Frostbreath's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

['Asteroids' music video]

Delight.

That's really the only word i can come up with that can describe this movie. It makes you take a deep breath, sighing of delight, and enjoy life. But that's really all thanks to the music. It's not really the kind i listen to, but it has this relaxed and easy-going theme, which i dig quite a lot. It's got odd lyrics, but you managed to draw it up to this movie very well.

Another thing that i've noticed about your movies. It's the fact that they all have very, very low filesize. I haven't browsed through all of them yet, but i don't think there's a single one of them (of those you submitted) that has over 500 kb. I think this shows that you care for the viewers, so that those with slow connection doesn't have to wait that long. I wouldn't have cared much if this was a movie that was at 4 megabytes, partly beacuse i have a speedy internet, but mainly beacuse this movie is really good. Let's stick with the last mentioned reason, shall we?

Though it hasn't been an outstanding work on the graphics, i still find it pleasureable. It pleases me in some way i have encountered few times in my life as a reviewer. Take the part where the windows opens. It wasn't smooth at all, it was just, all right. And when the boy and the girl got drawn, i found it very... cute. I don't use that word often, but i can't seem to find a better word to describe it. And the space background looked very nice, with it's cascade of colours that reminded me of some book i read back when i was seven, so that brought back a memory of mine. It also happened to have some strong emotions underneath me. What are the odds of that? :) Also, the very asteroid was drawn i childish way, but still.... cute, and about as goo as i could draw one myself. And when the two astronauts came hoovering by, i thought they were exeptionally good made, except for the faces. Not horrible, just not good.

No violence at all, very little humour, due to the funny lyrics that made no sense at all, though it was alright with interactivity, since you put up quite a lot background information about yourself, the animation, and someone else. Forgot who. Was it the band maybe? I suppose i'll know soon enough.

So, it's a movie that has been done by heart, i can really feel it. or, if i happen to be wrong opn that point, then i don't want to be corrected. This is now one of my fauvorite flashes on newgrounds, only beacuse of the impact it had on me. Great job!

~ Frost

Bezman responds:

Your review is lovely to read, if only because I'm glad you enjoyed it. You have a way with words that makes your own emotions echo in the readers mind.

The main criticism I would make is your seeming reluctance to make any real criticism.

There are a few points throughout your review, where it seems as if a criticism is about to emerge from your typing fingers.

However, they remain submerged, almost invisible.

"But that's really all thanks to the music."
"it hasn't been an outstanding work on the graphics"
"It wasn't smooth at all, it was just, all right."
"...except for the faces. Not horrible, just not good."

It's obvious that there must be parts you dislike, but you seem to dodge and skirt around them, determined to divert attention from your having mentioned them as soon as you can.

In my mind, a review (when partially directed at the author) should consist of 3 elements - some positive comments, some constructive criticism and an overal summary of your thoughts and your 'experience'.

I think your review would have been even better had it had some more specific criticisms. Some suggestions for improvement.

Having said that, I can understand the ambivalence about the graphics, for example. Maybe they're technically bad but you enjoy them in some ways?

You mention the low filesize in my work, but fail to realise that most of them are silent.

You have a little bit of humour in your review, which is nice.

The review was a great read and thanks for that. If I'm feeling down sometime, maybe I'll read this review.

7/10

[CC - Clockification]

You're the present Clockmaster :)

No really, as far as i know, you're one of the better clock animator that is still active and making flashes. Keep them coming, beacuse these are great.

And it's the usual graphics. No black lines, making things look all three-dimensional. Bounce effects was a nice little thingie, and i love when things happen in the background, like making that other clock (forgot who that was) decided to take a leak in public. This didn't affect anything at all, though the pool of piss was sort of sloppy made. Clock voices are pretty easy to judge, it usually ends around six, though you had a female voice that weren't made by speakonia, which raises the score to a seven. And of course, a great sense of humour.

Personally i think the patience test was the hardest of them all. But, silly me, i know the two others were just a joke. Maybe not the B-test, though you sort of figured that one out, since it's clock movie. And then you probably got bored and made a note where it said that SBC was awaty for a year. Which made this cartoon a bit too short. And it wasn't too fun with only two clocks that was shown, and the other one didn't even say anything. But, this movie still rocks my world. And as i said, continue working, for the CC's sake. You're good.

~ Frost

Gregosan responds:

Long review!

The other clock you were saying is LeekClock taking a leak outside the CCHQ.

It's just an intro movie btw, I joined CC a few dats ago. So I didn't plan to make it very long.

Thank you very much for your support!

[Who Goes There? Part 3]

Woa.

Outstanding work here! I think the plot has improved alot since the first episodes, and the same goes with graphics.

Like in the first scene, for example, in Father Oblivions hive. Lot's of background detail, and nice tentacle fbf movements. Though that was the only scene with ''him'' in it. I don't know his name, so for now on i'll only referr to him as ''him''. I still take it he's the main character.

When that scene ended, the viewer had to hypotheses. Will the aliens use him in order to achieve world dominance, or are they a good species that just desire understanding? I'll choose world dominance myself. Well, at least ''him'' will have some minutes to rest without worrying for any monster attack.

