makestuff's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Requiem. Generation. Breaker (Trailer)]

This looks fantastic. Outstanding work!

[PAPERTHIN: Breach - Episode 1 (arrival)]

It's intriguing, conceptually, and the cinematography is another positive. The 3D animation needs refinement. It's not yet as strong as the 2D work.

AguRex responds:

Yeah ... That's true. I want to perfect my 3d Animation skill but want it to look 2d.

Might take a couple of trys.

[The Batman Considers Supporting Riddler on Patreon]

This is hilarious. I subscribe to several YouTube channels, and I've literally heard every one of those lines spoken by Riddler in this skit. (BTW, are you a subscriber to Felix "What About It" Schlang's space news channel?--"Let's dive right in" is one of his catchphrases.)

[Stupid Spider]

I never kill spiders, unless they're black widows, which I seldom come across. I'll go get a cup or glass and some sort of lid, and I'll shepherd the spider into the temporary container, in order to put it outside.

Flies, mosquitoes and roaches, on the other hand, get no mercy from me.

[Wiggle Room: Appendix B]

Nice, little horror short.

[That One Scene]

More specifically, the music is Mahler's Symphony #9. Great choice.

[Suicide Elephant]

I'm a fan of the 1930s Fleischer cartoons, so I appreciate the fine work done is this short.

[Grenade]

Brings to mind a story my dad told from his time as a soldier in the Korean War. When Mao's forces invaded, his favorite weapon became the grenade. At one point, he managed to procure a bag full of twelve grenades, which he hauled up to the front line to hurl at the oncoming enemy. Only one of them worked.

[There's A Monster In My Bed (music video)]

I was expecting an adaptation of Mercer Mayer's classic illustrated children's tale, "There's a Nightmare in my Closet," since at the end of that story, the principal monster winds up sharing the main character's bed. This piece is different than I expected but still catchy.

[Episode 0 - Ennui: the Show]

I liked the opening titles, but I stopped watching after 1:30. The voice acting, both in line delivery and recording, is so lacking in quality that I just couldn't stand to listen to it. The two characters at the beginning sounded fuzzy and computer generated--perplexing, since there's no shortage of outstanding voice acting talent on this platform.

I advise checking out the recent Newgrounds Voice Acting Collaboration: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1093895 . There's a tremendous talent pool to draw upon for future projects--or even a redux of this one with new audio. Profile links are available in the Credits & Info column, so don't hesitate to reach out to any who might fit the characters.

YouTubular responds:

You know that those sections were TTS, not voice acting, right?