cantflyman's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[One Big Morphing Orgasm]

Gawd

I can't believe I'm just writing a review for this now. I saw it last October, but I pretty much didn't watch it again until now. It's pretty damn captivating, and the the fact that you got some great morph-like artists to join this makes it even better. Did I mention that I like to use the word pretty a lot?

TheBoogley responds:

that's because you are so pretty, just look at you in that dress. :3

[Boogley Bus Stop]

Ha, cool

It's like Catoblepas for the kids. And there's actual consistency. :P

TheBoogley responds:

actual consistancy? really? you mean it? YAY!! :D

[The Body Count]

It's been a while since I saw something this good

When I give 10s to submissions, they're usually either be enjoyable spam or a submission that actually deserves it. This is by far the latter. Whenever someone is able to actually make something that uses creative humor with well planned timing and classic delivery, it usually ends up being an all-time favorite of mine. Especially when mixed with squeaky clean animation, hilarious visual gags, and well thought out camera angles, it makes the overall product flow so much more smoothly. Not to mention you're voice was just perfect for the personality for the snazzy, full of himself anchorman.

You're probably one of the few artists on NG who makes sure that their animation can leave an impression on the viewer (well, the type of viewer that doesn't only care about video game parodies, anyway) without the use of common jokes you find on the site. And if you do end up using them, you mix it up in a way one hasn't seen it before. That, along with the fact that you manage to make your animation fluid and detailed at the same time only adds to your amazing talent. All I can say is that if this goes ignored, it would be a huge, HUGE shame.

Sexual-Lobster responds:

thanks a lot for the kind words and taking the time to write!

[Brawl Funnies [dick 3]]

I see your point

People's standards seem to be relative;y low when it comes to watching parodies, and it sort of sickens me that they don't spend the time to watch original things as well. With that said though, is there a reason why you put this as a stand-alone movie instead of it being part of the actual Brawl Funnies collab? While I usually enjoy this type of humor, it seems a little empty without other pieces of animation to back it up.

dreftclub responds:

A few months ago ashford pride made a movie with a foreboding title. It was called "Awesome Grounds".

Well ladies and gentlemen, that's might as well what this site should be called (at least right now), with the top row on the front page slot dedicated to an "awesome" movie and an "awesome" parody, an "awesome" t-shirt in the newgrounds store, and pretty much every "awesome" movie in the top 100, along with han's "awesome's creed".

I can't go to newgrounds with seeing something not about egoraptor or his coveted video game parody series. It makes me wonder sometimes if pursuing anything but half-assed cartoons making mildly funny observations about video games laced with profanity is even worth it. Truly, they are what bring the masses of 13-year olds to this site, and thus increases traffic and competition in the internet world. But you have to ask yourself, with this sort of two-bit audience increasing in numbers, are they really interested in watching anything else?

I understand that it's a dog eat dog world in the online entertainment business, and to compete you have to pretty much put up content that a majority of internet browsers would click on. This includes either women or video games. Things they already know they want. And that's all they want. They sign up, watch more, and come back and do it again later. They're trained to know that what they want is easily accessible and is promoted all over the site.

Original content is often shuffled off to the bottom of the page, or never gets any attention to begin with. Now comes into play the whole 'they won't click on it unless there's a boob for the icon', etc etc. That's because they've been fashioned to think that way.

I'm not saying i have all the mysterious answers to the way people's minds work. But this much is true - if all people click on are breasts and video game icons, and you give them breasts and video game icons, you're not pushing the envelope.

Newgrounds is the epitome of user-generated content. We already have a massive advantage over youtube in the fact that making a cartoon involves so much more creativity than snappily editing your webcam footage. So instead of 200 cartoons coming out every minute, we have 200 cartoons coming out every day. That gives someone a better chance of breaking out and being discovered for his hard work, and a reward for a job well done.

But in the same way that viewers are trained that they don't have to go out of their way to avoid original content they would otherwise enjoy, authors are becoming more and more disenchanted with their personal creations and are turning to nerd culture icons and cheap tactics to get viewers.

I can't tell you how many animators I have spoken to that have shunned their own creations in favor of sub-pop culture parody and disjointed scripts sprinkled with toilet humor and profanity. a cartoon catering to everyone who's forgotten what cartoons are all about. And here we are shoving away everything about cartoons that was originally appealing and magical, because we're pretty much forced to.

I'm not pointing the finger at any one person here. I think it's part of the bigger picture - bigger than Newgrounds, too. But if people really care about the future of cartoons and animation, we wouldn't be seeing this kind of blatant favoritism.

People will find what they want if they want it. They don't need to be spoon fed it all.

For thirty years animators who strive to create something genuinely unique have gotten nothing but a slap in the face. It's sickening and it has to stop someday, before they all disappear.

Lastly, this post is not about me. I'm not writing this out of self-pity, bitterness or spite. I'm being honest. I care a lot about the future of animation, and what I see around me is very troubling. The industry is bad enough, but where the future lies is in the small corners of the animation world. Newgrounds is one of them. I spend a lot of time trying to encourage and teach frame-by-frame animation, and creating your own characters and scripts. That is what is important

[Chocolate Pico]

All I can say is, wow.

This is easily you're best work yet. The style was pretty freaking amazing, and nice for nabbing Harry for the voices. You actually managed to make me laugh out loud several times throughout. If you make more stuff like this, you'll be famous in no time. Not to say that you should stop making spam. That's freaking hilarious as well.

Fawx responds:

hey, a fan who likes my spam work :).

[Pico 09]

Meh...

I'm not against a Pico submission without violence, but when it's basically one giant gay joke that runs consistent throughout with no bit of cleverness put into it whatsoever, it really makes the movie hard to watch. While there were parts where I chuckled, they were few and far between. I was always a fan of your amazing story-telling ability, but for this, it seems like you didn't even bother to put effort into it. I mean, in some cases effortless flashes can be funny, but this definitely isn't a prime example of that. Sorry man, but your other work is sooooo much better.

Well, that's about it on my opinion of this. I'm looking forward to the conclusion of Nameless 6 though, so keep it up you Israeli you. :P

LazyMuffin responds:

Will do.
Thanks.

[Awesome's School]

Heh, pretty good

This actually felt like an Awesome movie unlike some of the other tributes. The whole thing gave great nostalgia to MGA without stealing the concept entirely. Also, I love the gags that made it seem like the toon was ending in the middle of it. I fell for it each time, and it was pretty funny.

Lalo responds:

Thanks :)

[SWINE FLU?]

Hey jerk puns are lazy writing!

Being serious though, nice shading. It added a lot to the look of your artstyle.

Kyaztro responds:

Yeah I might as well make crap submissions like these look good

[Day in the Life - Cthulhu]

Cute

The whole concept of Cthulhu living a normal life while unnoticeably ruining others is pretty freaking funny. The way you designed Cthulhu was also clever. Since you went with the more friendly look, it made it funny to see him wreck through everyone. You're ideas are constantly giving me pleasure (not that kind you sick minded perv).

Good luck with future projects. I'll be looking forward to them!

Battosai810 responds:

Well, if you did get that sort of pleasure from this flash, I wouldn't judge you ;)
Glad you liked it!

[Popcorn Minute 2]

HaHa

I'd have to say that I view Snake in a completely different way now, and considering all of the thousands of Metal Gear parodies, that's saying a lot.

Psychotic-Dan responds:

lol