IcarusJG's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[An Ordinary Day]

Not too interesting..

However, I must admit that the sound quality is quite good. The voices were clear and understandable. That's about all it has going for it.

The humor tries to center around anectdotal flashbacks, sort of what you'd find in Family Guy. But its kind of stale, and then it all just falls to pieces. I don't know, maybe you and your friends liked the humor, but it just didn't work for me.

The graphics were just simple line drawings and some sparse animation (usually just the spherical hands moving). Not much to speak of or suggest, really. Just work on improving your art.

[Ninja Palitu]

Graphics are good, but its stickfigures

Well, I've never spoken a word of Spanish in my life (I can only guess that it's Spanish) so I couldn't follow along with the story. If you could get someone to help you put an English version together that would be great.

The graphics and animation are excellent, but I rated low for style because the only thing I liked in it was the scenery, which was done well.
But stickmen are everywhere on NG - it would be great if you developed your own unique style, that's all. You've definitely got some good talent.

Overall I liked it, and it would be interesting to see what you come up with in the future.

[Crazy Dots 4]

nice animation, but lacked in real content

As others have said, you have some obvious talent when it comes to animating things. I was pretty impressed by just how many tiny dots you had moving around at the same time - frame-by-frame work must have taken awhile when the dots were at its max (hence why I voted so high for just dots)

But still, when you get down to it, its really just a bunch of dots floating around on the screen, and some transition images.
Again, the transitions were very nice and very smooth. The images themselves were okay, but nothing to get excited about.

You really should try your hand at something more complex - it would be very interesting to see your animation skills applied to human form figures and the like.

[One Wish]

Good graphics, bad story

The graphics were nice, a style that you could definitely develop more over time - lots of potential for sure.

The storyline struck me as ridiculous. I just can't buy that the power of friendship or love or whatever was able to cure him of his paraplegia.

AligatorHead responds:

yes, it is rather old.

[Broken Saints CH 24 ACT 5]

Like the whole series

I thought this was good stuff all the way through.

I find it funny that most people's chief complaint is that they "don't understand it."

Don't you think that its at least possible that the flash is good, and you're just dense as a rock?

[Roof Tiling]

Another descent into insanity...

You are, without any shadow of a doubt, the best flash author here on newgrounds. As many have said with their cries of "get some therapy," your skillful portrayals of insanity, depression and depravation are unequaled - to the extent that you seem to be writing some kind of autobiography via flash.

I eagerly wait for your next work - each one seems to top the previous ones; and I hope you make flashes for a long time to come.

It's just a shame that some unidimensional hippies here can't comprehend what you make. Or at least derive SOME meaning from it.

[Subliminal]

It was... okay... meh

The "subliminal" was getting a little thick and overdone about halfway through the flash.

[Numa Numa Dance]

love it or hate it...

This seems to be one of those rare submissions that you either love or detest. I'm of the former, but friends I sent it to didn't like it either.

I think it can only be liked by people who have a bit of a silly streak in them.
It's not supposed to be "art" or an "insult to art" as someone was bitching about... its just silly and funny and good.

Too bad to hear that the press blitz has you down in the dumps. Hope you can cheer up and move on soon.