Cyberdevil's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[60 Frame Collab 5]

The only thing this is missing is a scene selection menu. Not that it's particularly long to watch, but I felt compelled to watch LightingLions part of the animation once more before I mentioned that as a definite favorite. This collab is just overflowing with creativity though, so many bizarre and grotesque motion or friendly entertainment all intertwined with music that fits in perfectly, even though it doesn't seem to be specifically synced to the animation. From what I've read it took some intense work to get it done too, so lots of props for the effort! And pretty much all animations included hold a high quality standard, great work!

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Zeebra responds:

Wow thanks Cyberdevil for the great review. And we will definetly be incorporating a scene selector next time. Or should we abandon the interactive swf and move on to the easy to use Mp4...
Finding the right music was one of the hardest parts. And I thank metalbooster for all his recommendations from which I chose the "Forest Funk". Some would say it was bland and repetitive but I believe it provided the perfect foundation for everyone's animations to shine.

[Villainy - Puddle Trubble]

Well that was random, lmao. First a clever story about a dog, and then a completely geniusly devised randomly concieved ending. Looking forward to the next episode!

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[Bogaturs.03]

Haha, another great one! Love the Ice Age influence. For a while there it seemed like all would be good and the ending happy but then... the unexpected happens, lmao. Great work. Still would be nice seeing this with color, but even without it's fantastic work. Keep it going!

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[Qumi-Qumi "The Cloudies"]

This was awesome, so refresingly random and blissful at the same time. The style of animation is innovative and smooth, the music and sound effects always fitting, and the plot is just overflowing with creativity. It's not just a short either, there's plenty of story and content, and I like the fact that it's completely without language, just sound, and still easy to understand. Great work!

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Toonbox responds:

We believe you will like the next episodes as well! ))) Thank you so much!

[Dual Force]

A day with death? Hah, genius idea! The title wasn't very revealing, and I still ghave no idea what the Dual Force actually stands for (two powers of evil? the two main characters? the clash of their wills?) but it was a great watch. The voice acting in particular really brings it to new hieghts, especially the voice of Death. It goes without saying that his parts of the action are the best parts of this flick, even the unvoiced ones. Apart from the power beam looking incredibly small when zoomed out on the bland neighborhood at the end, the fight was intense, and the animation both comical and satisfying. I was expecting Death to stay at their house though. His car running out of fuel and all that, you know? Nice work!

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Twisted4000 responds:

I don't even know what Dual Force means either exactly, I guess like, the two main characters, Aaron and Jeffery. And the whole car thing is sort of a plot hole, since I was going to continue this story but now I don't want to, lol.

[Tankmen Infinity]

Gotta love that Mission Impossible theme at the start of the animation, and the Tank Men logo... and as for the animation itself it's just amazing. Great detail on the surround, smooth animation, voice acting. and plenty of sick jokes. Just like Tankmen should be. And a tankwoman too. Great work!

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[The Reward - The Desert]

Even though this is composed mostly of still pictures and smooth camera transitions, it looks good. the musical composition makes it all the more intriguing. This series promises great things. I'm looking forward to it!

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[The Reward]

I can't even begin to describe the degree of awesomness in this animation. It's not just the quality of animation,which is professional by all levels (as well as music and voicing) but the intensity and at the same time subtility of the plot. It's more than just a tale of friendship and adventure, it's a story of legacy, of mystery, and of life in many ways. Like those creatures they're unknowingly chopping the legs off, or using bird bait to fly with an eagle, or looking in the mirror to see their true selves. This movie is just full of symbolism and awesomeness. I liked all aspects of it, and the handshake at the end that really shakes the world is so damn POWERFUL. Just amazing. I have contributed, and I'll be looking forward to what comes of this, though I can't imagine the series actually being better than this short. It's a masterpiece on all levels. Oh, and then there's the fact that not a single thing is actually said in the whole film. You don't need language to understand it. Great work!

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[Adrellia Village #43: SE]

Well this was a mixture of random and entertaining. I really should start watching series from the first episode onward, but since this made it to the top five (and daily feature to top it off! congrats!) I'm just jumping straight into the action. Though the introductory scene seems to make as little sense as possible to a newcomer in the Adrellia Village world, the latter part of the animation follows a more logic chain of events. Characters are introduced before they appear, which is good for people who haven't seen previous episodes, and towards the end it seems like something big is about to get started. I'll keep an eye out for the next one.

The animation is nice and simple, voice acting good, and the surplus of sound effects and mostly ambient music really contribute to the atmosphere. It feels like most of them were heaped at the start of the animation though, and towards the end there's not much background static. Anyway, keep it going! Looking forward to the next one.

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MistyE responds:

Thank you for your review! Actually you only need to see episode 42 to understand this - this episode is just a "bridge" episode between episodes 42 and 44. Thanks again for the great review!