Mightydein's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dancing Pico]

I like the drawing style used for pico and the music was great.

The dancing animation was very silly.

I wanted to like this movie but was not entirely impressed.

The movie might work better in a collection of other pico movies with an option for returning to menu.

I like your drawing style and might be interested in seeing your other work.

I really feel bad about not loving this loop.

-Mightydein

keomani responds:

Don't feel bad. I <3 u.

[Homage...]

This is a better anime tribute than the same usual carbon copies.

I've often seen anime flash movies attempt to imitate the aesthetics of the original series.

Imitation often sacrifices originality and utilizing an entirely unique style creates a more stand out movie.

I wish more anime tributes experiment with different art mediums, art styles, ect.

I wish more movies would just experiment with different art mediums, art styles, ect.

This was a neat little short.

-Mightydein

[Yonder Ho! - Episode 4]

You seem to display a consistent level of enthusiasm for your art.

I'm impressed that you managed to stick with the creation of this series for so long.

I get bored of working on the same projects and have a collection of unfinished work as evidence.

Sticking with the same project can often be boring at times because the human brain is programmed to seek novelty.

You choose to not fight that natural tendency and opted to utilize different aspects of your drawing style.

I would recommend trying different mediums to make future episodes of this series.

Strictly adhering to the same look will often kill any motivation behind any new art project.

Changing to different aspects of your own art style can often be appropriate for setting different moods.

I love how you often switch between different aspects of your own drawing style during the duration of the entire series.

This episode much like the previous installment has a simple storyline.

A boy gets poisoned after eating a yellow flower and than seeks the aid of a doctor.

The boy goes on a journey for some kinda rare plant to cure his self induced illness.

I liked some the gags within the movie and your usage of fantasy audio sound effects.

A lot of those sounds don't exist in reality and is sometimes effective for creating a fantasy world.

Most people take the usage of sound effects for granted because it's a common and effective practice.

It's not easy to create proper sound effects because it takes more thought than most people care to realize.

Sound is extremely important and some of the audio had inconsistent levels.

The rabbit's audio had some of the issues commonly associated with inexpensive microphones.

I assume that voice actor for your rabbit character has to send his audio clips to you.

I would utilize the rabbit less often until he can purchase a better microphone.

Spending more time in post production for audio could potentially improve audio issues.

The music for this episode was nothing special when compared to past shows.

The music did not strike me as memorable to the same degree as other audio stimuli.

The scenes dragged a lot less than previous episodes and a lot of pacing problems were fixed.

This show is becoming more entertaining.

-Mightydein

Bertn1991 responds:

Thanks, Mighty! I'm hanging on every word. I'm really taking notes on your criticisms. You will see them addressed in future episodes. I still consider myself a novice. I still don't know what the heck I'm doing sometimes! I make it up as I go along. I hardly even use animation software! But thanks. You are cool : )

[My best friend is a rock]

I like the silly premise about a rock being the best friend of your main protagonist.

I like the voice acting in the movie.

The high pitched voice of the narrator added a certain element of humor to this silly movie.

The voices are distinct from each other and don't sound like the same person.

Did you do both voices?

Sometimes you can recognize when a voice actor is disguising their voice.

Make movies with those voice actors.

-Mightydein

Ombey responds:

Thank you so much for the kind words.
Yes, I did both voices, and all my upcoming movies will have the same voice actor: me! :D

[The Notebook]

I like the cute character designs picked for this movie and the music was great for establishing mood.

I like how you simulated the look of animation created on a note book.

I've often used a black ink pen for sketching on my own note book.

The color choices fit the theme.

You used a mixture between tweens and fbf in the animation.

The movie appears to be more directed towards frame by frame as an entirety.

The overall movie was good but it also felt like a hokey way to inspire sentiment.

Make more movies.

-Mightydein

[RHG Tempus Vs. Poptart]

Stick figure battles are a very common genre of action flash movie.

You will need to have a certain level of distinction from your competition.

I like your usage of gradients for the rocks and sky because it created a more polished look.

Why, do the sticks have no facial features?

