9Hammer's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[WeedSpread Part 1]

A very uncanny animation. The flash was at least functional and it was passable in terms of its non-verbal narrative but visually, it was very plain with clashing colors. Hardly anything blended visually and things jutted out like a sore thumb. The character designs, despite being straightforward, felt uninspired and dull and the lack of dialogue doesn't help much in regards to the aforementioned. I would highly suggest a visual makeover to at least give the setting and characters some more visual flair. I believe It would also give this series a more noticeable identity. Overall, visually, it needs heavy improvements!

[Amphibia]

Excellent work. The narrative was certainly a 180 from what I was initially expecting, but it worked out well in the long run. The over-the-top voice acting was very fitting considering the tone of the animation and it suited the characters well. Definitely one of my favorite aspects of this animation. Not only that, the visuals were well-rendered and the backgrounds were colored nicely. I also found the varying facial expressions from the frog to be interesting as it added some visual flair to the character. Solid stuff here!

[The Potato Fudger]

Not bad. I appreciated how the animation is a seamless loop. Hard to find much of those that work well on this site, but you made it work. It's visually pleasing to see the chalky renditions of the characters, but the main subject with the vibrant purple design seemed to visually clash with the surrounding art style. There were some inconsistencies that were a bit distracting with the animation and coloring (an example is the final animated bit with The Potato Fudger with a solid black outline and some lip syncing) but it still maintained a noticeable visual charm throughout. Regardless, I did enjoy some of the humorous bits that you implemented like the continuous front-fliping entrances and the sunroof bit. I believe ironing out some of those kinks would be best, but despite that, I think this is alright!

daspetey responds:

thank you so much for your feedback!
i completely agree. those are perfect notes. it needs a consistent visual look. i definitely feel like it would benefit from another pass of tightening up. maybe even some variety of shots in the apartments? like close ups on whoever is speaking? and maybe some sound of the car in the beginning smooth things out.

anyway, thanks again!
-pete

[Good Night, Everybuds!]

Excellently crafted and fluid animation! The psychedelic music was a fantastic choice for something like this. It definitely adds to how visually abstract the animation and narrative were. I had a genuine chuckle at some of the animated bits in the introduction as well. Not only that, the coloring was masterful and pretty much encapsulated what each scene/setting was emulating. Well done.

[Kirby Reanimated Collab]

Outstanding collab!

The various animated contributions certainly highlighted the character traits and settings and make for an excellent tribute to the show. Also, the visual cohesion with the original episode was great as it flowed very nicely from shot to shot. This was definitely worth the wait!

[BSV - Chapter 000]

Superb. The visual presentation was an absolute joy to witness and the narrative was well constructed. Voice acting was also amazing and fitting for the characters too, and I'm definitely interested in watching more of these stylized animations!

(By the way, I saw what you did there with how the baddies were dealt with. Excellent use of karma.)

[CHAD PAUL - Anytime Show #001]

Pretty enjoyable! I definitely appreciated the topical humor, and the over-the-top voice acting. Despite the visuals being quite minimal, the designs are straight and to the point to the type of characters, they're portraying. Had a good chuckle throughout, and I'm interested in watching more!

[Toytopia: Episode 1!]

Charming. I really dug how the visuals just "pop" and I find the character designs to be interesting as well. The narrative was pretty solid too! Some things that bugged me a little was some of the voice actings and maybe one or two animated segments (An example being where Robuddy was falling onto the fluff), but it's a pretty enjoyable animation nonetheless. Nicely done.

SketchyAnt responds:

Thanks heaps! We will take note of those and work on improving things in the next episode!