ChandlerThompson's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Icarus]

I liked it.

The colors were really pleasing to the eyes for this film. I thought you animated the explosion very well. The ending seemed fitting since the movie had a light tone to it and very creative characters. I was really impressed by the shading that you put on all of the characters, that is still a skill I desire to learn. Very well done, I thought the movie was highly entertaining.

There wasn't really any backstory to this so I felt lost at the beginning. I really liked the landscape you created, plus the whole cowboy robots theme is hardcore. The sound effects of walking and such matched the movements of the flash perfectly, I'm impressed this only took a month to create. Overall, it was an amusing short with creative characters. Keep up the great work!

[dogtime]

A cute cartoon.

I find the style you use to draw the characters in your flashes to be very interesting, I recognized your technique immediately after watching your Juice Joint flash. The music was nice since it added to the happy mood of the flash, this reminds me of the silly cartoons that would be on televison on Saturday mornings, there were always light-hearted and funny punchlines.

The animation sometimes jumped from one frame to another which seemd odd considering most of the flash was done by using frame by frame. The also became redundant when the dog was looking for the stick and when the man tried to lure the dog away. Besides that, this flash was pretty amusing with a nice punchline and an interesting story. Keep up the good work!

[Blattaria Blast]

Very well done.

You show extreme talent in animation, I was entertained by this flash from beginning to end. I personally love the idea of having a music system built into goggles, I found that part to be amusing. You executed the scene where Vladimir was running away and all the clouds were appearing insanely well, it was one of the most entertaining scenes in the movie, I was truly blown away.

I liked all the music, but the scene where the roach was mutating ran somewhat slow and seemed at a different speed than the rest of the film, that was the only problem I ran into. Aside from that, I give you a round of applause for creating an action packed movie that had some experimental themes tied into it. Overall, I am highly impressed. Keep up the excellent work.

[Pinball-like Echoes]

Pure excellence.

This flash was flawless, I was inpressed by every aspect of it. I love the style of characters you drew, each one having their own distinct bodily features, it was really entertaining to watch. The drawings themselves were great, the obscure landscapes and all of the frame by frame work was highly impressive. Plus the song you included will be stuck in my head all day.

The plotline of the story is so entertaining, I had my eyes glued to the screen the entire time. The whole fantasy concept in flash is something that is not explored enough, I'm glad to see you are choosing to bring that genre to life. So far this is my favorite piece I've seen in the treasure hunt. I'm looking forward to seeing your future works as well. Keep up the great work!

[Tea.]

This makes me happy.

It's probably the care-free music and the silly animation, but this flash makes me feel all tingly inside. I loved the moustached man's expression on his face once the tea was thrown at him. The animation was really good, I would have preferred some color on there, but I still thought this was amusing. The way you animated the man trying tea for the first time looked spectactular, I'm not even kidding, you emphasized that part extremely well.

I am not a fan of tea, but this flash could make me reconsider. The part with the sandbox was also pretty funny, I like your obscure sense of humor. I'm suprised this is not well know, it is a true gem indeed. Great job on this, it was just shy of having a perfect score in my book. Good luck in the treasure hunt and keep up the excellent work!

[He Who Holds His Breath]

Very entertaining.

For some odd reason, I found this to be hilarious and highly enjoyable. The animation was really good, I like the way you draw people, the lip sync was caught up to speed as well. The voices were well done, I like how you made it sound like you actually were trying to talk underwater. Some music or something in the underwater scene or credits may have added some viewer capability and made the flash more entertaining, but that's just my opinion.

I like the random humor in there too, like when the turd knocked the boy into the water, and that last scene was so ridiculous I couldn't help but laugh. The storyline was a bit confusing, but I was eventually caught up to speed by the middle of the movie. Another good movie from you my man, keep it up, I expect great things from you!

ChadsWeb responds:

Thanks :D

[Madness Anticipate]

That was funny.

You parodied the Madness series very well with this flash, I'll recommend this to the Madness Day 2009 collection so more people can view it. The animation was decent, but I thought that was really clever how you put Steve Urkel's head on all of the henchmen. You did a good job of recreating Hank, next time you should try to draw him and the other Madness characters in your own style, it would look much better.

The music fit the tone of the flash well, and I liked the game over ending, but I wish there was something after it. I mean, the game over ending was half of the flash's duration, so maybe some more dialogue would gain the viewer's attention. Plus Hank looked odd when he was walking in the opening sequence. Anyway, I liked the movie and only see room for improvement. Keep up the great work!

[Shadowman & The Garroter]

Very creepy.

I would say you have achieved your goal of freaking the crap out of me. You chose the appropraite song, when it meshed together with your animation it could only equal a scary product. The animation was very good, I liked the part when Shadowman pulled the lever, and the part with the tree's shadow was also freaky. I wish it was a little bit longer, there is so much more I would like to learn about Shadowman.

On spookiness, I would give you a perfect score. I wish it had some more clarity though, I was somewhat confused by the plot since we didn't have a backstory to tell us what was going on. Overall, I was impressed by your ability to tell a good story and you have a cool style of animation. happy belated Halloween, and keep up the excellent work!

FAtmat666 responds:

Yeah, I definitely didn't plan out the story enough, it was difficult to explain what I wanted in such a short movie and with no words. I hope to bring Shadowman back, though, and in a longer movie. I've worked out an interesting philosophy for him which I would like to be able to express.
Thanks for the review, and I'm glad you liked it!

[The Creep]

I enjoyed it.

I thought the storyline for this flash was very creative. Was this the plot from a horror movie? It just seemed so great, it definately put me right back into the Halloween spirit. The animation at the beginning was very fluent, the arm dancing away from the bullets looked great. I was also impressed by how you tied the music in with the movements of the arm into synchronization, it made the flash seem even more entertaining.

I liked seeing each person play off into their own tale of how the arm moved, and the music was awesome. The ending definately caught me by suprise. One thing I didn't like though was how the best part was put first, and I felt the parts became worse as the flash continued. It made em have high expectations for the flash and then I lost interest. Still, I thought the flash was creative and amusing. Keep up the good work all of you!