NekoMika's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sonic VS ??? Unfinished]

SO short.....

...even for a test piece. Have to say though I find it kind of sad people do not upload their test or beta content to Dumping Grounds so people can give feedback on what they think should be done rather than uploading it to the flash portal where it stands a chance to survive but will most likely end up blammed in the end due to shortness, annoyance, bugs, etc.

It is not awful bad for a start but given as it is at the moment you have no real idea of what to expect in the future and there is no back story to it either. Really hope the finished project ends out well though considering that even though this is a few seconds it looks alright anyways, it is just the idea and fact that this is short and leaving too much of a plot hole and many other things open.

For a few seconds the animation seems alright. Sonic's shoe and leg seem to have some details on them but shading would help and the field and skies look alright I suppose. The it goes right to the screen saying versus and bother versions of retro Sonic leaping at each other too. You just have to wonder whats going to happen anyways.

The music was alright I think. What was it called anyways? Music and the first two or three seconds of this are good though.

Overall, needs a lot of work but ok for a few seconds. A preloader and play button would be nice so it does not loop over and over again.

[ToastedToastyToast 1942]

Toasty?

Well this was an interesting yet very short piece of work anyways. What was he saying before he jumped into the toaster anyways? Wonder if he was debating which one was actual art on this piece though. Not too much going on here but I still found it to be interesting anyways so nice work here.

Like how the animation just seems to be a filter placed on top of the one layer to give it an old look to it. Almost like watching a very old silent film with someone behind the screen playing on a piano of sorts as well. Nice little short piece anyways.

Overall, toasty!!

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[Enter ToastyToastedToast]

Entertaining

Well I found this to be entertaining anyways. The narrator tells of a great artist and... they get the wrong one by accident and just abandon him a few years later. Then he goes around terrorizing a museum destroying art and replacing it but he finds B to be too wonderful for him and he blows up trying to think of words to convey the beauty of it.

The animation was quite nice I think even though it was short. Nice looking font and then ToastedToastyToast is just flailing everywhere as he changes art for one reason or another that he thinks of. Really short story though. I liked the music too.

Overall, short and humorous.

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[Dance Dance Clockradio]

Pretty good

Heh, for a joke piece I think you did well here considering how long it probably took to do the background anyways. Some parts of the lasers coming out from the back sync up with parts of the song too. What's the song called anyways since it sounds so happy?

The background is very nicely done and I think that it is pretty cool how it changes colors a lot and just goes through a cycled loop just like the clock character does as well.

The animation was smooth though so I have to give you that much for making a good looking piece of work that loops without ever getting annoying either which is great. Kind of trippy as well I guess since it repeats as it does. Kind of makes me think of the urban myth game Polybius as well without weird hidden messages added in to screw with your head.

The song you used is rather nice and I like how it sounds too, really cool but what is it called? Would love to know.

Overall, I think this is a great piece of work and despite you having to watch longer than five seconds to appreciate the art of it I think it turns out well. Cool clock piece anyways. I think the only downside here is the clock was only doing two things.

Foxcato responds:

Thank you for your review. This is actually my first time animating a dance and it actually turned out quite well I think. The song is by Dune and is called I can't stop raving. It's the remixed version by the way. You can find it on youtube by typing this into the searchfield: The Blode Song Mix Thingy You Wanted **DOWNLOAD LINK IN DESCRIPTION.

[Creature Contact]

Spectacular

I just heavily enjoyed the simplicity of this actually. I did not understand much at the start until I saw the pink rock. The lizard looked rather happy to see itself in the reflecting and then tasting it causing a chain reaction which has things end on a much happier note as well.

The animation was rather well actually. I found this to be a most wonderful piece with great shading and all. The lizard and aliens were nicely done too. I am going to guess the marks on their head are there because that's what symbol the stone gave them when it came back and thus they wished to meet the creature and befriend it.

The music was actually rather fitting and a very nice choice to go with this piece as it had a dreamy space feel to it too. The ending and the song made you smile a bit too since I guess the aliens were happy and the gecko was happy to have a friend at last.

