Atzu's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Zombie Lulu]

Very cute and short.
Was it on purpose that Lulu only sounds through the left speaker? My left speaker doesn't work sometimes so at the begining I though she was mute because she had no brain until I "spanked" the speaker. I ask because maybe it was on purpose because she is on the left but it could be also because the microphone you used to record your daughter isn't ok (It happened to me with another animation I couldn't hear on mobile devices precicely because of that).

By the way, it was a very neat detail that the background was video footage instead of just a plain picture.

Keep it up. Hope your daughter will like to help you with the next one.

[Coraline Intro]

The style of your animation reminds me more of the ending of a lot of movies, but this would work as a nice intro too. It has a good timing and the visual comp is also clear and easy to read.

Perhaps there are a few things to tweak here and there but it's really good overall.

I liked much how the ghost singing and specially when it vanishes leaving a "electrical firy smoke"

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Congrats, it's clear you had fun with it. Keep up the good work.

By the way, how much time did they give you at school to produce this animation?

FrozenFire responds:

Thanks!
We had three weeks! :)

[Fluffy the Silly Bunny]

Even if it was predictable it was enjoyable. I think you mentioned in one response that you're thinking about doing or not some more about the other bunnies, something you could do is the same "happy tree friends" or "joe cartoons" did. The clue in them, I guess, is the way the bloody things occurs and how they develop. We all know something messy will be going on when we watch them, but, for example, how much pain will the character(s) endure before dying or some other gag to come is what matters.
Another idea would be doing a semi unexpected "contraTwist", like "Spy Vs Spy"; you know the bunny is going mad and become a monster, but perhaps even so the sheep without transforming beats the crap out of him or kicks him in the balls and scapes with the food. Like DR House intros where you think A character will be the one getting sick and its always B.
That reminds me of a movie where this young man was bullied by another guy, so he exercises and gets strong, but he was still a victim and a coward in his mind, so when this big and strong man faces the second, and the second after being scared at first, knows that the big-one is still scared of him, the little and skinny bully continues beating the big poor brute. It's just kind of pathetic, sad and hillarious : p

thekillzar responds:

Thank you for your in-depth review! I really like your suggestions, and it has actually helped me develop an idea to build upon as I plan for a new cartoon. Your suggestion of a "Spy vs. Spy" cartoon has also gave me an idea too for a possible third animation, when I do get around to working on it! I really appreciate your help and your advice! Many thanks!

[barricade 2nd fragment]

Neat! This reminds me also "Heavy metal". Hope you finish the short later adding also the audio.

The character and color design were interesting, even the "bad guy" looked good and I like to imagine him now as a burning skeleton raging with the fire of revenge or something as badass that would call for some good old metal on flames. hahaha

Keep it up

[Bobby: Wild Adventure]

When animating, don't do it bored, do it having fun and let that energy flow through your work.

Another tip, somethings seem very funny at first glance, but if you "save them for some days inside a drawer" (or in the fridge if you prefer, it's not literal) you will have a better look at it and will know better if the idea was actually funny or good at all.

xXBlade270Xx responds:

I'll keep this in mind. Thanks.

[Mysterious Bones]

This promises to be entertaining. I'm checking the youtube link.

Will some or any of the episodes be fully animated like your intro? And by that I mean both new and old already made episodes.

Anyway, this was pretty enjoyable even though the length. The music and the skeleton were great among other things.

[DBZ - Proctology Academy]

Hahaha grrrrrhh mundane situations for super characters just like the Incredibles.
Plausible and hilarious.

By the way, there's also a fan animated miniseries called "Doctor Goku" where Vegeta its also a proctologist. Doctor Goku its kind of famous here in Mexico, but I must say that your version of Vegeta about to shove his fingers in Goku was a damm lot more funny.

Hoping for a sequel to see if Vegeta regained his pride Hahaha, keep it up.

Sexual-Lobster responds:

thanks!

[Iron Man 3 title sequence]

The concept in general isn't bad, but definitely the fonts you're using are way "out of character". Mayhaps, Tony Stark will be in china, but not as a ninja but wearing his Iron man mechanical suit. So, the 'Kung fu' and 'Jetsons' font I think they don't go very well with the Iron Man concept; specially for an intro. The other one you are using for the black letters looks better.

One of the effects I did like how you made them, were the blue beams behind the letters, those do suit Ironman.