Compdude's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Tourette's Burglar]

Crappy ass hilarious!

Sir, I love your humor. Even if the movie quality isn't that great, the idea is absolutely hilarious. Maybe it's a bit puerile, but if I can't giggle at "ass balls," then that life isn't worth living. Also the dialouge between the husband and wife is quite witty. Well done!

[Banjo-Threeie]

Darn tootin' good.

Not bad! It's funnier in some parts than others, but overall it's quite amusing. For some reason, I particularly liked the extended scream-fest between Grunty/Splungo/Tootie. The movie's also quite fun when it pokes fun at the game itself - like the part about the crystal jiggy and green egg. Graphically, the character designs are good, and although the animation is pretty basic, it doesn't really detract much from the movie. The voice acting is actually pretty good too. Nice job overall!

[Public Service Condom]

Decent.

The dialouge's the best part of this movie, like most of Matzerath's work. It's not as witty as some of his later films, but it's worth a watch.

[Nim's Winter tale]

Winter wonderland!

That was a pleasant short film, with visuals that really helped accentuate the movie's wholesome and whimsical theme. First, the excellent use of colors, light, and shadow helped to set the mood of a dreamy, whimsical winter's night. Also, the animation was good (not great), but without being too showy. Finally, the detailed backgrounds added to the movie's quality.
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Content-wise, this movie has a wonderfully simple yet pleasing feel to it. What a pleasant revelation to discover Nim's relative size! Watching the movie a second time, it's clear that the author did an excellent job of hiding Nim's size until he reaches the cabin - which has logs thicker then he is tall. The fact that he does odd-jobs for the family pro-bono is a really heartwarming bit.
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It's worth mentioning too that the music is excellent. It even has appropriate transitions between scenes. The only thing that detracts from this movie is the inexplicable "pink camel desert" bit near the end. It completely shatters the cool winter night effect. Other than that, perhaps Nim's outfit could have a more textured and detailed look, rather than the subtle-gradient look. This would better fit in with the richly detailed backgrounds.
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All in all, an excellent job. This movie sets out to tell a simple winter's tale, and succeeds wonderfully due to excellent presentation.

[the Animator and the Seat]

This is how we roll.

I like the minimalist animation style, and the character design is okay too. The violent chair bit felt odd and out of place, but it was certainly original. Decent work.

[The Non-Livingstons #002]

Still excellent work.

This second episode has the same great animation and voicework of the first, but it doesn't feel as funny. It's not bad by any means, the pacing and wit just isn't as high. That being said, I liked the new characters (well, we did meet Randy in the first one). I hope to see more of this.

[OPS!]

Mixed tone.

Yeah, no one ever looks at intergalactic conflict from the hapless Stormtrooper's perspective, do they? Clever idea, but the tone feels all wrong. The movie has a comic tone, but the content feels a lot more somber and depressing. The graphics are okay, but the animation is fairly static.

[Don't Stop Me Now]

Okay film.

The random chain of events was a good idea, but none of the individual scenes felt very funny or coherent. This was especially true for the last scene with the band, which was admittedly an "inside-joke."

[PRESENT]

Wholesome and cute.

Simple, harmless, and cute. I liked the rounded, anthropomorphic cat style, and the voicework was good. It has a nice simple message of friendship.