Blessing's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dork Legends S01E01]

This flash confuses me a bit. I assumed that the little video in the back was what you were submitting and the guys in the front were just an add-on thing, but since the video in the back is so tiny the text is pretty much impossible to read. I don't see why you couldn't have the guys in the front only be there during the preloader or disappear when you press play or something, that would have easily fixed this situation. On the other hand, if I rate you based on the guys in the foreground, I'm left with some irritating vocals, very limited animation, and not really a plot or pun, just a whiny rant. I'm not sure what program you use that won't allow you to export videos as swf files (which would easily solve the problem you seem to be having with newgrounds people) but do you really think it's wise to post it here at all?

I'm not going to rush into a biker gang and tell them they HAVE to let me in the gang even though I'm driving a golf cart. It seems like you just want to pick a fight for the sake of picking one, to be honest. You can't really fault people for disagreeing with you when you seem to be raging so hard. When flash cartoons are drawn they typically come out at higher quality when exported as swf videos than avi, so if your problem is that people rate you lower because the quality is lower that seems silly. Especially in cases like this where you could have put out a high-quality video but instead garbled the screen with the two unnecessary characters.

Realistically, and I'm being sincere here, what do you hope to accomplish by posting videos here and calling people at newgrounds idiots? I know you're already thinking about how you're going to tell me off or whatever, but put that aside for a second and SERIOUSLY ask yourself if telling them they're dumb is going to get you a higher score or make them accept you or something.

You don't HAVE to post on newgrounds. You seem to have a youtube channel and your author's comments make it pretty clear that you favor youtube, so why not just post there and be satisfied with it? You know there are idiots here, so just show off your stuff in the place that accepts you. Then there's no rage from you, no rage from them, no rage anywhere. Everyone is happy, everyone wins, everyone enjoys life.

Tarilefreak, the lowest review score I currently see on the page, very kindly explained that he feels people don't like the youtube thing simply because we all like newgrounds, it's a cool place to us, and when you belittle it and talk down about it people take offense. And that's true. As human beings anything we feel proud to be a part of (a family, a club, a country, etc), if that's insulted then we will feel we've been insulted by association. Despite a surprisingly civil review, you completely twisted his words in your reply (something I'm not looking forward to) and lashed out at him for it.

My advice, and I mean this in the nicest way possible my friend, is to tune out the people who are dicks (if that's me, then hey, go for it) and put that energy into enjoying what you do, however you decide to do it. If you just love what you make, eventually you'll have plenty of fans who love it too, and the people who don't you won't even be stressed about. Ranting and raging PROBABLY won't improve your scores much...

StringAnime responds:

Click the Zoom button? :D

[GunShowComic: Skate Butt]

That's.... That's all? It was okay, but there wasn't really anything to it. No plot, no punchline, no anything. The opening credits were longer than the flash itself. The art was nice, but there really wasn't much else to this. : /

[R.Battles:Goku vs Naruto]

Why is Goku in English but Naruto isn't? Both started Japanese and both were dubbed over. Also, I wouldn't really call this battle random, many have speculated about it and there are even games where these two CAN fight. A truly random battle would be something like Max Payne versus Link, or Kung Fu Panda versus Knuckles the Echidna, or Betty White versus death from old age.

Also, animation > sprites.

Demonlubu responds:

Hey, sorry, as i said on the comments, it was an old project which at the time seemed like a good idea at the time.

I'm currently working on newer projects :D I'll take what u said to mind when i'm working on more projects.

[Dr Whooves and Assistant]

Kinda neat. With minimal animation and only three or so backgrounds you managed to make an entertaining flash. Moreover, you managed to make an entertaining MLP flash that didn't have Spike.

Here's what I liked about it:
-The art was solid. Very clean and precise.
-The animations were good. Nothing too complicated, but decent for what was there.
-The audio was good. There was a difference in audio quality between the two voices which was mildly distracting, but by themselves each was decent.
-The idea is... Unique.

Here's what I didn't:
-I don't get how he was magically changed into a horse. I realize that it was the only way to keep the bit with the... Pen thingy that I can't remember the name for in there, but other than being a plot device I don't see how it made any sense.
-Spike is nowhere to be seen.
-The flash worked for a conversation and could have ended with him leaving, but I don't feel like it really set anything up for the next part. I just don't have that "I wonder what happens next!" feeling. Some subtle foreshadowing would be nice to keep viewers intrigued.
-Spike should be here but he isn't.
-Although the animation was fair for a "talking heads" situation, they really didn't move as much as they could have and they didn't interact with the environment at all, which caused sort of a boring disconnect between the characters and the background.
-There's a character named "Spike" who is the only good thing to ever come out of My Little Pony. You should have found a way to incorporate him.

Overall, this is a good flash with nice art and enjoyable writing, but more could have been done to set up what appears to be an inevitable sequel.

MikeandTreyVideo responds:

it seems most of the things you disliked pertain to how this was written which is not my department. The audio I used is actually a couple of years old, made when MLP was still building up steam.

You're right about the disconnection with the environment, and I'll try to do better next time.

[Academy Wars Ep 3]

Neat, a black screen that says "undergoing fixes". Guess what I voted...

SpriteMasterXD responds:

-.- how can u vote for something, that you haven't seen

[Skyrim: Ulfric's Legacy]

Whoa, a Skyrim flash. Why didn't anyone else think of that?

MangaFood responds:

thanks

[to make you happy]

I think it would have been happier with the sound of the breeze or animals or children laughter or something. The song was loud and kind of irritating, and the creepy boy/girl staring into my soul was... unnerving.

Khris responds:

thats me and i'm staring into the horizon

[TOME Episode 03]

The cliche characters are a little tacky, but this flash isn't without some redeeming value.

What I liked:
-The flash had nice length to it.
-The story seems to be developing.
-The art was pretty good.
-The audio quality was also pretty good.
-The main character is likable.

What I didn't:
-Characters seem too one dimensional. Nylocke is the nobleman. The demon was the bored-but-powerful guy. The raven was the flamboyant guy. It's all stuff that's been done before without bringing much new to the table.
-The battle with the demon guy came to a very anticlimactic end, and not really in a funny way.
-The laziness in some of the animation is disappointing. No one interacts with their surroundings. The characters in the background never move their mouths. The irritating slide-ons of them in the foreground move their lips in an endless loop that doesn't resemble what they're actually saying. I know you have the talent to make decent animation, but when they talk you don't show that talent.
-The "Sasuke goes crazy with his hidden bloodlust power and Sakura brings him back to reality with a hug" thing has been done and done and done (didn't something similar even happen in your first episode?). On top of that, it even seems out of place here, where the characters are insisting that they don't have feelings for each other.
-Nylocke didn't die.