JazLyte's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Pigpen]

No INTENDED metaphor, but definitely metaphor.

I saw some analogy here that applies to many aspects of life, though you say it wasn't intended, it's definitely there. I can see alot here pertaining to conformity (They had to make horrible sacrifices for a temporary high that fizzles out when they had nothing agreeable left to give), hell even drug usage, but I won't go into all that because I don't feel like typing it. It's definitely quality flash, decent graphic, and an interesting story. I found the pacing to be a little fast, because it was kind of hard to pick up on, especially with there being no narrative, but otherwise a damn fine distraction and a good effort. Keep up the good work man =)

SpamClamberton responds:

How are things with you and Paperbat?

[Hulalaoo anime antics]

Usted come pene.

Hola. He decidido usar una mierda Inglés Traductor al español de la Internet para pretender que soy capaz de hablar español. Naturalmente, para alguien que está bien versado en el idioma español, esta revisión probablemente se verá como mierda indescifrable. Me gusta Hulalaoo y como ustedes para hacer este flash de la epicness. Por favor, responda en español para que la gente piensa que sabe lo que estoy hablando, gracias.

Emanhattan responds:

oye yongazz que pasa man B)

[School 13 - TongueTied]

Damn, look at you, beefing up those graphics

Nice little story, great mood setting, fantastic art. I loved it, it's a great short. It's lacking in the frame-by-frame department, but the characters look great, and everything was masterfully done. Good work man, you've really improved in the past year.

Nightwayfarer responds:

thx
I didn't have much time for th FBF, just drawing characters and adding shadows and highlights took quite a lot time for each scene, so I decided not to kill myself :D

[Orange Adventure Xmas]

hoho much nigra

i only down a start for the "CRY" scene, but all other is exelent, the fight scene look how much work, a touch lazy for moments, but very smoth, i like so much this

Hulalaoo responds:

Lol, damm you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAAH !!!! eye for eye no ? (Ctrl C) i wait for the next one

[Kaiblade Episode 3]

Still loving this series

Great presentation, not a lot of people go through the trouble of making an original intro/outro. Love the Akire and Jai, thankyou for having ADULT main characters...So sick of a bunch of schoolkids fighting evil and puberty. There's also some damn good voice acting here, they sound natural, which many people don't seem to get the concept of.
Still has the same issues as last time though, this "episode" still doesn't really accomplish anything story-wise. I mean it doesn't add more questions which is good, but it doesn't answer any questions either which is bad. Since you kept in line with the whole anime-style "limited animation" thing you're gonna have to hustle with the storytelling and find a way to add more rewatch value to your stuff. Still lookin forward to more tho! =)

CartoonCoffee responds:

Thanks! I agree, the story is moving a bit slow but I'm doing this so the viewers can get a good feel of the characters first. It starts to pick up a bit more in the next episode but maybe not enough for your taste. But it will get there so just hold tight =)

[Home of Madness]

The dude who played the black guy and Krinkels...

He's a genius, his acting was just fantastic, orgasmic, magical. No homo...or no hetero...? eh? eh? Didn't see that shit coming did you!?

Good shit man, your colors have really improved (way more realistic than normal) and the shots were more cinema and less flash cartoon, and of course, the VA was THE SHIT. Also, nice smooth keyframing for the most part. Only complaint, still gotta practice those art fundamentals like anatomy on the characters, but keep it up! =)

dirtshake responds:

I know right? That man is fucking amazing! Everytime I listen to this movie I almost get a hard on from his gruff sexy voice. I keep telling the VA to get out there more but he doesn't listen. He likes to keep the sexiness to himself I guess. Oh well...his loss...or gain..or something...

Thanks. The coloring scheme is one my favorite parts about this movie. Amia helped a lot, so thank her too (hence why she gets some credit). Thanks for noticing the camera shots too. That is probably my favorite part of the movie. I loved playing with Vcam and I intend to keep doing so in future works.

The art will come. My next work will have better anatomy. Actually I've been meaning to ask you where you got your posing doll thing? I feel like that would help a lot. PM me will ya?

- dirtshake

[Madness Duel]

You never cease to amaze me

You have pretty much made your name in my book as the sickest fight animator on Newgrounds, shat horrible diarrhea all over the real Madness (Which works better than NyQuil if you can't sleep), and managed to instill horrible angry jealousy in me. The animation was okay, it seems a little wonky and rushed, and not so original with the fan cartoon premise, but damned if you didn't have the sickest shots and beastiest choreography I've seen in a Flash fight scene. Keep up the good work man, I love your shit.

Hulalaoo responds:

I wait for you work

[Kaiblade Episode 2]

Very cool

This toon has great presentation, a little intro animation, a slick simplistic style, great voice acting and everything. I love the "camera-usage" effect too, there's lots of that and I think it looks cool as hell with your drawing style.

I have my complaints though, the story seems kinda weak at this point (Mysterious kid with big appetite....ugh...) but it's nothing that can't be improved, I've seen much worse. The biggest problem here is that this submission isn't satisfying at all. I realize that if you're making a series, it can relieve you of some storytelling obligations such as closure because there'll be more episodes, but wouldn't you want to give your fans a heaping helping of dat anime luvvin' instead of teasing them? I know I was waaay into it at that point where you cut it off. For a series like this, I think you should take at least a good 6-8 minutes to make sure you accomplish something storywise, and that your watchers walk away satisfied. That's just my opinion anyway, God knows I'm guilty of the same thing. Can't wait to see more, keep up the good work

CartoonCoffee responds:

Thanks for the review. I thought ending it at that point was a good place to stop, but episode 3 will definitely be longer. Not sure if i can make 6-8mins but we'll see.

As for the story not much was shown in this episode but there is a great story coming. I didn't want to overwhelm anyone with mind blowing story at the start i was trying to slowly take them in. sort of like having them test the water before going in.

[Tarboy]

The power and style Newgrounds is missing...

That was pretty damn sweet man. The drawings looked fantastic, as well as the character designs, the animation, and the backgrounds. It had perfect balance as far as detail, everything was in the right place. As much tweening as there was, it was seamless, you forget you're watching a web cartoon. The VA, sound, and storyline were also very, very well done. This is truly something amazing, loved it. 10/10.

JamesLee responds:

Thanks YungJazz, for writing such a nice review

[Life with Navi]

Love your new style

Your new style is a huge step up from Asoaroki (I know I probably spelled that shit wrong), and I think it looks really good, it's also alot more animated. The movements look a bit strange though, because at some points old boy's face and anatomy changed shape really fast. I guess maybe as a suggestion, make sure to take close care that the anatomy stays consistent with animating unless the character is making a really fast movement. I think anything with shotguns is amusing, but I guess I didn't get a big laugh because I haven't touched a Zelda game since the original on NES. Regardless, looks good to me!

ArtistGamerGal responds:

Thanks dude- I really like your style too! Your fpf stuff is really smooth so I totally appreciate your advise :) I'll work on keeping the proportions :p