ratchili's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[We're Having a Party and Everyone's Invited]

Absolutely loved it, man! I follow you on IG, so I've been seeing the little updates and stuff and it's great to see this as a finished film. I love the fluid use of different mediums, you're particularly successful with Kaos's clay face. It's so great and well acted. The one thing I'd work more on is trying to tie things a bit better together spacially and stylistically. The walk cycle in combination with the various background characters, while fun, seems kinda awkward and flat. But overall, this shit slaps and I really love this Kaos character of yours. I'm excited to see what you'll make next!

TheMarooned responds:

Oh man thanks so much for the critique! Haha its also super cool to see my IG world cross over with NG, yea in the opening I had a way more grand idea for the walk cycle and the scenery, but because of the time crunch I had to cut it short and had friends do little animation loops to fill up the area for fun and to save my self some animation time, but thank you I will consider ways to make it more dimensional, I was wondering why the opening short started to really bore me after watching it for like the thousandth time :?o

[Literally Hitler]

I feel like this film suffers from a bad case of not knowing what it wants to be. The kids are designed and act like edgy steven universe characters, which doesn't mesh well with the very goofy caricature of the neighbor Hitler. The way the characters interact with each other and respond to their situations emotionally is confusing and inconsistent. A lot of the jokes don't land as a result. It hits this awkward middle ground where I'm not sure whether a scene is trying to be serious or funny or ironic. Honestly the only real laugh I got was at the very end of the film when you guys decided to finally embrace the ridiculousness of the situation by having hitler draw big ol' feet. That was one of the funniest jokes I've seen in a while.

Also the animation is pretty bad at times. There were moments where a character would be missing their nose, or their walk made no sense, or the perspective was off. It became distracting at times just how weird or bad some sequences were, especially because those scenes contrasted with some really nice art and animation.

Overall, it's pretty good, just not great. Especially for how much time and effort went into it from a couple of skilled animators, it seems a bit disappointing. I hope you guys figure out your style a bit more for whatever comes next.

[FLESH WORMS]

I really enjoy the aesthetic of the whole thing. The creepy cheesiness of Barbie matches very well with the idea of a hideous, shape-shifting creature that murders people. The music was also of excellent choice. I would absolutely love to see this idea fleshed out a bit more, because as it currently stands, it seemed like a compilation of shots and ideas that was a bit hard to follow narrative wise. You're really onto something interesting here and if you develop the narrative aspect a bit more, I think this could be incredible.

jellyeyes responds:

Thanks, your right its basically an unfinished project chopped together as a kind of trailer. A story really could make it work.

[In love with my dad]

Simple, but lively. Also I dig the way you draw Matt, it's very fluid.

[ClockTube]

This is probably the first animation I've ever watched where I thought the minecraft part was the funniest.

Very reminiscent of the old classic flash days, I just wish I understood most of the dialogue. Parts I could make out were pretty fucking funny.

[What's for Dinner?]

I can’t wait to see you become king of the portal

[Court of Public Opinion]

Something I love so much about your content is the way it sounds and idk how many people mention it. You have such a great visual aesthetic that can just blend different types of media seamlessly and goddamn does the sound really sell it. The vocal effects you use are so perfect and fun to listen to, especially with how dialogue driven a lot of your stuff is. I guess my only complaint for this animation would be that it seems a little too topical with how specific some of the situations referenced are. Still very entertaining and well done nonetheless. You're definitely one of my favorite creators on the platform.

[Nightmare Cops Teaser]

Hope this wins Jeff the "epic gamer of the year" award.

For real though, this game looks incredibly fun and creative and I can't wait to play it. I've been listening to sleepycast since it was out, so I know just how long the road's been and I'm very happy for you guys. Hope to see this out on steam real soon, you've definitely got my money.

[The Travelin' Priest]

The art and animation are pretty terrible. However, I found myself liking this quite a bit because the voice acting was totally amazing. I wasn’t so certain about whether I’d like this or not but the voices perfectly delivered and brought life to these characters. Also the premise is pretty fun and original, although I’m a little confused about the ending.

ericsmosmeric responds:

I definitely agree that it looks like shit haha. But I've always wanted to make a cartoon and I finally decided that I wasn't going to let a little thing like not knowing how to draw stop me. Hopefully one day I can work with better artists/animators than myself.
But hey, thanks for the kind words! Means a lot!! I'm glad you liked the voices