FattyWhale's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Happy Halloween 2006]

K

^^Good Points^^
This is a very good movie that definitely is well made. I really liked the graphics in this. Everything actually looked very true to life with the great lighting and shading. This actually made me jump a little bit, which is always a unique thing to get out of a Flash movie. The music and sound effects just added to the dreary mood, and the line "Be there, if you dare" just sounds pretty cool. Great movie.

^^Needs Improving^^
I notice that letting off of the doorbell doesn't change the color of it back to the original color. Nothing major, but something you may want to look into.

Art-by-Andy responds:

Thank you! Most of my time was spent on the graphics with this one. Sound also adds to the over-all package. Most times sound is about 90% of the effect. Believe it or not, while testing the flash, it scared me a few times. I'd be so focused on watching the details and tweeking stuff, that when it got loud, I'd jump. The doorbell doesn't change back to the original color because the blinking was an after-thought. Originally it didn't blink, but I thought people wouldn't know to push the button if it didn't. But, thanks for the comment. It's good to know what people notice and don't notice. I'll consider the change!

[DumbassDude Short ep 9]

K

^^Good Points^^
Even better than the last one, probably one of the best in the series so far. I just had to laugh when DD hugged the car and then got in. I'm liking the new preloader too and DD's wierd eye movements!

^^Needs Improving^^
Basically the same stuff from the other episodes down here. non-background graphics are a little too elementary.

[DumbassDude Short ep 7]

K

^^Good Points^^
Definitely more fun to watch than the previous two episodes, which didn't really wow me. It was funny to watch DD try to skate, and you put some humor into his futile attempts. I also got a kick out of how you integrated the NG tank into this episode too.

^^Needs Improving^^
I have to say that the animations weren't that good in this one. When he is falling, the animation just doesn't look very smooth and lacks fine detail that I see in most other movies you've made.

[DumbassDude Short ep 6]

K

^^Good Points^^
Ok, just the basics for this one. Pretty good animations, great music, and pretty funny overall, though nothing special compared to the others in the series.

^^Needs Improving^^
Well, I really had no idea what the hell happened at the end...If you could enlighten me that would be great. Also, the new stuff, like the girl and her background are pretty lame graphically. You should try to improve on stuff like this.

[DumbassDude Short ep 5]

K

^^Good Points^^
This was another good episode. It was funny right from the start with DD running and tripping to find his rock. Music was good as always, and this was pretty funny when that guy got hit with the rock.

^^Needs Improving^^
Though the ending was pretty funny, it really wasn't that creative. In retrospect it really wasn't even that funny. Whatever.

[DumbassDude Short ep 4]

K

^^Good Points^^
I must admit that you never disappoint with the music choices you make with these movies. I really like how you are developing DD's personality, even with a lack of voicing or any type of communication, nice job.

^^Needs Improving^^
Well, this episode wasn't really too funny compared to most of the other ones.

[DumbassDude Short ep 3]

K

^^Good Points^^
So far, probably the funniest episode. DumbassDude riding by in the NG tank really settled it, and the sudden change in music at that point was pretty funny. Good show!

^^Needs Improving^^
The graphics were really sub-par in this one; compared to your other they are really pretty primitive.

[DumbassDude Short ep 2]

K

^^Good Points^^
I really like the background drawings you have done. They are really detailed looking, have good shading, and the blurring is cool too. This episode was pretty funny, I just like the facial expressions in this.

^^Needs Improving^^
I'm pretty sure you know what I will be saying here...don't like the black screen, seems cheap to me.

[DumbassDude Short ep 1]

K

^^Good Points^^
A pretty good introduction to this series that has grown pretty rapidly over the past few weeks. I liked how you showed the thought process of dumbass dude; the drawings and animations in this were well done too.

^^Needs Improving^^
I don't like how you just went to a black screen when he fell down the stairs. Just seems like a cheap way of getting out of actually animating the scene.