Kwing's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[210 BC: Qin Shi Huang]

Amusing, but there are a handful of issues. While I like the art style and the grainy textures that make it look a little less cartoony, I don't like that the hands are mirror images of each other - it makes it harder to see what he's actually eating. If one hand were turned palm-up it would be a little easier to see/understand the point of the animation. The guy's death is also a bit too abrupt, which in this particular instance takes away from the humor. Even some dead silence after he croaks might have helped make it funnier.

Voice acting is funny. This also reminds me a lot of Last Piece of Cake.

TomFulp responds:

Variation between the hands would have been a nice touch now that you mention it... I get so intimidated with doing hands. The death was a tough one because normally I'm big on drawn out and gory deaths but this time around I just decided to make it stupid quick. I couldn't decide if putting more work into it would pay off or not but I do wish it was funnier... The whole art style I went with is one I never really associate with "funny" either so that gave me a lot of doubt throughout.

[chalkboard]

Could use some easing and also more complete drawings around the animation, but otherwise decent. I would revamp the movements a bit more before polishing it.

[knife training]

Brilliantly smooth, this is on par with some of the old 2D animated Disney movies. I have no idea how many frames this is but you might have been able to add some quick lighting effects to make it look a little more complete. I feel like it wouldn't have been that difficult if you spent 30 hours making what you have right now.

I also agree that there's a gigantic issue with the motion blur. I don't think that it's used too much, but it's not necessary in some places. For instance, when the model kicks, her entire body blurs instead of just her leg.

[Why We Shouldn't Litter]

Holy shit. I remember this but I had no idea it was made so long ago - before the 9/11 attack, no less!!

I think the animation is made funnier by the lack of voice acting and bad animation/graphics, but to be fair they also decrease the quality of it as a whole. It's not nearly as smooth as other chain reaction animations like Safety at Work. That being said, it's still pretty funny.

[Friday Style]

It's really a pity that your mic quality and diction are weak here because this is actually sounds pretty neat, and I like the beat you picked too. The animation is very basic but I like how rushed it is in showing stop motion, frame-by-frame and video animation. This feels very motley but also incredibly varied. Other than working a little on the audio quality, I would also try and improve the smoothness of the frame by frame animation.

[Miss Kitty Sees You]

Well, it was rather short. The animation was a little bit choppy too, which is kind of a big downer since as a whole there isn't a lot of movement going on - it wouldn't have been hard to smooth out the animation with more frames. The drawing is excellent and the large canvas size really draws the viewer in. The art style is also quite attractive and really highlights the mood of the song used.

Not really a fan of the vibrato in the recording but it really hits home with the scenery and the moonlight.

Kind of short but worth the time to watch.

[Oxob vs Morion]

Awesome job, you really went out of your way to make Morion's movements slow and powerful, something Morion failed to reverse in his animation for your character. Lots of combat, lots of punches thrown, and a clever finisher. Not much left to be desired. The only real problem is the lack of Oxob's powers being utilized, I only see one punch with electricity behind it. Still, in terms of the raw combat this is superior to Morion's animation.

[RHG Battle Morion vs Oxob]

Really cool, you polished the hell out of this. It reminds me a lot of the Castle series. As smooth as the animation was, I feel as if it was a little slow, not for Morion (who is naturally slow) but for Oxob. There was also a lot more put into the angles than the combat - overall there weren't too many punches thrown. Very cool animation, this was an incredibly close fight.

[My Palace]

What in the actual fuck...? Both the rapping and the video are done smoothly and without hiccups but I honestly can't make head or tail of either. Seems really abstract to me. The video in particular was a total wtf for me. Somewhat funny but it got old before the song was finished. A few closeups also got quite blurry.

[Oedipus Rex]

I can see a lot of LegendaryFrog influence here. I saw another animated parody of Oedipus Rex and ultimately found it better. While this boasts more voice acting and smoother graphics, it also lacks a complete narrative even as a parody and is ultimately confusing and hard to follow.

However for what this is it seems fairly polished and you also have a really cute voice.