ChrisMckiernan's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Zelda: Just A Small Key (ANIMATION)]

The animation was really good but I wish the character designs were a bit more detailed and a little less rough looking.

Dyslexsi responds:

That would have been awesome. Originally I was going to use more detailed designs, however I quickly realized how much more time the whole thing would take to make. I tried to focus on constant movement instead of having pretty screanshots. But I get what you're saying, link usually looks like a fuking badas and here he sorta looks like a lvl 1 rpg character.

[Hanzo's dragons]

I didn't get the butt face on that one character. I liked the japanese homer simpson tattoo on hanzo's arm. It was sort of funny. Though the animation and video quality was clean and looked really good.

[pkmn generations]

The animation is ok and the trainer and pokemon designs looked a little sloppy. I like the original sound effects from the old games and the background music. It Reminded me of the excitement I felt playing blue and gold version for the first time when I was kid.

[Thrift Video Episode 1 - "Welcome Aboard!"]

Reminded me of shows like Squidbillies, and Aqua teen hungerforce. It had that late night 2:30am adultswim vibe. I liked the creepy humor and characters. Really Good.

ThriftVideo responds:

Exactly! You da man. More to come...

[SOMNIUM]

What stood out the most for me was the music. I really liked the choice in background music. It really sets the mood of the film and the rhythmic hip-hop beat really fits well with the animation. The animation and video quality looks clean and is really good. The quick cuts and camera angles are used at the right time and really make things more intense and interesting. Well Done!

[The 3 Little Bastards]

That caterpillar with nipples was funny. The subtitles were random and hilarious. I felt like I was watching some messed up cartoon from back in the day. Overall, very funny and well made.

studiodenny responds:

thank you very much, ya the over sized nipples on angry pete (worm cock) crack me up cause its a reference to the one jonah brother who has the huge man nipples.

[Night's Animation Demo Reel]

Needs more work to show. You have like 15 seconds of actual animation footage.

[FILM QUEST - Episode 1]

Animation, camera angles, and video quality are excellent. I liked the story. It was very original and had good humor.
What really got my attention was the girls facial expressions. It added a lot of warmth and personality to the story. I can't wait to see the next episode.

UniversalHeat responds:

Thanks! I've been trying to make my characters more emotive with each project. Of course, it's easy to focus on animating your main character's face when most of the remaining cast are wearing gas masks ;)

[Stuffed]

I couldn't tell what was coming out of that turkeys butt hole. A bird or something? Made me laugh. animation was ok but it fit well with the story. I liked it, very funny.

funymony responds:

Thank you. :D

[The 5 stages of Work Loss]

This guy should learn to back up his work to some external devices. Losing two weeks worth of work isn't that bad. Two months would be bad. Animation is good.