jackbliss's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[An Animusical Minute Ep 3]

Nice graphics but too short and pointless

Yeah nice graphics but that's about it with this one. There is absolutely no real plot, and I guess the basic message you're trying to convey to kids here is (like every OTHER cartoon ever made) that Classical music sucks and rock and roll rules. Being a VERY big fan of Classical music myself I was rather disturbed by this, and I think Pachelbel Johann's original Canon deserves more respect on it's own and needs absolutely NO rock and roll substitute or a fancy lead by every 'Slash' from GNR wannabe to make it more interesting or beautiful in anyway. Perhaps one day you and the majority of people out there will realise the true great classics as they are.

This cartoon is a real slap in the face for those who've spent years developing a skill and taste in Classical music only to be blown away by some sappy stereotypical electric guitar lead. I myself have gotten a Grade-3 degree in Trinity College of Music London in Piano and trust me it's NOT easy to find people to appreciate and encourage me when I play the Classics. Classical music is already a dying art and cartoons like yours don't make it any easier for their survival :-(

For now I voted a 3, and am giving this review a 5/10 purely for good animation and graphics style.

Foreverland responds:

Well I see what you mean, but I suppose I would argue your point. I grew up learning the classics from Looney Tunes and have subsequently had an appreciation for classical music my whole life. I rock out to Beethoven's 9th in my car all the time. I don't mean for this to be a slap in the face of classical music, but rather an homage or appreciation of what classical music is. I love the traditional version of classical music, but I love it when people do different takes on it as well. I think any kind of awareness for classical music will get people to go back and figure out where the original came from. It certainly has for me.

[Super Mario 25]

Funny as sprite movies get with NO complications!

"Directors Commentary : Now the scene where mario jumps and does 50 backflips we had to actually buy a jetpack for mario but you never see it because we digitally took it out."

LOL LMAO!! I'm giving you a 5/5 vote and a 10 in my review JUST for that description you gave alone!

Great movie too btw. I like number 10, 14, and 18 the best. Number 24 was PRETTY weird. Good work and nice gags overall...

[the jazz man]

Aw... how cuuuute!!

Wow that was a very short and simple animation but it matched well with that song, and Lisa's voice was like lol!! Love your style. Keep it up!!

[Ten Commandments]

Well done Clock Parody!!

A very good Clock Parody of the 'Ten Commandments', but maybe it would've been better if you'd replaced the names 'Moses' and the actual race 'Jews' with more harmless clockish words, there would be absolutely NO chance of anyone getting offended, cause afterall you ARE dealing with EXTREMELY sensitive religous faiths. There just wouldn't be any room for controversy and even orthodox Bible believers would judge fairly according to your hard work. Your depiction of God, however, was perfectly done!

I hope this doesn't sound like criticizing, cause it's NOT! Just trying to help out from my own humble experiances.

Other than that, awesome movie, I voted 5/5 and it's definitly going to my favorites (if any of that really helps an already top rated movie lol).

I was kinda really looking forward to an ANIMATED 'Parting of the Red Sea' instead of just a photo still in the end though :-(

I look forward to your future works...

[The Ultimate Clockdown]

Cheers for Reporterclock! Hooray for Clock DAY!!

Wow, best animation for Clock Day yet! Not really a fan of clock movies myself, but this was just a perfect Clock Version spoof of the 'Ultimate Showdown' I couldn't resist giving it a 5/5!! Great job!! Btw, Clock Day in Newgrounds falls on the exact day my country (India) got Her Independance (August 15th, 1947) A tragic coincidence :-(

Oh well, Happy 59th Independance Day fellow Indian comrades, and Happy Clock Day to the rest of... er Newgrounds folks?

Btw the 3-D turning of the room in the beginning was soooo cool!!

ReporterClock responds:

Thanks! That was hard work. Happy independance day!

[KRAP News, Ep. 1]

I adore your simplicity!

This has some standard humorous elements in it, like when the news broadcaster searches for Jenny and tries to replace her with a hand puppet, the cops stopping for donuts at Starbucks during a highspeed car chase etc.

Pretty stereotypical kiddy stuff, but still it's kinda amusing to go back and live the days when being funny was so simple and innoscent. Overall, I think you did a great job, especially since you did all the voices, including Jenny, yourself lol

Btw, where IS Jenny anyway??! :(

teh-octan responds:

I like to think she quit because she was sick of how unprofessional the rest of the news team was. Actually I should revise this and work that in somehow...

[the large pile]

Very interesting lol!!

Great humorous idea with decent animation. In my opinion the graphics would've been much better if you'd colored it, but I guess this is a totally different style anyway. If this really is your first flash movie you have a bright future ahead of you.

[Blue skies pt.1]

Nice but too short :-(

The animation and sound were perfect. The only thing it lacked was a good story line to follow. Also I thought it was a tad too short and ends rather abruptly. All in all the effects were decent. I liked how you used the blur effect. You've really got to teach me that sometime lol :-)

Looking forward to a continuation of this if you have one in mind.