chris-the-stick's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Drew the Short Straw]

great animation, bad message.
(also give me a co-author in your movie for my script)

well, needless to say, the visuals and the quality of the animation of the movie was superb, as its always expected by a skilled artist such as rob.
however, the script, (my script) wasn't successfully transferred to your movie.
many parts of my funny dialogue got missing (or omitted, intentionally or not), BB10's dialogue was shortened into incoherent babble, some details of the trip to the general store were missing and the good details of the battle were either missing, or half-heartedly done, and shortened.

obviously, in most collabs +big projects, many pieces will get shorter, many ideas will get reduced, edited or altered for various reasons, but i sense more malice in this movie than merit, and the only reason it even saw the light of the day, was because, quite frankly, you didnt had anything else ready by then, and this seemed like a good idea.

expressions such as ''i drew the short straw''/ or ''i've got the short end of the straw'' (when getting my script), or reducing one's contribution into nothing or into absurdity will never give you any honour or dignity, my friend.
actions such as these are pretty, vindictive, and beneath you. they make you seem like a bad person, who holds a grudge and it also makes you seem like a very hateful, angry and rather small person.

be a good person, rob. dont be like that.
and while you're at it, give me a co-author in your movie for my script, because, no matter if you liked it or not, i wrote it, and i demand credit for it.

(also calling it ''writing'' in a sarcastic way isn't clever or honorable in any way, FYI.
either animate it, or not. noone ever forced you to animate my script.)

tl;tr, your animation was good, with nicely drawn characters and with a very nice pace in your animation, but my script was twisted and disfigured to grotesque proportions, in order to ridicule me.

good stuff.
keep up the ''good'' work, bob.

RobertClock responds:

The script was entirely rewritten because it was self aggrandizing on your behalf, unfunny, and often incoherent. I’m sorry that your vision wasn’t translated to screen as you desired, but it was not my wish to have adapted your screenplay and given the choice I would have opted not to at all. Your contributions are listed not once but twice- on the title card, and in the ending credits. Happy Clock Day.

[Champagne]

an excellent, whimsical movie about time, cold, fear of clocks and about... champagne, ofcourse!
what an excellent movie!
the main character (the scared guy) was nicely drawn, with good face expressions and with nicely animated movements, the wild surprise of the clocks bursting into his living room was superb, and all of the clocks were nicely drawn+animated, and they also looked very adorable as well!

what ensued afterwards is too awesome for me to utter, so i will say to you, dear viewer: its a great movie! go watch it, and vote five!

great work as always, man!
keep it up, and have yourself a happy clockday!

Foxcato responds:

Oh man, thank you for your kind review.
I'm happy you enjoyed my humble contribution today.

Happy clock day to you too!

[The Crown]

wow, this was an impressive, and beautiful work of art!
an excellent CC movie as always, pop-tart, done with nicely drawn characters, with detailed backgrounds, nice scene transitions, good synchronization of image+music, and with some cool story going on, according to the nicely used song's main theme.

carrot clock wants back his crown, and this time, he will get it!

i liked the good CC references+old jokes in it, (such as SBC denying the existence of the Void, or flounderman getting involved in a scandal), and i really liked the general flow+style of the whole movie...

everything was perfect, and its yet again, one more evidence of your great art skills, and of your good storytelling.

keep it up man, and stay awesome!
happy clockday!

Pop-Tart responds:

Well hello there, good sir.

[Aqua Teen Hunger Clock Force]

wow, this was a very cool, beautiful clockday movie!

i like how you've drawn the main heroes as the characters of the A.T.H.F., while everything and every character was drawn beautifully, and the voices used matched with those of their corresponding characters...

as for the story, it was quite interesting, since it showed us that the creations (aka=the movie's characters), acknowledged that they were in a flash movie(!!!), and they decided to ask for explanations from their creator, namely the cool redbook clock.

after that, many funny things happened, also the movie had some clicking ''easter eggs'' (brilliant!), and a couple of extra scenes that were quite the surprise here...

great movie, nice humour, nicely drawn characters, smooth animation, and clever inside jokes as well!

lastly, the post-credits scene was really cool!

excellent work, keep it up, and have a happy clockday!

RealRedbookClock responds:

happy clockday!

[Clock Crew Tournament of Champions]

once again, its an excellent movie of the awesome clock-god of thunder, thor-clock (TM).

i really liked how all the clocks in this film rallied for two different sides in one topic:
to like anime, or to not like anime.

on the evil side, we had triangle (obviously), floppydisk (what?!), and strawberry clock (impossible!).
on the good side, we had the heroic thor-clock (ofc), the strong polyhedron (v. strong), and the legendary bb10 (a great swordsman, from what i've heard).

then, the battle wages on. love, conflict, betrayal and fear, all of the human emotions collide and emerge in this epic battle royale, as heroes and villains fall alike, and the duel between weaboo's and anime-haters wages on...

eventually, as the battle comes to an end, and only two heroes remain, the fate of anime rests on two people: SBC and BB10.
the ending was too superb for me to describe, so i will not spoil it to the other viewers.
watch it, and be impressed by thor-clock's great storytelling skills.

my only complaints about this movie was that:
it should be longer,
bb10 should be more muscular (we need accuracy!), and he should also be carrying a sword, but apart from those minor details, the movie itself was perfect!

excellent work, 10/10, it was very kawaii, and i say: arigato senpai!
keep it up, and do more epic movies like this.

Ushnor responds:

You can not use your sword for such minor conflicts. What would your senpai think if you unleashed your full power?

