HotDiggedyDemon's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[A Bid For Freedom]

A Surreal Excursion

Definitely something out of the ordinary, and exactly what this site needs. A FEW CRITIQUES: Up until the appearance of Kong, the sound effects were non-existent, and even afterwards they were few and far between. Of course, this lends to a certain atmospheric effect, but I think I might of liked to of seen it with sound and music throughout. As a bit of a catch 22, when there WAS music, the narration was a tad harder to follow, so I'd suggest lowering the background volume a little bit.

Now, for praise: The voice acting was impeccable, which is a downright rarity on newgrounds. The plot wasn't perfect but the poetic way in which sentences were built was very charming and enchanting. And of course, the illustrations were cool

All in all it was a very fun step in a different direction

AdamCook responds:

Huge respect to you for taking the time to review this; I think you've produced some very entertaining Flash in your time, so I'm really happy you enjoyed it.

I'd always intended to have atmospheric sounds running throughout; I wanted there to be a party vibe through the first bit with gentle chatter, clinking glasses, laughter etc. gradually unwinding into raucous hoots, wallpaper rips and utter destruction as the evening went on. I'd also planned for music for individual "scenes" (e.g. lounge piano for the party, ominous overtones for Kong, jungle rhythms etc.) that would play and loop for as long as you were in a particular physical area in the story.
Unfortunately a lot of the code that was supposed to do that decided that it would renounce all forms of music, and gave us huge errors when we tried to run anything alongside. It's a nightmare to cut it all up individually with the narrative clips, and we still need to find more sounds and tracks to fit a few scenes.
Nevertheless, I am still planning to get this happening and hopefully barring any horrible mishaps I should have that system working soon.

Good thing you mentioned about the music/narration balance; as an author hearing it back and knowing what's being said it's always hard to determine the balance (especially when the music rises to the occasion). When I get back to some more editing I'll be sure to tweak the music level a bit!

Nacho + Ceci are pure cool, and all the voice actors were fantastic (but then, they've always been fantastic). This just wouldn't be the same without them.
You saw the plot in exactly the right way; I'm sure you realise with all the archetypal characters and situations involved that I wasn't shooting for a Nobel prize, but I tried to twist their nature and then document them all elegantly.
It's great you were taken with the way it was written!

Many thanks from all of us for your great review! We hope to continue stepping in many different directions with at least the same degree of success!

[Ranger Doosh Ep. 1]

Not quite sure how to feel....

I'm a bit confused. Was your intent to emulate just the visual style of TGTTM, or also the Tim and Eric brand of humor? Now, I'm not saying you should be penalized for doing either one, because it's perfectly reasonable to take something as inspiration, but the problem, as I see it, is that the way T&E write and perform their comedy is so incredibly progressive and innovative that they themselves are the only ones with the mindsets capable of making it work.

But like I said, I can't tell from the context of the cartoon whether you were mostly trying to do your own thing or not. If I were to critique this simply based on what's here and nothing else, I'd actually compliment you on a solid script. The jokes could use some work, but the comedic timing on said jokes is actually pretty on-par with what I'm in to. My biggest gripe would probably be with the performances by the voice actors, which needs some work.

But yeah, just remember, when you create something that's undeniably similar to something else that's already out there, you're doomed to be endlessly compared to them, regardless of whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. And even though this is already similar to something that exists on television, in the context of Newgrounds.com, it's highly original because there's nothing else on this website like it.

So yeah, I guess my advise would be to keep it up, but don't hesitate to make changes to your own formula when you're making future episodes. In any case, it's refreshing to see there are other Tim and Eric fans out there.

[The big heads episode 1]

lol!

I don't know why this is so hilarious

oldlyshapedchris responds:

i love you!

[Saturday Morning Watchmen]

Holy shit...

Way to make things hard for the rest of us, asshole!

[Prostitute Mickey]

hahaha!

Poor Mickey. He's been prostituting for years, but up until now it's been metaphorical

Awesome job, very funny

Jonnyethco responds:

Thanks man. I'm a big fan of your work so that means a lot. :)

[If You Were Gay, Roy]

I don't know why I love this, but I do

I gotta see this play sometime. It sounds hilarious.

[Walmart Siblings]

10 outta 10

10 outta 10

[Tall 'n Short]

Frank

We haven't really been through that much

[Retro Xmas]

oh man

so cool

BUT FUCK YOU CHRISTMAS IS KING OF THE HOLIDAYS