KOLANI's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Jorgy's]

this isn't funny. it's just kinda nothing. no interesting conflict, the dialogue is bare bones and repetitive. not to mention the art isn't even bad in a funny way, it's just not very good. the audio is hard to understand and everything is badly timed, the conversation if you can call it that, doesn't flow at all. this looks, sounds and feels like it was made in 20 minutes with no thought at all.

Mel responds:

bingo

[The Darly Boxman Show]

pretty cool! I like it a lot! but definitely could be improved. I like the attempt at analogue horror, but idk, the art feels a lil too clean to me. Analogue horror tends to have a more lofi look to it. Your usual high res high fps (mostly)naturally moving animation doesn't really lend itself to that vibe. I also find the timing of things to be a little too natural/structured. It lacks the chaotic timing that makes analogue horror really off kilter and scary. Audio quality was a lil too good too. Idk, feels like you were caught in a weird crossroads between wanting something more in line with your usual animation style and your blue channel stuff, and then ended up skimping on that crunchy grungy spooky vagueness that is blue channel. I would love to see you try something like this again though!! I know you can do it, and I love your work <3

have a great day!! :)))))

Gooseworx responds:

That's fair.
Although I will say I wasn't really trying to go for that much of an analog horror angle. I mostly just wanted it to be weird and funny. Adding the grain and compression was actually a pretty last-minute decision to differentiate the show from the "real world."
But I appreciate the critique nonetheless.

[PICO VS EVIL BOYFRIEND [FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' JAM ENTRY]]

YOOOOOO THIS ANIMATION FEELS SO WEIGHTY, EVERY HIT FEELS HEAVY AND IMPACTFUL I LOVE IT!

AnimatedZorox responds:

YOOO THANKS BRUV! Tried my best on giving it energy :D

[SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE COMIC ADAPTION ANIMATION]

This was cool I guess, but this is just barely animated traced panels of the comic. You even stretch out a certain part just because you didn't know how to fill out the rest of the frame. Not very good.

DillonTharp responds:

Ok 👍

[Son Of The Musk]

The best entry, NO CAP. It not only made me laugh, but it left me feeling something, and that's more than I can say for any other entry. Everyone here did an amazing job... Ngl, almost made me cry.

retroarcademonkey responds:

This is no joke my favourite review I have read so far on this, NO CAP... What I strive for for literally ANYTHING I work on is to make someone feel emotional in some capacity. I feel so incredibly humbled by your words. Even though I don't really do this voice acting thing as much these days, it definitely gives me a lot of weight behind what I used to do.

Porcelain really made this shit come to life, and I'm still so glad that I could get to be apart of this in any way at all. Thanks, Kolani for the incredibly kind words.

~Matt E.

[DEEP SPACE MUSK]

This is great! Holy fuck, genuinely sent shivers up my spine! Great work!

Stradomyre responds:

Thank you! >:D