mrsimon's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Xmas Inspiration]

A groudbreaking personal effort

This flash is quite definatly the best thing Wonchop has ever produced, with some highly original quotes, low amount of spoofing and relying on 'something random time's. But best of all, anything cliche is delivered in a professional and totally fresh way.

I think I now quite possibly respect you as much as any other popular artist. Congratulations and merry christmas!!!

By the way before you consider accusing me of being big-headed, yes, I do assume that my gratitude is the best thing you will recieve this xmas. =D

Wonchop responds:

yaaay

[SBC's Wonderful Clockmas!]

A faithfully retro clock flash with true soul

Another truly great clock movie, with real faithfulness towards the original clock movies and goals.

RupeeClock responds:

Oh yeah, that's partly what I aim for in my animations.

Merry Clockmas!

[A Clockmas Party]

Jolly xmas short

Overall the movie sets out what it aims to do, and that is deliver a splendid xmas message to all its viewers. This movie has some great one-liners, however it wont have you rolling on the floor with laughter. Although the visual style is fresh and smooth, it could be considered n00bish in a few months/years due to its overuse of the bevel and blur effect in Flash 8 which many artists will have access to.

BritClock responds:

Yeah, I do tend to go a bit over the top with filters. People will have forgotten about this in a few years, though. :P

Thanks for the review, Simon.

[CC - Operation STAR]

A clock xmas movie that regular viewers can enjoy

This short movie has a lot of soul and net humor to it. Although the ending was predictable (Certainly for clock crew members), the flash was really enjoyable. Nice job.

Gregosan responds:

Let's make love!

[EVERY BLACK MAN IS OLSKOO]

A classic piece of Clock Crew propoganda

I wish there'd be more movies like this one.

[Roger Barr meets Tom Fulp]

A cult classic for the new NG era

This flash has the humour, style, pacing and feel of many of the typical movies from 2001, whilst giving Tom Fulp a new charecteristic feel, plus introducing Roger as a kind of Josh Bedn like charecter.

Dispite its low score, this movie is going to be talked about every once in a while for years to come.

[BLACK DRAGON]

A fairly neat take on stylized rotoscoping..

..however I cant help but think that this was made mainly with the help of the straighten tool.

[Blockhead: Episode 3]

I have my fathers teeth

I think I've found my new favorite flash seires. Just about everything Blockhead said had me in stitches! PLEASE make more!

[Dan's World 2]

A wonder let down by direction and sound

As a checkout operator, I relate to a lot of this stuff, its pritty damn funny. I love the selection of camera angle also, as well as the hand drawn doodle style of the whole thing.

However I really feel this could have been a lot lot better had there'd been more work with sound and direction. The flash is virtually mostly silent, with a few sound effects. Forcably happy "elevator music" like stuff, or perhaps a very quiet shop ambience would have given it a little more depth, without any extra animation work. Story-wise, the flash felt pritty anti-climatic. Whether this is the desired effect or not I dont know, however it would have been awesome if the baby wrestling sketch was the last as the reaction of the bookshop assistant would work as a climax to the flash. The audience relate to the attendant through the toon as he is the only consistent charecter, and to see him avenge his troubles is the highlight of the flash for me, and I'd imagine the audience.

However, these are small worries, and as you can see by the 8 score, I loved this flash. You have probably made the daily five, but if you improve a little, you could be an awesome frontpage artist. Keep at it you.

Ghosty22 responds:

Thanks, pal... Yeah I considered using muzak in the background. But for some reason, I just never followed through with it. The hum of people shopping is a good idea too. I'll have to look around on the internet for something like that, cuz I don't have a portable sound recorder...

[late night shopping]

A new classic

I'm usually not a fan of your work at all. Repetitive meaningless music videos dont usually do it for me, but you really outdid yourself with this one! I could'nt stop laughing all the way through this, definatly one of your best.