JazLyte's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[KAZAHANA: Merciless]

Good ole' corny flash anime. I miss this.

While the drawings were good and clean, and the colors and character designs followed suit, I hate to sound like I haven't been waiting forever to see a new KFMB episode come out, you guys' style is really kinda starting to show its age. This is not to say that this doesn't well up the boner of nostalgia from being 13 years old, frantically running to the computer after school hoping to god there was a new episode of XIN out, but you guys are still animating like this is Newgrounds 2003. The fight was full of low-framerate character tweens and disjointed body-parts, and many of the movements looked kinda robotic. I really think you guys should consider updating your style to something more fluid so we have slick visuals to carry the story. Regardless, still good toonage for people who miss the "era" of flash anime series...and are desperately clawing to keep it alive. I STILL LOVE YOU!!!!

[Piconormal Activity]

Oh you are an ass, what kind of bromance is this?

I can't even get a shoutout! Well fuck you too, nyukka!
But in all seriousness, I TOLD YOU this would turn out good. The drawings and animation are really well-done, and the premise IS funny. I never saw him beating A-bot's ass though that was a whole new delight lol. Sweet work man, get crackin' on Exile 5, flash slave!

RiverJordan responds:

Hey Yungjazz, i knew it would end well i just got bored halfway through :P Glad you enjoyed it!

Lol well first i gotta finish a few comission projects i got going, exile 5 i'm working on over the summer though!! Which just started..woo!

[Hunting to Piconjo]

You know I love you. You know I fucking love you.

Thankyou for keeping action toons/fight toons alive on Newgrounds. Not joking. Your fight scenes are fucking sick. The voice acting and ending wasn't bad, just seemed inappropriate because your movies are typically silent. Also, I know your English ain't too good, so at least do it in whatever language you speak and have somebody sub it, seems more natural that way. Also, work on the drawings, even though the choregraphy and timing are sick, your keyframes are a little morphy and strange during high-fbf areas. Other than that I loved it though.

You, me, closet, ass lube, now. I'm bout to wear that Argentine ass out.

Hulalaoo responds:

i hate you :C, you not find the egg easter ?

[Darnell Has a Crush]

All at the top of the front page!

*cough* Toldjaso *Cough cough* >B)
Great job on the backgrounds and character drawings, man. I love how you take the time to actually draw them in Photoshop. WISH I had the patience for that. But of course, that statement at the end made the whole thing worthwhile lol. Great laugh, keep up the good work. Make MOAR n***a, you satisfied?

Tystarr responds:

lol actually I'm not. I want to make more animations now!

This was a real cool experience though. When I grow up I want to be just like you! lol

[Birrus]

Hahaha sweet.

This is a good short, nice and colorful, weird and different, just plain fun to watch. Also, the Pink Panther song was perfect for it, I'd like to hear more jazz music in cartoons in this way. Main complain is that the animation isn't too smooth, it gets pretty gritty for most of it. The timing is good for the actions, but the keyframe drawings themselves could use a little work. I get what you were going for, not having 2 of the same frame next to each other, just gotta slow down when drawing those extremes. Other than that though, this is quality entertainment.

[My Friend the Toilet: 3]

What the hell is with that Score?

I think this is alot better than most of the comedy shit that comes through. The premise is short, funny and has alot of potential without having video game characters thrown in for extra kudos. The drawings look good, and the animation is fantastic and the guy's reactions are really realistic. For it's purpose, I'd say it does damn good. Nice work man, can't wait to see more.

[The Last Fight: Final Ep]

The ideas were definitely there!

First off, we have great style and color here. There reds, the tints, shading and such were really well done. Also, the idea wasn't bad. I seriously miss god ole' beatdown toons. The problem here is that this submission is full of what I like to call "flash cheese" to have been so short. Flash cheese is the usage of filters, slow-motion tweens and shading to overcompensate for a lack of actual substance; in your case, that would be actual animation (It looks great in screenshots, but is a bit disappointing in motion). There was VERY little frame-by-frame and action for it to have been a fight, it was mostly just loops and slowmo. If we had just a little more spontaneity, this could be something really fucking sick. Other than that though you seem to know your stuff pretty well, keep working at it, can't wait to see what else you come up with as you get more experience.

keepwalking responds:

I made almost 300 frames for FBF parts. this includes the wind, the run, the flying jump, the pvp fight, the runing start,and hair movments. I know it still looks more tweened than anything but im just learning, what can I say. Glad you enjoyed at least :)

[Tankmen:Dual trailer]

Skeptical for first half, 2nd half converted me.

This looks fun... The graphics were nice and clean, though there was alot of tweening. I can't really comment on the style much since it's not too far off from the original Tankmen, but the action is what caught my eye. Though it didn't make me shit myself, it was fast-paced and fun to watch even with no relevant sound. Indeed there is nothing wrong with a little J-pop, you made sure to have the visuals correspond to the music, and it worked. I guess what worries me is when I see the finished product. This trailer was so long, it makes me afraid that you showed us all the good parts here, robbing us of the fun in finally seeing the movie. Regardless, I'm watching it, nice work. :)

[Ultrasound]

That's what I'm talkin' bout.

First off, I love this song, and will probably buy it after watching this, so if making this music video had anything to do with advertising, mission accomplished. Visually, the graphics were clean, the animation was mad smooth, and everything just generally looked great. There was some repetitive parts, but alot of people tend to do that with music videos. The video and idea itself seemed pretty good, but some parts did seem like shortcuts, like all the parts with just lineart and no coloring or background. That can only be taken so far, but you didn't really go overboard with it. Great animation, great song. Nice work.

[David's Adventures Eps 11]

Most entertaining thing to come through in weeks

It's been kinda dead lately...
Anyway, the graphics were solid and actually looked REALLY good on some parts, the sound was decent and it was pretty clean. The voice acting was weird and irrelevant, which is cool, everybody sounded like a Wisconsin-raised Vietnam Vet with an iron clamp on their testicles. And it was really, genuinely funny in the second half. I'm scared that mental image of Misty laughing at Ash will hit me at work sometime and I'll bust out laughing like a jackass in the middle of the office. Also...WTF with the action? It kicked ass. Nobody's doing action with full-body characters anymore, you got my 5 for that. Can't wait to see more, loved it.