Whirlguy's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Gunslinger Girl Berserk]

I saw that anime not that long ago

I saw the anime not too long ago, so I decided reviewing this.

You have a nice drawing style and your animation is running smooth. Pretty nice. I see you recreated the very first scene of the anime. Its pretty well done, but maybe you should try out something different than the recreation of an animescene, something longer too. With your skills you can make something better than this. I am very impressed by the gore in this animation. The characters are kind of simple although you did a very well job on the girls' hair.

There are some things you could work on. For example, the main difference between this and the anime is, that in the anime I can tell what was going on. Everything in your animation is going so fast, its hard to tell what exactly is happening. It seems like random violence because you cut out the dialogs.

And you should have added music. If possible from the Gunslinger Girl soundtrack. Music gives animation more of a reason. Its much easier for te watcher to understand a scene that way, even without speech.

I would have enjoyed this movie better if it wasnt done in madness style, but I guess I have the anime for that :3
Youll get my 8, good job!

[Gone to Bel Air, brb.]

@.@

That was awesome, I was expecting nothing like this! =D
I think this needs a seizure warning though :P

I can't describe this other than random. The music made me laugh, and the animation was just perfect. It was a very messy animation, but I wouldnt call it crappy at all. You sir have style, and a good sense of humour.

Lochie responds:

A seizure warning gives away the surprise! :D

Thank you for calling me a man with style and a sense of humour, I see that you have a good sense of humour too for saying that. Thanks! :D

Also, thanks for the 10. *thumbs up*

[Reiko - S'no Fair]

Psycho

A very nice animation, the first one I'm watching. Very stylish with great work on the details of the characters. Also a nice use of colors, which sets a great horror theme.

Audio is something you could work on. To set a creepy theme the bells weren't so bad, but they got anoying quite fast. The laughing girl sounded looped, and the voice acting at the ending wasn't quite convincing to me. Maybe no speech at all would have been better. The sound effects were ok though. Some wind blowing softly in the background would have been nice.. Oh, and I really loved the voice at the beginning "Reikooooo". Together with the opening screen.. Now that's really horror like!

Details on the surroundings. The falling snow didn't look like snow but like big white blobs falling from the sky. The rest of the surroundings looked too simple along with the animation. I admit it looks stylish, but really.. It bothers me a little.

Animation. You gave the characters alot of detail, and this looks very nice. But it makes it a lot harder for you to create a smooth frame by frame movement. For example the movement of hair, it looks really choppy. It looks very stylish though. Except for the blood and snowsplashes, they weren't hard to draw but oddly animated. You might want to work on that.

Moodsetting. I guess this is supposed to be horror, but it did not really drag me in. It's more like a twisted kindergarten story gone psycho to me. I would love to see more tension :3

[LOVEBLIMP]

FRONTPAGE THIS! NAO

Nice animation, I lol'd!
It goes something like..
"Oh noez it war!"
Then comes the loveblimp, and everything changes, and everybody's happy! <3
The world is in peace, and blimps hump eachother =D
Erm... D:<
Anyway happy valentine's :3

WritersBlock responds:

YAY, Sunshine and rainbows and penicorns!
Valentines collection plz!

Yes, happy valentines week.

[Sunshine: Aladdin Edition]

Oh god XD

You are fuckin' ace man! ROFL!
Graphics aint that good, but there was some effort on the coding and it made me laugh out loud. Good job XD

[Class Rage]

Just read the pm that you used my music:3

A short bit at the beginning, and a loop that wasnt edited well at the ending lol. But nah, you didnt ruin my song^-^

I like your drawings, they look a bit sketchy overall, but you have a great style. The scenes you draw are great. Like angles you pick, and scenery. I love your style^-^

Some advice you could take in consideration is the use of a shapetween. I do not recommend it myself. It changes a drawing into a next drawing, but it usually doesnt change the way you want it. Frame by frame is the best option if you ask me^-^ If you dont know how to do this accurately, you could look up some info about "onionskins". They are simple to use, and really effective! =D

I hope you enjoyed my review. And feel free to use more of my music if you want to:3

[The Theory of everything]

Really promising!

A female animator! Always nice to see one, in this community of animating guys. I have to say this is looking very promising. The music fits really well, and you did a awesome job with the visual effects. Also the movements of the characters look pretty realistic, and I find it cool to see a non-human character. Oh and the title.. just so promising!

Some advice though: People prefer use of preloaders. And im not sure if you should make your video loop. Also the moviesize is a bit small, people prefer it bigger, and there is a special place to post your previews:
http://www.newgrounds.com/ngmag/alpha s/
I dont mind you posting a small movie which is a preview thoughXD I would work on the preloader part though, and it would be good if it ended, and not loop.

Im really curious to the end result!

[Running Late]

Awesome first flash!

This is very awesome for a first flash! This movie is totally frame by frame, with things that arent THAT easy to animate. There is also lots of detail in the backgrounds. Showing off that this artist put alot of effort in it! Although, it all looks a bit scribbly aswell, but that gives it a nice style(: Only thing that bothered me about this flash is the lack of a preloader, sometimes the movie stops playing because it needs to load the following frames.
GR: 8, Awesome for a first flash. The animations run smooth and realistic, although the stickfigure parts were a bit less good.
ST: 9, A nice style^-^
SO: 9, Good pick for an actionbased movie!
VI: 0, No violence. Only someone tripping
IN: 0, No buttons at all! D:
HU: 0, I dont know if there was supposed to be humour in the ending. If there was, it sadly wasnt displayed that well.
OV: 9, Fantastic for a first animation! I hope to see more animations around!

[Shiny!]

Yay cool!

Such a nice animation! The animations look really smooth and cartoony! You seems to have done something with the quality aswell, it doesnt look like its made with flash at all! Youve picked a song that goes along with it really well, and the sound effects were a good pick too! It was a very enjoyable cute animation, with a good ending. I love movies about pirates! :P
GR: 10, Outstanding! It may look very simple, and yes its not shaded, but they look really great!
ST: 10, an awesome style! Very enjoyable!
SO: 10, Great pick in everything. It fits the movie really well.
VI: 0, no violence, just cuteness
IN: 2, There's a play, but no replay. Theres a button to a site though^-^
HU: 6, quite funny, but not hilarious(:
OV: 9, Im loving this.

[Snail Away]

Cute:P

Hehe this is quite funny. People who like cute cartoony things will surely like this. Your style makes me think of Joanime a bit. Because of the cuteness in it.
GR: 9, I really like the graphics, great vectormovie! And great work on the animation, the frame by frame parts look really smooth!
ST: 7, The style of this movie is cute. A nice small cartoon that I think will be able to cheer you up when youre a bit down.
SO: 8, Dont really like the song, but it fits well. The quality is good too.
VI: 0, Cruelty, yes. Violence? no. I would say it was an accident though:P
IN: 2, play and replay:3
HU: 7, This movie is recommendable for people that like cute things and have cute humour(:
OV: 8, Great work^-^