Overall, very creative, neat, tidy piece that was amazing. On a side note, I rarely ever give 10s to anything unless I just thought it was excellent and surpassing in some way. Nice piece of work. Pink rock was cool.

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[The Sugar Claws: V-VII]

Thicker plot

The art remains unchanged and I like it this way for the story, come to think of it whatever made you wish to use shades of pink as the main color anyways? Nice series still so far, I see you changed how some of the text was written which should be helpful to those unable to read cursive well anyways.

The font was nice though. The animation remains unchanged thankfully, would be weird if it just suddenly changed halfway through the series and such you know.

The story seems to have thickened a bit as well. I kind of wonder though why would she want to force herself to vomit and stick a fork in her throat in the process? Nice to see her one friend still cares about her no matter what though. That's what real friends do for others though right? Unless it happens to be they are always doing bad things instead.

Overall, nice to see she still has someone who deeply cares for her and her troubles. Plot thickens more.

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Celx-Requin responds:

She's eating in front of people so no one will suspect she's using the food she's been given for lunch to feed "The sugar claws", which is why afterwards she vomits it up and takes the chunks to "the sugar claws".

Thanks,
- Celx

[Nothing Phases Pinkie Pie]

Humorous

Pretty much summed up that episode. While she was calmly searching for instruments to go play to get rid of the parasprites, everyone else was in a panic about it as unlike Pinkie they had never heard or knew what they were at all.

The graphics of this short piece were really nice and humorous. Her voice was nice. Good short piece about her too.

Overall, funny.

[Being cheerful is easy!]

Very cheerful

I like the idea of this video. If you sit around and act sad all the time then good things will never come. If you get out there and live and be happy about things you like then good things tend to come because you always have something fun to look forward to. Very nice message and animation.

Like how the animation appears to be a comedic version of old cartoons with the way the backing layer kind of has lines appearing here and there and message boxes instead of actual voices too. Funny how at the end AntiVen finally puts on a smile for the first time ever.

I found the song to be quite hilarious.

Overall, very wonderful animation and message.

[November (The Orphan Cat)]

Funny and sad

At first you really feel sad for the cat because it just wants a home and no one has adopted it. She goes into to grab it up and can't take it home. She probably would have had to wrap it around her shoulders. Nice to see the cat was a reference to Tacgnol as well. Wonder if Longcat got adopted...

The animation was nice and her hair went smoothly as well. The background art looked simple and hand drawn then placed into a scanner. I thought the kitty was quite cute even thought it strangely enough had red eyes for some reason or another. A reverse albino cat possibly?

The music was real fitting the whole time too. It gets you to feel sad for the kitty then find out the kitty is possibly Tacgnol instead. Afterward you feel sorry for the kitty once again as the girl walks away from the very long little kitty. Kind of sad anyways.

Overall, very well done test animation though. Even if it was jsut for testing hair I think it turned out great.

[show reel ---2011---]

Pretty cool

Shows what few drawing styles you seem to have used anyways. Each one seems interesting as well. I think possibly the only bad thing is using music instead of trying to use the original audio that went with each segment. Kind of makes you a bit confused right when the guy has his mouth moving but he isn't saying anything.

The animation was interesting since it was segment pieces. Each one was pretty interesting. I liked the Tepig one and the other with the text flying everywhere on screen. They seemed interesting to me anyways and I did enjoy them. I think another think you could have done is in one of the corners you could have created the text and link linking to what that segment was from as well.

The choice of audio was interesting anyways, matched up with what most of the content was.

Overall, nice little real.

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Horsenwelles responds:

7 # 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and counting!!!

oh, and about linking to every single, solitary part....

well, some are youtube only bits, some are not uploaded anywhere, some are collabs, and some are finished, so it would be alot of work trying to get everything organized and defined in this 2 minutes visualfest.

so, thanks for a good, though odd suggested themed, review :D