Score: 10

"This movie is..."

submission: News Reporter

date: April 20, 2008

Another Bahamut classic. Though perhaps not as funny as your recent Pokémon Flash, there's still quite a bit to love in this movie. Though I don't laugh as much at anything done by the News Reporter as I do at some other things in your movies (like that f***ing Censor Remote), you've still got the comic skills to make him funny at times, or at least part of a funny scene. Like him falling asleep while reporting the news about Pikachu becoming the Prime Minister... I don't know why, but I considered that hilarious. Was that a Hitmontop in the background? And then the appearance of the Censor Remote, a great addition to any movie, whether it's good like this one, or a total piece of s***.

Overall, it's good. D*** good. Just like the rest of your work.
5/5, 10/10, Review #102.

Score: 10

"I have been wanting..."

submission: Waterlollies

date: April 20, 2008

...to review this movie for quite a while. However, until now I haven't been able to put into words my thoughts on how good this submission is. For the longest time this movie was at the #1 score position on NG, and in my own opinion it still deserves that title.

Of all the movies I've seen on this site, from the very first moment I signed up, Waterlollies has to have the best animation, the most perfect visuals, and possibly the best music for its story out of all of them. In fact, it reminds me, well, of a Disney work, which is fitting considering that the author worked for Disney. The plot isn't as strong as those of some of the movies on NG, but in the face of otherwise perfection it makes little difference. And the plot is better than those of the rest of the Brackenwood series anyway.

Overall, this is a very good movie, one of the best ones on Newgrounds now, and likely to remain one of the best forever.
5/5, 10/10, Favorited.

Score: 10

"I've been waiting..."

submission: Pokemon Bahamut Version

date: April 19, 2008

...since the Fagamut one-off, waiting for this movie to finally be released, and now it's here! I will admit that I was a bit worried the last few days about whether you'd actually release this, with Afro_Stud giving up on his series, but I suppose my fears were unfounded. Now, onto the movie!

It's just as good as I expected. In fact, I could even say it was better than I expected it to be. You made some improvements to your drawings I see, and that certainly boosted its quality. I also didn't expect the use of cheat codes and such, which are a real blast from the past for me since I used to play Pokémon, and used them a long time ago (incidentally, you might have found your game less corrupted if you had simply used another trick I know, with some trainers near the Seafoam Islands... But I digress). And Digimon and a PS3 are never expected in any Pokémon Flash like this, so I had to laugh at the use of them.

All in all, this one's pretty good. In fact, one of the best and funniest movies I've seen on NG thus far.
5/5, 10/10, Favorited.

Score: 10

"All RIGHT!"

submission: Midna Hentai Game Demo

date: April 16, 2008

Now we're talking! Not that I have a thing for Midna as opposed to any other girl from the Zelda games (if you must know, my favorite in TP is Zelda), but still, what's not to love here? Your animation skills look better and better each time, you always make the specific actions fit the characters perfectly... And it's from the best game ever! Seriously, just so much as the music from TP is fucking amazing. Pull it all together... And you get this. Now, while this is only a demo, it accomplishes its goal perfectly: to whet my appetite for the real thing when it comes out, that I am willing to pay for it. I will gladly pay for this.
5/5, 10/10.

Score: 10

"Good work, Star Syndicate."

submission: Dailytoon #400: Part 1

date: April 11, 2008

I usually don't like noir; it's often a bit too serious for my tastes. But this one was good, indeed better than good. Truly this submission was deserving of the day celebrating it! There is much here to love, for any fan of great Flash movies.

It's almost impossible for me to try to give any "help" or "tips" in the face of near-perfection, especially since I'm not a Flash-maker myself, but I did have one minor problem, not with the content of the movie but with the preloader. You see, it took multiple clicks of the "Play" button to get the movie to play. And while the reward for finally getting it to work was definitely worth the number of clicks, it was still a bit of a minor nuisance (just not enough of one for me to take off review points).
5/5, 10/10, Favorited.

Score: 4

"All right..."

submission: Adolf Hitler:CAI493+D SE4

date: April 8, 2008

I just reviewed the daily submission from the main series by Afro_Stud, so it's only fair that I do the same for the Special Episode submitted around the same time.

All in all, this was almost the same as most of the others. But it was just, well, a little better. Some change every now and then is a good thing, as today's short break from Pokémon to celebrate a respected Newgrounds moderator certainly is.

But just like I said in other reviews of these same sorts of submissions, it's just not enough. It could use some work, preferably in the form of animation. Heck, even if it's just a little tweening, it would be a major improvement over most of these submissions, which are for the most part single-frame movies after the intro (except when Afro_Stud decides to add the Pokémon's evolution scene).

