BrerSteve's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[TooF 8 (fake)]

You have potential, but you just aren't using it!!

I can easily see that you can draw and put together some good graphics... all you need to learn to do is animate.

You need to have a bit of action going on. Things moving around. Even with the clocks and stuff, although it isn't challenging animation, at least most people have them hopping around and looking at each other and interacting in some way. To see an alien thing sitting in front of a group with a little arrow flicking back and forth very quickly puts a person to sleep.

Also, the topic wasn't really interesting. At least, I didn't pay attention much because he just started rhyming off a long long list of the number of kinds of bugs or whatever. If you want to present informative material, you need to make it MUCH more engaging.

But try your hand at animating. Since you can draw, you can probably animate.. it's not a big step. You're much further ahead than all those who are terrible at drawing but can do all the cool animation techniques, because nothing they produce can ever be any good since one still needs drawing skill.

Hope that helps!

rexCo responds:

"I can't stand self-promotion !" --Br'er Steve (don't make me explain the joke behind that!! ... come on man, quit raising your hand, I want to hear from someone else in the class!)

[Grunt Shorts!]

No no.. he's right.

I agree with the previous guy. It really isn't funny.
it's not a lack of a sense of humour... it's just the video contains the kind of thing that maybe 12 year olds find funny, but only because they find it amusing to just go on and on about... well... precisely what's in your video. It's like inside jokes. Only you and your friends get them... everyone else is cluless and finds it boring.

The-Cushion responds:

Ummm the previous guy said it was funny. And a lot of other people are finding it funny. So there.

[Guerrilla of Christmas]

I feel conflicted.

Although I am very glad to see another flash trying to remind people of the TRUE true meaning of Christmas, and not the typical "holiday season" garbage where it's said, "the true meaning of Christmas is spending time with family and friends"... well, yes that is kind of encompassed in Christmas, but it's not the true MEANING.

But. There is a but. In your video, I think you've somewhat affirmed people in their confusion of the religious significance of Christmas. Having Jesus bomb those elves... um... considering Christ always defeated others with kindness and meekness etc, this seems to promote a sort of hatred towards those who misconceive the true meaning of Christmas. We ought to correct and rebuke that which is false, but not blow it up. But I do admit the way it all started off I really liked the premise... I just think it would have been better if Jesus was more of a contrast to Santa's army, instead of fighting back with violence.

Animation wise, very well done. Some of the drawings weren't really all that superb but still very good. Keep it up!

[-MASS-]

I rather enjoy thinking...

It's nice to see another flash that requires one to think, contemplate, and reflect. Although not really hugely deep or anything, still it does show the grand amount of shlock that's out there. Actually come to think of it, even outside of the world of just animation, it really rings true to the way our culture has so become engrossed with the love of death, violence and hatred; that nobody wants to think about how to become a better person because they'd rather believe they're perfect instead of exacting change. So they'll put down everyone else so they can remain in their cozy space of misery.

Well... maybe I went too indepth on this and that's not what you intended, but I STAND BY MY WORDS!

my rant aside, I really loved the video. It projected the message well (a message lacking from most videos) and had a neat style, good animation, and very fitting music. I gave you a delicious 5 for this fine piece of work.

by the way... do I detect a similarity between the bunny and Foamy the squirrel from Neurotically Yours? If not, then there should be. I.... I've decided. *cough*...

ZekeySpaceyLizard responds:

You, good sir, have picked up on some of the symbolism in my film!
;)
Well done!

[the ring, what if?]

Not Bad

I like the concept, and it was well drawn.
The way she came out of a PSP was pretty funny...

it's just a real shame there was no sound whatsoever... the lack of sound really took away from the whole thing.

still, well done.