Gate-keeper-girl's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Charlie the Unicorn 2]

Dissapointing, but still funny.

This seems to have played off it's own popularity, instead of striving for something NEW.
Same general formula; Two unicorns get Charlie to go on some sort of quest with them, there's a reward at the end, catchy song plays, and then the two sucker him for something.

Funny, but the first one is definitely superior for it's clean writing. (This one went out of it's way to try to get a laugh out of the audience.) The first one, when I first saw it, left me in stitches.
I chuckled a little on the inside with this one, and I think you should have just left the first one alone.

Fans are too easy to please thesedays I guess, and I'll probably get flamed or something.

-GKG

[Mastermind 3]

Amazing work, as usual sir.

Looking back at the first mastermind, it seems you're getting used to animating in this style. (Awesomely)
I love the stark contrasts, and monochromatic color schemes, it makes the whole movie feel as it should, while still delivering the comedic side effectively.
Wonderful scriptwork (Crude jokes, but they actually WORKED)

ANUS PARTY!!

I've so been there.
(Not at the anus party... I mean...) *Cough*

-GKG

The-Swain responds:

Uh oh, caught red handed :O

I feel dirty for recycling artwork, it sometimes feels like the compliments I receive on this cartoon are actually directed toward MM1, when some of it was first introduced...so next episode I'm gonna make extra certain that every piece of artwork used is completely new :D

But you liked the script which is where most of the effort went, so that's a victory right?

[Walk in the Woods]

Okay graphics. But.. seriously.

If this topped WaterLollies, Newgrounds has taken a serious turn for the worse.
How can you all go so crazy for this, when there are better flashes that have taken people more time, and more soul.

While cute, and amusing, I hope this doesn't last too long in the top 50.
Come on you guys.
You've dissapointed me.

-GKG

[Primal War 16]

A few flaws, but otherwise very good.

Sorry I'm not a big fan of these, but they've improved over the episodes.
I was especially impressed with the last minute or so of animation.
Work on walking loops, I noticed a little "stuttering" (I've had that problem more times than I can count)

You have a good style, but I've noticed, that the quality of the character drawing greatly affects it's range of movement. (Better drawn beasts/dinosaurs usually move less)
It's all about adapting a style for animaiton, while keeping true to your drawings.
The women usually fall into the same poses, learn to draw more angles, and this could be fixed.

The backgrounds and environments were more interesting to me than the characters, but that's my view.
Still, not saying you should stop doing what you're doing, but you should challenge yourself. Try new ways of presenting your stories, and push your boundaries (I would like to see more fight scenes, like in the older episodes, because those were very well animated)

Good luck!

-GKG

[The Face Collab]

Interesting

I don't think I liked the discordance of the music along with the animation.
It would have been nice if you had found a song to run throughout, instead of snippits of music.

Some animations were outstanding, mindbending, creepy, and outright innovative.
Others were obviously.. not so much.

Now, I'm a HUGE fan of fbf (I animate some myself)
And I was really digging the earlier portions of the flash, but it all seemed to crumble into oblivion as the movie progressed.

To all the authors involved, I understand that this was a HUGE amount of work, and you all did a good job with your current ability.
In fact, you've inspired me to work some more on my current works.

4/5 - 9/10
ALMOST, but a few finishing touches would have suited the flash.

-GKG

TheBoogley responds:

Yeah, it's a mixed bag, and a little rough around the edges at times. This is the first time i've run a collab, and to say there was no planning involved would be an understatement... But it was great fun, and the raw talent of some of the guys involved blew me away. By the way, I really love the sensitivity of your work.

[Valhalla Knights 2]

I have a couple of complaints

Okay, let's start with positive.

Excellent storytelling, and plot development ( a little predictable, but not enough to make one groan)
A couple of points of animation were a bit half-assed (like the evil guy turning his head, and the hat just tilting.)

Otherwise, it's a good flash, and good job

-GKG

[human after all]

I Have an odd feeling I've seen this before

parts of it were a BIT too familiar, but the rest seemed original. maybe it's deja vu (I've been on this site a fair while, so I've seen quite a few FBF movies)
Sorry for being skeptical, but it's hard to weed out the thieves from the artists nowadays.

For what this is, it's very good, and I can understand the reason you didn't finish it (I am very lazy at FBF as well )
But I wish you had, or at least release a completed version later?

Fill up the blank spots, and you've got yourself at least a 3/5 right there.
You're still learning, and you show some very STRONG raw talent.
Keep it up, and I'll be competing with you for daily firsts in no time

From one FBFer to another;

-GKG