Aalasteir's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Cake]

The way the background moves in the opening sequence, from 00:00 to 00:01, feels a bit uncomfortable for me to experience. However, the second scene does not have the same jarring movement, and feels a lot more natural, as the mountains do not feel as juxtaposed to the faster pace of the buildings' movement.

Perhaps I am simply not as familiar with seeing that type of rapid, layered background movement, and it sticks out as a bit strange to me. I apologize if this feedback seems odd, but I wanted to be honest about my experience with your animation.

Your use of colors and shapes is very awesome! And the punchline is good!

You are very welcome to call me stupid, because I am. Please, I hope my feedback can be of use to you. This is just my experience.

Thank you for creating your animation, you are extremely skilled.

ComixGuy927 responds:

Thanks for your feedback! Yeah I tried to get this out like right away so I kind of didn’t know what to do for the background moving in the first scene. I’ll try to think of a better way to do it tho. Glad you liked it tho! :)

[MADNESS 5 COLLAB]

Excellent Madness collab! Thank you for using the song "Courage"

beans68tde responds:

no problem awsome track by the way

[Average Kill La Kill Episode]

The philosophical battle between fashion senses. Excellent animation and voice acting! With great comedic pacing!

ICantSeeHelp responds:

Ty!

[Jekyllin destroys Chris Chan | NES ANIMATION]

Zap to the extreme!

CastleAlphy666 responds:

SONICHU!!

[RIP General]

Everyone takes a bit of General with them, everywhere they go.

Spaggo responds:

Wise words

[Ozzy Dr Nefario: ZB Commodore]

THAT'S NO COMMODORE! Your animation is really funny! Fast and to the point!

LouisAC1996 responds:

Well the audio isn't mine but thanks anyway.
You might as well check out Spotto's other Youtube shorts.

[Sketch Collab Shitpost 2023]

This is the power of teamwork!

Aalasteir responds:

Yep. Just like genocides, what?

[CINDER - part I]

The beginning is interesting with the turquoise spirit floating through the forest, shaping into a ghostly figure. Then, the scene transitions to a cat, followed by another scene of somebody running. You're presenting multiple narratives simultaneously. The turquoise ghost spirit moving around is extremely well-made, and the dynamic camera angles are powerful, along with the shadows and lighting.

Defining multiple narratives and then having them all conclude is a very good technique.

There is so much detail and great atmosphere. The sound design emphasizes and helps move the narratives along very well. The transitions are really well-made.

The plot reminds me of the premise of "Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need" by Blake Snyder.

The design of your website is also amazing.

ZanMiller responds:

Thank you for your thorough response and analysis :) I'm glad you noticed the work I put into the story, however simple it may be. The original comic I made had some confusing holes I tried to fill with this animation.

I haven't read that book but it definitely sounds right up my alley :) I am a librarian after all

Thanks for checking out my website! It's very fun to add new elements and items to it

Thanks again for your thoughtful words and feedback, stay spooky

[Gauntlet 2 NES Parody]

The thick lines are appealing, as well as the strong shapes featuring strong silhouettes. The composition of the scenes is well-placed.

Starting the movie straight into the action is really good, as it fully communicates the character, their actions, the universe they inhabit, and establishes the rules of that universe well through visual communication.

I enjoyed that the announcer's voice is not completely drowned in bitcrush, and the other characters do not have this effect. I feel it makes it more engaging and adds a good level of variation and contrast to the narrative.

And the ending title screen is not too long and it ends on a good melody.

Sadly I have not played Gauntlet 2, though I have played Golden Axe.

Your movie is amazing!

SuperJeffoMan responds:

Thank you so much, Aalasteir! I really appreciate your well thought out review, and kind words. Thanks again my dude! <3

PS: Golden Axe is great

[5:51 PM]

Atmosphere is kino. Your animation is really well crafted. The expressions positions add a lot of character and soul. They are very impressive.

In the intro, you have the names of the characters listed. However, I couldn't see them clearly as the text blends too much with the scenery, especially Nixon Bubble.

What if the characters were saying something in the intro so you immediately knew what they sound like and which role they played in the group.

I found the intro to be very confusing and didn't understand how the world works, the power levels of each character, and which abilities they use to complete the challenges they face. I assume it's intentional that the world is surreal, though.

02:00 -- That line is a really good from Nixon Bubble -
"I wouldn't let some curse' exposition dunk on me like that"
Really funny!

I feel it would make more sense if the voices were in mono instead of leaning into the left stereo field, as I feel that decision does not serve as a narrative choice to further your plot and the immersion of your story.

This is just an opinion from a humble Internet peasant. You can insult me if you want.

largestvoidian responds:

Hey thanks so much! I love getting feedback on my projects! I could totally change the intro as you said, and yeah not sure about the audio. Again, thanks!