Cyberdevil's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Call of J'rsy Cthulhu]

Interesting idea making an animation of a classic story. So far it's not bad, though for audio you might want to invest in a pop filter (or use the economic variant: a sock and a wire hanger). Feels like it could be clearer and better articulated to, good narration is key when the audio seems to be the main part of the project. Looking forward to seeing how it develops!

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animationaddict responds:

Thanks. I made this for a film festival about urban legends last year. If I got more requests, I might finish the other two chapters.
As for the audio I use the snowball mic, it's pretty highly recommended but I suppose I could use some mixing expertise that comes with practice.
Thanks again for the review

[Bowser's Gambling Night]

Interesting way of making an interactive comic, though it really would've been easier to navigate if the entire page fit on a regular 1280x1024 screen (still higher than the average resolution). I guess scrolling does give a sense of reading the comic manually, but in digital form such external interactivity just doesn't seem to have the same merit. Comic was good though!

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The-Cloaked-One responds:

I could shape future comics differently. :D I thought about shrinking the comic down on completion, but I felt it did my work more justice to leave the panels as large as they were. Thanks for the feedback! ! I've got another one planned for this summer, as I said a bit ago, I might shift the panels so it's three panels across and only two rows deep to fit 1280 x 1024. I'll have to experiment to see how it looks, could work excellently.

[MArio - BAd Trip]

So this was the one that other one was based on! Things really have changed since then! Mario doesn't look half as Mario-like in this one, and even though the plot is basically all the same, it feels like an entirely different piece. Also no Peach. Not the same without Peach! And such a small resolution. But it's fun seeing the progress between these two, and the differences. It's not a bad animation either, but the new one is definately so much better!

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golfinho responds:

thanks for compare!!!!

[Larstown]

Stickmen without faces somehow look very strange when the backgrounds aren't white and blank hmm, entertaining venture through the Stickman world otherwise! And with voices! Turned out pretty good.

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plasticapple responds:

Thanks! :)

[Fun Facts About Alien]

Wish these episodes were a liiitlle bit longer! Was just getting into the Alien atmosphere when... it's done. Good facts though, all new and unknown, and from a franchise I've seen so much of too. Looking forward to the next one!

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ZenithQuinn responds:

longer means more expensive and harder to get out weekly. Maybe when the channel gets more popular on youtube i can afford to double the episodes! However the next one is Jurassic Park and that'll be a minute long

[Chaos - Act 1: Creation]

Looks like the start of something epic! Sprite work is great, but what really sets it on a new level compared to so much other sprite animation is the sound. The melancholy music that soon grows in intensity, the effects, the voice, the intention! Got goosebumps on a couple points there, that most intense part of the speech, the reboot... surprised a sprite animation would have such an effect!

It really shifts atmosphere when Sonic jumps into the picture though, and I like the clash of atmosphere between good and evil, dark and light, a plot slowly brewing and taking shape... watched from start to finish and enjoyed every second. Looking forward to the next one!!

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Accana responds:

Thanks for watching man! I really appreciate your comments. Things like this push me to work more intently on detail and make it even better! :D

cheers

[Minecraft is for Everyone]

Hah, I knew it'd end like that! A fun; fast-paced musical venture till that devasting ending there, full of color and joy and happy crafting. Nice work!

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obsu responds:

Thank you! :)

[They Live]

What an artistic trip across the bridge of life and.. whatever's after it! Pretty brutal premise for the plot, but that otherside venture was awesome. Slick; creative animation all the way, and contrastingly minimal black and white for the 'real world'. Could be a message in there somewhere. :P Nice work!

Btw, really thought this would have something to do with the movie with the same name.

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AliensOnToast responds:

Thanks dude :) I didn't even know that there was a movie by the same name until after I released it :/ It was a name assigned to me for the film challenge. And I agree, there's probably a message in there somewhere ;) Thanks for the review :)

[Mixed Messages: All Those Boxes]

Interesting landlord you have there! Apparantely a nonsensical ramble might not be the most entertaining thing to listen to though... and combined with the ambient music it feels all the more... slow and... uneventful. Animation's nice, audio's somewhat entertaining, but it felt a bit slow overall. Interesting idea though!

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ndcanton responds:

thanks! i did a couple of these as audio only for my friends (part of the joke for me was the ambience mixed with this nervous guy's repetition/hypnotic rambling), i thought it would be good to see what was happening on the other end of the phone. agreed though, not much development for a narrative piece.