CroutonsOfDeath's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[PleaseDiePie]

I'll admit that I'm a PewDiePie fan, I dunno if you can call me a "Bro" - not sure I want that moniker especially seeing as how said Bros can't take a fucking joke - but yeah, I watch his vids and smile. But I can also admit this video is pretty damn funny - honestly if you can't laugh at yourself or people you like, you don't deserve to laugh at all. I've always loved the way you draw people with the gross, overdetailed faces and the like and your animation is clearly getting better as you keep making your flashes which is needless to say a very good sign.

The only joke that really fell flat for me was the joke at the end, the whole "Oh the viewer on the other end is a fat nerd!" gag is, well, kind of old. No offense - I've just seen it before a lot of times. Otherwise I laughed all the way through, I think the Amnesia bit made me laugh the most. If there's one thing I can agree on, Amnesia vids by PewDie are stale and these days he forces "scares" a lot; maybe it's just that he's done it for so fucking long and I'm kind of glad he's branching to do different games more, but regardless I laughed my arse off there.

I do have to ask - where did the comment you showed at the end come from? Was it a comment he left on someone elses video or a comment on one of his own in response to someone else? Admittedly I never thought he was the kind of guy to make a comment like that, he usually - regardless of his faults - seems to at least be a "nice guy" in real life. But obviously since I haven't met him in real life, there's a lot to him I'm not seeing and I'm kind of curious where he left that comment. Considering you can edit flashes on Newgrounds now, did he by chance leave it on the YouTube version of this video? That'd make it an even bigger dick move, tbh.

Speedo responds:

yeah i admit, that gag at the end was a bit lame for me, since i've done it before way too many times. But I just couldn't shake the fact that I found it funny to show a "bro" brofisting his computer screen. It was like "I wish I hadn't done the fat nerd gag before because those ones sucked! This one is actually good!"

And no, I think the video he left that comment on was called "Adults React To PewDiePie" and they were all saying how much he sucked, and he left that comment.

[Mob Squad: Episode 2]

Note: This is also a review of the first episode!

I have to admit I was skeptical to watch these, because I'll be honest - very few Minecraft spoofs manage to do much for me, often due to repetitive gags and the like. Yet I had to check it out because y'know, you're Appsro and I like ya! And thankfully I was quite pleasantly surprised with these shorts! Thank you for not overloading it with more typical Minecraft jokes or even worse, flooding it with memes. In fact nary a meme to be found... you're writing your own fun gags! Huzzah!

Admittedly the setup of taking a game or movie or other piece of media and making the "villains" the good guys by showing their point of view isn't necessarily a new thing, but it all lies in execution and... well, I at least haven't seen it in a Minecraft spoof and you handled the execution well. I found myself laughing quite a bit, and along with the simple fact that the jokes and setup are fun - the voice acting helps A LOT too! Sometimes a good voice can make a certain gag all the funnier, and you did this element well. Cooper's voice always puts a smile on my face, and I also laughed at the spiders' voices.

I think one of the funniest parts was when they discover the bed, that's terrible, but I have to admit I started giggling when they came to their insane conclusion. Admittedly I do wish the second episode was longer, but that's not enough for me to take a point off. Really, it was quite funny and one of the better Minecraft videos and once more, I must thank you for not putting in the same old tired Minecraft jokes or just slapping in memes like a lot of them tend to do. Looking forward to more!

[TURBO CHICKEN]

Hehe, i got a kick out of that! I think what really did it was Turbo Chicken's voice. It always goes to show that sometimes an actors performance is just as important as the writing. Plus I've always had a hankering for Dark Humour to whet my palette. <3

The animation was pretty good too. I'll admit that the art style "wasn't for me" but I'm not going to dock any points for that, it'd kind of be dickish because it's not that it is BAD art - it is drawn well, I dunno the style just won't become one of my favourites. But that's mostly a nitpick, since its truly the content that counts and it was a fun short!

boybogart responds:

This has got to be one of my favorite reviews here on NG. Thanks CroutonsofDeath!

