CaseyAnimates's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lucky Day Forever-trailer]

Well, let's just say, I'M WATCHIN' THIS FILM.

Wow, I'm pretty stunned, man! Very masterful trailer for somethin' that looks like it has MASTERPIECE written all over it.

Graphic and art wise, very pro! The movement is very well pulled off with some sick motion tweens and frame-by-frame effects, and some good lookin' and interesting characters to top it off. Art wise, it's just great! Really nice worked out backgrounds that give a sort of rugged and very much future-esque feel, and I love it!

Plot wise, I'm on the edge of my seat! The idea (from what I can interpret) that winning this lottery or contest or whatever will win you happiness, whatever the costs it takes to do such, is perfect! And I like the idea that they use lust to get the attention of others (which is very Vegas iike way of thinking), and it's pulled off well enough to get a very real sense of being in this world.

Overall, this trailer is stunning, and once the film is put together, believe me, I'm going to be ON IT. And yes, I say film, it doesn't really seem to be a, "short." It's too pro, for Newgrounds and in general!
5 outta' 5 and 10 outta' 10!
FANTASTIC JOB!!

[WHOOKOS Beta: Epis 1]

It's alright, but rough around the edges...

Let's see here...we've got a story about a buncha' Junior High kids and a buncha' their Junior High antics. Well, we've seen the plot before, and it wasn't very interesting to leave it at that.

Animation wise, it's varied up a bit. Sometimes it looks pretty nice, but sometimes it does lack some needed work. Also, it's very much a bunch of talking scenes with a few short actiony type scenes thrown into the mix, and it wasn't all too interesting. I felt like I was having to try not to start reading comments or just click the X and watch something else sometimes. HOWEVER, sometimes, throughout the animation, there were some parts that actually made me laugh out loud. The scene where the jock got hit by the shoe was pulled off with very nice timing, and the first, "Surprise," thing got me! So, it's varied.

Art direction wise, it was okay. I noticed that some (not all) of the backgrounds looked nice, but, yet again, it just kept switching around a lot between presentable, great and tragic. The characters look a little clished, I'll admit. I've seen that art style several times before, and the only character which looked cool to me was Scoot (which happens to be you, I think. You're welcome). Overall, it didn't catch my interest that much. Some of the expressions were very comedic, but, yet again, not all of 'em.

Overall, like I said before, this animation, to me, seemed to keep switching between a mood of presentable, great, and tragic. You need to find a good medium and stick with it! And, one more critique...the voice acting...really freakin' got on my nerves. Put some ENTHUSIASM into it sometimes! You guys sounded like you wanted to hold back and be very monotone about it sometimes. Let it out, jeez!

4 outta' 5 and 7 outta' 10!
Work at it, old bean.

[Man Man 2]

Awesome new cartoon!

Way to go for all of you guys! Who doesn't love a good mini-skits collaboration every now and then, huh? I'll tell ya' who. Nobody.

Art direction was improved from the other works, totally! Good blurs and shading effects, with some nice linear colors that didn't go too overboard, and the characters look as nice as they have ever looked! Great improvement, guys!

Ideas? Yeah, you've got some pretty good ones, but not all were as good as some of them. Then again, when you've got a collaboration going on, you can't ask for a perfectly equal skit set, can you? So congrats on most of them, anyways!

Sound was ok. I wish it was a higher quality, which I'm sure it can be. Judging by the short megabite size, I'm sure you could've sneaked in some higher quality. The loop went on for a bit longer then I care for, I'll tell ya' that. Not that it's a terrible loop, but please cut it off at some part. The voice acting was ok, but, yet again, yer' gonna' need a higher quality sound export if you want others to think so, too.

The biggest critique I have you guys, however, is not that you guys are bad animators or anything, oh no, because that's far from it, I think. The problem is the reliability of internet fads and internet jokes. While a few here and there are fine, people 20 years from now are not going to get the jokes, and when most of the flash consists of the internet fads and such, it's going to lose much of it's flavor.

Overall, ignoring my critiques (sorry if I hurt anybody's feelings here), I was actually very impressed from beginning to end! The improvement is right in my face, and I can see that you guys worked several hours into it! Nice work, and keep it up, because it'll just get better from here!
5 outta' 5 and 9 outta' 10!
GREAT JOB!!

OnionsXD responds:

Wow BoneHead you must be renowned for leaving the world's best reviews ever! :D
About the sound thing the settings for some reason were set on sound quality fast but I've changed it to Best so I'll get around to uploading the new version with higher sound quality. I'll make sure not to make the same mistake twice! This by far is one of the best reviews I've seen!

[Jerry: The End]

Now that's how ya' end a series!

Seriously man, I've known that this series was gold from the first episode! And every new episode that you've released has fueled the fire of the Jerry fan. Now we've gotten to a legendary last episode, and it does NOT disappoint!

Animation wise, freakin' great! You've sure improved a bunch, and it looks very nice! The characters don't have what I'm going to call, "tween syndrome," and some of the art that you've put on to this is impressive, such as the drawings in the menu and throughout the whole flash! Nice!

Sound wise, some of the best I've heard in a flash! The SFX are nothing short of perfect, and whether you made 'em yourself of got them off of a professional website all equals up to a fantastic experience. The voice work is also very well done, with some great voice actors and a nice mic to record them on!

Story wise, you did a great job! The characters are set up very well, and you can feel like you know them like you know the back of your hand. The way you gave them personality and kept it constant and all makes for some nice development and overall...awesome characters! I also liked how you ended the story on a happy note, because, as you've said in the commentary, it sets things into balance, and ya' know what, It's about time we get a happy ending...and to not see Jerry burn in hell.

