ChrisMckiernan's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Toys for Lonely Men]

A good horror short.
The animation style really matches with the theme of the story.
Great character designs.

I love the feel of this whole thing, the loneliness and desperation of the man, and the sadistic playfulness of the doll.

The scratched film effect enhances the dark and brooding feel throughout the short.

An excellent use of timing the audio to enhance the horror.

Creepy and cool.
One of my faves.

misterIG responds:

I appreciate the feedback, man! So glad you enjoyed it :D

[If I was made of cheese]

A good song

Ok designs and backgrounds.
The animation needs to be a little smoother and interesting (complex).

HorseBiscuits responds:

Thanks!
It was the first full animation I made, so I was learning a lot of stuff and seeing what the program was capable of. I was kind of just messing around, I guess mainly because the song is pretty silly.

[Jaycartoons: Haunting]

I'm not a fan of stick figure style animations.
I didn't understand the humor in this.

[Unemployment]

Even though I have a job ( where I'm extremely overqualified and payed garbage),
All this that you are describing in this video seems very familiar and hits home.

Its a common problem with people in their 20's (definitely for college graduates) in the US.
Know that you are not a piece of shit and you are not alone in feeling this way.

Anyway,
I like your drawings and designs.

The animation needs more frames or smoothing.
I'd say this is more of an animatic (animated storyboard) than an animation.

The lip sync in the opening scene didn't match up well with the audio you used.

GrahamDrawsButts responds:

I'm definitely going to have to look up some tutorials on lip syncing! XD
Thanks for the feedback!
I hope you find something that pays better soon! :S

all the best,
Graham

[Why Basic Income?]

Basic Income sounds nice all around.
If it was enacted in the United States (where I live), do you think it would work?

The United States is already in heavy debt (as the whole world knows) and i feel like the money would have to come from somewhere.
Taxing the rich would be difficult, they are already fucked up the U.S. economy, and they'd shoot down any law or program that would cost them any pocket change.

While middle class, people in their mid to late twenties (like me), have bachelor degrees working multiple retail jobs with high school kids and still having trouble paying bills and feeding themselves.

When I go on job interviews for full time work, even though I'm a graduate, they refuse to hire me because I lack work related experience.

I'd be thankful to hear your take or opinion on this.

Anyway,
The argument your trying to make is clear and concise and full of convincing facts and real-life situations.
This video is a good length without being too long.

The character designs are simple but are appropriate.

adamanimates responds:

It might surprise you to learn that the US came very close to passing a basic income in the 60s. Nixon was actually strongly in favor of eliminating poverty until he encountered political resistance within his administration.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/05/richard-nixon-ubi-basic-income-welfare

If that had passed, other countries would have followed and the world would be very different today.

So it's definitely viable and affordable. The question is entirely about politics.

[JJBA - Great Days (RE-Animate)]

Didn't like the character designs.

The animation was ok.

[Small Town Pokemon Go]

This was depressing and funny at the same time.

Good animation style

thisisaok responds:

Thanks! Why only 2.5 stars though?

[64 Bits - Korok on Death Mountain]

I'm curious, what software did you use to make this?
I can't tell if this is flash or after effects. Maybe a combination or none of them.

I've never see this style of animation before.
It looks super 3D, but still very 2D at the same time.

This was good.

[It's High Noon - Overwatch Parody]

I've never played overwatch and i never will.

But I've got to admit, this was funny:)

[Universal Donor]

a sensitive, dark, and serious choice of subject matter for a story.
I'm glad it had happy ending.

The backgrounds and character designs were good, though they looked a little flat and not very detailed.

The animation was ok and looked a bit choppy.

Zombie-Pimp responds:

thanks for the feedback! I do need to work on making my cartoons look less choppy.