The-Great-One's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[NBWFGTY!]

Not Too Shabby

Your artwork and animation are great, you know what you're doing that's for sure. The sound effects I wasn't too impressed with. There was no music, which I find no excuse for seeing as this is a game show and the goal is an obstacle course so if you don't have announcers calling this then background music would be appropriate, check the Audio Portal here on Newgrounds from now on. The story is basic, but not built up well enough, all we know is we have a host with no name, some contestants, and an obstacle course. Despite all of this though I would love to see you advance to the next round because I want to see more from you and what else you can do.

|| Good Points ||
*Great Artwork
*Great Animation
*Good Sound
*Good Voice
*Okay Story

|| Bad Points ||
*No Music

Lazymodecomics responds:

The host's name is The General.

[Quest of the Manwhore]

The Kiss of Yogurt on My Tongue

The artwork and animation are still quite superb. However the music is where this video should most certainly be judged on. "Dance of the Manwhore" I saw a stalker's appeal to it. This time around I still see that stalker quality to it, but at the same time it seems like Fernando's ego is out there more. One thing that makes this one different are of course the lyrics and visuals. Although the visuals aren't as memorable as "Dance of the Manwhore" I don't believe they're supposed to. However the lyrics are better than that of the "Dance of the Manwhore." Overall I'm not sure if this is a review, but I liked it.

|| Good Points ||
*Superb Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Masterful Music
*Very Funny

|| Bad Points ||
(none)

Sexual-Lobster responds:

thanks o great one!

[The Nature Song]

Love To Sing Along

The artwork is great, capturing the cartoony side to a singing enchanted forest is outstanding. The animation is simply masterful, everything just moved so well and the lip sync was perfect. It moved very slowly like a waltz and only built from there becoming more and more. The song itself is truly amazing and requires no back-up sound effects in other words acapella was the perfect choice for this and remixing it with an orchestra would ruin it it is sheer perfection. Also it was hilarious! I will add that I saw this on the Newgrounds Broadcast and I intend on sharing this with peeps for Earth Day, it was just amazing, certainly a new favorite for me.

|| Good Points ||
*Great Artwork
*Masterful Animation
*Masterful Music
*Hilarious

|| Bad Points ||
(none)

koit responds:

What a lovely review. Thanks ever so much.

Glad you liked it.

I wasn't aware of this Newgrounds live until you and DiMono mentioned it. It's nice to be featured.

[Dance of the Manwhore]

I Must Eat Yogurt Off Of You

I should first start with the music, case in point, the song. Dear lord what the fuck just happened. It was like an awkward seduction that I didn't quite understand, but at the same time enjoyed. I will admit though the part of the father never loving him was a bit weird and it just seems distracting. The artwork is superb with it's surreal images and sexual endeavor coming at you and it all flows so well that combined with the lyrics and beat of the song makes for the trip into the deepest part of your sexual desire. It's like a stalker made a music video for you, which is flattering, but creepy. Overall this was quite comical while at the same time just bizarre which if you know me I thrive off of the bizarre works of artists.

|| Good Points ||
*Superb Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Superb Music

|| Bad Points ||
(none)

Sexual-Lobster responds:

thanks, i like your stalker take on it that's an interesting way of looking at it.

[Madness Animatic]

Looked Good On Paper

Your artwork and animation were both quite superb, I like this style of animation. However this flash movie does have it's flaws. First there is no sound which is a downfall to this, because I really expected some sound effects. No sound effects would've been fine if you chose a good song, and although the song you chose was a good song, it didn't fit this flash. Besides that it was too short. Oh yeah and the song loops over itself when you hit replay, which is actually a big problem in my book. Overall it looked good, but that's about it.

|| Good Points ||
*Superb Artwork
*Superb Animation
*Okay Music
*Good Story

|| Bad Points ||
*Story - Too Short
*Music - Didn't Fit
*Sound - Needed Some

De-Line responds:

well i appreciate the review,
The music looping is just a tired mistake, i finished this last night and put the music on n went to bed, i forgot that that happens.
But i have to say i do agree with your points, i would have liked to make this much longer, and have the music sort of follow the action, liek in old looney tunes cartoons. This is all food for the next holiday though!
i am glad you thought it looked good atleast, thanks.

[Madness Invasion]

Bravo!

Well the artwork was superb, with the designs for each character being creative and fun, it's nice to see what you've done here with the Madness concept. The animation is also superb, moving very smoothly. The music choice was in my opinion a masterful choice, it just fit so well with this flash. The sound effects were superb and didn't really distract from the flash. The story is simple, but a bit too short I wanted to see more, but I didn't get it. Overall a great way to kick off Madness Day.

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

|| Bad Points ||
*Story - Short

Ypok responds:

Yes, David Orr makes really nice music. This track he actually made for the the new Behemoth game, so I was thinking about a whole Dan-Paladin style to go with it.
Thanks a lot.

[Madness: Zombie]

Meh.

The artwork is good. Looks like a lesser quality version of the original Madness characters, but it's still good. The animation is good for what was here. The sound effects are good again for what was here. The music was bad, just a generic heavy metal song thrown in. Story is nearly non-existent just a short zombie thing. Overall this is something I'd expect to see in a Madness Collab, not a stand alone flash movie. Pretty run-of-the-mill to be honest.

|| Good Points ||
*Good Artwork
*Good Animation
*Good Sound
*Okay Story

|| Bad Points ||
*Bad Music

CapnChaos responds:

Thanks for an honest, well written review. As I wrote in the description, very last second, made the night before in under an hour.

The music was more than anything just a play on the fact that zombie films generally contain generic thrash metal. I just found the most run-of-the-mill metal band i had in my hard drive.

[I Dream In Retro]

So Many References So Little Time

REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

The dream world is an amazing place to be. I'm sorry that I can't really judge you on artwork due to this being a sprite movie, however I can judge you on everything else. The animation is simply amazing. Everything flows so smoothly and it really makes you believe it to be an actual game, hell most of the ideas in here could be actual games like what you did with the Pac-Man part of this dream. The sound effects were all chosen and matched up perfectly. The music choices were outstanding and I loved hearing every single one. The storyline is just genius and one that could probably only come from being within the dream world. Just seeing all the games you referenced and combined together, the first part of this dream was a combination of Contra, Metroid, Metal Gear, Castlevania, and even Bionic Commando. The next part had us in the world of Pac-Man destroying ghosts Bomberman style with a little The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past thrown in. After that we come to Balloon Fight with your sprite taking full advantage of the mechanics found in Duck Tales and Dig Dug, then exiting the level VIA candy from Little Nemo the Dream Master. Thus we enter Super Mario Bros. 3 and finish with a Mega Man Robot Master by using your hammer from Super Mario Bros. 3, whip from Castlevania, and a hadouken from Street Fighter to finish the fight. It was all put together so well and I for one would not mine seeing Dream 2 - Entering Dream Land. A wonderful film overall.

|| Good Points ||
*Superb Animation
*Masterful Sound
*Superb Music
*Masterful Story

|| Bad Points ||
(none)

|| Overall Score - 9.5 ||

OrinCreed responds:

Thanks for the amazing review! I hope IDIR2 doesn't disappoint once I finish it. :)