Aalasteir's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Senpai SimDate - Ending A]

The movie already starts with a very creative logo, which I find to be excellent. The framing of it being a dating simulator is interesting, and the way that things are communicated shows that a lot of thought has gone into how it should be established. Having this stated as being recognized as a piece of Lost Media is interesting, as well as calling it Ending A, which is a good reference to dating simulators, showing a clear understanding of the genre.

The almost uncanny pseudo-emotional anime voice acting that is present is well-parodied, and it exhibits all of the characteristics. I would say that proves that reference material was listened to and practiced on to get down the vocalization and styling.

Cherry blossom tree XD and the music supports the voice acting and the visuals are good combinations for supporting the narrative. There is almost a drastic change when the Senpai gets a close-up. I know this isn't a problem for me, but going from being a parody of anime style to a Western-looking comic character is something I noticed. Yes, I enjoyed the movie. It's cool, great teamwork.

Anislug responds:

I cant draw anime type stuff for my life LMAO happy you enjoyed

[Merry Christmas Mr. Strife]

Yoshi looks so scuffed; I thought that was very funny. The characters are stylized in a comedic way, and it's interesting how that makes them funny. It's great that this is capturing the spirit that lies in the golden era of the 2000s. The way you do the lips, reminds me of Tamers12345, along with especially with the homoerotic themes that are present in your movie.

Stanpai responds:

I am really amused that I made this video before becoming a big Tamer12345 fan. You are so right about the similarity.
The goal was to make that 2000s style game parody and you definitely understood the intention.

[Starbarians meet Ark & Kerrigan]

Yes, this really had me laughing with its surreal and meta layers of comedy. The voice acting by @Stanpai for Killgar & Hogstrong is fantastic. It's amazing how accurately you can voice the characters, selling the impressions perfectly. I thought the movie was extremely funny. My favorite jokes are the ones referencing GoAnimate, as they are juxtaposed with the frame-by-frame animation extremely well.

SuperColoroid responds:

Thnx!!
Stanpai is an awesome voice artist

[God of Hyperdeath vs 10 yr Old]

Great sense of comedic pacing with good distribution of line weight, excellent silhouettes, and color schemes matching the characters' origins. There's strong characterization, with expertly timed actions that are well communicated through your fluid animation. There's amazing attention to detail, with dynamic movement and great lip sync.

ICantSeeHelp responds:

Ty aalasteir! i thought the movements came out pretty well

[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!

KyzoBo 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.