Lazarou's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pig Flu]

i love u giant squid!

I'm a fan of your past work, I absolutely love your cow in a tree song, that is too awesome for words.

Like some others are saying, I'm getting problems with the audio, altho for me the voices are way too quiet, had to turn my speakers up to be able to make out what they were saying, then was nearly deafened when the sound effects kicked in.

I love your animation style, altho I think I missed the punchline in this one, because when I turned down my sound to protect my ears, I missed the last bit and didnt hear what he said :(
Perhaps add some subtitles until you figure out what is causing the volume issues ;)

giantsquid responds:

I readjusted the volume to be considerably louder, and uploaded it again. I'm not sure if the new version is appearing when people click on the "watch this movie" button or not. I get the impression that other people are hearing something significantly different from what I am, if the problem really is that obvious...

But thanks for your comments and praise, Lazarou! I'm flattered! :)

[Chocolate Cake]

Cute

It wasn't as bad as people are making out.

The main problem is that the poem it is based on is really bad.

I think considering the plot you had to work with was pretty cruddy, you did a fairly decent job.

things to note for future reference:
-Whilst it is easier to animate people made of geometric shapes, they look incredibly fake. Try to soften the shapes, if in doubt trace around a photo and then break it into seperate MCs to animate each joint.

-The sound effect of eating the cake sounded a little bit like, well, something very rude. Some more obvious chomping and scoffing noises would be better than the current slimy, sloppy noise you have.

Keep up the hard work, its obvious that your knowledge of flash is increasing with each movie you make.

andy70707 responds:

thanks, I still have another day, so I might get rid of the outlines around the joints in the people and soften them up, like you said.

[Think!]

nice

not a bad movie, nice bit of anti-chav media is always enjoyable. My only critisicm would be to sort your perspective out, the angle at which that guy was sitting compared to the rest of the car was quite confusing, it looked like he had an arm growing out of his chest.

fulham89 responds:

Perhaps he DID have an arm growing out of his chest...no, no, that's an oversight on my part. Bummer.

Anyway, thanks for the constructive review!

[//Biochemistry]

I'm a biochemist!

I have a degree in biochemistry. I am starting a job tommorrow making dog leads.

true story.

In reference to your movie, It was pretty nice, although at the start you lingered on the whole "earth element" thing a bit too long, it was a bit to phillosophical for my liking. Also, you didnt really talk much about what biochemists actually studied, it was a fair overview, but a little bit of detail such as some specific cellular proccess of interest to biochemists (ATP synthesis, metabolic pathways, transportation of substances across lipid bi-layers, etc) would have perhaps shown a more indepth knowledge of the subject.

so yeah, add dog lead maker as possible career choice for biochemists.

Perriwinkle responds:

You must understand that i was rushed, with limited resources, and with very low talent in flash. I was really trying to make it both flashy and in sync with the song.

I did make a nice poster though :D

//Perriwinkle

[13 Halloween Tips -Tip 11]

as has been said

this isn't as good as some of the other ones. Seems a bit lazily made, very minimal animation, simple tweens etc.

remyzero responds:

now that you mentioned it, i think this one should have been released earlier. It was one that I did somewhere in the middle, so some of the earlier tips were made more recently. Thus allowing for better jokes, but with this one, i wanted to try a different style of animation, and design. Thanks!

[Tails and his GBA]

yay, nice to review a movie that wont get blammed

not bad, some people will hate this coz of the sprites, I think you did a good job though. Plus I can tell you are a fan of homestar runner! Keep up the good work. Nice bit of interactivity scoring material in there too. And yay for nintendo!

RupeeClock responds:

Yes, yay for nintendo, yay for the homestar runner.

and as for the interactivity, did you find the easter eggs? ;)

[Goodman]

that was really sweet

I felt really touched by this flash, I know what heartbreak is like. I hope you find happiness soon :)

Good work, really nice. Glad you managed to keep the audio and graphics in synch.

Aka-Star responds:

I wasn't too sure about sharing it at first being a personal issue. but I'm glad some people understand it. Thanks for the review.

Yes I've learnt Sound and Flash don't mix well - syncing was difficult.

[Bus stop history]

not bad

I didn't like the sound, too much muffuffling on the microphone, plus I couldnt hear a word. I hate it when people speed up the sound so much that it turns to gibberish.

Also the sound was out of synch with the animation. I dont know why this happens, but it has happened to me in the past.

Stiklewave responds:

Yes...i don't know but when i watch the final result is was good, i don't know what happen!

[The Brian Show: Episode 1]

not bad......

It would probably be better if the cat reacted. I know you are new to flash, but a simple animation for the cat reacting, like all its hair standing on end, or it going beserk and running around the room.

That bit where it just shows the cats face lasts way too long.

Qweets responds:

Yeah, I know that part annoys the hell out of me too.. Maybe i'll fix that somtime. Thanks for the info