Luis's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pico's School The Movie 2]

awesome but too short

I think you really should buckle down and do the whole game as a movie rather than installments.. its such a cool idea and the execution is so well done, it was such a cocktease to just taste the tip of your flash cock. Anyway i gave high marks for the sound.. it is a great example of what a difference well placed sound makes .. really keeps the store suspensful and engaging. I think that some of the angles and effects feel forced.. while cool to use i think you should use effects that make sense. the bullet time didnt feel that necessary and actually seemed to slow down things too much. also when Cassandra and pico cross paths i think that the crop on the stare should have not had a blur on it. i think you really get a better sense of the tightness of the stare with a crop thats razor sharp. you can really feel the tension of the screen squeezing on the stare of these characters..
Great job lalo, you have alot of raw talent.

Lalo responds:

thanks luis, im happy you reviewed and noticed these little details that make an animation come to life, yeah i know its short, and dividing it its a pain in the ass for viewers, once im done ill put them all together in a single flash file and see how it looks... part 3 will be neat :)

[Pico: The Herpes Escape]

simplicity is sometimes best

really enjoyed the simplicity of the idea and the touches of old school pico lore with the little map of the diner at the end of it..
character expressions were well done, i never actually thought of what nene might sound like but that was pretty comfortable enough to adopt. i think maybe cleaning up your line work was my only gripe particularly in the final screen.. may as well clean that booger up if we are gonna be seeing it for prolonged periods.

-L

Nogfish responds:

I'll definitely move to clean it up once I have a free moment, after I'm done with all these character battles and whatnot,

Thank you for the review, it is much appreciated...Glad you enjoyed this.

[Pico Home from School]

raunchy humor = pico

Really enjoyed the take you took on this.. very unusual, and quite bold. Your drawings could use some cleaning up in a few parts.. but the expressions and storytelling were right on.. imma favorite this one.

[you can't kill me]

Favoritedededd

I agree with everything in this clip. You are my hero.

SheezyArt is a piece of shit, i was forever scorned for my 'overly contraversial' layouts... yet one of their friends can come in and have squirrels blowing each other off and they let that shit go.

Anyway I like your creative outlet.

[Death's Curtain Ep.01]

Great atmosphere

Been awhile since i ran across your stuff but it was great to do so on this occasion, you've really refined your ability to give a story and environment a 'mood'. I think horror and dark themes are especially hard to deal with in flash and here at newgrounds in general but you've really done a nice job carving a nice sized niche for yourself.
I think my only gripe is that at the beginning the play button didnt feel like it was obvious enough .. or maybe its early in the morning and im not on my toes. but thats the only thing i really had an issue with from a functionality stand point. I think also that it would be cool to integrate your credits into the movie to give it even more of an integrated feel. I could really see the use of some good typography and a little tlc on the titling as you tell the story.

Nice work.

SickDeathFiend responds:

haha sarcasm?

[Haiku Hilltop]

welcome back

its cool to see you back. I like how sensitive your work is to the rhythm of the song that always gets bonus points in my book.

Hope to see more of your shiet.

[Luis is an Animator...]

Hi.

You've been favorited

LuckyLollipopLad responds:

Finally - a review from Luis! Glad you liked.

I first thought you were talking to me, but no - it's submission that's been favourited.

You love animation so much you speak to animations in the 2nd person!

[Father Claus]

I love dysfunctional families

I liked that you went the route of characters that are unaware of how dysfunctional their lives/environment are it really adds some charm to the storyline. I also liked that it sort of ends in an akward manner and you didnt give the viewer the satisfaction of a happy ending.

I think my only real gripe from an animation standpoint was the dads head not moving when he did the humping. Really bugged me. Other than nice work. Reminded me of Bad Santa in a way.

[Little Orphan Boy]

Its alright.

I think i liked LSD better, it seemed like a more challenging movie to make and to watch. Making fun of disabled kids is an easy way out, LSD was more of a wellplanned mindfuck.

I liked the beginning of this movie, and then it sort of spirals out into a collage by the end of it making it hard to follow along. The sounds are very fitting and well thought out. Voice acting was also well done.

The artwork seemed to take alot of shortcuts some very noticeable. I know you were racing against the clock but usually this isnt something you want the viewer to readily notice. Its stuff that as an animator you sort of deal with behind the scenes and as far as the user is concerned he has no clue and assumes this is how you wanted to make it all along.

It was ok, or maybe i just had high expectations after the bar was set with LSD.
your friend,

-L

[Lost Rhapsody 2]

Refreshing

I gave it high style and graphic marks for the fact that its rare for artists to blatantly use rotoscoping as the centerpiece of the presentation, its quite refreshing and i hope that it inspires others to consider it. The whole roto thing is so contraversial, and i found it quite cool that you took it head on and just said whatever it is what it is.
Nice work I think the presentation and style of animation perfectly suited the humor of Wierd al's song.

-L

CapnBob responds:

I'm not sure why people are down on rotoscoping, I could have done the whole thing in a stylized manner freehand like I did with the turtle and I'd have finished faster and nobody would complain about the look. Rotoscoping is actually harder and takes longer, but I used it because I wanted to make sure that people familiar with the show wouldn't have doubts about what scene was being referenced and because it was an interesting challenge.