smilingmadman's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Polish ball]

repetitive yet short

The little stick man seems to be doing pretty much the same thing with the first ball over and over. I thought things would get interesting with the second one, but nope... the first ball disappears. Then it ends. Pretty pointless.

[seizure3]

Overdone

I'm sorry my friend, but sprite fighting scenes are way overdone. I think the best thing about this flash is how short it is. On the other hand, you seem to have a firm grasp on Flash know-how. use your skills for more than just sprite fights.

[There she is!! step 2]

Mind-blowingly great

I was a fan of the first There she is!! when it first came out, and while that one was cute at the end, this one grabbed my attention the whole way through. You start to feel real emotions for the characters. Step 2 has just the right amount of humor added in some of the most unexpected places... definitely plays with your emotions. I really can't see another Flash animation stealing the No. 1 spot. Perfectly executed.

[Dad's Home]

Awesome stuff!

Wow... I've seen this several times, and I still get chills when that stage appears from the ground! XD

Great job. This is now in my favorites.

[LoZ - The Final Link]

...Why Zelda?

As far as Flash animations go, you did a very good job with both graphics and sound. But what I don't understand is... why did you go through the trouble of making it have to do with The Legend of Zelda? You made a very elaborate backstory, staying fairly faithful to the Zelda legend. But the way the characters were dressed in business suits really didn't lend to create a Zelda feel. The Sephiroth theme in the background didn't help either, considering OoT and FFVI were pretty much rivals. Other than that, great job.

LeviFolds responds:

i decided to take the loz a different direction - if youre like me and youve played every zelda game since the original came out in the 80's, you eventually get tired of the medievil/cartoon thing - its either gotta move forward or get darker and they seem to be doing that with the new one coming out but i decided to do both - i took the story to a new era and darkened it up a bit - i wasnt exactly trying to make it an extension of the loz series - i was attempting to create an entirely new story based on the original with new characters - as i said before, this isnt link and ganondorf, they are descendants of the two who are in a sense reliving the legend in their modern times - some parts are also symbolic of their traits, like when they fly - theyre not REALLY flying - theyre just at a heightened point in the battle that cannot be shown on the ground, for me - and beyond that, it was just an idea i had - i understand some zelda lovers wont appreciate such a significant deviation from the original story but others still have accepted this concept and everything about this movie with open arms - and in general, all age groups have done so so i am not too concerned - thanks for the review tho