Syrinj's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Legacy of X-Star: Ep2]

You show excellent talent!

I love this movie! Particularly, the plot had me in awe. It is very rare that you see a stick movie on NG with a plot besides Darkstick and the Rival series. Keep 'em coming!

Graphics - 8
I loved the graphics! This is definitely not out of date like you said it was.

Style - 9
You actually gave the stick people FACES! Plus, you used frame-by-frame explosions and fire of your own. VERY good originality!

Sound - 10
Although it would've worked nice with voices, the movie shows by quality, that they are unneeded. Even without sound, emotions are understood and the viewer can still tell how the characters feel! (See what I mean about FACES?! Yeah!)

Violence - 10
This is different from any other movie on NG. The weapons used are different and the theme shows a world of terror/war in a futuristic way. The way the character uses his...uhhh special light hand thingy (don't want to spoil it for people) is very original on ng too.

Interactivity - 8
I gave interactivity an 8 because you let the viewer read the dialogue at their own pace. But then you stop doing it later in the movie so what would have been a ten, became an eight. But still good. You also included a preloader. GOOD!

Humor - 0
NOT A BAD THING. I only gave humor a zero because it doesn't apply. N/A!

Overall, this movie is potentially a new classic series. Excellent work, I want to see more from you!

[Wartdip Willy - Part 1]

Way Above Average For A Beginner!

Excellent job man! You have EXTREMELY great potential. Is this REALLY your first animation in Flash?

I gave the graphics a 7 because the graphics were a bit mis-shaped but they were still excellent and I could tell that you actually put a lot of effort into making this!

I gave your style an 8 because you used that sweet oldskool type of tween animation! Brings back old NG memories.

I gave the sound a perfect ten because it is AMAZING how well you optimized the sound while still keeping the excellent quality of it and a small file size.

I gave violence a zero only because there is none. Not a bad thing, its just that there is none so it doesn't apply.

I gave the interactivity a 9 because you included a standard preloader and play button. The NG preloader is so convenient.

I gave humor a zero for the same reason that I gave violence a zero.

Overall, this is excellent Flash for a beginner! I really hope to see more of your work on NG in the future! Keep it up!

[Lesson on MC's and alpha]

Very Nice Tutorial

I applaud you. Anybody who is willing to teach someone else to do something with patience should definitely do so! And you did a great job.
Anyway, to the review:

Graphics - 10
The graphics wouldn't get a ten for an actual feature length (for flash newayz) movie, but this is only a tutorial, and you kept it simple just like it should be.

Style - 10
I like that comic style you used in the tutorial. Not only is it cool looking, it keeps the viewer from closing it on the first few frames and saying "this is shite" So it will catch the viewer's attention and make it a bit more 'fun.'

Sound - 10
I gave it a ten because you used no sound and tutorials need no sound anyway so you knew that you didn't need to waste any file size on sound.

Violence - 0
I gave it a zero because there wasn't any. But thats a good thing in this case!

Interactivity - 10
You didn't do one of those tutorials that automatically go to the next step before the viewer is able to finish reading it. Instead, you provided NEXT and BACK buttons so the viewer could go through at his/her own pace. Also, you let them start over if needed when they get to the last step. More tutorials should be structured like yours is.

Humor - 0
I gave humor a zero because this is a tutorial, not some funny cartoon. But the zero is good in this case, considering its a tutorial. I gave humor a zero because you didn't put any in to sidetrack or confuse the viewer. Instead, you kept it straight to your point.

Overall - 10
This tutorial should be the example people use to structure other ones!

Great job!

[Jungle Sniper]

EXTREME BABY! YEAH!

You are very talented at using a tablet! I can see you having your own television channel with your own content or your own site with content in the future. Keep using that tablet and who KNOWS what accomplishments you'll make! This was beyond belief for someone using a tablet for the FIRST TIME! I hope to see more from you and your TABLET!

teek-83 responds:

I dont know about extreme, but I've been drawing all my life so the tablet wasn't really any different. If you want to see more tablet stuff all my animation that I've posted are done with it, coz I am slack!

[Street skating]

Nice Animation

This animation is very nicely done. However, I suggest that you make it longer, add a preloader and some sounds, and that would make it EXTRA COOL! Nice work! Especially if this is your first try at Flash!

[Osama Toast]

This could almost be considered stealing!

Don't use a stolen or whatever video copyright it is! You will get into trouble, and it is also not considered original or full of any effort. Try a different technique when making a movie.

GokuLV500 responds:

don't use stuff from the news