wizardman's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[GAY SHIT 1]

Uh... enjoyable is the right word, I think.

That was an interesting flash to watch. When I realized it was pretty much a short loop, I had to knock a few points off. That being said, it was still fun, with the ability to move the sunshine, and tank going around, and the random text appearing for a split second. Everything seemed relatively well made and well animated, and of course the lollipop was cool.

TheSoulMan responds:

Yeah, lollipops are cool.

[Adolf Hitler: ATIO80W 02]

My constructive review to this submission

I'm not going to say anythign offensive, and I will listen to said review. Again, I like the intro, but again that was the best part of this flash. Hitler in the tank was a nice touch, but the gifs were still boring. Using the clock voices was somethign I was hopign not to hear again, but apparently people like that; Can't say that I do. I would have liked to see something else other than hearing the clock voice occasionally crack its voice.

AfroUnderscoreStud responds:

No-one would have read out the review guidelines. You've seen how long they are.

[Adolf Hitler: ATIO80W 01]

Started awful, ended awful

The intro to this flash was pretty cool. The flash mostly consisted of Hitler reading off the rules, and it going on for way too long. The graphics just consisted of the site going down slowly while the clock voice read everything off. I hope that this series will get better, because I like the concept. This episode itself was just very boring and just kept going for far too long.

AfroUnderscoreStud responds:

You know you loved it really.

[How To Win Portal Awards]

Didn't really care for it

Well, I liked the beginning of it, and it looked liek if was going to be a good animation. That being said, there wasn't a whole lot of point to this flash. I would've liked the Text/Voice option more if it wasn't the generic clock voice (which I subjectively hate) saying it. The descriptions of how to win each award were good, but there was really nothing out of the ordinary in regards to the flash. Perhaps if you threw in examples of flashes that won the respective awards to give the flash viewer in idea of what flash wins what award, then this would've been more helpful.

Frenzy responds:

I was thinking about doing that, actually.

Thanks for the review!

[Blockhead: Episode 7]

Review #500, to be used on an awesome cartoon.

I began watching the newest of Blockhead with pretty high expectations, seeing as how it's awesome and everything. The introduction began in the Court of Law, which wasn't be first choice, but I still figured it'd be pretty funny. Seeing Blockhead on the jury with his #1 guy foam finger was cool. I was confused as to why the prosecutor said objection as if it were a question, as it made him look pretty incompetent. If he was, than Blockhead would be doing him a favor by telling him about Exhibit A, no? Then Blockhead comes out of nowhere and throws the paper on the ground. Everyone gets confused and they go to a recess with Blockhead rolling around everywhere. I found the ending to be pretty abrupt, and was actually a little disappointed by it. It was funny, but it felt like it could've went further. Of course, that would've meant having to wait longer for his episode.

And on a side note, I never realized that the whole intro was either 1 frame, or some movie clip of sorts. Whatever it is, you can’t pause the flash during the intro, which isn’t a big deal, just something I never noticed.

Anyway, now we get to the best part, the house and the conscience. My first thought was that there was blood and stuff on the walls caused by tongs. I like how Blockhead’s always smiling at the conscience though, as I can tell it’s really annoying him. And right there are (some of?) the great Easter eggs, such as the photo of the cop and the great “F see me after class” paper. I also like the jar of nails- apparently he could sell all of them in the earlier episode. Oh well. I must say that I found the way Blockhead says “no one died” to be hilarious, like he feels that he accomplished something by not having anyone die while he went to the park.

Now, onto the way the park was structured: love it. The flashback feeling worked very well, and the hot dog in the nose was great. I also just realized that Blockhead only has 3 fingers. I can’t tell if he’s got a thumb or not. Does he? He continued to bother the conscience by picking up the phone (still improperly, which was funny), then eating it, and then redoing the flashback. I’m trying to figure out what that guy with the knife was doing in the flashback. Apparently Blockhead’s got a weird mind. Oh, and I saw the old woman again. Wasn’t going to miss that. Well, after Blockhead’s politics and water carnival.

The flash then goes to a 3rd flashback (which keep getting better as they progress), with rock-throwing, evil eyes, and the mysterious lavatory goblin (which explains the screenshot I saw earlier, even though I wouldn’t have figured it was at a park). The rainbow psychedelic part was hilarious, as it seemed like Blockhead was high or something. It made it funnier that he most likely wasn’t. You know that I can do that same eyebrow thing that the conscience does? Yep. And then the flash ended. Aw…
Oh, it didn’t, yay.

Then we get to the 4th and best flashback. A very crudely drawn portrait of Blockhead’s day was definitely funny. I love the King of Toilet Town hobo guy. The hobo comes out of blockhead’s fridge at the end, even though I don’t know how he fit in there. And then it ended, unfortunately for real this time. One last thing of note I noticed in your flashes was the inclusion of black guys. I see that so rarely in flashes, yet it makes yours seem more realistic and enjoyable to watch. I can now also say you probably have the best diverse flashes on the web now after seeing that. Well, I can’t give you a 10, seeing as how my harsh grading can’t let the intro be a 10/10 kind of intro. It was still great though, and I’ll make sure this flash doesn’t fall to 4.19 like everything else. Now to see if there are any more easter eggs I may have missed.

-wizardman, review #500.

The-Swain responds:

The lawyer was supposed to be a little inept, I think. He didn't look too professional without a suit jacket or anything. Then again, Blockhead can make morons of us all, so I don't blame him too much.

And the intro, yes, she is a beautiful movie clip. It's much easier to add it to each new cartoon that way. You can still pause the film during the intro of Episode 1, however. I thought about doing it that way for every episode, but for those of us who get tired of seeing the intro every time, you can just right-click/PLAY and get on with the episode. Magic!

