse through a mine. We see him in a house and then it is time to plant some seeds. He later learns that plants near water grow faster. This then leads to him getting water and fighting monsters on his way back.

Your style of the world of Minecraft is very beautiful, the creepers look phenomenal, but Steve could have looked better as well as some of the items.. The animation is superb as well, especially on Steve's eyes, but it too can be a bit lackluster here and there. All in all the world as we know it and its inhabitants have never looked better.

The music is original and from the Audio Portal which is always a plus, but not only that it fit very well here with what was going on here. It kept me invested and made me enjoy what I was watching. The sound effects were also all suitable.

I had a strange feeling when watching this as if I've seen this somewhere before. It took me back to another series here on Newgrounds entitled "Another Day". The simplistic nature of just gardening and exploring the world. When you get passed all the amazing things to do in this world you realize that simplicity matters the most. I believe you are one of the few who have made Minecraft videos to realize this. However you do not disappoint with a funny Creeper ending which I can only best sum up as the cake is a lie. This movie on the other hand is certainly no lie. Kudos to you good lady, kudos indeed.

|| Cheers ||
*Superb Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Masterful Music
*Superb Sound
*Masterful Story

|| Jeers ||
(none)

[little boat]

This is simply beautiful. The artwork in this is highly impressive from beginning to end, it truly is like watching a moving painting. The animation is quite superb on not only the little boat, but its environments.

The story is interesting, using no words and nothing but sound to show this little boat's journey which I found fascinating just seeing where this little boat would go next. There really is nothing else to say here. If this is just experimental I would love to see what a full project from you would be like. Overall this movie is absolutely wonderful.

|| Cheers ||
*Masterful Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Superb Sound
*Masterful Story

|| Jeers ||
(none)

[Princess Zelda's PSA]

The artwork was great on the two kids, but the Zelda looked awesome, really top notch. The animation flowed smoothly from beginning to end, even though there wasn't a lot going on it still worked.

The music was a bit bland it was just there, nothing to spectacular and didn't really add or take anything away from the movie. The voice acting was great though, kudos there. The sound effects were minimal, but still good as well.

The story was just... stupid. It's a parody on the different PSA's that came at the end of shows like Captain Planet, G.I. Joe, and Sonic the Hedgehog, that I get. However I don't see the purpose of Zelda doing this. Why Zelda? Why this subject of using the word gay as an insult to begin with? All it does is set up a joke which isn't all that funny at the end. There is no such thing as a bad idea, but this could have been more. If you were going to parody PSA's and use Zelda in the first place, why didn't you just go with The Legend of Zelda TV show? The writing here was poor and doesn't pace itself well, it's just lazy and immature.

Overall the it does look nice, but it doesn't present itself well. You know what you're doing in terms of art and animation, but I would suggest looking into getting a writer.

|| Cheers ||
*Superb Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Good Music
*Good Sound
*Superb Voice

|| Jeers ||
*Bad Story

LewToons responds:

"It's a parody on the different PSA's that came at the end of shows like Captain Planet, G.I. Joe, and Sonic the Hedgehog, that I get. However I don't see the purpose of Zelda doing this. Why Zelda? "

I really don't think you understand those PSAs at all haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR9OY8Nh1NM

Why is Flint at this soccer game? ^^

The point is the characters are meant to be role models and it doesn't matter who shows up or what the context is.

But I do appreciate the in depth review - Even if it is for a cartoon about homeless guys suckin' each other off.

[3rd Grade Transformers]

I have put off on reviewing this movie for far too long, but here it goes. The artwork in this is not only a humorous style with the kids, but the two audience members are detailed quite well. The animation is perfect from beginning to end, it all flows very smoothly and fast. The story is pretty much standard fair with your comedy from the screaming and yelling, but with some of your parodies where it seems a bit out of place, it really works with this concept. Parodying the second Transformers movie through a 3rd Grade Play was simply genius. The timing was perfect, the pacing was fast and had me laughing from beginning to end. The voice acting also fits very well here, the sound effects are all perfect, and the music by HappyHarry was spot on as always, so kudos to him. This is one movie I can watch again and again. A true masterpiece.

|| Cheers ||
*Masterful Artwork
*Masterful Animation
*Masterful Sound
*Masterful Voice
*Masterful Music
*Masterful Story
*Perfect Score

|| Jeers ||
(none)

[Opium Cop]

Your style is still present here, but I'm not completely sure it fits here. The comedy was still good, but in the artwork and animation department I felt there could have been more. Also I felt this was a bit short, some more shenanigans could have happened with this scenario, I think you wasted a good set-up unless you're looking for a continuation. All in all though, I knew what was gonna happen after the urinal scene. A bit predictable, which I'm not used to seeing from you. Not bad, but you have certainly done better.

|| Cheers ||
*Superb Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Superb Sound
*Great Music
*Great Story
*Superb Voice

[APPLE.MOV]

Let's start from the top. The artwork and animation in this sends me back to the styles of "Ren and Stimpy" in its humor as well as artwork, when used in the aspects of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic it opens up a lot of possibilities for facial expressions and overall humor. The music fit well both in the actual world and when Applejack was tripping. The story is a wonderful parody tied together well by the voice actors, the Fat Albert voice for Fluttershy was amazing and surprisingly fit well. All in all this is an outstanding and hilarious movie that hits all its notes perfectly. Kudos to you sir.

|| Cheers ||
*Masterful Artwork
*Masterful Animation
*Masterful Sound
*Masterful Music
*Masterful Voice
*Masterful Story

|| Jeers ||
(none)