FlamingPlatypus's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mr. Sneaks - episode 2]

This is amazing: style, texture, timing, audio, sense of humor, etc. I'm surprised there's not that many views yet.

Honestly the only thing I didn't like about this was a blank gap at the end of the animation. Maybe there's something wrong with how I'm viewing it, so I'm not sure. Regardless, it's not worth any deduction for my review.

I do thoroughly like the statement on cell phones, btw. Clever cartoon! 5 stars! Thanks for sharing it!

Ant0on responds:

Wow, thank you so much for the kind feedback! Really feels like a huge achievement when people have fun watching this independent stuff :)

And thank you for letting me know about the long gap at the end. Its weird since I thought I used the same file I used when uploading to youtube (without the long gap), so I didnt check the ending here after uploading.

BTW, speaking about youtube, I have more videos, so I hope you find something more you might like on my channel :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgxdd4tVLyI

Also, stay tuned for more soon!

[[Persona 4] Animated Comic Dub (part 1)]

I have NO idea what I just watched, but for some reason I don't seem to mind being this confused about it. I'm going to watch the video it parodies after I post this review, because it made me want to follow up with investigation.

Everything about this cartoon has polish and it's undeniably adorable. The voice acting is perfect, the animation is smooth, the color palette is well chosen, and the dialogue is hilarious. Your BEST asset here, though, is your sense of comedic timing and delivery. Having the text pop up with every word was an excellent design choice, though I'm sure it's also there to reference the text elements of what it parodies.

The only thing I'd like to suggest for improvement, since this is a critique from an art student who used to collect degrees back in his day, is that the ending is cut in a strange and unfitting way; it seems sudden like it's missing something. Perhaps a simple image and some quick credits with the same music from the intro... or even something that just says "fin" or "the end" and plays a clip of music or a sound effect might be enough.

Still, that "negative" wasn't enough to reduce my 5 star rating. Great cartoon! It deserves the front page it received and I hope it stays there for at least a few weeks. Cheers to your circle of talented voice actors and editors! Thanks for sharing this with the world!

Carbonwater responds:

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
Quality review too, I like it.

[The Grump That Stole Xmas]

Interesting style of animation... but not appropriate for a "T" rating. I would suggest "M" instead.

ZenithQuinn responds:

Why do people pay so much attention to ratings on newgrounds?

[Dear, Princess]

While I was watching this, I started to guess that it was about Jesus, but wanted to be sure. So I waited until the end. It takes GREAT strength to take your faith to the internet (especially to newgrounds) and I admire your conviction, confidence, and confession. The world is going to hate you for this ("If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you." John 15:18-19) But you did this for Christ and I pray at least a few people will stumble upon the message and see the side of God that we both do.

As far as critique... yeah... there were a few spelling/grammatical errors, but those can easily be fixed. I wouldn't put your voice acting down so much... It's obvious that not everyone has a "radio-worthy" voice. I think you did fine.
As for the style, I enjoyed the use of silhouetting... especially when illumination reveals the princess after she accepted the letter. I noticed a couple of fades were bumpy, but overall the timing and effects were well placed.
I almost gave you a 4.5/5... because I hate spelling/grammatical errors... >_>

exninja123 responds:

thank you for the encouragement and the review! :)

[Picnic]

This... ... is fantastic.

I love random, pointless, and odd clips that make no real sense... They tend to break up a little bit of the monotony from a long day. There's something fun and dadaist behind a clip like this. Great job!

Daagah responds:

thank you so very much!