ratchili's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

["A New Challenger!" #FunkinJamNG]

Dude the music for this is incredible where the FUCK do I find your music??? I need to hear more

InkClod responds:

i post music stuff on twidder when i feel like it oho

[SCAN HAZARD]

Damn Dane-iel. This shit good as fuck

megalobug responds:

THANK U HOMIE!!!

[The Magician & The Mother]

I think this an amazing film conceptually and portions of the visuals are really stunning, however I would steer you guys towards using a style more indicative of the kind of world and story you're creating. The thick black lines and cartoony style of it makes the piece a lot weaker, especially since the style you picked is never utilized to its full potential. Often times the acting is rigid and awkward, which might be more excusable with a more detailed style. However, this sort of style is simplistic enough to allow for very lively expressions and acting, which is never done. It feels like the film would've greatly benefitted from a more painterly, gritty, or realistic stylistic direction.

Nevertheless, it's still a strong film with a lot of incredible visual and narrative elements, I just personally feel there's a lot of missed potential.

FraserMcNiven responds:

We always try to do the best with the time we have (never enough!). Cheers.

[Sports Guys Episode 1]

Funny stuff, man.

mcgettigan responds:

Hey thanks buddy.

[Office Fighter]

The camera movement is so fucking good. I love how it matches the energy of the fight and compliments the surprises and gags in the fight. Also the animation itself is sweet as hell too! I love the timing, makes the characters really feel like they have weight and power behind their punches.

Also gotta throw some love to the music and sound design because it’s just so goddamn fun and energetic.

Honestly the biggest thing this movie is missing is context. This fight scene would be more enjoyable if I understood who is fighting and why. It’s still a lot of fun by itself tho.

Shnubby responds:

Thanks for the advice. Next time i make a fight i will have a proper story or something

[NOS]

This is just Amaro and Walden if they fused with Michael Cusack’s Damo and Darren lmao.

Technically this animation is really solid. The motion tracking is spotless and the characters blend pretty well in their environment. The biggest thing you need to keep watch of is perspective. Your characters look really flat in certain shots because they’re not placed correctly in the space created in the video footage. Also the character designs themselves are kinda awkward, they could use some reworking.

I think you also need to reaaaally work on audio. The voice acting was god awful, which made it hard to find these characters the least bit likable. Assuming you’re going for an Amaro and Walden sort of vibe, the likability of these characters is crucial since they’ll just come off as annoying scumbags instead of lovable scumbags if they’re lacking that necessary charm.

All in all, it’s a pretty fun cartoon. I’d like to see you try something a bit more original. You’ve definitely got the skills and know how to make something great, so I hope to see some more stuff from you in the near future!

MrSeaks responds:

Hey thanks for the feedback. I've got mixed reviews on the characters, alot of australians liking them and understanding the humour with the accents. Although people outside of australia get confused, i guess cant win em all!

[We're Having a Party and Everyone's Invited]

Absolutely loved it, man! I follow you on IG, so I've been seeing the little updates and stuff and it's great to see this as a finished film. I love the fluid use of different mediums, you're particularly successful with Kaos's clay face. It's so great and well acted. The one thing I'd work more on is trying to tie things a bit better together spacially and stylistically. The walk cycle in combination with the various background characters, while fun, seems kinda awkward and flat. But overall, this shit slaps and I really love this Kaos character of yours. I'm excited to see what you'll make next!

TheMarooned responds:

Oh man thanks so much for the critique! Haha its also super cool to see my IG world cross over with NG, yea in the opening I had a way more grand idea for the walk cycle and the scenery, but because of the time crunch I had to cut it short and had friends do little animation loops to fill up the area for fun and to save my self some animation time, but thank you I will consider ways to make it more dimensional, I was wondering why the opening short started to really bore me after watching it for like the thousandth time :?o

[FLESH WORMS]

I really enjoy the aesthetic of the whole thing. The creepy cheesiness of Barbie matches very well with the idea of a hideous, shape-shifting creature that murders people. The music was also of excellent choice. I would absolutely love to see this idea fleshed out a bit more, because as it currently stands, it seemed like a compilation of shots and ideas that was a bit hard to follow narrative wise. You're really onto something interesting here and if you develop the narrative aspect a bit more, I think this could be incredible.

jellyeyes responds:

Thanks, your right its basically an unfinished project chopped together as a kind of trailer. A story really could make it work.

[Logan Paul Finds Something Dead in the Woods]

This is fucking good. The facial expressions are MINT.

hotbabecat responds:

Tbh hella pain in the ass to animate, but sounds like it was worth it.

[The Travelin' Priest]

The art and animation are pretty terrible. However, I found myself liking this quite a bit because the voice acting was totally amazing. I wasn’t so certain about whether I’d like this or not but the voices perfectly delivered and brought life to these characters. Also the premise is pretty fun and original, although I’m a little confused about the ending.

ericsmosmeric responds:

I definitely agree that it looks like shit haha. But I've always wanted to make a cartoon and I finally decided that I wasn't going to let a little thing like not knowing how to draw stop me. Hopefully one day I can work with better artists/animators than myself.
But hey, thanks for the kind words! Means a lot!! I'm glad you liked the voices