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TheTrueFreak

Age/Gender: 17, Male
Location: Inside your mind
Job: Goat Scratcher

I am probably better than you. While, I have yet to learn Flash, but when I master it I shall contribute to this site. I am utter genius. I love clay animation. Youtube sucks. I have no life beyond art. The picture above states that I am awesome.

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Score: 8
Dad's at Work

"The first one just can't be topped"

submission: Dad's at Work
date: December 28, 2009

Anything with absurd humor can't be redone the same way twice. The fact is, we can sort of know what to expect thanks to the first "Dad" cartoon. This ruins any hope for a sequel. Don't get me wrong, it's still funny, but it's better on its own than as a sequel. That's the only thing I can complain about, sorry to sound so negative.

But if there has to be a sequel to "Dad's Home" this is really the only way it can be done. Just keep in mind that "Dad's Home" was as good as the series can get- it can only go downhill from there.

Oh, I guess I should say what I like about this flash.

Your flash skills have improved since the first. The effects are very nice, animation is smooth enough. I'm glad you stuck with your original jerky art style from the first cartoon. You stayed true to your fans without making any changes that could ruin anything.

Good effort, good job. Just can't top the first.

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Score: 5
The Charlie Brown Murders

"Needs more imagination"

date: November 22, 2009

Let me start off with what I liked.
The artwork and animation was done very well to stay true to the original cartoon and was of high quality. Most of the voicework was good too.

But it really did need to be more true to Charlie Brown. The title should have been, "You're a murder Charlie Brown" or "Vengeance is Sweet, Charlie Brown" parodying the titles of the old cartoon. I really would have loved to see more irony built into it, and a little more creativity. We really did need to see more characters die.
For instance, Linus should have been strangled by his own blanket, Lucy should have had the football shoved down her throat or something. The humor in this is the ironic sick twist to the classic character and that should have had more emphasis. I guess we needed more of a parody instead of the characters in a more realistic world.
Charlie is out for revenge, right? We should have had more on why that is. We should have had a reminder of the terrible treatment he has received from his peers in the past.

It was kind of hard to follow. The transition between Charlie Brown going insane in his house and then being thrown into an insane asylum left us confused. What just happened? How did they find him? Why is Snoopy visiting? And leaving us with a "To Be Continued" was kind of cheap, don't you think? There are already too many Newgrounds cartoons that end that way. I think that throwing Charlie into an asylum was already enough of a conclusion. What else is there to tell?

And rap? I understand what the joke is supposed to be, but remember, this is a parody. Instead of rap music, we should have heard some fucked up Charlie Brown music- or something more true to the series.

Overall, I think it really needed more thought put into it. Next time, put more thought into the script and not so much the artwork.

Good luck.

November 22, 2009

Author's Response:

Well the fragmented storytelling was a specific design choice, but I agree that the transitions are something I should improve. The title suggestions you mentioned would parody the half hour Peanut specials ("It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" ect) . However, such titles would be too long as there is a 25 character limit. I instead chose to parody the title of "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show" series.

The house scene wasn't real, it was a delusion that Charlie Brown had while in the mental facility, the TV was his window into reality.

The music was just my preference, I've been hearing people say they either love or hate it, but it was appropriate for the vision I had in mind for this first installment. To be continued should be self-explanatory, meaning there a few more people on ol' Chucks "to-kill list."

Anyway, thanks for the insightful review. I've been using the constructive criticisms I've received in the comments to revise the script and try to make the next installment a better experience.

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