Nomader's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fly Away - First Flash]

Beautiful.

I've gotta say, this was simply magnificent stuff here -- you have talent. :D

For starters, the animation was beautiful. Everything was smooth, and truth be told, you drew like a pro. I loved the anime design you put into your characters, and it felt natural and looked great. Normally I'd say that you should have a nicer background than just white, but for a first flash, I'm more than happy to let it slide.

There's a major problem though... you need sound pretty badly -- with just some sort of classical tune in the background, this would easily be one of the best flashes I've seen on Newgrounds for a long time...

G'luck!

ChiChiRoma responds:

...Magnificent? Thanks. XD
I didn't even know how to import sound when I made this. *serious noob* But I do now, hopefully I can make up the missing colour and sound next time I do this. =]

[wrong=right]

An interesting lecture -- an un-interesting flash.

Well, I must say, you brought up some interesting philosophical points, but the flash itself was rather bland and ugly... because it felt more like a PowerPoint.

This is a flash website -- I know that you asked us not to vote based off of that, so I didn't. I voted (not reviewed) based off the message.

The problem with the message, because all of our beliefs are based off other people's.

Even loners believe because they go against what the norm is. I don't see how that makes people arrogant to the world around us -- people can never know what they believe is true, but they have to believe something -- they think over all the possibilities, and the best of us try to make an educated decision.

If you really want reasons why I would believe in God (one of the things brought up in the lecture -- I'm using this as an example):
Pascal's Wager: If God does exist, and I believe in him, I get eternal life and happiness. If God exists and I don't, I get eternal damnation. If he doesn't exist, and I either do or don't worship God, it doesn't really matter either way. Therefore, there is more to lose in believing in God than not doing so.

The main problem with your point, is that you believe people are arrogant -- for the most part, this is true, but you interpret the meaning of arrogant incorrectly. Arrogance is not seeing any of the options, and sticking with one that is wholly incorrect. But with all the options out there, one option is bound to be somewhat correct, therefore rendering the idea of arrogance for all nullified -- though, I suppose we could all be wrong. :D

Overall though, as a flash, this was terrible. It's easier to make PowerPoints that look better (no offense meant -- I know the point was the message), and the music, though pleasant, was meant to add to blank backgrounds which don't really work.

Very philosophical though. :P

SheepVpower responds:

well... i cant disagree. i know there are errors in there, but the thing is i am dutch and not all that great in english. i could say you are right but that would say i am wrong and that would mean i would make a reality that i dont like. why would i? :P

the thing is i dont think people should worry so much about being right or wrong
the result should be(in EVERYBODY'S eyes) a goood one

so were both right :P

[Superhuman: SDO Day #8]

Enjoyable, as always!

Some people just don't seem to appreciate the fine art of a simple flash movie nowadays... but I must say, you've completely mastered that aspect of it.

Like usual, I'm disappointed that when I press the arrow keys, they do nothing, but at least it makes me feel good -- the animation, like usual, was of the best quality. I also enjoyed the strobe lights on "Dance!"

Overall, this was another great submission. :D

Chaz-o responds:

I agree, some people just dont know.

Yea... i get that alot, ill think about making the arrow keys do something.

i couldnt agree more.

thanks fer watchin.

[Ratbag & Furball #05]

Solid effort.

It's a pleasure to be reviewing your works again -- I apologize for taking so long to get to this flash, but I suppose we should be getting started.

I can't say this is my favorite of the Ratbag & Furball cartoons, but it's still a good quality effort. Like usual, my favorite part was the fluidity of the animation -- everything just looked like it... well, worked. Ratbag and furball have never looked better, and I commend you on keeping up the quality when so many veteran artists stumble.

As the series has went along, the animations have also become obviously more anime-ish. Whether that's a good development or not, I'm not sure, but I thought I should bring it up.

