R1665's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[World's Biggest Battle 1]

Meh.

Are you going to upload a new preview every time you make thirty seconds' worth of progress? An earlier version of this was up only a few days ago. Bad form.

This looks like you made it in Windows Movie Maker and exported to .swf. That is generally not a formula for success on a flash site.

No substantial plot? No sound effects? The best I can do is a "4".

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Stylistically, it's generic as all hell; generic anime look, generic anime choreography. It is really your intention to spend your time doing the same horribly cliched anime nonsense that we've all seen done literally a million times before?

But, hey. Do whatever you want to do. Just remember that the whole cliched anime thing is a dead-end road that stops ten miles short of "mediocrity".

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rokkg responds:

actually dipshit i uploaded it the second time because the first one didnt show the whole thing you you fucktard and its my first one i made you fuckin crybaby bitch so go put in a fresh maxypad you fucking monkey dick

[Mku 2: Ambition]

Very nice!

I do have a few critiques, though. Here are the mechanical ones:

It would greatly benefit you to study up on button usage and menu design. When you have fight segments separated by story, there needs to be some form of skipping mechanism. I'm not saying that your story isn't good, it's just that it can be tiresome to go through it multiple times when I have already seen it.

Also, I've said this before, but I'll restate it here: You REALLY need to acquire and learn how to use Photoshop or some other image editing program. Rather than having large arenas built out of large pieces of other arenas, you can learn how to rip images apart into smaller, more manageable bits and build arenas from the ground up that have a more even feel.

Lastly, you might want to proofread the text as there were quite a few spelling errors. While it isn't really a big deal for understanding the story, you always want to leave the viewer with as few places as possible for them to point their fingers and go, "Ha! There's a mistake!".

Now the stylistic critiques. These reflect only my personal opinions, so feel free to disregard them:

These fights didn't seem to have the same level of ferocity that was present in your earlier video. Part of that might be from the characters, themselves. While I am pleased to see less-commonly-used characters like Geese and Rugal, "big energy" boss-types are usually not as entertaining to watch. There is such a thing as being too powerful. IMO, the best fights are between characters with weaknesses and limitations that can be exploited by their opponents.

I do think highly of your decision to use Kung Lao. He is an excellent character who is underutilized in flash.

Lastly, I wonder how much you still have in the tank with Jago. I believe that one treads dangerous ground when one decides to use the same character in repeated fights. No one character can remain spontaneous and interesting indefinitely.

All in all, a good show.

4/5 8/10

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smoothuser responds:

I agree. I saw a few things off with the "ferocity" as you call it. I'll get the button thing eventually. I consider this one as an intermission or prelude to a more action packed episode. As far as using Jago again, I can't write him off yet. He's on a mission and he either has to see it through or die trying. I've always liked kung lao too and I think I could give him a movie of his own or utilize him to a further extent in a future movie. Why would you go through it multiple times? Always appreciated. Thanks for watching and the critiques.

[Tekken 6: Freakshow]

I can definitely relate

I picked up Tekken 6 a little while ago and also noticed a sizable deficiency in appealing character design.

True story - I played through that first story mission where you fight alongside those futuristic shock troopers. At the end of that mission, Lars is standing over the body of one of the dead shock troops, his mask removed. At that moment, I realized that something is terribly wrong in a game when THE DEAD GUY ON THE FLOOR looks ten times more hardcore than the laughable, poorly-designed anime clown I'm being forced to play as.

Exactly when did we, as a species, come to the conclusion that this kind of crap was somehow "cool"?

Good vid.

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DaestroXII responds:

I'm waiting until they bring tekken bowl back =D

[Kill Sub-Zero 3]

Comedy gold once again.

Okay, you've now officially earned a spot in my VERY SHORT "favorite authors" list.

The humor is awesome and I wish you the best of luck in making as many of these as you want. Just bear in mind that Mortal Kombat action animators are in relatively short supply here...

I'd still love to see what you could do with a full-length fight.

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weyden responds:

Thanks man. If I was to do something more serious it would have to be with capcom sprites as I have always been a capcom whore xD

[Kill Sub-Zero 2]

Some very entertaining tests!

Damn, you're quick. Didn't you just release the last one three weeks ago?

I have to say, those arenas look damn good and your general animating ability is showing a staggering amount of development. You also have a really good head for visual humor.

I would like to know what you're planning to do once "practice" ends and "application" begins. Will you stay on the humor side of things, or will you go for action?

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weyden responds:

Thanks heap. I think I will go with the humour side, because there is already lots of other kick ass action sprite animations out there that I cant compete with haha

[A Christmas For Magus]

All-around excellence!

I gotta hand it to you. You did an excellent job with this!

It was humorous, action-packed, and actually quite touching! Please accept my 10/10 and 5/5 with knowledge that it was indeed well-earned.

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MasaAndMune responds:

Thank you for your review and thanks for the kind words.

[Ryu and Ken Sparring DEMO]

Why did you submit this?

Your last flash release was less than three months ago. Why would you want to show the fight before it's finished? I don't remember Steven Spielberg putting Jurassic Park in theaters before inserting the dinosaurs. FINISH first, THEN release.

Choreographically speaking, it's decent. However, the 2% of "new stuff" is grossly overshadowed by the other 98% that is horribly overdone and cliched to the extreme.

Seriously, how am I supposed to get excited by the exact same Ryu vs Ken fight that I have already seen done hundeds of times before? An inverted Tatsumaki-Senp%u016B kyaku can't save the boredom factor of the matchup.

You used Last Blade characters to good effect in your last submission. They are very rarely, if ever, seen in flash. Why settle for yet another unoriginal and boring Shoto matchup when you have the proven capacity to show something newer and more exciting?

3/10 2/5

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rosecicmil responds:

i find your review quite helpful, since the purpose of the demo is to collect information on how to improve. thank you.

[''SF VS MK'']

HAH!

I was fourteen when Mortal Kombat Annihilation came out. At the time, I thought it was the greatest movie ever.

Going back and watching it now? Kinda painful... Horrible plot, overabundance of unnecessary characters, and extremely unnecessary game tie-ins. (Animality, anyone?)

Oh well. At least it had a cool soundtrack and Sandra Hess fighting in mud!

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Shadowii2 responds:

Heh, I can relate to that type of stuff. I used to thought some movies and shows were great, but nowdays I can only cheaply laugh at them either due to silly plot or dubbing.

Anyway, thanks for the review.

[Day of the Madness]

"Choke on em'!!!"

That homage to the original gets an instant ten from me. I tip my hat to you, sir.

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"What the fuck is wrong with you people? They're dead! They're fuckin' dead!"
- Captain Rhodes (Day of the Dead 1985)

LittleLuckyLink responds:

Long live Rhodes

[XvSF- Wolverine vs Ryu]

Oh, hell yeah!

Very impressive!

The speed and the music made for a very exciting short! I also like how you chose to use bone claw Wolverine. That added an element of realism that wouldn't have been present with adamantium claws.

I also LOVE the outcome.

I regret to hear that you will be leaving the sprite world. However, I do realize all too well the need to move on when there is no more joy in something. Best of luck, man!

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OLD293 responds:

Damn, you actually reviewed me lol. Glad to see that you enjoyed it though, because from the score lots of others did not. It came out with a 3.63, went all the way down to a 3.02 and now it has a 3.26.

I KNOW I could of done better, but due to my lazy factor I never can bring out my full potential. I'm going to try to with my last submission though, I actually learned a couple of things while working on this.

Thx for reviewing me =)