Luwano's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pencilmation #?]

Good

The video is well done and a bit funny.

The drawings are alright, but when he moved the lines were kinda flickering and the animation was not smooth. The graphics in general are not very good, but I think that is the main idea of a "Pencilmation".

The music is disturbing after a while, but that's maybe just me. I simply turned it off.

Some of the jokes are funny.

Overall a good movie, but not great. After I watched it, I was dissapointed, because it was #15 in all-time top score at the time, so I expected something better.

[The Pen is Mightier...]

Maybe it has been said over and over again....

.... but this movie is very inspiring!

Besides your great drawing and animating skills you simply picked the perfect music.

The evolution of the bullet is a fantastic idea and realized amazingly. Plus, the stick scene is very funny.

10/10 & 5/5

[Voyage Ep1: Departure]

Wow....

This was.... erm.... phew dunno what to say. It totally fascinated me.

You perfectly create a dark mood and pass it to the viewer at home.

I wonder what happens next....

Great work!

SmilingJoe343 responds:

This kind of response was what I had hoped for when making this movie. Thanks for the 10, a sequel will be out soon.

[Snow Ball Collab]

Very good....

It really surprised me. I never expected something like this in a movie about snow balls.

It really is a little short, but therefore very energetic.

The authors names show up very short in the movie. I couldn't read some of them, but at least they are shown in the end once more.

You should stop the movie from looping and make the video go to the main menu instead.

Great movie nevertheless!

[Combo? Yup]

Well....

....it looks very good.... it sounds very good.... now you should make a movie out of it. ^_^

[Tales of Horror - Banshee]

Good one....

I really like the story and the mood of the video. Your drawings are not that good, but I think you know this. If you could really improve your drawing skills you could definitely become a great flash author, because your story is very good and imaginative.

AND you should stop your video from looping. Add a last frame where it stops. You can include a replay button and the credits etc. there. It's an easy way to make your flash look more professional and get even better scores.

I'm going to watch your other movies now.

[There She Is!! final step]

Great series

I really like "There She Is!!", every single episode. But the last episode disappoints me just a little, because he simply runs to the airport and suddenly many people help him. I expected they would defend themselves and change anything. But that's just because of my personal affectations.

Nevertheless the art and story are great and I appreciate your work. I wonder what will come after "There She Is!!". I'm waiting eagerly....

[Pincusion Companion]

Good animated, but....

It really is smooth, so fluidanims really sounds like the right description and place for it.
Honestly, the animation is cool, but the movie is .... boring. I can't find another "nice" word for it. I like smooth animations and morphs and all the stuff but this one is boring, even though the stick men fight and run quick. I've never seen that on a movie: Action which doesn't thrill me at all.
Don't get me wrong, your stick men move perfectly and I like your animation.

I'm not sure what it is, but I suspect it's either the music which does not create the right mood or your timing or both.

A good piece of work, but I would really love to see some kind of "director's cut".

[Metal Slug Last Chance 1]

Some constructive critic

Let's start with some negative points....

- Short: What can I say about this?....It's just short. :)

- Soldiers "beaming": Sometimes soldiers disappear before they reach the end of the screen. Or they "jump" a little to the right or left. Keep a closer look on the onion skinning. This should fix it.

- Tweening: In the second scene there's a soldier running from right to left. The background has a nice "up and down" but your sprite is running in a straight line. A motion tween along a path would make it look better. This way your tank could be riding the dunes instead of flying in the air.

- No story: A story is not mandatory, but definitely gets you a better rating.

- Auto-Loop: Make it stop and add a replay button. Auto-replay makes every video look worse than it actually is (except SOME videos when the auhors use it on purpose)

Now up to the good points....

+ Sounds: You added sound effects and they almost always match. Nice one.

+ Music: Good choice, but you should credit the music.

+ Animation: Besides the "beaming" mentioned above, your sprite animation looks good for a first work.

Finally, it's a little sprite movie, but nothing outstanding. A good first step, but now you should keep on practicing. NG has many tutorials, maybe they help you. (Even I learned one or two things there, and I've never finished a flash)

GARYTHEDUCK responds:

ILL TRY TO IMPROVE

[There She Is!! step4]

Great, really enthralling

The fact that this episode "has different color than before", like you said, makes it even more exciting. Honestly I hope the last one doesn't take too long.
In the movie, I like the group which is for the mixed love. Adds a new touch to it, really good idea. Or did they appear in the prequels already?
Hopefully we will still see movies from SamBakZa after "There she is!!" here on NG.