Aragornthe5th's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Taking Flight 2]

Very well done...

May I ask what music you were using? It was quite good...

Linked responds:

Make it Rain by Setu Firestorm. It's in the audio portal if you look.

[DO me!!!!!!]

A lesson to us all...

...don't open unsolicited email.

[nymph in love with tree]

Very well done, but...

...you should know that it freezes on the last frame and does not show a replay button; is this intentional?

ningaJanena responds:

no... I gotta fix that. sorry, thanks for letting me know though :)

[Metal Gear Awesome 2]

Excellent, but one major reservation....

This was hysterical: right on the money.

The only thing I'll say is that (personally) I would have found it a lot more enjoyable if you laid off on the Jesus jokes. This is just me talking, and it's entirely your choice, but the thing was funny enough without them.

[The Mutant Hunter TEASER]

Dear Lord...

Nice music choice, but, seriously, I think the universe has had enough stickmen cartoons. There should have been sound effects (obviously when he shoots the weapon, but also loading it). And please, please, PLEASE...don't overdo moving the camera around but having the character do nothing.

Also, it's hard to see how the stickman being fired upon looked like a mutant; if that is your premise, you may want to draw them so they look different from the average stickman.

[Star Work Episode 2]

I like!

Very nice! The pacing was right, and the voice acting was good. Only one question: what was the music playing in the end credits? It was nice, but I couldn't catch the name of it from the very credits it played over...

Uptown-SlimJim responds:

It's a remixed version of the moon level music from the Ducktales game on the NES. Found it on ocremix one day, I think humans were given ears because of that song.

[Valhalla Knights 2]

WOW!

I saw the first one a while back: this series has suddenly gone from "Looks promising" to "HOLY CRAP THIS IS FRIGGIN' AWESOME!" Keep up the great work!

[Your Inner Orange]

Surprising

The graphics were average, and the animation was nonexistent. Surprisingly, however, I actually found the thing interesting; if I ever need to know more about oranges again, I'll just replay this video.

LollerCupcake responds:

Ksure.

[_time_]

A comment on the content....

I have no faults with the flash movie in and of itself; it is very well done. Nonetheless, I'd like to respond to the author's message, which I gathered is that the "Clock Crew" was wonderful, and has become a shadow of its former glory.
While I respect the author's opinion, the thought of attributing anything positive to the pointless drivel that was and is the content produced by the "Clock Crew" is enough to bring to table things better left in the stomach digesting.
The author's parry is that we, the patrons of Newgrounds, "take the Internet too seriously." I come to Newgrounds to find and watch well-made flash videos; as it us, we have to sort through a veritable Saxon horde of bad and/or careless animators. Why, in its presumption and arrogance, does the "Clock Crew" feel it is necessary to dump more raw sewage into the river we are panning for gold in? Why does the "Clock Crew" think that anyone would wish to watch random, repetitive, badly-drawn excrement? Even if they do not care whether they entertain or inspire anything resembling thought, why does the "Clock Crew" wish to infect every corner of Newgrounds with this insidious crap? Fie on thee.

AlbinoClock responds:

The art of it is more than the movie you watch. The art extends to your reaction to the movie, and the response of the author. Your not liking it doesn't make it not art. It's sociological art as well as animation.

Instead of seeking simply to entertain you, many clock films do one of three things, depending on the type of person you are. That is, they entertain, confuse, or annoy. They're designed this way.

As to why, it's fun.

Anyway, even though I believe much of what I said to be true, I also exaggerated it for the purpose of seeming to hate the Clock Crew. I don't hate the Clock Crew, quite the opposite, I'm a member of their website's staff.

God damn, this movie got some great reviews.

[:: ibreak ::]

Only a personal gripe....

An excellent production all 'round: good art, great animation, interesting music, and noticable style (the use of intercutting and the white iPod standing out on the black silhouette was superb). My only problem with it is that it is (ultimately) a commercial for Macintosh products. And, say what you will, computer science majors (such as myself) are trained from infancy to hate with an undying passion all Macintosh products (and Windows, but we won't get into that....)