DiMono's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[A Lion Named Troy]

This is a story of great import

...and I am glad that you told it, and that you gave it the gravitas it truly deserves. Top notch all around.

zhavas responds:

:')

[Noyo Vision Intro (First)]

Meh

I agree with what's already been said. It takes far too long, and it's really, really rigid. Make more things happen at once, and give it some appropriate sound.

Hellje responds:

yeah i know now. at the moment i try it again, and now i hope i can it better

[Half Cut Pants]

Nice collection of shorts you have here

Shorts = half cut pants.

And they're all funny, which is even better. Though the two muffins one is kind of cliche, since it's a joke everyone knows.

RhysMus responds:

funny thing about that, i never heard it, a mate told me then i thought it was origional..... oh how i fail at life!

thanks :D

[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!

[Race Around The World]

It's a good start

Even though they both run like spastic monkeys, what you have here is a really good start toward what would be a very good larger project. I assume you know how the video would continue if you were to finish, and it's really quite an interesting idea. I'd honestly recommend taking your time where you can, do it when you don't have anything else to do, and slowly finish it when you can. Newgrounds will be here waiting.

Yusuf responds:

thanks

btw i think they run quite crappy aswell, lol