CheckeredZebra's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fullmetal Arithmetist]

Sooo....

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About that attitude other people have commented on...
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People who officially review movies tend to not make movies themselves, yet they can still be insightful. In fact, it can give you an outside view that, as a "director" you can't notice. Outside opinions can be much more insightful than "inside" opinions. What artists may find amazing, an outside group may see it as trash thrown on a canvas.

In this case, you were trying to be entertaining, and if the outside reviewers don't find it entertaining, you should appreciate that there are some that are telling you how and why it wasn't. Thus, you can improve.

...You know, taking what some of them (the genuine critiques, not the idiots) to heart. Instead of gloating over getting front page.

Seriously, nobody will remember in a year about most front page stuff (minus professional, super amazing stuff like Bitey of Brackenwood.) So enjoy all of this attention. You're getting so many suggestions on how to improve your abilities.

This is an opportunity that other, equally talented artists would kill for. I know I'd love creative tips on my audio portal stuff, yet all I've seen you do is be arrogant to people who didn't give you a high score.

And if other people are unhelpful jerks, screw them. But you don't have to make yourself look just as bad as they are. =l

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AS FOR THE MOVIE...
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Liked the art style. Screw people saying you can't draw, I thought the art was well done.
I was also impressed that you did this in only 4 days, and you had good use of music. PS: Nice background attention.

Ending was kind of...eh. I get the whole parody bit, but it just didn't grab my attention. The beginning where they divided by zero is not only an old joke but the humorous effect only lasted around 2 seconds for me; after which I lost most interest in the flash D: So it gets a 6 from me, for effort and detail attention. But minus points for the old joke...it just didn't hold my interest for as long as the flash was.

BoobMarley responds:

There have been no insightful critiques of this movie, or advice or suggestions offered from the reviews that would in anyway be helpful to me. Again, telling me that this or that sucked or was great... really doesn't help. For that reason, I feel that I have in no way been ungracious to the attention this animation has received.

When someone eventually tells me: "This sucked, this is why, this is what you can do instead..." I'll take it to heart. I will openly receive the criticism and suggestions. Otherwise, I'm left with "I liked it, hurrr" and "I didn't like it, hurrr". Am I really going to take to heart what some fourteen year-olds feel? (A: No)

As for your own review - thanks? I appreciate the compliments and the explanations as to why this wasn't perfect for you. Again, I know it's an old bit. That ain't news to me. I am again however, left wanting for meaningful suggestions and critiques. Generic stuff like "make it not boring", "make the animation better", and "don't use old jokes" are things that I am self-aware of as I actually animate, and are not helpful to me in a review.

Thanks most of all though, for not being a mindless asshole who is upset that this animator flames back. If there are any suggestions you can make about this flash, or any other, I don't think I would tune you out.

[Eepi Battle]

Amusing

The Facial expressions were very amusing, I liked how you did their faces. The music also fit well with the movie, and the animation wasn't too bad.

However, at times it became hard to understand what was going on. Not in a "Why did that happen?!" or random way, but in a "Wait, wasn't that guy on the building? When did he fall off?" sort of not as good way. Still, I found it amusing. Keep it up! =P

[MMORPG Preview]

Doesn't show much of anything new

The graphics are very basic, and I can't see anything that I haven't seen before with this =P Maybe show some more interesting features, or when the game is more developed. As it is, it looks too basic to really appeal much right now.

[Crazy YouTube Loader]

Come to think of it...

Why ISN'T The youtube loader like that? D:

(I'm sure there are rational reasons, but come on.)

[Nothing in Between]

Well, as was said before...

Great visuals, very imaginative and cute all around. However, the music got me.

The instruments used are fine. But the lyrics and chord progessions seemed empty...Like, it had little meaning, even felt empty for what was essentially a "happy" flash. It also didn't seem to change much. If the song had been different, this would have been a 9/10. I love the animation style, the main story of it as well. Just...that music...

*waits to get a useless review mark*

[Monochrome Art Collab]

The Navigation! ARRGHHH!

My rating: 5/5, 9/10. Why? That navigation system HATED me. It'd always lag behind to where, for about 2 or 4 seconds, it'd scroll one way or the other before randomly deciding I had clicked on a picture that I hadn't. Might be my browser, but I'm using Firefox...not IE D:

Aside from that, I like how all the colors would eventually, gradually change into other colors. Like from yellow to green, change was gradual but the fact that there were different colors was very nice on the eyes :D AND almost every single art piece was unique. Even if some people were more skilled than others, every painting came off as art, and that's what counts. I enjoyed this flash SO much. It's inspired me to check some of these artists out =P (Nice of you guys to make the names clickable)

So aside from the wonky navigation, this is a solid submission.

[Link's Barrel Beat]

<3 Can't...stop...watching!

This was genius! I was originally gonna give it an eight or maybe a nine, but then I noticed in the background....the bird's head was bobbing to the rythme. I just can't get over that. xD You put in a lot of details that most wouldn't even think about, and that's why I give this a great score. (Oh, and aside from the fact that the expressions on everything's face was priceless.) xD

[Trailer Bionic]

Um...

Well, it wasn't bad, but maybe by the end of the trailer..I should be able to guess what it was about?
The only thing I know is that it'll have robots, and that's not from the actual trailer really. It's from the title of the thing itself. So...Maybe tell us what it's about? XD