Coop's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shadowman & The Garroter]

A little short

There were certainly some creepy bits in this piece and with the combination of the music and the actual animation, it wasn't bad - with how the shadow appeared to migrate, perhaps you could have done more - the tendril like wisps of the shadows could have done something and the hand that we looked at could have shown a normal hand curling up, then suddenly one that opens up with the claws, for example.

It's a god start, but I think that there needs to be more plot to it. Perhaps this guy sneaks into people's houses at night and steals young girls for his sadistic pleasure? I'm sure you can come up with something that fits for the whole piece.

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FAtmat666 responds:

Thanks for the review!
I know that its short, but I wanted to make it in time for Halloween, which gave me less than a week. It's length also made it difficult to explain the plot.
Also, Shadowman is not evil, I want him to be more like conflict and strive for chaos. or something.
Shadowman is also unable to change people, or even scare them alone. He needs a host to be effective.
I also don't see what was wrong with the plot I had. Perhaps it was executed poorly, but I don't think it needs to be replaced for this to be a good short.
Also, the green dude is just supposed to be a tool/ride that shadowman got his kicks on. He'll move on next time.

[Fat PinK Panther]

An interesting piece

While I liked the music to start with, the way that it fell apart for me was the morning after scene, where he woke up next to Popeye. I'd have thought that he was at least infatuated with Inspector Clouseau and would have consummated that relationship first.

Perhaps this is the sort of thing that needs more plot initially to get it going - I know that they start off at a rave and as a result, you could have had the Panther snorting a line of coke, downing an E, or injecting with heroin. Judging by the after effects of the anorexia, perhaps heroin would have been the drug of choice.

Yes, we've seen the symbolism of pieces that have been used to make people realise what anorexia or bulimia does to you, so I can sympathise with that part, but you did go a little over the top when you went into the self harm phase. Most people would draw the line at cutting their own guts out.

Still, marks for trying and a great use of some interesting pieces of music.

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golfinho responds:

....?! anorexia? bulimia?!

WTF?!

:<>

[I'll Sue Ya!]

Perfect!

Well, we knew it was going to come to Newgrounds sooner or later and you did not disappoint - the video quality may be down slightly from the Lynwood CD, but then that would probably be about 50mb of file, so people would wait an age (relatively) to watch it on here. Perhaps in the future, an HD version will creep on when broadband speeds become good enough to cope with it, who's to say?

The gags in here are brilliant, especially the Tom Morello style guitar, stating "Arm the Lawyers". I love the way that you've portrayed Al himself as the main character in the song and having all of the things in there actually happen to him. The sad thing is, I can actually see some people in this world being dense enough to do something that silly and then try to blame others for their downfall.

It is very clear that you spent an absolute age getting this piece right - the number of fine details that you've paid attention to, such as the cigarette lighters' flames moving independently of the sway (I think you could have made them flicker a little more, but that's probably asking too much of you there!)

Even the credits are tied in nicely with the piece - I was expecting a little polka, or something else of Al's when we got to the end, but you probably would have had to cut something like that for time, or space, which is a shame.

I look forward eagerly to more of your works.

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pyropymp responds:

Extensive, thoughtful review + constructive criticisms! Every decent newgrounds contributor should deserve no less! Thank you!

[Light_Force [Box-Killa]]

Not bad, but could do better

Right, from the start of this piece, I think that you almost hit it, but there were a couple of issues, namely that the introduction 'fell off' the side of the screen, making it look like 'welcom' in the first few frames.

I think that it's a decent start and perhaps you can progress on towards more advanced pieces now, combining two or more colours in each shot, when they do things that make images that are distinctly multi-coloured. I would recommend that you zoom in and use a smaller tool, so that you get more control over the images that you're making.

I'd have suggested more 'firework' style imagery, where a sphere of light heads into the middle of the screen and explodes, with the sparkles getting gradually smaller and fading out as they burn out. Perhaps this could be some sort of explosion, representing more pictures, with the points of light exploding to become lines of images painted on the black background.

