Miikro's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[L4D Short: Starring Louis]

this got front page? seriously?

don't get me wrong, it was animated alright. but wtf? it was just a brief little emulation of gameplay. it's NOT a parody of anything, as there weren't any jokes. it's not much of a tribute either, since it's super short and basically ends with an anticlimax.

also. sticks. really? come on.

StealthBeast responds:

Lol, it could be worse.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view /295072

[[LL] Money]

the background joke..

was grade-A old school LL goodness. i'm fiving based on that alone.

-Mushroom

KingofGFS responds:

grade A+

[Cosmos Chaos]

very interesting style

the mild 3D effects really made this unique. the song's pretty cool, too.

[Fistful of Madness]

best entry of Madness Day

This fully recaptures all of the Madness style and recreates it in a way that doesn't stray too far from the source material or take it in some kind of crazy anime direction.

Awesome work, as the review before said, this looks like something Krinkels could've made.

[Xionic Madness]

meh.

You get points for the combo breaker joke, but overall this just had far too much of an anime feel to it. Remember, when making a spinoff of tribute you need to at least resemble the source, or else it doesn't work.

Xionico responds:

characters with cross faces, lotsa kills o.o thats pretty much the source

[The Microsoft Terminator]

short and to the joke.

old school flash style.

ahhh, for nostalgia...

[Thamesis - Episode 1]

good art

But I really don't care for these. They're not real animation and I don't feel they belong on newgrounds. especially since the majority of them have so little actual work done in flash.
I'd like to see this in the format of an actual toon, though.

[Super Hero Clock]

nice!

this might be the most original Clock movie i've seen since back in the days of The Void.

[Madness Neurosis Collab]

an okay effort

but I don't know why this was frontpaged. A couple of the sequences were pretty smooth but overall this flash was mediocre and painfully shaky. And yes, the poor spelling in the intro also detracted from it's overall appeal.

Madness should be left to Krinkels, frankly.

[Reiko - Captive Audience]

Meh.

I do see potential in this character as far as flash, but this particular escapade fell flat for a few reasons.

1) Length. Yes, I know it's supposed to be a short gag, the equivalent to an animated one-liner. But the pacing of the buildup and the actual gag (which I'm sorry, was a weak punchline..) was frankly, a bit lacking. Then again, that particular joke is kind of hard to pace well, and probably would've served better as a one-shot strip.

2) Animation. Admittedly, this is a slight step up from Foamy in that there was a tiny bit of animation, even if it was just limited to one repeating symbol of flowing hair. Personally I'd look into finding someone else to do your toons, if you do more.

3) Disproportionate attention. Had IWP not been credited this would've been another mediocre flash to pass the the portal, get a few chuckles, and have a peaceful if slightly unviewed existance. But putting his name on it thrust you into a limelight that was not needed and thus tossed you to the wolves. Getting front page was the worst thing that could've happened to this from a feedback point of view, though it is good advertising for your site.

I know you're going to receive a billion reviews on this insulting illwillpress so I'm really not trying to add to them, but honestly, if you're looking to make a cartoon series, I'd look into someone that can do more than a few basic, repeating tweens. Don't let someone else sink your ship.