PIED3's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Wonders of the Universe 4]

Ha ha, great stuff!
Relied pretty heavily on getting the 2001: A Space Odyssey references but fortunately i did! Really high quality voice acting and whilst i'm not a big fan of the art style the dynamic camera work and "cinematography" kept it fun and exciting to watch. The characters are appropriate for the genre and likeable enough. Everything about the series is very proffesional, especially the sound design.
It's also really nice to see a big cast list of NGers and a big old NG sound track. Good job and keep it up!

["Possession" Trailer]

Wow, i'm excited!
Your time spent making live action films seems to have paid off because the directing/cinematography of this trailer is well beyond that of most animations here on NG. The opening shot for example is an enigmatic and unusually proffesional rather long single shot that immediately had me engaged. The time lapse city scape, the view from under the dog, the stylish use of reflections, the frequent use of a moving camera for dynamism, it was all very nice!
The art is decent and i like the old school no bullshit detailed uncarictured charecter designs. The sort of art style popular in flashes a few years back before everyone started doing shouting, "wacky faces" and no outline blobs. I don't really like the idea of trailers in general because i like to approach a film/short with a completely blank slate (obviously impossible but, it's the target). Despite this I fully understand it's promotional value and i don't think you gave away too much with this. I've avoided reading your synposis as i want to enjoy the finished thing as much as possible.
The music was fitting and the little bit of voice acting seemed decent. The concept seems an interesting blend of the supernatural and the modern mob/gang. Overall i thought this was pretty damn great, you've obviosuly put a lot in to it and i'm excited about seeing this finished thing! Good job and good luck!

mussashimits responds:

Hey, I appreciate the detailed comment! Yeah this flash will be a long one so I used some simple designs for the characters that I could reuse in each scene.. I wasn't sure how people would think of it, but I'm glad you liked it, haha. Anyway, thanks for your support and encouragement, and I'll let you know when the product is finished!

[Flash -Itano Circus-]

Why have you resubmitted this?

[Who Are You?]

Ha ha. very funny!
The psychedilic sequences were well animated and you had some neat loops in there. The scene were he kept stepping over himself was a favorite. I liked the voice acting and the script and whilst i'd never heard of any of the names mentioned i still found the general concept amusing. The art style and character poses and expressions were very funny. I especially like the smug walk past the mirror. A good mix of fbf and tweens and whilst it was perhaps a bit static at times i think you got gestures and posture changes down quite well. As for crtiticisms i think the colors at times were a glittle garish and some lighting effects or shadows or shading could have added some depth and complexity to the art. In conclusion i thought it was a fun little flash and you did a good job on it.

[Macrocosm]

Pahgawk you modest master of animation! Every piece i watch from you impresses me more and more and this was no exception. Yes, the frame by frame was a little lacking but you still had some great transitions, an interesting use of colors (i liked the yellow glows) and some inspiring 3d effects. How did you do those rotating wire frames? Very nice work on that. I think you're story telling could do with a bit of work but this is NATA so of course you're rushed and i can't complain too much because this one certainly gave me chills. Fortunately i was familiar with the concept you were putting across having read a great short story about it here (remove the spaces):
http://everything2.com/title/I+don%25 27t+know%252C+Timmy%252C+being+God+is +a+big+responsibility
so despite not being wowed by the originality of the idea i was certainly wowed by the artistry with which you conveyed it. Those wonderful shots when the scientist realizes that perhaps he is just one of an infinite loop and that long zoom from world to world. Of course the universe would have to be part of the system too but i suppose that zooms a bit big even for you.
I like that you make your own music and it's alway fitting but i think you should try something with sound effects and voice acting etc. Only because having just music gives the animations a sort of "music-video" feel that is slightly off putting. Also you've got a fun and unique art style but everyone always seems to be pulling the same dismayed expressions. I'm being picky of course and overall i really did enjoy this animation a lot. Good work with this, good luck with nata, and keep at it! Sorry to hear about your website.

Pahgawk responds:

Ahh yes, I remember reading that story! It was definitely inspiration for this.

Also I was sort of thinking that maybe the "world particle" was just a component of a larger particle, so it was there all along, but then that raises the question of why all the worlds shut off when he turned off just one of the practically endless others. It's definitely a plot hole I didn't think through enough.