ageReason's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Castle Crashing The Clay]

It shows some promise.

I used to work in stop motion animation, so I have some experience here. What you'd made shows that you have the most important quality in creating good stop motion animations; an interest in improving. As you continue to make more animations, you'll start to figure out on your own what works and what doesn't. I can point out a few things that need improvement here. Firstly, you need consistent lighting. Don't stand in the way of the lights when snapping a frame. Also, and most importantly, the more stable you can keep the lens, the better. These are things you'll learn as you continue, though. For now, this is not so bad. You probably noticed that it took longer than you expected to create such short animations, but you'd be better off putting in more time to create a more complete and satisfying finished product.

[Happy Father's Day Dad]

Touching.

I don't have a father, but this made me wish I did.
I really enjoyed it.

[Pip and Peppa]

Simply fantastic!

This is really great. The only thing holding it back in any way are technical limitations and the lack of a real ending. Otherwise, though, this is great. Those sort of shortcomings may prevent your animations from receiving the recognition and praise that others get, but what's more important is that you continue to realize the things that you imagine in this creative way.
Keep it up James, I believe in you and you've never disappointed me in anything you've made!

Stalagmite responds:

man thats an awesomely uplifting review! wow. you really cheered me up! lol. thanks man. you know how much i value your honest opinions. and i am pleased to hear you found it has potential :D:D:D i must work on this idea in the future then!

[Parklife]

I thought this was pretty good.

The tree's voice really got to me. Well done, but that's par for the course for you. I like this retrospective streak you've been on lately.

Stalagmite responds:

lol why thank you old bean! long time eh! XD this is the first ever animation i made. and 1st voice acting in a toon as well. shockingly its one of the better rated ones! lol. thanks mr Age! :D:D:D

[Ping Vs Pong]

Classic James.

I'm glad you finally decided to share this with the world. I know you were concerned about it being too offensive but really it's just quite good. Excellent voice work as always.

Stalagmite responds:

OMG! hello old friend! you have come back with a beard i see? how many birthdays did i miss aswell! lol... man thanks! its good to hear from you again! :D you have brought epic joy to my face now :D:D:D

[A Depiction of Muhammad]

Absolutely nothing special.

This isn't very clever, it's irrelevant and it's not very well-made in terms of its execution or concept. There's really nothing here worthwhile.

raitendo responds:

It's all those things, and more!

[Hilarious Singlish Chat !]

Nothing special.

As far as I can tell, the visuals don't match up with the audio, so really this is not a lot more than an audio submission. And as such, it's very dull and kind of mean-spirited. Not particularly funny at all. Even if it were funny, which this sort of thing can be, it's been done to death by people who were better at it.

[stock characters]

Interesting, informative.

This is surprisingly well-made and engaging. It's always important to be aware of the very fundamental tools at one's disposal when creating a story and this is a good place to start.