Malade12's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Link Misses His Target]

Great "cover"

Yeah, surely you exploited the concept of somebody else with talent, including new ideas and all, but still, I think I get these two stars off because of two main reasons: first of all, it is not truly your own idea, and made with a competitive mind, not a bad thing, but the way you think we overrate "Zelda - Target" I disagree, i feel even insulted. I totally think he deserved my 5 out of 5, which is the score I gave you too because I think that even animation which are better than another can deserve a pretty good score, too. So yeah, basically, I'm getting you one star less because you have a kinda cocky attitude toward the other flash, even though it is maybe not your intention.... the other one is simply because I tought your animation and drawings were a bit sloppy, except for the looped part with navi which was pretty well animated, but the rest was pretty basic, still comparing with the original work.

Sorry for the seemingly injustified rating, but here, you know what I think now, take it or leave it :) Bottom Line: Your work is pretty good, but don't get pretentious and openly make a flash to be better than somebody who's as talented as you.

DannyP responds:

I dunno... I guess people generally don't see the big 5 out of 5 as literally as I do. That's full marks - 100%. Nothing on Newgrounds has a score of 5. The top movie right now has 4.52, though I haven't seen it. I did see "The Last of the Dashkin", which is at 4.51, though. That truly is a masterpiece as far as the art goes, and now the series is actually developing a story - a serious improvement from the previous episodes (I didn't like the other ones for that reason). And that's not even 5/5. If "The Last of the Dashkin" isn't at 5, then how could something like my movie or "Zelda - Target" possibly compare? Scores over 4 are the "big leagues" - the really outstanding stuff. Or at least they used to be... Well, that's how I see it, anyways...

But your review is very fair. I'm glad you didn't go with either full marks or nothing. I expected people would get offended and defensive of the other guy (I'm actually surprised no one's hated on me for mocking 9/11 yet... now there's something people should be getting worked up over).
My goal was just to make an "improved" version ("improved" in quotes since that's only a matter of opinion) of his movie with about the same amount of frame by frame work and with more attention to certain details (like backgrounds or the fact that Link didn't have his quiver strap thing in "Zelda - Target") and less attention to other details (like my cheap anime drawing of Link vs. his actual animation of Link being proud of his shot). After that I figured it was just bonus since I animated farther than the original, but I guess it just left a taste of cheapness in people's mouths since it wasn't as detailed.

[Cirque des Enfants]

Really Good!

I loved it, the music is awesome, the storyline is pretty interesting and the drawings are quite... cute, in a way :)

But why french? It does not seem to be your first language (cuz' there are a few awkward mistakes) and I didn't much see the reference to french culture troughout the movie, so I'm curious about what motivated you :)

Spune responds:

I the title as a play on "cirque du soleil" and yes it's not my first language. It's not really supposed to be set in France, but the "cirque" does of course travel (as was hinted at by the idea that the circus train disappears.)

The name also means "Circus of Children". Now people might assume that "Cirque Des Enfants" means "a circus FOR children" but as the end of the film reveals it LITERALLY is a circus OF children. So that was my thinking.

But glad you loved the film. :)

[Hunt 4 Zombies]

Great Skills

I think the scenario was pretty basic, not quite funny but made me smile, kinda like a bugs bunny cartoon, you know: you see it coming, and you think it's kinda ... cute? anyways, the animation is really well done, fluid and all. The Mom thing was reminding me of old cartoons too. I think the only downside was the color, it was maybe a little too bland on the bedroom walls and floor. And the stressed zoom on the blood puddle was kinda messy, maybe you tried to do to much: if you didn't tilt the '"camera" on the sides and didn't move forward with EACH stress of the music, it could have looked a little bit cleaner.

Nice flash, seriously! :)

medli20 responds:

Aah, yeah, now that you mention it they are pretty bland. Next time I think I'll add posters on the walls or something to make it look better. I also see what you mean about the zoom. I tried to go for a bit of an overly-dramatic feel, but it kind of backfired. If I do something like that again I'll try to make it a little milder.

Thanks so much for the feedback! I really appreciate it! ;D

[Un Millier de Bouteilles]

Glad it works now :)

I truly liked that submission! You got a nice drawing style and the message was quite clear, even a bit touching :) If not for the computer quality that was not awesome and the abrupt end, it would be perfect! :) I love the music, too, nice choice!

Nice flash, I long to see more of your work on Newgrounds!

Suncomes responds:

It took me several tries, BUT, I did it.

(I just pictured myself Dora the Explorer and Babouche signing the famous "We did it!" they sing at the end of each quest... wierd...)

[Bloody Sundae]

Zerocool told it all

It is good, but not as great as Newgrounds wants it to be. Nice animation and voice acting, good jokes, a bit short, the punch lacks a little "shock", the music is a simple (yet nice) loop that doesn't fit the mood changes enough during the movie.

Love the Dairy Queen :)
Fuck Twilight :)

Keep doing awesome stuff! :)

Pixmintro responds:

Well the music's not a loop but thanks :) It's off of Red.M's Spooky Vs the Wolfman album, go check it out!

[L'arcade - The arcade]

Ouain ok..

T,es un peu trop sûr de toi même. L'animation est passable, pas médiocre, non, mais vraiment, ya mieux. Ton scénario est pas terrible, par contre, tes voix SONT terribles, et tes sous-titres en anglais nécessiterait une ÉNORME révision, je sais pas en quel année t'es rendu, mais "Do you will shut your mouth" ça se dit juste pas. Tu devrais dire à la place "Will you" au lieu de "Do you will". alors oui, révise ton anglais ou n'emploie pas de sous-titres, c'est bien de vouloir rejoindre le public anglophone, mais il faut que tu soigne un peu la langue ;)

6 pour l'effort, continue de travailler là dessus, t'es capable de faire une bonne job d'animation, faut juste que t'ai des idées un peu plus originales, c'est vraiment le plus dur :)

atomicenergy responds:

Ouais t'a pas mal raison!

[Did You Hear That?]

Good good

I liked it, but some of the sound were annoying. I like the concept of each person using the same sounds differently, but in practice, its not the case: how many lightsabers, ducks and tongues?

Graeme responds:

From what I can remember off the top of my head, 2 light sabers, like 5 ducks, and half a million tongues. Haha

[Boogley Bus Stop]

I suggest spaghettis

But I seriously found your movie interesting. It was kinda... cute, in a way.

TheBoogley responds:

how many spaghetties should I have, maybe I should eat it with some sheeps :3