I've seen a lot of faceless sticks do battle and it always gives those movies a generic look.

I would have loved to see more of your own drawing style within those stick figures.

Those kinda extra subtle details will make a world of difference.

Try again.

-Mightydein

[Yonder Ho! - Episode 3]

I found this be the most entertaining episode out of your entire series so far.

A lot of the pacing problems with episode 2 were eliminated.

This had more of a straight forward and much more simple story than the previous episode.

Sometimes going with a more simple story is a bit more effective.

I didn't like the opening musical number that came after the show's theme song.

The song was funny in certain places.

The music video elements of that musical number were kinda cool too.

The opening musical number dragged and could have been shortened.

Those shots of the guy singing that song could have been eliminated in favor of more music video elements.

I like the drawings of the boy and his cat during the musical number.

Animation is great for music videos and has an ability for creating entire worlds of fantasy worlds.

A lot of sound effects used remind me of ancient video game technology.

I assume you used a lot of 8 bit sound effects.

I even noticed an anime sound effect used in that movie as well.

The musical soundtrack used for this episode was entirely different from the other episodes.

You did a lot of home work on sound and it shows.

The sound has significantly improved since episode 2.

Sometimes that rabbit's voice in the previous episode was a bit too low volume.

You are getting better at sound design.

I like sound of the animation effects used for mud, water and other things.

The backgrounds look better; However, gaps are sometimes still left unfilled in certain sections of drawing.

I sometimes spot a green gap on the main character's arm in certain shots.

The episode length doesn't leave a whole lot of time to refine certain drawings.

Creating an new episode since the previous one has shown some artistic growth.

This has been an improvement from past episodes.

- Mightydein

Bertn1991 responds:

Wow, what can I say, Mighty? I can't tell you how grateful I am that someone would take the time to watch such a long cartoon and write a review about it. You, sir, are a saint! And I agree with your review. I didn't really like the musical number that much. It couldn't been shorter...and better. This is actually my least favorite episode. I thought it was kinda sad. But yeah, thank you for everything. And you'll be seeing the green stuff for a little while longer I'm afraid. I eventually reworked all the drawings of Pete. And the sound of episode 4 gets kinda hard to hear at one point I'm afraid. But I look forward to your opinion nonetheless! You are cool! Let me know if you ever want me to add any jokes or references in future episodes!

[Memes]

Internet memes are an extreme annoyance because of their predictability and over use.

I've been frequently annoyed by certain internet memes despite my best efforts to avoid seeing them.

The shirtless man on the computer expresses a very common sentiment towards the dreaded internet meme.

He was annoyed by the internet memes to the point of bashing his head against the keyboard.

Telling a joke will induce laughter because of the element of surprise.

Repeat that same joke loses comedic punch after lots of repetition.

What makes internet memes a strong annoyance is repetition.

You produced a good inside joke to anyone entirely familiar with internet memes.

I liked the drawing you selected for your thumb nail.

I'm more likely to click onto a movie if the drawing style catches my eye.

The title reflected the subject matter of your movie along with the nerd on movie's icon.

You had a great concept but didn't completely capitalize on the subject of internet memes.

You could have additional gags of internet spewing kids popping stupid pills, bashing their heads with a hammer, ect

A lot of potential for silly gags can still be had with your chosen subject matter.

Make another movie about memes.

-Mightydein

[Yonder Ho! - Episode 1]

I've seen episode 2 of this series first.

I was expecting the series to be like a serial based on the content of episode 2.

This episode never really explained where the rabbit character came from.

Based on the two episodes already posted.

I'll assume that each episode are stand alone entities with loose continuity.

These two episodes shown themselves to be stand alone episodes.

This episode was a bit shorter than the second episode and gave increased time for fine tuning the drawings.

Parts of episode one were a bit funnier; However, the second episode was much higher quality overall.

You an interesting series so far.

Bertn1991 responds:

Thank you so so much! I've never gotten any real feedback on these before. Thank you for that. And yes, the episodes are sort of like stand alone stories, and things aren't always explained. They tend to start in the middle in a way. Thanks again for your input : )