Cyberdevil's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mental Illness is no Joke]

Robin Williams must have had it pretty tough particularly because he was Comedian. They don't need a disorder to get laughed at - even when they're being serious people expect it to be a joke.. could be a topic for another infomercial! Don't know who Amanda Bynes is, but I probably won't be able to resist the Google after this.

I was expecting some kind of comedy here, but this was a pretty serious topic, well-voiced and informative. It doesn't just take up the problem, but offers a glimpse at a solution, even if universal understanding is far from an easily introduced practice. Hard to imagine anything before you've experienced it yourself. Anyway, nice initiative! Hope this opens some minds!

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[2014 Animation Reel]

These are some pretty crazy cartoons. Not just the animation's submlime, but all the ideas behind them! Tons of creativity stashed in this yearly case file. Some I've seen, some seem new; I should definately root through the archive. Looking forward to next years!

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YULFO83 responds:

Thanks man! I hope to have some new stuff out soon. trying to finish up some freelance work. thanks for watching!

[Dark Souls: Lost Gestures]

Guess Dark Souls'd be a game with a lot of gestures! Though I have none to relate or compare to, it was a fun sequence of seemingly includable gestures and jests. Definately not what I expected to see! Nice one.

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[Journey fan animation]

Even though it's just a game... what a sad story! I haven't played the game, but reading the review spoilers on how the end may be a bit more inspiring than this one might be motivation enough to do it.

This journey was a work of art. Apart from the strangely fluid character motion (no bobbing, more like floating on) and a seeming lack of arms (but maybe they have no arms at all?) it was a voyage through radiant landscapes, with plain yet serene sceneries and the world both a constant obstacle and playground. Nice work!

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[Megaman IV - Intro Redux]

Another intro for a Megaman game I haven't seen, but at least I'm learning the story... it's a lot longer than that other one, with much more of a story. Animation and sound's great, not much to comment on, nice work! Are there any more of these intros on queue?

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Steinberg responds:

Thank you for your review.

There is one more! For Megaman V.

[Merry Go Round !]

Was really expecting her to fall off or fly away! But it was a fun clip, the kind that just makes you happy watching it. Music fits right in too!

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[A Christmas Guide]

A bit early for Christmas aint it? Twas a fun infomercial though! Nice narration, animation and overall just a great creation. Keep it going!

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Michael-T-Scott responds:

May be early, but I don't care (and neither do retail outlets and radio stations). Before you know it it'll be Christmas 2015... Then 2016... Glad you liked it. Come back again when it's closer to Black Friday (two weeks).

[Father Moscow]

Don't spot any of that ugliness the description promises, just awesomeness, and a flawless victory! It's fun, stereotypical and cartoonishly brutal. Feels like it's missing out on some potentially great sound effects, but apart from that the animation's not bad at all. Keep it going!

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ryanaltounji92 responds:

Thank you! :D
I hope you'll stay tuned for upcoming videos

[Train Justice!]

Train justice as in: we need more justice, so we should all train justice?! Yeah! Good morals! :P Animation feels a bit so so, but I like the idea. Looking forward to more!

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AnimatedCritic responds:

The hope is that it comes across as funny, but perhaps also gets the question of "what is justice?" going in our minds as well. So it looks like I've accomplished at least a little something!

The animation is an issue, in that I'm trained by Pixar / Dreamworks animators through Animation Mentor but wasn't going for my very best work here. It should seem competent at least but it's definitely not amazing.

Also if my drawing were better the animation would also appear stronger, and this happens a lot, where we're tricked by really nice drawing into thinking the animation is better than it is. I have a long way to go in that regard, but at least some of the light I'm after is shining through! So glad to hear that.

Thanks so much for your interest and for your honest critique!

[Megaman II - Intro Redux]

I was wondering if anything more was going to happen once you reach the PRESS START stage... but I guess no! Glad it fades away to white after a while or I'd never know... but on the other hand it'd be nice with some kind of 'play again' thing, maybe iostead of START?

I've never played this game, but it was a nicely animated intro!

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Steinberg responds:

haha, yeaaah! I didnt wanted to cut the music since it is way too cool! So I let it play up to the end since it isnt too long! But I confess that seeing "press start" blinking without anyone pressing it kinda gives on my nerves.

I didnt think about the play again thing, that's a great idea!