Jacob's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[DEEPSTATES 0: CONVENIENCE]

This is so wild. I notice and fixate on something new with every re-watch.
Seriously beautiful work.

wollymight responds:

Thank you so much! I'm so happy it shape-shifted for you.

[The Symbol Wars]

The stick figure styling works very well for this, I think. Since it isn't character driven, nor do caricatures serve the work, a blank slate for "people" suits us just fine.

I love the Clone Wars and Star Wars references, with the troop transports and the Geonosis battleground. This also gave me a sense of "good guys," even if there weren't any, explicitly.

I also enjoy the theme of perspective, given that the war seems to be over whether the number is 6 or 9 - which is purely a matter of perspective and intent.

This has led me to think further about human argument over issues, given that we mostly hold similar values and desires. Our difference is, largely, position and perspective. Loyalty and circumstance.

Great work on this, and excellent timing with it. The music served it very well, and the animation appeared smooth and well executed on the first watch. More attention to character and detail may be nice, unless you intend to continue to reduce humans to their most basic characteristics. In cases like this, it serves the purpose perfectly.

pimpi responds:

These are the responses I make films for. You found the subtle meaning and extracted the film language of what I was saying in this work. It is true what you say and it was a joy readying your comment! Thank you for taking your time to write it. Cheers!

[Relax]

Easily the most cohesive work I've seen from FDS! "Relax" is a much easier concept to reel in via vignettes, I think. Interesting that the piece itself is still a bit unhinging, though, making me want to relax rather than relaxing me on its own.

I'll be keeping up with you guys. Stay weird, dudes.

GoodL responds:

Took me a while to get around to responding to this, just wanna say thank you so much! I'm truly glad you enjoyed it, and if you're keepin your eye out then I hope we'll get the chance to really wow ya in 2019. Season 2!

[The Pokemon Hoarder]

The art wasn't completely awful, but that's about it.
The primary jokes are rehashed, the voice acting wasn't bad - but low quality, and the comedic timing was god awful.
Everything was so... drawn out. It was hard for me to even watch the entire thing.

You have some level of potential, but you can't rely on funny faces and shock value you to win everyone over. You need to work on your comedic timing, as well as your comedic quality.

As for art? You need more depth. Some shading, highlights, the likes. Your style isn't bad at all, but it looks very bland without either thicker lines, or a lot more detail.
I can see you're going for a Jhonen Vasquez look, but try to redevelop it into your own style.

Mosamabindrawin responds:

Thanks for the feedback love!
I don't think I relied on shock value though. There was a well thought out story to it that justified everything shocking about it. I think when some people see things that are shocking they immediately write it off as something 'relying on shock' to get by and I think that mentality is ignorant. And as for not being able to win everyone over with it, I think I just did. No tea no shade <3

[B (Edited)]

Words cannot describe.

My god, it's... just so beautiful. Never before have my eyes been so pleased. It's as if you've taken the eloquence of language and summed it up in a microscopic world full of its own complexities, never before ventured prior to your ingenious gateway. I love you.

MBT responds:

I Don't Know What To Say... My First 10 On A Crappy Video Just For Clockday Has A 10.

[Violet Kold]

I loved it!

I would really like to see a replay button, to be honest, but I'd hardly say that takes away from the quality of your submission. Your art style and color choice are phenomenal - somehow bridging a border between insanely cute and oddly unnerving. There's really not a lot else I can say about this. I'd love to critique it, but everything seem to fit the purpose you wanted it to. This was just... wow. Now more than ever, I really can't wait to see how your art and animation style will look in more substantial products. Fantastic work, Cloudy-pooh!

CloudEater responds:

Thank-you Jacob :)

[[QZ] - Stellar Pythons]

Simply breathtaking.

Firstly, I have to compliment CloudObler on his fantastic layout. I really, truly loved it.
Nextly, I admire Kovio's bank of ideas. His clean execution is nearly effortless.
CaseSpace: Awe inspiring artist. The mashup of gothic artstyle with his own little twist is amazing; I love to see it whenever possible.
Himynameisjacob: I can't draw. Obviously. And by the looks of it, my sense of humor and quality of voice aren't a lot better. But hey, maybe I'll get better with time.
Cloud, once more: His art is very clean, despite being so zany. That's something to admire in an artist.
Altogether, this collaboration was obviously very unsuccessful. Regardless, I feel like the contributors have a ton of talent, and really could go forward to do a lot in the future. I'm excited to see the fruits of their creativity.

CloudObler responds:

Amen.

[How to be a Vblogger!]

Nice.

I did love this, and I have to admit that the majority of VBlogging is made up of unoriginal ignoramus.. but I have actually seen some good ones. I used to be a bit of a Phil DeFranco fan, actually. He brought up some interesting facts, every day, kept me up to date on some of the relevant news, and the only jump cuts he did were for subtle blooper inserts or to cut the pause time spaces to keep it going from fact to fact. It was a cool way to receive news that I wouldn't have otherwise in only three minutes while simultaneously being entertained. I liked it. =P Plus.. he did talk about the women in his thumbnails, and usually because he found them attractive - and there was a new story on them.

Regardless, this was a fun animation. The smooth cartoon style that each of your creations possesses is incredibly refreshing, and always leaves me contented; lovely work. 9/10 5/5

psychicpebbles responds:

fanx broski ;D

[quest for true love part1]

Very cute.

The story, while being very generic, was certainly creative and cute. The grammar was horrid, the art was pixely and odd, and the whole thing seemed to lack some effort.. but it was still very well done, considering your age. All in all, this submission differed very much from others, which is both fantastic and terrible. I can't say the art and grammar was amazing, but I definitely look forward to what you may achieve in the future. If the story didn't have so much substance and length, I would give this a three or so. However, seeing as the circumstances are otherwise.. you deserve a five or a six. Good luck in the future.

ClockRadio responds:

thank. ther r hard word from ur review but i will use a guiding book for meaningg. i will try to be more creative && generic! thank

[Day of the Madness]

Wow. Fantastic!

After hearing that you animate, I had clicked on your name. Seeing this submission's high rating, I was drawn to it.
This was a masterpiece! The effort put into this makes it all the better. Everything was realistically put into action, and the timing was excellent. I can feel that I'm just babbling, seeing as I haven't slept for 36 hours, so I'll cut this review short. All in all, I'm glad I watched this. Extremely so, actually. Other than, due to the quality of the movie, the difficulties that may arise in my attempt to slumber. ^-^
Anyhow, you've done a spectacular job on this. 10/10 5/5

LittleLuckyLink responds:

lmao thanks man, talk to you on the ng chat later