[Plungerdog - 02: Janitor]

This is sort of a review of the first and second ep, since I clicked on this one first - realized it was sequential, and checked out the first foist. So yeah I talk about both.

I quite like the silly but fun idea of a man who is quite literally made of Psylocibin. This DOES beg the question though... if a cannibal eats him, how strong would the trip be? Heh, I really like Gord and I think he's already the anchor for the series though I'm sure that the dog'll get expanded upon since his name IS in the title.

I like how smooth the animation is and that is rather important when you are going to use a lit of "trippy" imagery, for some reason smooth blending and trippin' just go together like bread and butter. Admittedly though even if the animation was smooth and nice, the art is a little rough. It doesn't HURT the show as a whole, since it is the content that ultimately matters, but I would have liked a less scratchy and rough approach on the characters outside of Gord unless this was intentional.

Looking forward for more, the first two were fun.

[Rubert da Koopa]

That was... strangely adorable! Yes, even with the Mario corpses. I have to admit I often dread video game parodies these days because they are lazy in that rather than, I dunno, parodying the game or making a joke about the game, they just spout memes and references in the video game setting without actually writing actual jokes.

This was short, sweet, and a pleasant surprise. I have seen the Mario corpse gag before, but here it was executed well enough not to feel stale - and at least it wasn't a damned meme. They are a plague upon modern video game parodies, I'm sorry - they are. So thank god for this cute widdle Koopa for making me laugh at a genuine, honest, no lazy bullshit references/memes video game parody.

And yeah, Rubert is cute as hell for some reason. I love his cute voice, his cute derpy face, and even that Koopa Rap was cute. I don't know why but it reminded me of my cats, rubbing and loving and messing with trivial objects and walking around acting (adorably) derpy. I really want to adopt Rubert now, lol.

[Anime Leo & Satan]

I live in Japan and demand you get this shit on the air. Maybe then I'll start caring about TV again.

SERIOUSLY. DO IT. Please?

[Dora The Expl-whore-r]

Haha, my wife showed me this against my initial will (I took the name too seriously at first cause I'm a dumbass in the Morning.) and dear god I have tears in my eyes from laughing. The hideous faces, the hideous fucking faces were what got me. I don't know why - but seeing those insane expressions made me laugh my ass off, I think my favourite was when Dora said "I DON'T FUCKING KNOW." That seriously had me crying in laughter.

I wish it was a little longer, if not solely to see more insane fucked up expressions - but maybe they exist in your other flashes, which I will most definitely check out. I will admit the voice quality could be a little better, and while the art was delightfully twisted the animation was... odd - but those are nitpicks. What matters is the content, and this little slice of insanity made me laugh and that's all that fucken' matters.

[HELLBENDERS - Applooza]

Oh god, stop, please stop. I can't take it anymore - I just can't. *watches it again* OH DEAR LORD MAKE IT STOOOOOP! *Watches it again* I... think.... my heart...... finally..... FAILING......... *Dies of laughter.*

Okay, in all seriousness - this was fucking awesome. I haven't laughed this hard at a flash in months, and I think that this is probably my favourite of Oney's films now. Everything from the expressions to the voice acting, to the sheer fucking insanity of it all is just PERFECT. This is the reason I go to NewGrounds every morning. I can't wait for more, now that I'm undead I can't die from laughing no-more!

[Bubbles]

As always, I loved it. Short, sweet, and gut bustingly hilarious. I also loved seeing you bring one of the other authors art styles into the mix =D

<3 - Kadath & Chie (P.S. That semen you donated seems to be taking its effect... the child, it shall be glorious!)

Sexual-Lobster responds:

tell my progeny that i love him/her.

[Hiding In Plain Sight]

This was the funniest shit I've seen all day. I now have a proposal to Squeenix and I.O. Interactive: PUT THIS IN THE FINAL GAME. MAKE IT AN EASTER EGG. IT WILL BE THE BEST EASTER EGG EVER. ...Pretty please with sugar on top?

I'd do my usual blahdy blah where I'd review the art/animation/etc. but this is a Happy Harry cartoon so it is unreviewable in that area.