ShortMonkey's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[PicoDay: PathwayThroughNG]

Really Good

I could tell that had lots of effort put into it... and it wasn't the most entertaining movie, it was sometimes a bit too slow, graphics weren't the best in most parts, and voices weren't very good.

Great effort, and I hope you get a good score!

calcoA responds:

Well, we tried! Thank you so much for the review!

[Hobbits - Isengard collab]

{{{ NICE }}}

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Pretty cool, pretty funny, but could've had more to it, Ejit's part was the best. And the preloader was funny. Like Lord-Sonx' part and Blaze's part could've had more to it, though overall it was pretty good.

~+~POSITIVE POINTS~+~
1. Pretty funny preloader.
2. Funny song to go with it.

~+~NEGATIVE POINTS~+~
1. Got a bit boring with just someone singing/talking.

-ShortMonkey

karategangster responds:

Thanks for the review ShortMonkey.

The collab was slightly rushed, i can understand why people didn't go further than one scene, i find your opinion odd, i found Blaze's to be the best, but I'm glad you liked my part :)

Yeah, I really liked the preloader aswell, nice idea - Sonx made it.

Yeah, I can understand that the talking parts were maybe a little boring, but to be fair they accurately represented the original video..

Thanks a lot for the review, sorry you chose not to be in it :(

[The Walking Stickman ep.1]

{{{ GREAT }}}

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W00T!! My music was used in a submission, and a good one too! Thanks for choosing my audio! Now, onto the flash, the graphics were great, smooth framing, and I think the music suited it. Good job!

~+~POSITIVE POINTS~+~
1. Great graphics.
2. Smooth framing.

~+~NEGATIVE POINTS~+~
1. Could've been a tad longer.

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chinkeeyong responds:

Thanks for the comments, ShortMonkey, and watch out for TWS2 around tomorrow! :)

[Meep Meep]

{{{ OKAY }}}

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It was different, it was filmed with a digital camera, not a digital **FILMING*** camera so the quality wasn't that good when you imported it into flash. Really it was just a penguin rolling around and jumping on a mat. Maybe if you animated a few additions in flash to go across the screen or the penguin has a chat with an animated character, it would have been a little more interesting.

~+~POSITIVE POINTS~+~
1. Good choice of music, it fits well.

~+~NEGATIVE POINTS~+~
1. It was a pretty boring, the music is what made it good.

((( ShortMonkey )))

Pingu responds:

Actually, if you'd read a few previous reviews, you'll note I made this on webcam, not my digital camera. Webcam upped the relative quality. Not much quality was actually lost in importing to flash.

I like the music too :)

Thanks for the review!
"meep"

[A very DOCKY Halloween]

{{{ OKAY }}}

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Well, the only good thing about it was the graphics really, I couldn't understand a word they said (I used the subtitles so at least I knew) but the voices sounded bad and annoying. Good job with the graphics, but please put them to better use next time. Just so you know, I'm not a big fan of the locks/clocks and glocks, but I still know a good flash when I see one.

~+~POSITIVE POINTS~+~
1. Graphics were pretty good.

~+~NEGATIVE POINTS~+~
1. I couldn't understand a word they said without the subtitles, and the voices sounded very annoying.
2. Pretty boring.

((( ShortMonkey )))

IZSBHR responds:

I hate it when my mic breaks, then I have to use a crappy text-to-speech.

If you find it funny, then it isn't boring, but I got bored of it because I kept having to test it :)

[The Knight and The Shadow]

{{{ PRETTY GOOD }}}

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That was pretty good, smooth. I think it could've been better if it was a little quicker, coz fighting with swords isn't usually that slow (I know, I've been fencing (french sword fighting) for 3 years). I like the cool graphic effects you used. And the swords were pretty cool. I'm not going to flame you for making something like a Madness flash coz they have no arms or legs, coz the animation overall, was pretty good.

~$~POSITIVE POINTS~$~
1. Graphics were cool.
2. Smooth animation.

~$~NEGATIVE POINTS~$~
1. It was smooth, but a bit slow. Maybe the FPS could've been 30 instead of 24 or lower. 30 is best for fighting movies.

((( ShortMonkey )))

Nighthawkstudio responds:

Thank you for your review
yeah i know what fencing is =D
i been fighting in junior tournaments here in Argentina for 2 years, what category of fencing are you? ( i mean, here we have, stilleto, sable, longsword and the other one that i dont know how to translate but is the most common one in fencing, you know the thin blade one.

well tnx again

Nighthawk

[BlobCombat.]

{{{ NICE }}}

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It was ok, graphics we're pretty good, but the framing could've been a little smoother. I liked it.

~$~POSITIVE POINTS~$~
1. Graphics were good.
2. Good idea.

~$~NEGATIVE POINTS~$~
1. Framing needs to be smoother.

((( REVIEW REQUEST CLUB )))

killergold2 responds:

Yay, thanks for the review!

[A Nogfish Short #1]

{{{ PRETTY GOOD }}}

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That was awesome, good graphics, apart from the explosions and the thing with the hammer smashing PIKACHU!!! YAY!! I remember I used to love Pokemon. The lyp synching was good too. Good work!

~$~POSITIVE POINTS~$~
1. Most graphics were pretty good.
2. Lyp synching was good.
3. It was funny.

~$~NEGATIVE POINTS~$~
1. I'd rather have animated explosions more than sprite explosions, and same with the hammer guy.

((( ShortMonkey )))

Nogfish responds:

Thank you for such an in-detail review!

As for the "hammer guy," that is really what MissingNo. looks like... lol

I thought that the explosion added a little something to the piece, but I'll animate it next time...

[Milo learns to fly]

{{{ OKAY }}}

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It definitely needed sound, and I thought this was going to be a good movie but when it kept replaying the last part, my score rating in my head just went down.

~$~POSITIVE POINTS~$~
1. Graphics were ok.

~$~NEGATIVE POINTS~$~
1. It was too short.
2. Needed sound.

((( ShortMonkey

Janus-King responds:

Constructive review. Thanks for the patience :)

[CC - Mozilla Ep. 2]

{{{ BORING }}}

~$~REVIEW~$
Well, I found it boring, I couldn't understand a word they said. You drew the strawberry and trace bitmapped the firefox, better to trace bitmap than using the original image!

~$~POSITIVE POINTS~$~
1. Graphics were ok, I suppose.

~$~NEGATIVE POINT~$~
1. I couldn't understand a word they said.
2. It was boring.

~$~QUESTIONS~$~
1. Did you join the clock crew?
2. What was the FPS, it seemed pretty slow, 18-30 is what I'd recommend, I like 24-30.

((( ShortMonkey )))

FattyWhale responds:

I guess I could put subtitles in the next episode. I never officially joined at the forums, but screw them. and the FPS was 12, so I will try to make it quicker next time.