Kapodaco's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Donkey Kong Country Reanimated Scene 101 Process Fun 4 Kidz!]

Progress was definitely made. I will agree with a former reviewer that the bits pertaining to the steps of progress made it a tad more distracting.

sirbowlerhat responds:

I also posted a video that just contains the final animation if you prefer that. ;)

[Pokemon Golder]

Hey look a-
Oh, look anoth-
Wait, ho-
Why w-
Ple-
H-

An accurate description of me trying to watch your video. Your description didn't lie when it said "fast-paced." I had trouble even catching up with all the goodies left behind.

Your focus tends to be on potty humor and the use of bloodshed. Which, when repeated over short periods of time, gets stale quickly. You find a balance (later on) between potty humor and clever observations (I appreciated the Celebi knock) that makes the video all the more enjoyable. The cartoonish animation is also very appealing.

If you voiced the main character, I thought for a moment that this was LyleMcDouchebag. Very similar sounding voices, if this not being the case.

mattyburrito responds:

thanks for the critique man! I'll work towards finding that balance in future vids

[Expectations: A Pikachu Tale]

There are some clever jokes in here (Pikachu nipple cheeks), and the ending is successfully twisted. Though, there are other jokes that feel overused (DBZ reference) and tone down the mood for the twist at the end. In fact, I think that may be my biggest complaint about the whole thing: the ending is dark, but the entire video teeter-tots between comedy/parody and clever, dark humor, so it seems undetermined.

The animation, I thought, was a little shaky at times. But good altogether. The ending made this video stand out from many others of its kind.

RetroSleep responds:

That's quite an opinion you have there, thanks for sharing it. Though I would like to say that the video tone shifting to darkness from a quirky start was on purpose.

[Sonic's Adventure!]

Well, someone gets a little flustered when people don't write good reviews with their scores. I'll change that.

This may be overhyped, but that's only because of my love for random humor. This video was probably the funniest Sonic-related flash I've seen in quite a while. I got all the references and all of the jokes, whether they be closely tied with the Sonic franchise, or just some random images.

The animation truly made this all the more enjoyable. So many images in this flash are worthy of putting up in a museum. They're that fantastically amazing. It also contributed to a majority of my chuckles. I congratulate you on tickling my funny bone, good sir.

Is there anything wrong with this video? Maybe, if you don't like videos that bombard your sight with exaggerated visuals and over-the-top voice acting. But then again, if you didn't like that, you wouldn't watch anime, er, I mean this video. Fortunately, I do enjoy those things. So a good rating is thrust from my fingertips to the database that is the Newgrounds Rating System. Good work.

bocodamondo responds:

i dont hate negative reviews, oh noo....infact i welcome them so i can imrpove from them.
but if someone gives my flashes low score WITHOUT an explaintation. thats just fucked up and pisses me off

[A Keaton's Tale]

Alright, I had to watch this video twice to really comprehend the meaning of this video... I'm not sure why.

Despite that, I'm sure many put a lot of work and effort into this video and tried to send a message. The effort shows. However, effort alone isn't what makes a video well done.

I understand the moral of this story in regards to finding one's true identity, but I feel like if I had to watch this video twice to understand that concept, the video might not have done too well in explaining it. While the concept is interesting and makes you think, it just doesn't work in this video.

For example, Kafei wants to become "a man" by questing and going out to dangerous places to... do quests. He's saved from inevitable death by a Keaton who tells him his motives are in the wrong place. He rewards his "naivety" with a mask that shall not be removed until he becomes "a man." Is this journey to manhood significant through marriage? That's what it seemed like with the following scene.

This message continues with the deku, who also goes off to become "a man" by... going off on his own... somewhere. He ends up meeting "a terrible fate." So I suppose there are two obvious lessons here:

1. Don't go off on dangerous quests on your own. Link is a professional.
2. If you encounter a Keaton, your life just became a lot more prosperous.

At least, that's what I learned from this video. That's what I got the first time I viewed this, the same after repeating it. Only the second time I grasped what you were trying to say about not trying to prove yourself worthy of manhood through bold actions and such. That IS what you're trying to say, right?

The animation is a bit sloppy, but not enough to discourage people from watching this, which is encouraging. The voice acting is passable, though quiet at times. The only concern I had was with Cremia's voice. No disrespect to the voice actress, but... really. It just sounds too forced.

Did I enjoy this video? Not really, though I enjoyed the way it made me think. I enjoyed the experience of critiquing this video and what the underlying messages were within it. I suppose that's one way to entertain an audience, but unfortunately, it isn't enough for me to recommend this to others outside of my demographic (Critic, Zelda fan). I apologize in advance if this review sounds anything more than critical. I'm only trying to voice my concerns and give suggestions.

Eastbeast responds:

I think a nicer way of putting the moral is "Be happy with what you have." But I wanted to leave it up more for interpretation. Thanks for the review : >