Next, the story -- you've had some great storylines in the past, but this one, though funny, wasn't it. The best scene was by far when both of them discovered the lack of a key ingredient ("WTF?" -- very nice job), and though the war part was of high quality, for some reason, it just didn't have the same lasting effect on me as the other cartoons have. I think Ratbag & Furball #04 had a better story -- but that's just personal opinion. :P

The sound was good -- the usual entry piece was the same, reliable good quality. Listening to Furball's stomach rumbling wasn't exactly aesthetically pleasing, but I'm guessing it wasn't supposed to be. The music in the first half of the piece definitely felt like old video game music (as you mentioned), but even though it went along sort of with the theme, it didn't quite do it for me -- it felt a bit too synthesized (I've been going to the Audio Portal too much lately to be totally neutral... :P)

Anyways, to sum it all up, it was another solid effort in the Ratbag & Furball series -- I'm not too sure if it was the best script or not, but it was still a good quality submission -- a job well done!

stoners-lunchbox responds:

Haven't heard from you in a while.
In all honesty, right now my work here on Newgrounds is kinda slow. I haven't had much time for Ratbag and Furball cartoons. It was pure luck that one of my Certificate 4 projects involved an animated short, so i was able to hit 2 birds with a stone. I hope to be able to resume cartooning again soon. I know i've said that a lot over the past 2 years, but i really do hope i manage to get back on track in spite of that. Thanks for remaining loyal.

[Let's Have A Party]

It's a privledge, really.

This is the greatest honor I've ever had in my time here at Newgrounds -- I'm reviewing the worst flash in the entire portal.

This flash shows the perfect example of a great flash... that just didn't work out quite right. When I watched it, the audio was off, no matter how many loops I went through... it was a disappointment. To be frank, I believe this could've been the best flash in the history of Newgrounds had that one small problem been fixed.

However, because of the problem, I must give this flash a 0/10 -- but still! Congratulations on being the creator of the worst flash ever made (this is not abusive people -- this is by score here. :P)!

G'luck!

Viewtiful-Chris responds:

Thanks. Maybe I could EVEN BEAT MY RECORD!

*UNTITLED* is coming at a close second!

[Indie]

Good work

I definitely enjoyed this flash on almost all fronts. Unlike most of the mindless stuff Newgrounds gets, this one had a sort of message while being funny at the same time -- nice work!

The graphics were excellent. The animations were fluid, and I thought the whole indie presentation (like the name of the flash) was well done.

I think you hit on some un-noticed stereotypes in the middle of this one... the kid, trying to be indie, goes onto his top-end Macintosh and buys an old album on iTunes. He starts to think that guitars are "too mainstream", and he won't even watch TV anymore. I can laugh while I'm watching it, but the entire flash let me think afterwards, and that's why it was such a high quality piece.

I'm looking forward to more work from you -- g'luck!

Meebs responds:

Good analysis :P
Thanks

[Adolf Hitler:CAI493+D 191]

Not the best.

I admit, I was nervous about whether or not Sunkern would attack Hitler, but I was happy to see that Hitler, the King of Peace himself, caught Sunkern in a mostly harmless manner by confining it to a small ball and using camouflage to sneak up on it.

... phew!

I definitely didn't like the music to this one (hence the lower score), and I thought the background was beautiful though. Anyways... it was alright. Four out of ten.

I love the series Afro, look forward to seeing more of them!

AfroUnderscoreStud responds:

Adolf's catching methods are much friendlier than that.

[Superhuman: SDO Day #4]

Thought Provoking.

Well, I watched this entire flash, and I must say, it brings up some moral problems in my mind -- it is alright to have a blue goomba on the same screen as a supervillian?

Random gibberish aside, as a fan of the Hitler series myself, I can say that this wasn't up to the standards of the recent Jumpluff Hitler movie. Still, the animations were fluid, and I did enjoy the goomba walking out there -- I felt it was a reward for those of us who kept watching.

I was disappointed by the ending though... I mean, you couldn't have even said, "You Win DDR!", or some other corny line? I had to deduct points from my score for it.

Anyways, nice work -- I look forward to the rest of the series! :P

Chaz-o responds:

Indeed, i had even forgot i put that there myself XD

Im glad you watched it all thoe!

Next time ill ad something at the end for people like you who watch it all XD.

And yes i know this is a mear fraction of the greatness that is the Adolf Hitler series, but i try ;P