MarcusRaven's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[:: Achievements ::]

I love it!

I do enjoy getting certain achievements, depending on the game, but you're right. Some games are just ridiculous with them. The Simpsons Game had one just for pressing start on the title screen, though that was a joke for achievements as well. While Guitar Hero III has one for beating it on Expert both Righty AND Lefty. That's just not possible for most. Your points on achievements are valid, and presented in a comical light that I thoroughly enjoyed. Well done.

And on a side note, this movie should have NG Medals in it. ^_^

[BigFuzzyKitten's JEM!]

No. Just no.

I'm sorry, but putting scrolling text and a cat face over a Souljaboy video and then adding a song that doesn't fit at all does not make entertainment. It makes portal trash. You're simply banking on the popularity of your elements, and not putting any time or effort into this whatsoever. Plus, I have this sneaking suspicion that you don't even know what Jem was. Am I right?

My advice for you, if you plan on making another video in a similar vein, is to find a song that FITS the video you're editing, has some sort of valid comedic value other than its misplacement, and actually put some animated elements into it.

[The Burninator]

Well done

It was definitely a decent animation. Nothing spectacular, but you delivered all that was needed. Like somebody said before me, its "thatched roof cottages" not natural. Practice your skills and something even greater could come from this.

Oh, and you really should at least credit the creators since you used their character and song. Didn't see any. (Wasn't looking that hard though.) Just throw it into your authors comments too, just to be safe. ^_^

[Adolf Hitler:CAI493+D 233]

WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS?!?!?!

Not only are these pointless, with little to no actual animation, but they are nothing but trash in the portal. You do nothing but load GIANT songs into the flash, giving this a huge file size for what it is. If you knew what you were doing, these shouldn't even break 1 Meg. Also, you do nothing but swap out a few images and tag your "intro" on the front, and submit. There's nothing to that. These, and all of their idiotic spinoffs, are worthless spam that need to be deleted along with their author(s).

AfroUnderscoreStud responds:

I hate to break it to you, but you're far from anyone special. People shouldn't have their accounts deleted for submitting submissions which you personally don't like.

[Small Problems: PS1]

I like it.

You animation is great. Its fluid, clean, and nicely done. My only complaint is the audio (which I see you've added a disclaimer about). It was a bit muffled in parts, so subtitles are an easy fix for that. I understand your situation, and that's where pretty much everybody starts too. (Including myself.) It's actually an easy, and inexpensive, fix. I recommend a USB microphone, Logitech is a good brand. You can usually find them for 25-35 bucks either at WalMart or similar place. Then, just make a pop-filter with a wire hanger and a stocking. (You can get the stockings for a quarter at WalMart in those little "vending machine eggs.") Also, Audacity, a free audio program, is great to look into. Easy to use and works great. Then just record in a quite room, away from your computer if possible. (Those Logitechs pick up the hum of a harddrive really easily.) A little noise reduction, and boom, crisp audio. These are my recommendations for your future audio. Keep doing what you're doing, and have fun! I loved this movie and can't wait to see more. ^_^

Los-Tres-Hermanos responds:

I have Audacity as it is, never thought about the wire-hanger/stocking pop filter, but that'll defanitely work. Great advice, man. But... how do you record with a USB microphone, away from your computer?

[SlashClassic16: Washu <3]

I take it you don't like malicious reviews?

Well, then, I'll make this as constructive as possible. Firstly, I would choose a different topic to make an animation for than user praise. Your point will fall on deaf ears, unless your presentation is flawless. Speaking of which, your graphics were poor, even for Paint. There was no actual animation, and all you did was string a few stick figures together. At least try to make fuller characters next time. Your audio was also terrible. Not only did you use a text-to-voice program, but it wasn't even properly compressed to where it still sounded okay. Hearing a computer voice sound like its making a microphone pop is not good. I recommend you spend some time practicing your drawing, learning to do more than import images into keyframes, and try to make your own audio. (Mics are somewhat cheap, now, and you can make a pop-filter with a wire hanger and some pantyhose.)

SlashFirestorm responds:

This flash is obscenely old, lol. Check out SES2 for my more recent secret episodes.

I ACTUALLY USE TWEENS IN THE NEWER ONES :-D

Incidentally, I'd be glad to remake this flash as a much better masterpiece...I just need 700 bucks to get flash again.

Anyone? Anyone??? Sucky sucky 700 dolla???

[Olympus Burger! Part 1/2]

Hades sounds like The Monarch!

I love this. The representations of the gods was great, the humor was fitting, and Hades voice sounds like the Monarch from The Venture Bros.! All other sound was really well done too. Keep this up!

[Bittersweet Symphony: SE]

Wait...nothing changed...

So you put a different menu on it, didn't fix the lip sync, and called it SE? While the animation is enjoyable, not the second time around. (And adding a few effects just to repost?) I think this is a little excessive, at best. Try something new!

Tarienn responds:

I would! if you'd stop PUSHING ME!

[Kberkag Collection]

How'd you do it?

How did you make it past judgement? Not only was this originally submitted with a false "Everybody" rating (yeah, I saw that), obviously since changed, but you blatantly gloat about account stealing and spamming, both of which are blatant violations of the Newgrounds Terms of Use. Not only does this "collection" lack any skill whatsoever, you were contacted by an author (Adam Phillips) who was insulted by your inclusion of a reference to him and you neglected to remove it and actually FLAUNTED the fact. That is just disrespectful. You should be made into an example on what type of user you should NOT be, and you will probably be banned again. Have fun with that.

LordZeebmork responds:

Damn near everything passes these days.

And Adam Phillips got pissed because I used a bug in the NG portal buddy system to co-author him on a flash that won Turd of the Week.

[The Curtail of the Covert]

Absolutely amazing!

One thing I really found awesome was the interactivity you threw in. At first, I didn't think it was anything, but then I decided to hit a key and find out. I had to watch it again to actually play along. That was awesome. The song was great, and the visuals were fresh and active through the entire thing. I loved it. Keep up the great work! I hope to see more!