As far as scores go, +1 for the intro (which never gets old), +1 for the break in the monotony and the celebration of a respected Newgrounds figure, +1 for the background music (last time I heard this song was quit a while ago, and it brought back some memories), and +1 for your ability to actually find a picture of a blue hippo.
2/5, 4/10

Score: 3

"At the very least..."

submission: Adolf Hitler:CAI493+D 232

date: April 8, 2008

I have to admire your regularity in putting out one of these every day (or damn close to it) for 232 days so far, and it seems very likely that you will continue this regularity all the way up to Day 493. That regularity alone earns you an extra point today.

Now as far as this particular submission is itself concerned, there's nothing much to see here, not much that's different from the rest of this series. I must admit that I do like the "evolution" days, if only because of that slight bit of animation at the start, straight from the Pokémon game though it is. Coul likely use something similar on other days, even if only a thing of the Pokémon in question being caught.

Let's see what else... Oh right, the main attraction to each of these. The scene with the shopped Hitler, the Pokémon, the scenery, and the song. Today's scenery fit Donphan quite well, though the song didn't quite sound tough enough over my computer speakers. However, it's still generally similar to what you submit every day, in that it follows the same general formula of "Intro+modified Hitler+Pokémon+Music+Background=Submi ssion". So while it's not worse than the others by any means, you had reached the upper limits of the formula by Day 151.

+1 review score for your regularity in submitting these daily, and another +1 for the intro (which never gets old), and yet another +1 for the background fitting Donphan very well. But these could likely benefit daily from a little more than just the intro and the scene, as today's benefits from having the evolution scene.
1/5, 3/10.

Score: 1

"All right..."

submission: Adolf Hitler:CAI493+D 220

date: March 27, 2008

I now sort of understand why you're doing this. You have a number of somewhat vocal fans, fans who enjoy these kinds of movies, who clamored for you to start a new series after your original Adolf Hitler: Around The World in 80+ Days series. You also seem to like making them and submitting them, and co-authoring a number of your friends on them with the effect of a large-scale Flash Count +1. Therefore, you continue to submit these movies.

However, I personally don't tend to enjoy them. After the preloader and intro, they are (obviously) just a Pokémon, a shopped picture of Hitler, some scenery, and a song. Your fans (and possibly you yourself) apparently enjoy these sorts of submissions, but they're just not my personal preference.

Actually, as far as this particular movie (Swinub in the snowy mountains, with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer playing), it might have been more fitting around Christmas. It's kind of a few months late for a Christmas-themed episode.

A +1 review score because of the fair-quality modifications made to Hitler to make him look a little more like a Swinub (especially relative to the modifications made in a number of the spinoffs), and another +1 for the intro (Stupid MFer by Mindless Self-Indulgence is a pretty good song), but other than that I personally didn't get much entertainment value out of this one (although some people very well might).
1/5, 1/10.

Score: 8

"Different, to say the least."

submission: Nipple Clamps.

date: March 25, 2008

Every day, or at least every day I decide to do some B/P, I see the same old things over and over again. The same overused concepts put together endlessly in certain ways. Mario mishaps. Navi annoying Link. Madness tributes, Madness tributes, and more Madness tributes. While I sometimes enjoy them, they do get fairly boring from time to time. And then I click on this Flash... And it's a real breath of fresh air. Original, that's what I'm trying to say. And perhaps "experimental" might apply as well. And after tons of overused shit flooding the Portal, that is most definitely a good thing.

But of course, originality alone doesn't explain my rating for this. It's also fairly fun to watch. The only problem I have with it is the strange squiggles you put on at times, and the text of similar sort that I couldn't read. I know that was your intention, and it certainly adds to the whole "trippy" atmosphere of the movie, but it's not usually something I'm into. Still, on the whole it was a good submission.
4/5, 8/10.

Score: 10

"Best thing I've seen all day."

submission: SSBB Theme Decoded

date: March 23, 2008

After sifting through tons of shitty submissions, spam, sticks, first-time movies, and Flash Count +1s... Finally, I see something of real value to Newgrounds!

I voted 5 while this amazing piece of work was UJ. I'd do it again if I could vote more than once per day. I tend to love these sorts of "misheard lyrics" things, if they're done correctly. And this one was done perfectly, with great humor content. And then there's the Super Smash Bros. Bonus, meaning basically that if I could give this one, already worth a perfect 10, a higher score, I would (sadly, though, I cannot).

You've done a good job, BottleCapClock. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

5/5, 10/10, Favorited.