You must have a thing with gore. When one of the troops died, you just had to make his belly fall out when the grandaddy monster decided to make a spider out of him, right? Well, it was effectful. And when that doctor told the remaning troops the story, i thought it was of almost equal quality as theater movie. Haha, and you involved Sweden to the project :)

Great voice acting, even though the speech didn't alway match with the subtitles. Oh, and i must go back to the graphics. All those creatures in those tubes... Just fantasticly drawn, with lots of detail.

I wouldn't be surprised if this got a collection of it's own :) Keep working!

~ Frost

GrimEntertainment responds:

Tack och tack! Jag gjorde iallafall inte om huvud karaktären till ett monster som du fruktade från förra delen(:
Väldig kul att du gillar serien och jag hoppas verkligen att få höra från dig vid de kommande delarna, och ja jag har minna röter i splatter filmernas underbara värld, tack igen!

[eBaums world dot com]

Zing!

What a catchy song! Dayum, i didn't know there was a song about eBaums at all, let alone a great one as this.

So, the characters were drawn good, in a comicly kind of way, which raises the score some points, beacuse i'm a fan of comicly drawn characters. However, these were no masterpieces of art, they just served as bricks in this little play. Nice little idea of putting a burglar mask on him, though i don't know what to say about him being hateful agianst everything. I know nothing about that case. When the song reached to when he banged his mom, i laughed when the guys facial expression changed the way it did. Oh, and i didn't get the point of the man that got his arms cut off, or the ''Not very good day'' thingie.

The background i suppose was meant to be a comic-ish picture of the sun, but i turned out a lot like Newgrounds on background in it's logo. Or maybe i'm wrong, you really meant for it to be that way.

The humour was mostly based on the song, but you managed to make the viewer laugh at some events, only looking at the cartoon itself. A ten for you, i will give.

In all, one of the better toons, i've ever seen. Great job!

~ Frost

altffour responds:

There wasn't a song about eBaums before this flash, it is all original.

Song, characters, animations. All created last weekend by trapazoid and I.

[Metroid Evolution II]

Pretty good.

Thought i'd check back to this movie, since i was the very protecter of it. I usually review those i save :)

Now, it started very promising, with a great title screen. Backgrounds was pretty bad, if not to say horrible, though everything else in it was just great. And this movie was just to short to bee needing a scene select. The movie itself did also start very promising, with a nice choice of background and a realistic flying effect. But then, it went kind of downhill. Average movement, and boring text at the control panel. And when it got to the fighting scene, my expectations was way to high. This lasted a very short amount of time, and had no drama whatsoever. I don't exactly remember if you had any music there, but i remember that there was something that just sounded horrible. And, with a quick ending, flying away. And an epilouge.

It is better than the average movies i see daily in the UJ, but still not anything amazing. You have some potential, though. Oh, and this was by no means a horrible movie. It just didn't reach all the way.

~ Frost

ShowNoTears responds:

At least this guy's review has few good ideas. As compared to the last three users who probably don't know the difference between a well animated movie and the space between their ass cheeks. At least this guy had some coonstructive critism which I will use to improve this movie.

[The10000 Frames of Art p1]

Fantastic

Oh, yes, this is good. Just take a giant cube, and add some details. Then some more. And more. And more. And when you can't add anything, you add some more. Personally i think it looks like something by Chris Foss. The finishing colours made it look just plain awesome.

Nice music, made the movie even nicer to watch. Still, only a white background, but i suppose that was the main idea. Though the hole erasing sequence was a bit unecessary. Id much rather end with a frame where the artwork was finished, and then add some facts about this movie.

Still, impresses most people, including me :)

~ Frost

Ohls responds:

Whos Chris Foss?

I love the box idea too =) ive made one at 1600x1200 but it wasnt animated, it was HUGE though =)

And with the white backround, Quite honestly I suck at backrounds so... Im working on it right now though =) thinking of buying the bg guide from cartoon smart =)

[Birdie Wild Submission]

Hey!

This is something new! I didn't get why it was so many linew in the beginning, but later on i noticed how much cooler it got. I take it was supposed to be some sort of facility, with three main structures. And a nice music which tells you that this is supposed to be good :)

You should've gotten rid of the lines after you filled it with colour, though. Still, Very good!

~ Frost

Ohls responds:

yeah I shouldnt have done those Color fill lines in the end, I was rushed though since I had to be done within 40 min hehe =)

It was submitted to the birdie wild compo =) you know, Birde as in the demo lan =) They didnt use it though =/

[LL - ML's Fine Bacon!]

Keke :)

i'm afraid there was one big miss that i sensed throughout the entire flash. It was the lack of music. However, it was in the loglocks childhood scene that the lack of music made it even more hilarious.

hilarious, yes. what can i say? just amazing quality of humour in this one! especially the warnings in the end. i'd watch this flash five times just to view that particular scene. and that my friend, is impressive.

great work!

~ frost

MasterLock responds:

Thank you for the very swell review. I was looking for music, but I gave up :\

[Endless Challenge]

Grrreat!

When i saw the first ones i really thought that you put a lot of work in the backgrounds. Flying dots aren't that astonishing, it only amuses you for a couple of minutes.

But when i came to GuntherSwanh and Hamslice, i realised that these peeps knows what theyre doing. It was mostly done by FBF, and it was very well done, especially with the 3d effects

Awesome work, guys!

BlueZombieClock responds:

Thanks, and yeah i was astonished at both their peices as well!