FlashfireEX's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Neverhood]

Severely overlooked game.

This is a game everyone deserves to know about. It's brilliant, funny and ORIGINAL. It also had great music. I remember playing this as a kid. I could never beat that symbol puzzle (the one that opens the door to that tower that you can go inside while on the red spiky vehicle) therefore I could never get that final video cartridge and get the last key (how was I supposed to know keys could be given through video), I was stuck for years until I finally figured out what the symbol with the weird sound represented. Great game, indeed. Someone should make a Flash parody of this game or something to get it out more. Maybe I will some day.

P.S. You heard they're making a movie about The Neverhood and it'll be released sometime next year, right? I can't wait for that. It'd better be in clay too, that'll bring back that nostalgic feel.

Ratcaller responds:

Oh woah, movie that would be awesome...
And BTW I spent too much time too on Neverhood chronicles xD

[Pigeon!]

That really WAS a short.

But it was funny and well animated. This is the other reason why the elderly shouldn't feed pigeons. A hobo might come out and take your bird food. 5/5 10/10

[T E T R I S ' D 3]

Well...

It's good. I liked this one and the others but please, start a new project. I noticed in the comments you said you would be making another one. It's getting old. Three movies and a game is enough. That's when an animator should start a new series. Don't make the same mistake SAW made (though I hate those movies anyway).

[Mario's Blocks]

Wow!

I've seen this many times but I might as well review it now. It was great. The humor was funny, the 3-D was great and the "FulpBots" were a hilarious idea. For 2006, this is amazing. The only suggestion I would have is that when you're splitting sprites in half, use the Ink Bottle tool to add an outline around the cut area so it looks more natural. Anyways 5/5, 9/10. You could've had a 10 if you added more facial expressions to Mario.

Also, when Luigi gets hit by the star, the sound you used is a sword scraping sound sped up right? I did the exact same thing with the exact same sound before I even noticed that, believe it or not. Now THAT is weird. Great minds think alike?

[Not Another Mario Movie]

Heh.

It wasn't bad actually. Sometimes I like to go through some random sprite Flashes to see if I can get some inspiration. The animation was good. Not great, but good. The humor was okay too, though fart jokes are not exactly the most appealing for Newgrounds (excluding all the 12 year olds) and you shouldn't use those unless you can't think of anything at all. The sprites didn't mix well, and I noticed that you used sprites from both Super Mario World and SMB (Snes) and the sprites themselves were a bit distorted. The mad eyebrows could really be improved too, try using a thinner brush setting or the pixel tool, which is honestly my recommendation, and it makes making custom sprites a lot easier and quicker.

Hold on a sec, I'm not even sure if you're going to read this because this is from 2004. You probably don't even sprite Flash anymore, and if you do you should keep these things in mind, if they haven't already been pointed out. That would explain the animation flaws too, you having an older version of Flash. Anyways, I guess I'll give you an 8/10. I like reviewing things so I guess I'll keep this one, even it being on an old submission.

[Mutteo in NES Land ep1]

Wow!

I'm impressed. This is really good! I see a lot of sprites that are probably custom made for your series (I've never played Earthbound, I admit it) which would mean a lot of hard work was required to make this. I like your lip syncing technique and the voice acting was flawless. It was also really funny. I'm probably going to watch the rest of this series, unfinished or not after this one (yup, this is a Mid-Flash-Review). Also, AMAZING for a first Flash. Keep up the good work. 4.30 is a perfect score for this excellent Flash. 5/5 10/10

Mutteo responds:

You should try Earthbound for the SNES, it was overlooked as a game, it's actually quite interesting and bizarre. Yes I made many sprites for my series. For this flash I had to make everything, the house, the living room, streets, kitchen, bedrooms, stores, characters, I made all those, and let me tell you, it is worth every moment, and hey it's reusable!

Thanks for the review! =3

[School 13 - TongueTied]

Nice!

Wow... that WAS short. It was cute and well animated on the good side though. Amazing job with the shading by the way. That probably made all the difference. 5/5 9/10

[Kirby Meets A Bomb Thingy]

Wooooow...

I can't believe you submitted this. I JUST taught you to Sprite Flash and you're already submitting quick stuff. You really should've waited but meh. You also kinda moved part of Kirby's eye a bit. You need learn about the magic of Ctrl +Z. I realize here on Newgrounds if a sprite movie isn't good, they'll pass with the "my first sprite movie excuse". I guess I'll let you pass with that too, cuz it's too late to ever make another first movie. Pretty good for a first, and a top-notch musician. Not amazing but pretty good. 7/10

Prodigal responds:

YAY