Overall, an extremely well done series from start to finish! I can't tell ya' how happy I am to have gotten to know the Jerry series and to have followed the amazing story from the beginning. Keep up the great work with your future flashes, and well done!
5 outta' 5, 10 outta' 10 and favorited!
FANTASTIC JOB!!

[Kids These Days]

Hahaha! Yet another awesome animation, Oney!

You've got quite the freakin' knack for this! Sure, this animation is great and all, but it's got even more going for it then I would've thought at first.

Sound wise, fantastic, really! I was watching the animation, and all of the Sound was perfect! Voice acting was great, and the music was EPIC. I thought it was all fine and dandy, till I saw that YOU yourself provided the music. I've gotta' tell ya', man, it's great, and you should most definitely keep up the awesome work!

Animation wise, hilarious as always! Nice and stylish, and in your face obnoxious! Your work with expressions never ceases to amuse, and it all looks cartoonish as hell! Great stuff!

Overall, a great short! KEEP IT UP!
5 outta' 5, 10 outta' 10 and favorited!
GREAT JOB!!

[Fandito Halloween 2009]

Alright, now how about this flash here...

Honestly, not very good. However, let me tell ya' what ya' need to be working on, here!

Sound wise, bad. I gonna' go ahead and recommend a much higher quality mic. That static is a major turn off, let me tell ya'. The SFX aren't too good, either. Find a way to make it blend in well with the animation. Other then that, you need to just straight up get some better SFX. Search harder for what you need, and don't accept the mediocre. You might even need to go as far as to pay for some SFX, but that'll probably be a little later down the road of animating for ya'.

Animation wise, it needs some work, too. Your lip syncing couldn't have taken more than 5 minutes per segment, and it looks annoying. Spend much more time on that. Plus, it looks a bit stiff and not too good looking to be honest. The faces that you worked on look pretty good, but we could see some more emotion more of the time.

Overall, that's all I can say. You could be a much better animator than what this shows (as could anybody, really), just spend some quality time on it. And, perhaps I should tell ya', but a project rushed is a project ruined, so keep that in mind.
3 outta' 5 and 7 outta' 10.
Keep pushing yourself.

[Glass of Water]

Very Nice Work!

This is some great stuff! You have some great potential here!

Animation was nice and clean! The frame by frame is everywhere, and the characters look pretty nice for the most part. I can see that you put a lot of time and effort into this project, so keep up the good work on your art, and it'll only get better!

Sound FX could use some work however. Some of the FX ended too fast and didn't blend in with the rest of the sound, and the voice got a little out of sync at times. The voice quality seems okay, but it could be better, too. If you fix up those details, then you got some yourself a heck of a nice flash.

One more critique, however, is how you display the ideas going on in yer' head. Sometimes throughout the flash, there were points where I thought that you understood perfectly what was going on, but we only got an idea of the plot. However, I like how you twisted the plot into making a seemingly easy and simple task into a treacherous idea, and that, in my opinion, is some serious fun to mess around with!

Overall, I definitely liked the flash, and was glad to see what yer' capable of. You definitely exceeded my expectations, that's for sure. Keep up the great work with this series!
5 outta' 5 and 9 outta' 10!
GOOD JOB!!

OnionsXD responds:

WOW! Thanks for the fantastic review! It really helps.

lol maybe I shouldn't finish cartoons anymore while staying up at 5:00 in the morning hyped up on soda.
SoundFX i realized were a little more in need but i was in a rush to finish it which was wrong of me... So future i will be no longer rushed.

I'm working on plot more seriously on my next cartoon and I have high hopes for this next one! =P

[Michelle & Feo Pilot]

Okay, I FREAKIN' love your style.

Seriously man, this flash video is just plain BADASS. The humor is great, and, yet again, you don't see art skill like that every day.

Concept was good! I love the way the characters look and act! For one thing, the flawless frame by frame animation is EVERYWHERE. Seriously, hard work pays off and it shows with this flash! Very professional stuff, man! Puts a lot of the other videos on this site to shame, and most of them are more popular. Yes, sadly this GENIUS piece of work seems to be just unrecognized at the moment. Why it doesn't have a single award or not nearly as many views as it should is beyond me, but that doesn't change the fact that this is one hell of a flash cartoon!

Overall, great job! After seeing this for the first time, I'm gonna' have to check out your other work, man! Peace!
5 outta' 5, 10 outta' 10 and favorited!
FANTASTIC JOB!!

[Ooohhh! Pantalones!]

Hahaha! That dog and his shenanigans.

This was hilarious for no reason other than just how cliche it was!

Animation was, as always by you, very nice indeed! Very nice frame by frame animation and very colorful!

Concept was hilarious! Going through 2 required Spanish classes, they would always show us these corny videos to teach you the junk that they gotta' teach. This hit the nail perfectly, and yeah, for the most part, the spanish is fine...I think, but it's still cheesy as hell.

Overall, great! Really funny stuff!
5 outta' 5 and 10 outta' 10!
GREAT JOB!!

TheBoogley responds:

You get it! :D
Some people were really confused by it... which was even funnier :3

[Avatar Boredom Dub 10]

Hilarious, TomaMoto!!

Yet another great Avatar Boredom Dub! Glad you did another one of these dubs, 'cause I've been waiting for a while actually!

Sometimes, and I'm not sure if this is entirely on purpose, but it seems like your voice matched perfectly with the mouth almost the whole time. If it is on purpose, good job on that!

Overall, another great video, showing off some of your great voice work!
5 outta' 5 and 10 outta' 10!
GREAT JOB!!