KaosuKaiari's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Nicole Watterson Version Anka Dance]

Now let me get this out of the way: the animation is on point. That said, it looks a little unfinished. The obvious missing part is the music. Maybe a background? Other than that, the essential is there, and it looks pretty good.

cold1sfordagirls responds:

It has music but I uploaded just the animation

[TANKMAN BECOMING UNCANNY (PART 2)]

I like this. I'd love to see a Becoming Canny version of it.

SecretFormulaTarts responds:

Of course! I'll be working on it definitely :]

[Happy Happy]

Classic cartoon gags never get old, and getting them right is all about timing, pacing, and conveying expression.

In my sincere opinion, you did great on all three! Quick, short, sweet, but most importantly, it's very easy to tell what expressions and emotional states your character is making. I rewatched the animation with the sound muted, just to see if it'd work even without the added voices, and quite honestly, it does work.

If I had to go digging for a nitpick, it's perhaps that a -little- too much time is spent on frustration and on gloating, but since this animation is self-contained and not part of a larger work or episode, I'm giving it a pass; you want to show off what you can do, and for lack of better words: you got it!

Hope we'll see more from you soon, you've got something good going on here.

KAnimation responds:

thanks! I really appreciate the feedback and thoughts. I can't wait to upload my next project

[YouTube / COPPA ( political satire cartoon )]

On its own merits, I suppose this animation is okay, I won't judge on the looks since far worse-looking animations were able to achieve success... but I expected more than a funny talking head.

If a satirical parody must be carried by a single, essentially static character, then in order to be easy to follow, the lines have to be delivered in the same manner as a one-man show; pacing needs to be perfect, jokes and humor need to be on point while still conveying the message you want to convey.

You have the message and definitely the opinion, but ... well, now, you need everything else, because it's honestly not very funny, it reads like an opinionated rant on COPPA and Youtube, but really little else.

Either way, good luck for the future.

officialericcrooks responds:

I appreciate the constructive criticism however the only point I see within it is simply you didn’t find it entertaining which I admit it’s a required taste. Could things have been done better to improve it’s quality ? Yes I agree. But if one is not working with Hollywood budget and one doing something topical , it’s a battle between being topical vs quality. Still I don’t think this is a one-man show because it’s all done by a non-binary Transgender woman ( aka me ) which I managed to make a little cameo ;) .
Political comedy monologue pieces would probably be more acceptable from a human character on Saturday Night Live since it’s extremely boring for cartoon animation. I admit that it’s NOT the greatest and timeless animated cartoon masterpiece in the history of the world but instead being a topical political cartoon that happens to be animated.
When it comes to entertainment or anything else , it all depends on the individual’s taste and their education of the world around them.
This satirical piece isn’t accepted by mainstream America so I did my job right. ;) It’s leftist and not liberal / centrist / conservative / ( right wing ) libertarian party . No wonder it’s offensive. It’s not even apolitical which I’m sure most would rather prefer. In my opinion for something to be funny , it needs to be creative and or satirical. Entertainment today doesn’t seem to be made by the artists’ prospective as it once was but more than ever before commodified 100% for the most part . Which explains why America ended up getting the television series DC Follies instead of Spitting Image in the 1980s ( which an American version would have been made by the original team including it’s satirist writers like Ian Hislop ) after the 3 NBC specials aired and failed to capture positive interest of American viewers.
Now is this satirical animated cartoon parody sketch of mine just an opinionated bias rant on the YouTube / COPPA policy or leftist propaganda or both ? As I said before , everything is commodified in entertainment . And not just the mainstream but all people who accept the status quo in which hierarchy / authoritarianism is blindly accepted as normal human nature which I beg to differ and much prefer as an Anarchist instead Liberty , Equality and Solidarity . Just my opinion , still people would view me as an out of control stereotypical Social Justice Warrior / Butthurt / Snowflake just for expressing my views . Most people don’t read books. If it’s accepted by the rich ( who didn’t work hard but instead exploit their workers ) , then people believe it’s legit. Perhaps smugness comes with being a satirist but that’s just the literary art form not the entertainer which this capitalist world commodifies and says it’s their job is to please others as well as anyone else which explains why people fear that if they don’t please others then they could risk Alienation / Isolation or even employment and beyond.
Emma Goldman and Charlie Chaplin were kicked out of America just for expressing their Anarchist / leftist political and philosophical points of view , likewise same with John Lennon almost got thrown out in the same fashion aka Nixon’s Immigration excuse .
Regardless of whoever is in power , it seems like Mccarthyism is making a comeback or perhaps it never died out in some way or another.
When it comes to cartoon satire that’s not all things to everyone , perhaps Robert Crumb comes to mind ( who moved to France in the 1990s and lived their since ) as well as the whole entire point of 1960s / 1970s Underground Comix movement.
Just because someone performs a rude character does not mean they are a nasty individual.
I think satire has it’s roots just like cartoons and puppets within leftist politics. For example Ian Hislop talking about some of the origins of satire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xERhhKBotbw
Most people aren’t even aware of Noam Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent. The whole point I want to make is in my opinion , this would be easily disliked because it’s not only a non-commodified / mainstream acceptable animated cartoon but it’s leftist which political points of views are often disliked as satire itself. With that being said , what do I consider to be satire ? Les Guignols De L’info and Spitting Image are the top best in my opinion. I still need to check out more of Charlie Hebdo and Private Eye Magazine which both are extremely similar and some even have people connections between the two. Mad Magazine as well as others have influenced many satirists in the field as well as the works of James Gillray in the mix.
There was rumors about a possible American versions of Spitting Image and Les Guignols for modern times which I expressed my opinion in a video “ won’t work “ because it would be commodified to conform to the American market https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmVbxaS88Wo . This isn’t just due to limiting politics but creativity as a whole. That’s why remakes of classic cartoon characters tend to fail as well as why The Simpsons / South Park aren’t as good as they once was.
And regarding the YouTube / COPPA situation , I think this very satire made it’s point that in the public eye they seem to be against one another but in truth perhaps they are in bed with each other ( aka The Ruling Class ) . If none of that makes sense to you then I would recommend An Anarchist FAQ. http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/index.html . _ Erica