[LL - Reunion]

a great story from the chronicle of the LL: ''The Hunt for the Key of Glorton''.
i like how the characters are all nicely drawn and with good linework, i love how some characters behave in a random way (such as when AMPM pops in to say ''hello guys, whats up!''), i loved it when zteagh-lock talks japanese to pumpkin and calls him a sugoi (so kawaii!!), while trash lock's punchline when he says ''OK, but does anyone know why we have female voices?'', which adds a new twist to the whole action movie, and inserts some much needed humour, in an otherwise serious movie.

i also like how the legendary clock-hero (BB10-clock) was portrayed in the film, showing him helping all the locks to achieve a fragile peace between the CC and the GG, which would help them further into exploring the caves of ulcar, in order to find more clues about the location of the key of glorton.

furthermore, i really liked how the boom-microphone was visible during the last moments of the movie, making fun of the movie itself, and making it look like a home-made video story, it was really funny+clever!

lastly, i think that pumpkin's pessimism about the LL's state was a bit unfounded, because the LL is still in great shape, and its in a much better state than what it was during the ''dead period'' of 2014-2017...
things are looking up, and the LL will rise again.

all in all, it was a funny, pleasant, and wild movie, and i liked it alot.
keep up the good work, pumpkin!

Psi43 responds:

Thank you so much, chris-the-stick2!

I aimed to make this movie - the hunt for the key of Glorton - like the Goonies movie. They all already know each other, just like in the movie E.T. but one thing (the reunion) sets them off to an epic quest.

BB10 was an idea I got when I reviewed a facebook post about the writing of this movie. As everyone knows, the tension between the Lock Legion, the Clock Crew and the Glock Group is as high as the mariana trench nowadays. I didn't think anyone would catch the bit about the Glock Group, when Trash Lock was talking about the female voices but the subtitle said something about a fishing trip. That is an incredible amount of trivia you, as a viewer, caught on to, since the main goal of the Glock Group was and has always been to go on a fishing trip.

The boom mic was a necessity. Without that, the entire movie would have looked stupid. But that boom mic inspired the characters to pick up their act and really pull through, eventually capturing the key of Glorton (despite that story being implied and off screen, but watching this movie, you will definitely know how that adventure would have gone and their struggles and friendship trials, that lead to the capturing of the key).

I do agree that the pessimism of Pumpkin Lock was unfounded. I thought so, too, but I was already 8 months into production of this film when I noticed that. Instead of re-shooting it all (which would have taken at least 2 months), I hoped that the audience wouldn't notice that. Sadly, you did though, and I admit of being lazy for the sake of bringing this film out sooner, rather than reshooting major parts of that. I am sorry. But I am still very thankful for the 10 out of 10 review! I will not make this mistake again.

Thank you for your kind words! I hope you're looking forward to my upcoming film "Pumpkin and Robot are looking for treasures on Mars". It will be a feature film, at one hour and 22 minutes, and it will be awesome. Paramount Pictures granted me 22 million Dollars for production value, so I am sure it will be a bit better than this movie!

It will release in Summer of 2025!

[The Space Between Spaces]

well, this was an awesome blast from the past!
this might be an oldie, but its a goodie!

in fact, the animation is swift, with a good pace and with some very good FBF progression in the whole movie, everything moves flawlessly, the characters have nice face/eye/clock expressions, and when they smile/talk, they also have nice lip-syncing and good motion in that as well, and its a hard thing to achieve properly...

apart from that, all the characters are nicely drawn, with good linework, nice details, and with excellent colouring...
also the shading+lighting effects are nice too, and i love how nicely drawn was both the villain of the film, (the huge dark dude that was chasing them), and the heroes as well (SBC, pop-tart, satellite and raspberry)...

as for the story itself, it might seem confusing to a person who is not initiated/introduced to the clockcrew's lore, but you've actually presented your piece so well, that it doesnt really need an explanation, and if it would be completed (one day?), it could get easily shaped into a more complete and coherent story by you, which wouldnt be a very hard task...

all in all, this was a beautiful piece of professional animation, and im always happy to see quality work from the artists of the clockcrew!

keep making cool art, toppy!
you're good!

Foxcato responds:

Heeyy! bb10!! I'm glad you're still around! How are things in the old Clock Crew? I would pop in on the forum but unfortunately, I forgot my password. So...

Anyway, thanks a bunch for writing such a wonderful review! It was a joy to read. As for completing the movie? I suppose I never gave that a thought. It's worth considering though. That's for sure!

[Perspective Chaos]

a very interesting duel between the evil kanamomashouse and the glorious ''fat black man'' of the north memelands...
it was interesting to see that, as the fight waged on, more and more people fell under the wrath of the kanamomashouse, and that more and more buildings were getting destroyed as the war continued...

the effects were good, the character's movements were good, it also had its funny moments, its dark moments, and the final confrontation, which is crucial for any good ''battle''/war movie.

all in all, good work, and i would like to see more movies like this.
pretty cool!

kanamomashouse responds:

Damn thanks man I'm glad you enjoyed it!! I appreciate the review!!

I loved destroying more buildings. One of the interesting parts to me was altering/destroying the original landscape so that we could have that final view of the broken city at the end. A true show of the chaos that ensued.

I definitely tried to get some good emphasis on that final battle. Bob and G coming up to help Sumo, as well as OSHA guy and the Car driver, felt like a good "smashing" conclusion.

Once again, thank you for taking the time to view this all the way through, and thank you for the positive feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed the important aspects of this movie.