Vampeen's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Squidwards nightmare]

I appreciate the amount of effort and creativity that went into making this. However, it just wasn't that scary. There was a decent jump-scare at the beginning, but overall it did not have a lot of atmosphere. Maybe this is just me because I'm a huge fan of horror and am therefore used to this sort of thing, but the pacing was inconsistent and nothing really adds up. It was interesting to see a glimpse of Squidward's past, but with the way it is, it adds nothing to the story. What actually happens in this? Does Squidward's art attack him? Is it in his imagination? I understand that most good horror films leave a lot of questions unanswered, but there also needs to be a clear and concise plot or theme in order for that to work. Even the most abstract horror films have an overlaying theme that connects the events to each other. Again, this could just be me, but I don't feel like this has any particular theme; it's just scary simply for the sake of being scary. This can work if and only if there are clearly defined limits of the fictional world you're creating.

[Super Dad]

I rarely review, and I rarely give zero stars on anything I review, but this was beyond terrible. The animation was smooth, but that's the only nice thing I have to say. The "humor" consisted only of swearing; this is insultingly juvenile and not even remotely amusing. Did you really expect people to laugh because they said fuck, shit, and ass multiple times? For something rated M, it could've had at least SOME over the top slapstick, but again it disappoints.

NorthridgeNG responds:

Thanks, I see what you mean, I wrote this about two years ago and it was just a challenge to make the crudest animation I could, I agree the humour could have been a lot more complex and I'm sorry that you didn't enjoy it.

[Nursery Rhymes of Death]

This was hilarious! The deaths for all of the characters were appropriate and I liked how you incorporated actual children's songs within the piece; the very end was also pretty grim and amusing. I only took off half a star because "Humpty Dumpty" was very predictable; his death is even incorporated in the nursery rhyme itself. Otherwise, this is very well done and you should make a sequel including more nursery rhymes and more extreme deaths.

[Robot Chicken Intro - FIM]

What an unusual cross-over, but you've made it work to your advantage. I especially love Twilight Sparkle as the mad scientist and Scootaloo as the chicken. The ending after the credits was hilarious and your animation is clean. Good work!

[It's a bird!]

I am disappointed; you could have done SO much more with the premise you were going for. While the animation was nice, this was way too short and the joke fell completely flat. If you wanted the movie to be that short, that's okay, but since you've failed to deliver the punchline in a timely manner, it just seems very abrupt. Maybe your sense of humor is not quite my cup of tea, but all in all I feel that much more could have been done, such as someone saying, "It's a bird!" and then focusing on said bird instead of Superman flying by.

[Christlan the Jesus Lion]

Even though I haven't read the books, the humor in this is very clever and I thought this was pretty funny. Despite that it was somewhat predictable and that there was more cursing than necessary, I can tell that this was well thought out and took time and effort to produce. This is a nice jab at the seldom seen Christian-fantasy genre. Good job!

dogsinthecathouse responds:

Thanks for your review, I'm glad you liked it! :)

[Louis CK - God's Return]

I love how you animated this particular scene from "Louis CK", and he is also one of my favorite comedians. Even though the audio isn't yours, you made it original with the expressiveness you put into your animation, and I love some of the little references to every day life that you made. I would try and improve the graphics; they seemed rather sloppy and unpolished. Other than that, you did a good job with this.

[Mario tells the Truth]

This is one of the most clever Mario parodies that I've come across so far; while the idea of Mario and Luigi being on drugs is nothing new and usually overdone, you presented this old trope in a brand new and inventive light which makes this video exceptionally original. I especially love your unique animation; it reminds me a little bit of "Ren and Stimpy" with the amount of ridiculousness in the body poses, but their faces aren't nearly as surreal. As far as dark humor goes, you hit the nail on the head with a clever twist of an old idea and some faint resemblance to the twists in "Shutter Island". Overall, this is very well done and I look forward to more animations from you.