Cyberdevil's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Crystal of Zanthar]

Really nice work on the scenery! Both the effects and visual details. The plot kicks in right away, our hero nears whatever place he's nearing, a nemesis appears, and the king fares his fears just before the hero appears and gets that sphere. Looking forward to the continuation!

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CroMagg responds:

Thanks! I hope I get to finish it!

Cheers!

[Mission to Mars]

Hah, genius. My first thought was they'd be delivering pizza, considering the form of that box. Nice one though! ANimation's slick and colorful too; voicing clear and easy to hear. Keep it going!

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brynimation responds:

Thanks Cyber devil! You know, my mum actually mentioned that the box was to thin before I uploaded it. Thanks for the kind review!

[NATA2014: Heart-To-Heart]

Hmm, the plot's a real mystery in this one! From the start I assume the guy in the space shuttle's going to help that girl on the transmission, so he boots up and gets out the gun and shoots... the rope of someone about to hang himself? His son? A completely unrelated character (did he miss what he was actually aiming for? was that the point; pun?)? When he's spinning around in space from the recoil, it's impossible to see his expression, so if he did what he set out to do is impossible to know. Is there a message here that family's closest, or a pun on extreme precision, or something I'm not getting at all?? Animation was nice though, smooth and colorful, simple and stylish.

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Whirlguy responds:

I decided against having any voice acting in the movie, because I wanted to keep everything a mystery until the very end. Your review tells me I succeeded :)

Having no voice actors has its downsides though. The woman on screen for example. She got desperate about her son's state and sneaked into the headquarters to tell her husband that he's become suicidal. The mix of mystery and urgency didn't work out too well.

I hope everyone understood it would be something along those lines.

[Toons To Wear Pants To]

An impressive mixture of animations! Was expecting more songs to wear pants to songs, probably because: title, but it's a masterful mesh, all types of styles and themes and sounds in the background. The instrumental music seems to give a much bigger freedom in animating than the ones with lyrics, but it seems like the ones with lyrics are the funner ones to listen to, where you need to actively engage both senses (I mean, to interpret sound rather than let the visuals carry it forward). Animation's incredibly fluid and creative, and the amount of these make it seem like I'd an expect an entire collab would be - would be a fun idea for a collab too, animating shorts for certain music. Great work with this!

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AcidX responds:

It would have been nice to do more. I think the plan was originally to release a few of these and do more Songs to Wear Pants to... However, as it got left so long, it just became a big mass of shitty clips and little skits. I like the stark contrast of opinions about this lol.

[DayZ: "Marathon Man"]

lmao, what a way to break a leg... an awesome run of randomness through that alternative Wooley world! And when it ends, for a moment I thought it'd just loop eternally. Nice work!

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WooleyWorld responds:

Glad I could take you away for a minute.

[BUDDY]

Nice work! The animation style's like that of a classic cartoon, with the detail in the background; focus on fluency for the main characters. Slick animation, a real professional soundtrack that follows the flow and a story that... doesn't seem to really be in favor of the dog. :P What does the hobo ever do t repay him? Not even a hug or a pet, just a self-certain smile at the end, like he's just abusing the little critter, using him to get food. :P Doesn't feel like the optimal ending, but apart from that it was great, expressive and fun, with a kind-of classy Scooby Dooish chase scene in the middle. I like how the streets are empty too, kinda symbolic of his life. Nice work!

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BEEBOG responds:

The way the idea was written I wanted there to be a symbiotic relationship in the end; Buddy providing the food that the homeless man can't find; the homeless guy providing the warmth and shelter Buddy doesn't have; and each sharing companionship.

I had to cut a few scenes out to keep to my schedule, so there is a final scene that I had to replace with three title cards at the end. It was also meant to be snowing in the scene where Buddy offers the chicken, to show that he is in need of warmth.

All in all, I did the best I could. Nothing is ever perfect and I have learned to make dialogue-less short films more clear in the future.

Thank you for the review and rating, I really appreciate the time you took to write the paragraph. Very interesting ideas and kind words.

[Greener Grass]

This was great, both animation and story, and it's always nice when there's no need for words to convey the scenario. I thought there'd be a bigger message involved though, that he thinks the grass is greener on the other side, but gets there and realizes he had all he really needed on the first island (her). Maybe the fruits would be inedible too... didn't quite play out like that though, and though I think it's great I feel it could've had an even larger impact. Also, the character motions, when they turn around for example, doesn't seem quite natural. Keep it going!

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SteveRoberts responds:

I sort of interpreted it as that he finally gets what he wants, but it's bittersweet if he hasn't got anyone to share it with... If you know what I mean. I didn't want it to be too intense though and not have them reunited, as it was aimed more for a younger audience, and I wanted a happy ending. :)
And yup, I'll definitely be working on improving my animation! Was aiming for exaggerated movements, but I'll learn when to tone them down a lil bit when they're not necessary. Thanks for the review! :)

[The Wish Keeper]

Woah, incredibly mastery of the animational matter for this simple short! The idea's creative and wishful, fun and inspiring, cheerful and atmospheric, dreamy and visionary, and the animation's just faultless, flawless, perfect from D to the D and D. I wouldn't have considered it's not all 3D unless you mentioned it, feels somehow like a revelation that the animation from the side is actually confined to a dimension less, through it all flows together so seamlessly. Great motions, colors, textures, effects, really everything about. Nice work!

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BEEBOG responds:

Thank you for your lovely comment and the very kind words, I'm very pleased you liked it! Really makes the 4 months of work worth it! :)

[Planet Nutria]

During that initial sequence I thought you were pointing out that the Apple was an Apple, lmao, took all the way till Pear before I realized it was the character name. There's a real overload of character names in this, and scenarios for battle, but none of them really play out. I think it could do well as both series or game, it's got fruity heroes and sinister villains, and light (she stands out a bit - the only one not related to food - makes me wonder if there are other similar entities that aren't necessarily edible items). It's a creative collection of character design, not too dramatic but still pretty exiting. Good music, smooth animation, overall it's a good pilot, but if there was a consistent plot mixed in it'd be way better! This kinda jumps from one scene or fight to the next, but as it isn't an actual episode that's totally understandable. Hope there'll be something made out of this!

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Hypergon702 responds:

Thanks for the critique, I really appreciate it. Yeah, it isn't meant to be a pilot, it's more of a proof of concept. I decided to overload it with characters as I believed they were the main selling point of this idea. I have developed a cohesive plot already, but I figured keeping it a mystery would make the concept more intriguing. Next time, I'll definitely consider showing more depth to the story. And yes, there are other entities that are not edible, some that are very pivotal to the story.

[TooF amily Reunion]

lmao, well at least these episodes never grow old! The part with the grandpas must've been a favorite. Though kinda weird in a way how the main tooth's either surrounded by two grandma's and two grandpa's, never one of each, though they look like a couple... or like twins. Anyway, script was great. Not as fast-paced as last time, but just faultless, completely creative and comedic all the way. Nice work!

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MACception responds:

Thanks man :) Always good to see your reviews! The fast paced episodes are usually an exception. They tend to be slower :P