Nikon-Kitty's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Earthquake Girl]

Well done, if a bit pretentious

I really liked how stylized this cartoon was, and how you kept to your typical drawing style despite the fact that you were doing a lot of frame by frame work here- and hell, I like how it was animated for that matter.

My only qualm is with the plot. Or rather, how you treat it. As far as I see it, earthquake girl gets the order from the wealthy dude in charge of the architecture firm to start blowing shit up, and then she does it. She's insane, a force of nature unrestrained by reason- hence "earthquake girl" as a title for the movie. Then, after she's finished destroying the whole city, we see that the whole thing was orchestrated by this evil rich bastard who "loves his money" and who intends on profiting from this cataclysm. The message (and of course, I could be missing something here) is simple: rich people are evil and will do anything for money, even going so far as to be complicit, or even support, the loss of many human lives in order to make a profit.

I like this message. I agree with it. the only thing that bothers me here is the fact that you seem to obscure this message on purpose, devoting the majority of the movie to senseless violence and a string of red herrings which draw the attention away from the key plot points. Not only does this diminish the quality of the message, the moral of the story, as you put it, it makes you seem like you're just trying to show off, trying to make your movie seem more "deep" by making it hard to read into.

Whatever, regardless of my rather minor complaint, I love this movie, and I'd love to see you do some more long-term complicated animation like this in the future.

PiGPEN responds:

It was first and foremost animation practice so the story section of it had to take a backseat....but the fact thats it there at all shows i care <3. And the fact that its harder to get doesnt make it any deeper than it is but it does show that some people care enough to figure it out (like you <3). Also i linked the setting to a real life event (the name and flag are clues) for people who like to figure stuff out and learn things....im crazy like that.

And i have started Morphemon Ep2 which will be animated more like this then its predecessor.

[Erik the Juiceman MikeEp8]

An excellent conclusion to an awesome series.

First off, I am very proud to have had a part in this, the animation of my favorite flash series. I'm glad John let me donate some work.

Funny jokes, great voice acting, well animated, well drawn. You really have improved on your frame by frame work. It's madhouse shit in this one. If you don't get frontage for this, it's an ABOMINATION.

That's it. Rock on! Erik the Juiceman forever!

[Easter Song!]

TOTILLY UNACCURITE.

im sorry but this movie is sooooo offensive i mean come on jesus was born and decempter 25 evertyone nos that and what the fuck doe rabbits hav 2 do with jesus u R goin to hell

PS RABBITS DONT LAY EGGS!!111!~!

PPS I HATE YOU!!!!1!

PPPS I ALSO DONT THINK RABBITS CAN PLAY GUITAR UMM OK????????

Gobolatula responds:

YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!!!!!! JESUS WASN'T FUCKING BORN ON FUCKING EASTER *OR* CHRISTMAS YOU ASSHOLE!!!!! IT'S A MOTHERFUCKING CARTOON!!!!! IT DOESN'T HAVE TO FUCKING MAKE SENSE!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

p.s. Thanks for helping me on Episode 8, Kitty. I love you!

[Morphemon Duelists 1.5]

Hobos sometimes drink their own urine to survive.

Excellent "screw you" to the audience, the plot, and all common sense... Just like the real thing! You really captured the classic style of kiddie anime with this episode, and ending it with the entire group bathing was a nice touch.

That, combined with the fact that you not only mocked the series you initially lampooned, but mocked your own loosely established "rules," makes the episode overall surprisingly cerebral.

You really should edit these together to form a single episode and post it on your site. Watching them consecutively, I get the feeling I'm missing out on some of the flow that the whole thing might have.

*Note: much like yourself, I too hold a sentimental love for kiddie anime like Digimon. I'm not really that cynical.

PiGPEN responds:

Rules are for dorks.
Im working on making a full length version but its a hard job especially since flash can only hold 16,000 frames in a timeline before glitching out (the final edit of Morphemon ep1 plays for a total playtime of 21 minutes at 24 frames per second...do the math). Also the whole trouble o getting it to not lag the eff out.

*<3 Digimon. It's not as kiddie as many think though...its kiddie but still not something that wouldnt be interesting to an adult (like Pixar are always aiming to do).

[lordofthematrixwars]

Nobody gets satire anymore...

Funny, clever parody of all those shitty character cash-in cartoons. But it seems that about 9/10 people who review this like it as what it was making fun of in the first place.

"OMFG TEH ANIMATATION WSA BADDFD!!!!!!!!!!!!1"

You draw really well, and the little bopping of the heads when the characters are hopping up and down looks nice. You might work on the sound, try a pop filter of some sort. Not that I'm one to talk.

[Erik the Juiceman MikeEp7]

Perfectly nonsensical.

I've been a big fan of Erik the Juiceman ever since I first saw episode one of the Mike saga on an unrelated web site. It seems that with every episode, Mr. Perazza manages to improve his ninjaskills and refine his off-the-wall sense of humor.

Cutting directly from the battle field to a scene with Erik urinating on breakfast for no reason at all is a perfect summation of the Juiceman sense of humor: Make as little sense as possible while poking fun at how ridiculous things have gotten.

Let's ignore how much the animation style has advanced since his last episode (A lot!) and keep this about the humor. What Perazza is able to do is rare; He's random without being idiotic. Too often, "random" humor sounds something like this: "Shoe~! Michael Jackson! Look at that duck! LOLOLLOL!!!!11!" While this may be amusing to the 9-year olds who write it, it's annoying and without substance to anyone else. The first scene of Mike ep. 7 gives us a man who has to use the restroom desperately running through town screaming with the song "Move, B*tch" playing in the background. If this sounds immature to you, it is. But that's why it's funny.

The voices have improved, as well. There's a definate clarity that now seems missing from his earlier episodes. It gives the animation a sense of professionalism.

Awesome movie. Looking forward to the next one.