Stanpai's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

["Dragon Ball" Let's go for the balls]

You backgrounds are absolutely delicious. I knew I was going to vote 5 stars within the first 30 seconds. I like the lack of dialogue beyond little sounds, I think that makes it more accessible to different cultures and languages. Fun visual storytelling and a great recap of the Dragon Ball plot. Your style is perfect for the job. Looking forward to more in the future!

[Piconjo Interview REAL!!!!!11!1!]

I <3 Piconjo!
If this is already part of the Piconjo Jam upload, why upload it separately?

ashmageddon responds:

we were told that we could upload it separately so i did xD
seeing any feedback or stats separate from that of teh jam as a whole also helps me see if my part was successful or not! plus it's nice for personal archival reasons

[ICE DREAM SANDWICH]

I like your style. The tooth stuff is a bit jarring compared to the rest but I quite like your execution in general.

[JENNY]

Well made, but I don't really get it.

[Queen's Roast]

Guess you can't burn this video either.

[The Startlingly-Impressive Gun Man]

I'm really not sure where to go on this one.
The style is, of course, ProsciuttoMan, and it has a lot of that rather staggered / basic loop stuff going on with various things ranging from lipflap to violence. I think you sincerely need to get a better microphone because the quality of Gunman is drastically worse than every other voice in this production. You can make the argument that it's intentional, but everyone else sounds much more consistent, making Gunman uniquely echoey.

Of course, Crimer in particular being the character I myself voice, I found that his looping mouth frames really do not fit the Ben Shapiro style direction I was given for the line delivery. You needed to have start/stop on mouth assets, because otherwise it comes off as painfully lazy. This takes a lot of time, I had to do it for Ben Shapiroth. But it is worth it for a better product.

I think the thing that really made me laugh most was the second time Bullet Girl made a joke and Gunman lost his mind. The pushing for laughter part landed best there.

Overall, I think this fits into a mid-2000s animation culture more than 2022. There are too many shortcuts taken where there could be more polish. It feels like a half-step from an animatic/comic book to an actual cartoon.

The art pieces throughout were really nice and those bump up the score. The music choices were also a nice throwback to how things used to be.

Keep working on your timing and don't take shortcuts. Your style definitely doesn't feel like it's the best fit for longform material that's dialogue heavy. Refer to Peter the Ant or Goobee's Lament for more on what I mean, where these were very well communicated visually. The use of VO can be a double edged sword sometimes, and I think having clean audio almost brings the charm down.

Keep at it!

Gray responds:

Thank you a bunch! Great points and critiques man!

[Palutena Comes Home]

I struggle to understand what the broader purpose behind Palutena's insatiable hunger was, but this was beautifully animated in such a way that I picked 5/5 before the Ness sequence was even finished. I'm glad you committed to seeing it all the way through. This is such a bizarre cartoon but I like it.

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[Will]

This is very nice, but I think you should post it in the art portal instead since it's a short loop with no sound.

[Requiem. Generation. Breaker (Trailer)]

Mama mia

[Link's kendo training]

I really appreciate this! The art isn't amazing, but there's clearly a lot of care and attention put into it all. Very "soulful". I think this is much better than the alternative where there's less action.

You have amazing potential, keep working on your art. I can't wait to see your future work!