jonthomson's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[feelin' lucky]

Makes a point I guess

But I have to agree with wayne, if this was submitted today it would probably be blammed quickly. It's not awful, but the joke is a bit contrived, there's no sound or preloader, the graphics are poor and the violence just looks bad. Not worth watching.

[Killer Guy]

Has good spots and bad spots

The best feature is the violence - lots of it, mindless and gratuitous. It's a real shame that said violence couldn't be worked into something with a good plot (this had SOME story though, which is better than most). The music was very quiet, and the graphics were poor. I'm only giving this a five on the violence, which bordered on comic.

[Resident Evil: Samus 1/3]

Average sprite movie

Would have been better if the background quality was higher and a bit more time was spent with the sprites, but the movie has comedy moments and is at least enjoyable to watch. It would have been interesting to see where this went if you made a part 2 or 3, as there's no obvious cliffhanger or plot continuation. On its own, it's OK. Lacking in violence.

[psychedelic static]

Don't really see the point of it

I suppose some people might find this fun for a few minutes, myself not included. It's just a load of static, the fun is in what your mind does, not the actual flash. Different and original I guess, but not enough for me to like it much.

Psykloak1 responds:

"...the fun is in what your mind does" thats the point. ^_^

[Sleep Easy]

Not a bad effort

Graphics seemed a bit bland, but it's funny enough throughout to be worth a joke. I agree with Violet, that song wasn't really relevant. It's short and humourous, so I'd say it's worth watching.

[Beer Boy]

Fairly funny animation

The jokes aren't new but they're still on the right side of funny. Drawing isn't too bad, sounds are clear if quiet at times. Fairly long for the filesize, this is an above average movie which is worth a look at.

[Exploding Dog]

Random violent stuff

Full marks for using Mogwai, but apart from that it's just a random animation with a bit of poorly executed violence at the end. It's a bit on the crazy side, and could appeal to people who just like stuff that's mental. I just didn't like the lack of plot.

[Contra Parody]

OK Contra parody

As a fan of Contra I thought I'd have a look at this (needs a right click + play) - it's OK and the animation isn't bad, shame about the backgrounds though. Occasionally funny, but I couldn't help but feel a lot more could have been made out of this. On the whole it's average.

[The Beefy Animation #1]

Eh? What the hell was that?

All it was was two people talking very very quietly at a bus stop and not being very funny at all. And I don't know what you're "half dozen people who saw the first Bus Stop" reference was about. I've seen it and there's no relation to it whatsoever. Dull and pointless.

Beefy1 responds:

uh, my first Bus Stop flash (which I don't think is even on Newgrounds any more) had my 2 characters saying the same kind of thing.

[Bear share]

Passable

It's not bad for something you've done up quickly. Slightly amusing, with some good drawing and interactivity which is nice to see. Pity it's on the short side and has no reasons to watch it more than once.