TheWight's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[TOME Episode 04]

Hmmmm - I'm starting to get worried about his series. My fears from earlier a being realised. The plot isn't moving on quickly enough, there's no clear story arch, the whole thing seems far too episodic. The characters aren't developing fast enough, either. They are developing (There was a point where Nylocke acted seriously for once, we also learned a bit about the real lives of the characters, particularly Gamercrazed), but sure enough, they're starting to feel shallow. The only two characters I can say I feel are perfect are Kirbopher (probably because he's just real life Kirbopher) and Rockoon (because he's just too crazy-awesome for me to care about character depth. The Slime-guy, Demon King and the mysterious bad guy are also brilliant, real-feeling characters. I'd like to see more stuff like with Demon King, who had real life reasons and justifications for his actions. However, I understand that its a cartoon, and that it doesn't need to be too realistic. Maybe it feels uncomfortable because some characters are deeper than others.

Another smaller niggle is that, although it was overall entertaining, there were no laugh out loud moments for me (unlike in previous episodes). Maybe you're getting a little bored, running out of jokes - so spice it up a little! Make it more interesting! I know you won't want to change the story, but maybe if you make the characters more real, the jokes will come easier.

Overall, still an amazing, well done series with lots of time and effort put into it. Just don't let it get boring!

Thanks - a concerned fan

Kirbopher responds:

Thanks! I think maybe this more laid-back episode might not've been up your alley, but the fact that you're very invested in the characters themselves makes me think you'll really enjoy the next one. Stick with it!

[Job Care]

First I was like yay, and then her eyes started bleeding and I was scared, but then she said "con-fucking-form you worthless human slave!". That made me giggle.

Blordow responds:

don't be afraid, it's just tomato sauce :(

[Bounty + Hunter]

Oooh, what did you use, what did you use?

Was it Blender?

LenZ responds:

I used Maya

[Entropy]

I liked the style and the Dan-O music, but then after the time stop thing ended and there was a new song, it suddenly ended. What's up with that? work on your storytelling, and please create more stuff like this!

SwedishPlumTrees responds:

Thanks for the review. Yeah, more was supposed to happen, but I ended it because I was afraid I wouldn't finish it in time for NATA. But thank you for the support. =)

[food: a papermation]

What? I don't get it!!! Sort of funny, though...

Horsenwelles responds:

you'd better or you'll die from it.

[Nurny: A Fungus Story]

NOOOOOOOO!!!! NURNY! How dare you sir! Your endearing story of a cute, innocent little fungus endeavouring to make friends, only to be savaged by the cruelty of the world toudhed my heart and then broke it. OH THE TRAGEDY! Your stoytelling was exquisite! How bloody and unjust was Nurny's death, such is the nature of the world! It was so apallingly sad that I simply must deduct a star, but please sir, I long for another of your wonderful stories!

garbageville responds:

I think "It was so apallingly sad that I simply must deduct a star" is the coolest thing anyone has ever said about anything I've ever done. I honestly couldn't have hoped for a better response. Thank you for the review!

[The Masquerade]

yup.

You didn't like school much, huh?

Pahgawk responds:

Well, funnily enough, I actually sort of disagree with the message of my own movie. I quite enjoy school, and I have a really high average, so I'm sort of "winning the game" at the moment. However, I drew myself as the kid with the smile on his mask who was kicking the protagonist because I guess I feel sort of guilty because I can see just how fortunate my situation is and how much worse others have it.

[Echo Force Zero: Vol1]

Please don't call me a hater!

I just think that this, although obviously the product off lots of hard work, is really lame, for a number of reasons.

Firstly, ALL of the characters are cliches. And not in the good way, like Girlchan in Paradise. Every time I was introduced to a new one, I either cringed or laughed. They're just very shallow and unrealistic.

Secondly although the main storyline is very cool and full of potential, the way you used it was unoriginal. I felt as if I'd heard all the lines before, and bits that should have been funny (meeting Zatchi) or cool (Tangle and the tyrant visit the villagers) just weren't because of boring lines. Lots of bits didn't make any sense, like the fight in Direstorm mentioned earlier, and the way he personally visited those villagers to kill them for no good reason. Why didn't he just take them as slaves? They were perfectly willing to help him. The voice acting wasn't bad, but I don't feel that the characters were represented realistically. The storyline of it was so childish.

Finally, if you're going to do an anime, do an anime. I'm not talking about the art style so much (although that could have been improved, they looked like western style drawings with manga style bits shoved in) It was more the way it copied every anime technique, but just didn't get it right. There was none of the flow you get in anime, and the scenes alternating between the three planets were unexpected, it felt as if they were there simply so you could use that technique.

This is one of those things I see on Newgrounds that has so obviously had so much love and effort put into it, but just didn't get it right. And that makes me sad because I can see the potential in it.

LewToons responds:

well, bummer that it wasnt your thing - - guess i wont be seein' ya on the next one!

thanks for checkin it out though

[Pokemon Bash]

Sorry, but...

I feel like I've seen this joke a hundred times (Tomska, Spongebob to name but a few) and the way it was delivered wasn't particularly original, however, the art and animation was pretty good and so was the voice acting. Keep on flashing!

OnionsXD responds:

I didn't realize how typical this joke is when I made it. I know that now though. and I'll work harder to make more original humor. Thanks for the review.