DiMono's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Half Empty]

Heh

I love the art, story and the twist at the end, but I really didn't like the voice. It was too hard to understand, and I had to rely on the subtitles to know what he was saying.

[Mario vs Weegee]

It's getting better

I like that you're going out of your way to find ways to improve this, rather than just submitting the same thing over and over again. I get the feeling that with some practice, you could start doing really interesting things here, but it's obvious that you're new to Flash, which is undoubtedly holding you back.

My suggestion to you is to watch the videos in the top 50 on the Flash Portal, and take notes about what they've done that makes their videos stand out, and then make some other new videos rather than improving this one. Don't submit these videos to NG, regardless of whether they're good or bad, use them only as practice. Then, once you've gotten really comfortable with using Flash and with taking what you see in your head and putting it on screen, use what you've learned to remake this entirely, and then compare that to this and see how much you've improved. Then use that as fuel for your future work.

Most importantly, keep at it!

JuicyLion responds:

Alright i'll try that.

[Colors of Insanity]

Constructive Criticism

Well... nothing happens. Flash cartoons generally need to have a plot. All that this one has is flashing colours and a stick figure that moves his arms a little bit. Decide on what you want to communicate to the viewer, and then use that as a basis for the rest of your flash.

Good on you for including a very visible warning about the flashing lights though. Well done, it gets you the three stars in this review.

DaMiStudios responds:

plot? yeah.......
We plan to start a GOOD flash quickly, due to the reuslts of this.
thanks for some feedback

[Apple iPaper]

It just... keeps... going...

I opened it up, and I laughed. Then a few minutes went by and I chuckled. Then a few more minutes went by and I got bored. And then more bored. And then I was wondering if it would ever end.

The point is made within the first 2 minutes, it really doesn't need to be as long as it is. All the production points are great, it's just ...way too long.

Chag responds:

Cheers dude, I chuckle at the irony though... Seeing as the next one will probably get complaints of being too short

[Doppelganger Week]

I laughed

What Facebook is doing is kind of dumb. This video for it is really rather funny, and I think for most people on Facebook the GET THE FUCK OFF FACEBOOK advice is probably the best advice available.

Loved the script, great voice acting, very nice animation style. Don't change a thing.

Hoogiman responds:

thanks a bunch!

[T E T R I S ' D 3]

I'm just not feeling it this time

The animation is smooth, but it doesn't feel like it has anything to do with Tetris any more. The pit feels like it was an afterthought, only added to give it some kind of Tetris theme again. This animation could have been anything, and I think at this point you'd do better to take these ideas and make original animations out of them, rather than trying to squeeze them into the Tetris'd world. As a new flash in a new world, with the same plot with different animation and music and I'd be giving you a higher rating, but as a Tetris'd video I'm afraid this falls kind of short.

[Microcosm]

This is genius

I love that someone thought to do this, and I love that it was done this well.

Kudos to you.

[Frustrated]

Been there, done that

I've literally said everything in this video at some point while playing a game. Brilliant concept. I think it would have been better with articulated characters though, rather than a stickman.

[The Brotherhood]

You did it wrong

Lose the metal, give us dialogue. Graphics are okay, but you need something to generate interest once the preamble finishes. Overused metal music doesn't do it in this case.