wizardman's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Blanco y Negro]

Wow, this was amazing for its time, and even now it's still a great piece of work. Love the atmosphere, especially the way the main character was drawn. It was a bit on the short side, and there wasn't as much character development as I would like, but it is nonetheless amazing. There's a reason that this is one of the more well known flashes of the early era: it has that serious feel without being pretentious not found in flashes today, let alone back then.

[The Pudding]

Have to admit, I saw the punchline coming from the moment I read the title, though it gave me a hint of a chuckle at the end. The graphics were nothing special, nor was the animation. little sound to speak of, and had this been voice animated instead of clicking buttons this would have been better. I did laugh at the cat knocking over the pudding though, those pests are always getting in the way.

[Future Vision]

This was a very different flash, yet I still enjoyed it. The backgrounds were a bit odd, and while I got into it after a while, Sandstorm seemed out of place at first. The car itself looked great, and the look and concept of that was awesome, which worked since that was the focus. Had work been put into the details elsewhere rather than just showing off the concept though, this could have been a great flash.

[Toy Story Cinemargh]

Ha, I remember this being one of the first flash animations I ever watched, over 10 years ago. At the time, I was amazed flash cartoons could look that good. Even now, the flash still looks very well animated and quite nice. The voices may have been very much different, but they were still funny, and you have to love Andy being convinced he had found a "lightsaber". Heh, kids. Great work on a flash that actually stands the test of time.

[The Bard's Song]

If I were to watch this flash and be told that it was made in 2000, I'd be shocked. Was definitely ahead of its time. The graphics were stunning for the time, and even solid 13 years later. The music fit perfectly, and while the animation was rather minimal, the slow pace actually fit very well, not to mention the nice story. A true diamond in the rough.

[Roffie N' Afro 01]

This was a simple flash that was to the point., perhaps a bit overly so given that the introduction and title was longer than the flash itself. Roffie vomiting on Afro was quite funny and decently animated, though knowing the backstory on that would have been nice; exactly why did Roffie throw up on Afro? Also liked the shocked face the sun had.

[The man that became a Dog]

Wow, really not much of anything to say about this one. It was a drawing of a stick figure, and the figure eventually turned into the dog's nose and mouth, so the man did in fact become a dog. No sound or anything to really speak off, and the animation was quite choppy. Had it been a fluid transformation you may have had something here, but it missed on all levels.

[Sonic Does A Thing]

The flash was mostly enjoyable, but really nothing mind blowing. The graphics and animation were top-notch, no question about that, but the plot actually seemed rather convoluted. I couldn't tell if it was a dig at Sonic 1 (which would be awesome for the subtlety) or if it was just put in to be ironic, in which case it would make it much less humorous, and the sudden move to the water just seemed tagged on. Still very nice nonetheless.

[Game Facts: Bethesda]

Have to say, I agree entirely. I love Bethesda as a company, but som eof the issues are rather funny. The guy was a good straight man, and the NPC was utterly hilarious. Great voice acting, graphics, and use of all the issues. The NPC ending up with the thing in his way was particularly hilarious, the the way he talked sounded particularly convincing.

The file size could have been optimized a bit better; no reason for a two minute flash to be almost 100 MB in size, though flash cartoons have gotten exponentially larger these days. Still, that's a nitpick, the flash itself is still great, though perhaps I could take half a star off because the NPC did not have any facial expressions. (which would indeed be the joke).

[a little head!]

I gotta admit, I laughed more than I probably should have at that. The graphics were just okay for their time, and the text boxes went by awfully quick; voices might have been better there. However, the buildup was good, and the punchline was nice. It was good for a quick bit of entertainment, even if there wasn't much to it.