Well, that should give you some good inspiration and direction to do your great pieces of music justice with!

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Box-Killa responds:

damn it, it is because you have forced size.

[Draining the Lizard...]

Very funny :)

I think that the main issue with this piece is the lack of Newgrounds Paraphernalia on it could lead to people questioning the origins, but I'm sure that it's cool. A quick introduction of a Newgrounds icon would be simple for someone of your skill and talent.

It's a great tune that you've chosen to animate here and you've certainly gone to town with your animating style, which is brilliant. I love the way that you've put things in the piece that are symbolic of various internet rumours, facts and other sorts of here say. The credits are great, with the "Animal House" style summaries of how the main characters have panned out since the film was made. I do wish that you had decided to credit Rincewind, since I noticed him there as well, as we all know that Pratchett is a much better author than Rowling ;)

All in all, I love this piece and I'm looking forward to the next one that you make.

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TmsT responds:

I only credited the non-fictional people playing the characters (which is why I didn't credit Lupin, since he was represented by a CG werewolf). I know David Jason has played Rincewind in a TV adaptation recently, but he doesn't look like the Rincewind that the books and games portray, so I didn't caricature him for this. ;p
Look for the easter egg - there's a couple of nods to Terry Pratchett there.

[Extremely Drastic Measure]

Awesome!

Incredible buildup, a great gag and a very smooth piece of animation, this is certainly something that deserves to be given a chance to come forth and strut it's stuff.

Perhaps it could have done with the other people in the piece coming forward and dancing as well, adding a new dimension to the piece and, I don't know, maybe even some zombies outside, as the pan out shot happens. Personally, I'd have have a zombie or two looking at the town hall and then grunt or groan questioningly, before starting to dance in a broken fashion. Taking this slightly further, you could have one of the ravers open the door and slot them, but I think I'm getting distracted from the point.

It's a great piece, well drawn and animated, but I'd have made the town hall look a little less 'clean cut' with some of the edges rounded by weathering over the years.

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47times responds:

Thanks for the review.
I was gonna have the whole audience raving and it would have had other jokes, but I had to cut it short because it's homework and the due date is quite soon.

[LL - Banday]

Not bad

I saw the joke coming, but it could have been a little longer, to be honest.

You've got some good skills for creating and manipulating the animation, so well done with that. I like that you found the most masculine sounding voice you could for Coffee to make it sound even more weird for Strawberry.

I think that extrapolating the plot is your biggest goal here - if you manage to take the piece further, then you could have had Strawberry scream, then still proposition Coffee, who could have just dropped the panties and gone "oh hell yeah", before you launched the "end" screen.

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shaka-zulu responds:

Originally it was going to end with a rape scene loop but between studying, exams and getting unbanned asap I really wasn't bothered going the extra mile.

[Remembrance Day Sale]

Funny, but tasteless.

But then again, I think that's the point you were trying to make in the flash. The symbolism of commercialisation of every other time of stopping to think, for example Xmas, Easter and various other religious festivals. I know that Remembrance or Veterans day is different from being a religious matter, in that it's multi-faith, but it's a shocking insight to the way that companies think with regards to sales.

A good contrast was achieved with the touching start and then the crass, over-pitched sales takeover on the part of the Electronics Store. I think that perhaps the holocaust / Schindler's List style hunting down of the high prices was a little too far on this occasion, unless you really took it further, when Schindler worked for another Electrical supplier and says to a high price working for him "If this shop ever sells a TV at these high prices, I will be very unhappy."

Some good comedy, aside from the borderline taste issues and a great style of animation. Will you be submitting something for Xmas, or will you just leave it at that?

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BillyNapalm responds:

I think the possibilites of working in puns and Schindler's List references was endless - so I picked the best ones to get the point across. I think the best actual advertisement I've seen was a Back to School special at a strip club, which was nestled in the other ads for Staples and Wal-Mart.

I don't think Christmas needs any more help in looking ridiculous, it's done a good enough job of that itself.