LordXavierBritish's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pentagon n' Oval 2]

He can't roll.

He's an oval.

What the fuck.

The-Swain responds:

I guess you've never played football before, being a queer and all.

[Shattered Heaven Act 3.1]

Is Good

This is actually pretty good, you don't usually see more serious pieces like this on Newgrounds.

The writing and voice acting were well done, but some of the art was a bit bland. For instance, the mouths really only moved up and down. Lip syncing doesn't always have to be exact down to the last syllable, but it helps to have at least a few different frames. Also, vary the line thickness or at least make them a bit thicker. The thin lines detract a lot from the art.

The animation on the other hand was really good. It was smoother in some parts more than others, but overall this was a good cartoon.

I think I will have to go back and watch the previous entries.

AdamTilford responds:

Thanks. Yeah, I think I'm going to mess around with more frames on the lip syncing for the rest of the episode. I experimented a bit more with it in this installment than I have. And there's still like another 18 minutes of this episode that need to be animated. So I'll mess around with that in the following parts of it.

I did thicker lines in the first one, I may go back to it, but probably not this episode as I'd prefer to have the same style in the same episode.

Again, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.

[Prostitute Mickey 2 1/2]

Tweentastic.

I really have a hard time believing you put any effort into this at all, even if it was short notice.

It was just all motion tweens. Even the lip sync was like what, three different frames?

I don't understand peoples' fucking obsession with taking old cartoon characters, fucking them up, and then just saying "HERE YA GO!" That isn't comedy, that's using someone else's work as your own. This whole fucking series is the polar opposite of Bambee or Saturday Morning which were actual parodies of the original works

You know, a parody. Where you make fun of another person's work by pointing out flaws and making witty interjections. Not, for example, taking a character and putting him in an obscene situation and expecting that to be funny on its own.

Also, I noticed you're insulting people who give negative reviews again.

Pro tip.

If you don't want your work criticized, don't fucking show it to people.

Jonnyethco responds:

Pro tips are normally given from pros aren't they? Shouldn't you call it something like, "Prick Tip"

I'm just sayin....

[The Titty Ditty]

Zhh.......

Look I don't even really care about whether or not music was good, this was a fucking powerpoint.

Though I can't really blame you.

It's not like the Audio Portal gets that much push from the front page.

TheBardOfBlasphemy responds:

yeah, point taken. not quite a powerpoint, but not far off.

spot on about the audio portal thing.

i truly believe this song could be made super-awesome if the right animator got hold of it and went nuts.

[Day in the Life - Cthulhu]

Meh.

It was ok.

Needs more Yog-Sothhoth.

Battosai810 responds:

Give it time, I'll have more gods if I make a series out of this.

[Baby's Got Back]

Phhh...

This just looked really sloppy, and unfinished.

This is finished? This is a blank fucking canvas.

I mean first off you didn't animate the whole song, and even then it was just a bunch of sticks.

And by "it was just a bunch of sticks" I mean it was a bunch of black lines and a white background. Stick animating really it's animating in the first place, it's bullshit. The only time you should ever be using sticks is to plan out an animation, not as the animation. Looking at some of your other work it looks like you could be doing a lot better, AKA not sticks. But then again that's just my opinion.

And, for the record, sticks aren't a style.

Sticks are easy.

ActiveObjectX responds:

I could tear you apart in this response, but i won't. Instead, I'll talk about a story. Now this is the story all about how, My life got flipped, turned upside down, And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air. In West Philadelphia, born and raised On the playground is where I spent most of my days. Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin all cool, And all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school. When a couple of guys who were up to no good, Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood. I got in one little fight and my mom got scared,
And said You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air. I begged and pleaded with her the other day But she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way She gave me a kiss and she gave me my ticket I put my walkman on and said I might as well kick it First class, yo this is bad, Drinking orange juice out of a champagne glass Is this what the people of Bel-Air livin' like, Hmm this might be alright! But wait I hear the prissy, bushwa and all that Is this the kind of place that they just send this cool cat? I don't think so. I'll see when I get there. I hope they're prepared for the Prince of Bel-Air!

[MovieMakers]

Hmm...No.

The animation was decent, but the writing was just really subpar.

Sadly, with 4chan slowly engulfing the minds of today's youth, this will probably get tons of kudos and awards because it's incredibly random and about cats. That's really a shame because there is a lot of potential here that is, frankly, being wasted.

I really tried to like this, but it's just impossible. It just has an overriding feeling of been here done that. Looking back at some of your older work, it seems pretty obvious that the quality of your flash hasn't improved much, in fact I'd say it's plateaued. If you're fine with the level of quality your working on right now, stay with it. If you want to improve however, I'd suggest you start to reestablish yourself with the reason you animate in the first place.

R.

eddsworld responds:

I'm sorry you didn't like it very much, i hope you found something in it that you enjoyed even if you did feel you had seen it before. and personally i like to use flash to try and entertain people in some form, which is always a bit hit and miss.

[Mad Mad Mario]

Sheesheeshee.

I could go into how generic this is.

How played out the entire concept is.

Or even how it's basically THE stereotypical Newgrounds flash.

I could even talk about how it's shit like this that keeps Newgrounds from becoming more than what it currently is and has been for a few years now.

But I'm not going to.

Instead I'm going to ask, why the fuck is there a writer signed on to this?

Was that writing? Is this a story? Was that dialogue?

Hur, now that's not even funny.

Writing is a fucking art form, it's not just some tool for other mediums to abuse.

I don't care if you want to keep making flashes like this, go the fuck ahead. Have fun being mediocre and chained down by someone else's ideals of entertainment and quality.

But don't degrade a respectable craft by calling this "Writing."

R.

Jonnyethco responds:

Well why don't you submit something to Newgrounds since you know so damn much.

Written by Jon Etheridge. :)

[At Heaven's Gates]

Hurhurhur.

I fucking love your style, it's a god damn shame you don't have more movie like this.

This is a perfect example of a good chuckle worthy animation. It's quick, to the point, and most importantly aware of the subject matter.

I really have little to criticize, a first.

I do want to point out the music though, because it was fucking spot on. Never have I laughed at a flash's credits until now. The timing on it was just great.

Also, more flashes need fictional actors.

AlmightyHans responds:

I'm glad you liked it so much. seriously. You'll see what i have in mind for these actors...