ratchili's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Among US]

This has so much charm! Seriously loving the claymation style, it fits this type of humor perfectly.

[Birthday 29]

Love u Yotam (P.S. I like ur lines in this animation, they’re so lively)

[Little Runmo]

Very interesting film! Lots of fun characters and moments, definitely reminds me of Felix Colgrave’s sort of flat and surrealist style but with a uniquely digital and stretchy aesthetic. I enjoy the ambiguity and absurdity of the story and would encourage you to push those weirder elements further in future works, but maybe in a less shit-post-y kind of way. Also for a 16 minute film, it didn’t feel like it dragged at all and it was really fun to watch the whole way through. Seriously good work!

[Sports Guys Episode 1]

Funny stuff, man.

mcgettigan responds:

Hey thanks buddy.

[Coronavirus Prevention]

Oh good, now that the sexy diives girls are giving information maybe people will listen

[Just Beyond the Golden Arches]

I feel like you tell the same joke over and over and yet it never gets old. Kinda like a delicious Big Mac. But for real, keep doing what ur doing man.

[Phone Cats]

This is super interesting aesthetically. It feels sort of melancholy and the overall presentation definitely sells how strange the concept is. This could have gone in a much sillier direction but I like the unique tone you went for instead. The animation could use some work, particularly the acting on the humans. I feel like pacing needs some improvement as well since the film felt a bit slow at times. But all in all, this is good stuff!

[AM I BEING DETAINED?!]

Rising above the partisan politics to make a cop do a silly TikTok dance. A wise choice.

[Beyond The Room]

The fact this did not get daily first, or even in the top three, is completely baffling to me. This is so fun and well animated. I love the acting on the characters and the rubbery quality of the world is so nice, it really helps emphasize the actions of the characters with all the follow-through. The backgrounds are also incredible and the characters are very well integrated into the space. The shots are dynamic, which really gives this space the depth that makes it feel so nice. My one main criticism would be the pacing (as well as couple continuity issues). I think your ideas would have gotten through a lot better if the pacing felt more varied. It feels really slow overall and needs more quick moments to break it up and keep the viewer's attention.

But overall, great work, man. I hope to see more from you in the future!

[Ollie & Scoops Episode 1: Pizza Pilot]

Pretty good, it’s always cool to see such high production value in animation from independent artists. The style you guys have chosen for the show is fun and pretty unique, I just wish I could say the same about the writing. As much as I like the way it looks and moves, the story and characters seem pretty generic. I feel like I’ve seen the bad babysitter and child who thinks they’re not a child type of story a million times. But the emphasis on cat characters is probably the strongest element you guys have towards creating a unique voice, so I would work in that a bit more.