Cyberdevil's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Serpent City]

We might not be witnessing a nuclear holocaust right now but this whole future dystopia thing does feel more relatable now than ever... that intro really managed the switch from normality to: something else. Very well. Was thinking it'd be a different kind of apocalypse and then there you go, reality comes barging in...

Gotta appreciate the twist to comedy it takes after that though. Making light of dark situations. Also more relevant than ever. Only one question: why Serpent City? Is there a religious context to this...? I don't really see any serpents...

-cd-

DampOwl responds:

Thank you Cyberdevil! I love this comment because it's very flattering and kind, but also because I've been waiting for someone to ask about the title so I can get all pretentious. You've opened the floodgate, my friend. (I'll attach a short answer at the end so you don't have to read through me wanking myself off in word form if you don't wanna.)

Basically Serpent City has been in my mind since 2016, which was the beginning of a fairly rocky period for my mental health. I'm sure we all remember the string of celebrity deaths, terror attacks, Trump, Brexit, it was basically just one crazy thing after another. And I needed a way to channel my anxiety and cynicism into something fun, so I envisioned this world. As far as the title goes, I had been listening to a LOT of Bowie when I started developing this idea, particularly his final album Blackstar.

The first track begins with this chanting, "in the villa of Ormen", which gave me this mental image of a creepy occult dystopia. I then found out Ormen is a Norwegian word for snake, and decided it was a nice jumping off point for a title. Villa of snakes. Land of snakes. Serpent City. There ya go. It definitely doesn't play into the story, but yeah, that was the process that led into it. It also sorta worked out because it's set in Ireland, and there's that whole folk tale of the snakes being driven out of Ireland. So this is a future where, metaphorically speaking, the snakes have returned...... Hmmmm...oooooohhhhhh.... #deep..... (or pretentious)

Short answer: it's a David Bowie reference hidden under about four layers of mental gymnastics.

[Evil Awakens]

I have no idea where this is going anymore but I love it! The triangle drama. The wavering fields. Ominous as all may seem there's still that fickle speckle of hope amidst this all spittle... that well with the creepy critters reminds of the dungeons they've left behind, the almost planet-like alien vessel hints of something yet to come and the fires burning down under the thick rad bad that we all hope our hero has yet to triumph over... something's going down, it feels like, soon...

Cymbourine really had the best fan-art format btw. .) It's like it was made for this. Cool to see mine there too and I looooove the new credits! The scene is just... it's like I was made for it. Sunning in the depths of Deimos. Cozy home. