Cyberdevil's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[HOA-B-GONE]

Does everybody here know what hoa stands for or is everybody just acting like they do hmm... I have no idea! Google gives me no answer (unless it really does have something to do with the Homeowners Association - seems unlikely)! The upside-down brochure doesn't either (though was a fun read)! Is that maybe the whole point of this though, in making something seemingly obvious out of something that doesn't exist at all...

But nice ad. Grand entry to the grandest collab of the year here! Baffling albeit...

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[Animations preview]

The little cat-like potentially Alien critter with a blue orb on it's head at the end lmao. XD I wonder why that one's there, very cute though... and the girls: beautiful. So alive.

Steamy showcase as always! Everyone so animated; alive...

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[NGTV Christmas Marathon]

The scope of this collab really is beyond comprehension! And it's not just long but GOOD! Thoroughly entertaining. Fun, varied and abundantly creative all the way through, even the credits. :P

Props @Kolumbo on managing this gargantuan get-together! Nice work all!

Honored to have been a part of this.

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Kolumbo responds:

CYBERDEVIL!!!!!!!!! thanks again for the logo and for all the hoops we jumped through to get that sequence out at the end - much appreciated! nerry christmas and talk to you soon!!!

[Sublo and Tangy Mustard - Shopping]

The way you first perceive Secret Santa as a personal get-together for S & T, and then realize the rest of the crew are involved too. XD Living in their own little bubble hmm...

The Holiday spirit's definitely present in the sceneries too. Love the snowfall, and the background ambience overall, recognizable scenes and random people maneuvering through this life too, never in the way, but always ...

Wholesome Christmas special man! Good fun. Nicely done.

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Aaron-Long responds:

thanks a lot!

[TERRIFIER: All Christmas Eve]

Gritty, just like the original Terrifier...

Nice work with the stopmotion style, the characters feel alive, even though it's all very static, and flat paper was an unusual form to work with too. Sound design definitely amplifies the stopmotion though! Without that it wouldn't be at all as intense.

Feels ultimately a little... plotless. No story. Not sure about the end, but the style works... the Terrifier franchise definitely doesn't center around a story either. Fun to see.

Merry Christmas Captain!

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[Among Us- run for your life]

Just leaving half the meal like that though... certainly disconcerting!

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[Dont eat that mushroom]

Well that was pretty intense! XD

Best be wary of masquerades and strange mushrooms! A movie with endless messages and morals; presented in a pretty entertaining way.

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[Recurring Nightmares]

A re-occurring nightmare actually becoming reality must be a pretty unusual feat!

Good stories. The dream transitions are on point too, unexpected quality amidst the animation type you've grown to expect in these. Also good thing you didn't decide to jump into Silent Hill instead of RE2, I remember playing the first without issue - at a later age albeit, but that game, oh my...

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[WE DID IT!]

Congrats y'all! Simple but effectual accomplishment announcement. :)

I like the music.

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[Devil Mario 😈🔥]

This was a good one! Smooth battle moves, and transitions. Solid sound effects. Speed lines. All simple means by which to amplify the motions, though it does cut off a bit abruptly at the end...

I assume Luigi just jumping right into the air above the lava is an intentional comedy element more so than just a random end, yet it feels like you need some kind of reaction for the viewer to understand that it's intentional too. Him looking down real quick, or shedding a symbolic drop of sweat, or something such just so you know... then: perfect ending.

I share the sentiment that something like this could use a spotlight too, I wouldn't mind seeing this in a P-Bot Top 5. The animation's simple but effectual, and the entertainment value more important than detail level after all. It's straight up fun; the substance you need to by simple means brighten ones day. Still more substantial than a lot of shorts out there.

Good stuff.

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