As for the first kitchen scene, I think you nailed (haha, lame joke) all the easter eggs. There's something else I added that isn't so much of an easter egg but might count: you can BARELY see the edge of the roof of a house through the window of the back door. There's more drawn but you can't see it - the house is the one you see through the window by the attic stairs in Time Squad. Again, it's not an easter egg so much as it's my attempt to be accurate.

Blockhead does have a thumb, but it's usually tucked underneath his other three fingers, especially when he's walking. You'll see the thumb clearly when he's dropping the scorpion into the hunger-mobile. As for the character with the knife, you should have youself a look at the Greasy Moose series here on Newgrounds. It will explain all.

Haha, whenever I think of someone being furious, I think of the vibrating eyebrows in Dragon Ball Z. That's where that came from.

And there are a few easter eggs you haven't mentioned, some of which may not become clear until future episodes (ooohhh...suspense!)

[LL-Cat's Birthday]

It was alright

Well, I enjoyed watching the locks get together for Cat's birthday, but I didn't find it interesting. The graphics and animation were good, but it couldn't grab my attention. I can't see how this got daily third, as I'm not sure if I would've had it in the top5. Then again, I don't care for lock flashes.

Wonchop responds:

Heh. well, thanks for the review.

[Time Squad [Part 3]]

A great conclusion to a very entertaining series.

What is there to be said that I haven't already said? Besides the fact that you're a creative genius that makes LegendaryFrog look average, and that you're great with actionscript, there's not much to say regarding your work. So, I'll just go on a mission to see if I can find any little thing to complain about in this flash cartoon.

First thing I noticed when they were flying through was that the animation started off a little choppy. I then figured out that it was my computer doing that, and that havign this flash on medium quality is probably essential to this flash moving properly. I like how one of the rocks in the first scene appeared to be a blimp of sorts, not sure if that signified anything. Next thing I noticed was just how fast the mad scientist talked. I'm used to scientists talking slow and evil, so this guy has definitely been an effective contrast to that. Of course, his fast talkign only lasted 10 seconds or so, so maybe that idn't mean much. It took me a couple of watches to figure out exactly what the scientist was trying to explain when he wanted to kill everyone, and whether it was his accent or something else, why exactly he killed everyone and messed up time is just out of my intelligence range.

Then we get to the mandatory quick combat scenes, which were definitely awesome. Blockhead's craziness finally appears for the first time, though I honestly didn't mind in this case how long it would take. He said it best with "Your science makes no sense. I'm starting to pay more attention to the music and how well it fits into the flash at this point, and if your music is completely original, than I can't complement you enough on that. And yet, I still don't completely get why Blockhead wants this scientist to sign his velociraptor. I mean, if the scientist wanted him to be his ally, then why not just sign it? I then see the one possible plothole in this series: Where did the tongs come from?

Now we're on scene 5, and the background is... white. Of course, it makes sense for it to be white, so I won't argue about it as I usually do when new people submit flashes. I did like the rainbow and stars that appeared at one point, though. Of course, now the conscience finally appears as Blockhead enters his house. Yay. Blockhead, of course, forgets everything, and the velociraptor makes one more appearance as the credits role. It may have been interesting and somewhat touchign if there had been some signiture on the velociraptor, but alas, I doubt Blockhead would've noticed anyway.

As I've said before, pretty much everythign fell into place in this flash, and there's was really nothing done wrong. Hopefully there will be a Blockhead 7 so I can see some more flashes from you. Or maybe the other characters will oen day make an appearance in something down the line. My mission to find something wrong with the flash was definitely a complete failure. There are times where I wish I could do flash, primarily as well as you. Still, knowing that you read these reviews makes watchign the flash even more worth it (And if you've read my whole review, congrats on surviving :P)
-wizardman

The-Swain responds:

The Wiz returns for another long, careful review. A welcome treat indeed.

You're right about the Scientist's talking speed. The character tends to be very long-winded in this part, so I had my pal speak very quickly for most every line when we were recording it. Good ear on you. As for his motive: the Scientist, in all of his insanity, wants to end time so that the people he wishes to punish will never be born again. This goes along with one scientific universal theory that all matter in the universe explodes and contracts infinitely, and thus everything in the universe happens the same way over and over and over again, forever. You kind of also have to assume that he somehow killed the villagers in the first scene of Time Squad Part 1.

Like you pointed out with the music, I was glad to finally change the Time Squad theme around a little and make it desperate, motivational, or sad at times. I wrote the original piece from scratch, and I almost consider my music to be as much of a cheesy '80s character as any of the guys in the Squad.

A friend of mine, the brave man who voiced the Colosseum guard, suggested to me in a moment of my indecision that I end the movie by having Blockhead sign the Velociraptor himself. This was a promising suggestion until it occured to me that this would involve Blockhead actively and deliberately solving a problem. This, as you can guess, is a big no-no. I still incorporated the raptor toy, which I do owe to my friend's suggestion. It was much better than my original ending, which is that he sit down to watch Back to the Future. Great Scott!

And Blockhead 7 won't be done so long from now; expect easter eggs. I'm incubating [drawing] them as we speak. Hope to hear from you again when it's done, wizardman.

P.S. - The real plot hole would have been if Blockhead DIDN'T have Tongs on him. After all, we're talking about Blockhead. (Don't look away, you'll miss it!)

[Daily Short]

Uh...

Well, as short as the flash was, the animation was pretty fluid and the graphics were nice. The music fit well into this flash too. There was really no plot ot anythign though, and it felt like an intro to a decent flash rather than a flash itself. It's a lot better than come of the crap that comes through the portal, but I would've liked to see a lot more added.

Frostbreath responds:

MORE THINGS YOU SAY? NEIN, THERE WILL BE NO MORE THINGS!