[Circus for a Psycho (Speed Draw)]

Hey, it's me again. The music you used this time, again in order:

Jincheng Zhang - Blow I Love You
Jingle Punks - Skull Fire

Jingle Punks music (including Skull Fire) is part of the Youtube Audio Library for content creators and is, at least on Youtube, free to use.
I'm not sure about Jincheng Zhang's works, however. In all of his official videos, he requests that you contact him by email to purchase his music, so I suspect that isn't copyright free.

And as always, lovely speed drawing, I instantly give these a good score when I see them. Keep it up but be careful with the music you use!

AppleStixTime responds:

Thank you so much again for letting me know what music I used, and thank you for the information. I didn't know about the part with Jincheng's music, and come to think of it, I forgot how I acquired that specific music to begin with. I'll be more careful in the future. Again, thank you for your help.

[If This Was a Movie (Speed Draw)]

The music you used in this is as follows (in order):

I'll Remember You by Jeremy Blake
Distinguée Lituanie by Les Gones

Hope that helped!

AppleStixTime responds:

Holy canole! Thank you so much! That helps a ton.

[2 Dumb Babies Ep. #2 - Guns]

This is the first episode of this show that I'm seeing, and as objectively as I can make it, it's two guys talking about various subjects and hot button issues and offering an humoristic outlook on said issues. And that's as much as I can say before entering the realm of opinion.

I'll make an attempt to review this based on the production quality and not merely the subject matter (or my opinions on said subject matter), as it wouldn't be fair for me to make my review score entirely based on that.

The aesthetic does nothing for me. I'm not sure what the chosen image of 2 animated babies in a dilapidated apartment, talking about hot button issues is supposed to convey, but it's definitely... unique, if nothing else.

On the plus side, the animation can be entirely ignored, and you could treat it as a radio show or a podcast while doing something else in the background.

The subject being tackled in this particular episode is rather sensitive and heavily politically charged, especially considering the current presidency and events in Virginia (as of the time of posting), but then again... Talking about gun control will NEVER not be controversial in some way or another. This is always a subject that will piss someone off or evoke strong reactions (of either support or rejection, for that matter).

I have to rate this 2.5 stars. There wasn't much that I liked or found to my tastes, but it's by no means poorly made or a typical low-effort blam-bait post. It's gonna piss people off (and I suspect it's the point), but it definitely deserves to be here and thus doesn't deserve a zero. We need all kinds, like they say.

Tomorrows-Nobody responds:

We'll be putting it out as an audio podcast starting in January if you're into the content but not the cartoon side. Either way, thank you for checking it out!

[Sonic 3 The Movie]

This is really painful to look at. It's hard to believe "weeks" were spent on this. Not really sure what to say or how to review this but I'll make an attempt anyway... it's hardly fair to call it animated, your intro is too short and repeats the same loop three times, the background music is straight up just the original soundtrack of the game (two tracks of which you uploaded on the Audio portal - i'll come to that later), and any action or retelling that was attempted is difficult to follow at best. Doing the sound effects with your voice doesn't help.

I don't want to say "It's just bad", but it's really, really hard to be fair without sounding like I'm tearing this apart. There's half a star because it's six minutes long, and you at least tried to do a retelling of the game's story, but... you're going to need to spend some serious effort on just about everything - animation, art, direction, audio. In short, everything is in serious need of improvement.

Lastly, this is not directly related to this post but regarding audio and your uploads on the Audio portal: Please don't straight up upload music you don't have the rights for, the Audio portal is for things you made yourself.

EDIT: Following by the PM I received and the response to this review by the author, I'm revising my score to a flat zero. Just because I didn't like your submission and gave it a low score, doesn't give you any justification to act like a spoiled child. Grow up and improve.

Gamer6627D responds:

Grow up and improve. I'm trying my best Ok. (Whine)

[Grow a Buddy]

Buddy, that was fun.

That was very funny and entertaining. I have to say I was laughing so much I had to tone myself down... just so I could listen and laugh some more. Great job, and great humor as well.

funymony responds:

You have no idea how happy I feel whenever someone says that.
It's awesome to make people actually laugh at something.

[Les Tunisiens Illegals]

It's that bad.

Being french, I find this flash not only bad, but simply offensive. Sorry to say so, but this is just crap to me. Horrible accent, horrible stereotypes, really low standards... Seriously? "Le news français"? Geez. I lack words to describe how much this animation is bad.

reddott responds:

I'm glad you liked it! If you want to see more check out my other submissions! Thanks for the review xD