Esn's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Movement]

Oooooh!

Stylish claymation! I like it!

You have some major talent in this field... my best suggestion to you would be to keep doing this, but this time make an entire world out of clay (including sets - don't just use the table) and try to create something a little more cohesive as a story.

Have you thought about applying for a job at Aardman Studios or something? ;) I think that your talent is definitely up there - some of those things were mind-blowing...

I'd really like to see a higher-quality copy of that video.

[World 1-4 Mario Vs Bowser]

One of the best Mario movies ever!

Words cannot describe how awesome this is! This is EPIC - it lasted a lot longer than I thought it would.

Great job on practically everything (that extended soundtrack was cool too)!

Sure, it's a videogame flash (and one might say that NG has too many of these), but it's a really, really nice one. And quite funny too.

[4seasons of Flower cards]

Deserves a much higher score!

I'm awed by how aesthetically perfect all of your art is - everything is in JUST the right place on the screen to look pleasant to the eye. While the style and art is amazing, this probably has a low score because it completely lacks a story. My suggestion to you would be to keep that wonderfull way of drawing that you have (meaning through symbols, and so on), and apply it to something like a traditional Asian fairy tale. Since the tale is already well-known, you won't feel limited by having to tell the story and will be able to concentrate on the art, but at the same time this will make your flashes more accessible.

Your films remind me very much of the films of the Armenian director Sergei Parajanov, particularly of the last three films that he made. If you ever get a chance to watch these films, I heavily reccommend that you do - their titles are "Color of Pomegranates", "Legend of Surami Fortress" and "Ashik Kerib".

[Ryu]

I'm simply amazed.

The artstyle in this is just phenomenal! Anybody who enjoys watching movies for their artistic style will enjoy this. All of the landscapes are just so beautifully rendered!

There were only two things I really would have liked to be better:

First of all, the image size was FAR too small - couldn't you make it about twice as wide/tall as it currently is? That should be about right... also, I would have liked for the man on the boat to move slightly in at least ONE point in the flash (near the end perhaps) - it would've given it a bit more completeness.

Anyway, this is going in my favourites, for sure...

[The Fortune Cookie]

Wow! The randomness somehow all fit together...

That was a very funny flash! It was the most random thing I've seen in quite a while, but somehow it all came together very well (there should be more Commander Keen cameos in flashes)!

Did you guys actually accidentally leave the mic on and record the audio live? It sure sounded like it (especially at the end where it sort of fades away into static).

I can't really give this a perfect score, but it's a solid "4".

[Irving]

Mixed feelings

There are a lot of great things about this flash - first of all, Irving is absolutely hilarious - his voice, the way he's drawn, everything. Don't change a thing about him for future episodes. Also, the graphics for everything else are extremely well-done. The music is fitting as well.

I was really liking this cartoon until the other bees began to talk. Then I started thinking "eh... ok, maybe it'll get better... damn, it was doing so well up until now". A bit of a spoiler, basically - why didn't you make them talk about something funny? There's only ONE queen in the bee hive anyway, so them talking about Jessica made no sense at all. You should've made them talk like really serious workers about typical bee topics, not made them into some whiny high-school kids. That would've made the contrast between them and Irving even funnier - here are these deadly serious, stuffy bees (so serious that they do not hear or see what CANNOT BE THERE - I'm thinking the stiff-upper-lip type of people here), and then there's Irving.

Also, the voice of the first bee who spoke was just really annoying - brings to mind some empty-headed high school girl who thinks she's "all that".

Still, this is a very well-made flash overall. There are just a few things about it that I think could've been done better.

[Corporate Dummy]

Wonderfull!

I really love this - it's like Dilbert, but at hyper-speed.

So many little things to catch in there... I'm definitely going to watch it again. Again, good job on making it so fast-paced and non-repetitive.

This might even go into my favourites... I'm not sure yet. :-)

[Madness Depredation]

Fun and violence!

These flashes are always fun, and this one is no exception. All of the main characters look cool (though I especially like the protagonist just for the fact that his head is wrapped in bandages and he wears goggles). Sound was pretty good, although the music wasn't the best sound quality.

One thing is, the animation was noticeably choppy in some places (ex. where camera zooms in on protagonist after he jumps outside - the animation of his head turning is very choppy).

So, fun flash, lots of violence, but non of it is particularly gross (which is a good thing).

[Smokey gets Busted]

Put your "Hannity & Colmes" flash on NG!

^you really should, it's hilarious! (you keep so much of your best stuff on your website...)

Now on to this flash: really fun! Not a lot of sensitive-ground satire like your other flashes (though I loved the priest at the beginning), but it was really funny all the same, and just really well made.

[Captain Low-Rez Ep.3]

HA!

"overclocked" to 2Mhz - that's priceless! This series is great.