Cyberdevil's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Bytesize]

Oh man, this brings back memories! I can't actually remember watching any of these, but since 2007 was probably one of my most active years here I must have. This is like a gigantic collaborative effort, tons of different styles and ideas, and plenty of twisted and bizarre ones. Just think about all the ad-revenue these artists are missing out on though, seems everyone should be listed as a collaboratee. Would be awesome if something like this could make its way back on the frontpage too, btw. Great works!

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[Hamnisu's YT presentation]

Your English isn't bad at all, but that accent is a bit hard to understand at times. Nice iniative though making an animated introduction video. It's simple and easy to follow, even though it's rather bland and generically informative. Makes me think of those airline videos you watch with instructions on safety before take-off. Hope this isn't the only infomercial you'll be submitting though, would be fun to see more creative work apart from regular gaming videos, those are just... everywhere!! Keep it going. :)

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Hamnisu responds:

Thank you for your feedback regarding my English - highly appreciated! I'm working on getting better; so hopefully it won't be as hard to understand me in the future :)
I really appreciate your input on the animation; I was actually aiming to get it somewhat similar to the take-off videos ^^

I've been working with Flash in almost 8 months now, and I'm having loads of fun. I will keep on working and try to post more animations soon. Thank you so much for your kind words, cd!

[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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