joshmorgan's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too]

Cool video to a catchy tune

Very well-conceived visually

ActiveObjectX responds:

you liked it, but you only gave a 7. THREE POINTS FROM A TEN. WHY!?!?!?

[Engineered]

Beautiful and profound

Beautifully animated with stark visuals and a fascinating abstraction of a relevant social issue (eugenics)

[CertainPeople I CouldName]

Perfect

You brilliantly captured the essence of the song and created a video just as awesome as any official TMBG music video.

It's funny cuz CPICN is one of the less-memorable TMBG songs, but your video, with is great characters and quirky animation, has forever improved this song for me.

This TMBG fan is now a fan of your work too.

["Dare"]

Impressive animation / disappointing message

oh man, where do I start?

I'm extremely impressed with the scope and quality of the visuals of your film, especially considering your tight production schedule. Your shot choice, camera work, and animation are spectacular.

And I am awed by your courage in attempting to convey a powerful message, but I am deeply DISAPPOINTED by the ultimate implications of your film.

You had me until the end.

Despite your response to a previous reviewer who noted (quite correctly) that "you don't have to be religious to be a good person" you ARE undeniably implying that religion, specifically the Christian religion, is a necessary "step" in becoming a moral contributor to human society.

You, through your character, are SO CLOSE to successfully delivering a powerful humanist message, that WE HUMANS should LOVE our fellow man, regardless of race, gender or creed.

Your character took that extra step to break free of an insulated life and began a journey of change.

But then he took a giant leap BACKWARD when he reached for that Bible.

I was a Christian for over 20 years and I read the Bible many times through Christian eyes, finding hope and divinity within its pages.

But then something happened.

Education opened my eyes and I discovered science and rational thought. After learning to think for myself and losing all faith in fraudulent superstitious nonsense, I read the Bible again with a clear mind and uncorrupted heart, and this time I realized that the Bible is one of the most despicable, hateful, disgusting books ever written. Now I get physically ill just knowing that millions upon millions of people that world over look to this evil document as a source of spiritually and morality.

In case you've forgotten just how evil the Bible can be, I suggest you reread the following passages which are especially frightening to all non-Christians:

Deuteronomy 13:8-10 (God commanded all believers to kill all non-believers, even your family and friends)

Matthew 10:33 (Jesus "disowns" all non-believers)

Luke 12:10 (again, Jesus "disowns" all non-believers and declares "blasphemy" as an UNFORGIVABLE sin)

Jesus himself says mere words are sinful enough to never be forgiven and yet God CONDONES or even COMMANDS all the evil deeds committed by humans in these passages:

Genesis 22:1-19 (human sacrifice ordered by God)

Leviticus 20:10-27 (gay-bashing and murder)

Numbers 31:31-40 (war, rape, murder and slavery commanded by God)

Deuteronomy 21:10-14 (more war, rape, murder and slavery commanded by God)

Judges 19:22-29 (misogyny, rape, murder)

Romans 1:26-27 (gay-bashing)

These are just a few examples off the top of my head of the horrible evils committed in the name of God in the Bible. If you read the Bible from cover to cover, Old Testement and New, you will discover countless more.

That said, I "dare" you and everyone who agreed with the Christian message in your film to take the next TRUE step to becoming a better person and THINK FOR YOURSELF!!!

If you feel the need to believe in something, believe in SCIENCE. The scientific method allows anyone and everyone to TEST the world around them, EVALUATE what it real and KNOW what is TRUE.

The Bible is a MYTH, but the social problems that you depict in your film are REAL, and it frightens me to think of all the time WASTED on worshiping an imaginary friend instead of truly helping our fellow man.

I think you truly have talent and vision. My hope (not prayer) is that you awaken from your delusion and discover that true morality comes from within.

peace

squeakytoad responds:

Wow. A two second clip of him seeing a Bible provoked quite a response from you.

Well, I'm not here to debate. You are entitled to your own opinion.

And I really hope that people won't see this as me forcing anything on them. And I especially hope no one misunderstands this as saying that you can't love others without being a Christian.
I put that in there because
1) It fit with the song.
2) That's what I felt the character should do.
3) It's an important part of my life.

Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the animation aspects of it.

[Peer Pressurized]

Great timing

I pretty much expected the punchline based on the title (which is perfectly punny) but your timing is really what caught me off guard.

Great little short.

[(DHC) Move Your Feet]

Not bad, but the original Music Vid is better

This is a fun little music vid, but the original 8-bit music video by Shynola is much much better.

[Your Horoscope for Today!]

Very animation to a hilarious song

I'm generally NOT a fan of literal interpretations of lyrics in music videos, but this a very funny, very creative animated music video to Weird Al's song, which is already hilarious without the visuals.

Funny stuff.

ZekeySpaceyLizard responds:

woo

[Angel has Flown]

Nice animation

Very nice animation, especially for a first effort.

Though the lyrics seemed to fit the images, I wasn't really feeling the song (the music is kinda boring in contrast to the exciting animation).

[Kitten Apocalypse]

Awesome... until the second half

I wish i had stopped watching when the screen said "Error"...

The "Test" part was freaking kick@ss (stylish, creative, well-animated), but the second "Eat me" part sucked big floppy donkey dong.

The two halves were only marginally related (they both featured bloody kittens) and the first part half would've been so much better if it wasn't dragged down by the nonsense that followed it.

I'm just going to pretend the second part doesn't exist and score the first part...

[Utopia]

Fantastic visuals for an awesome song

First off, I love that you were inspired by Yoko Kanno's "Fish - Silent Cruise"

And your imagary was breath-taking... so simple and yet so dramatic.

I felt like I was watching a dream.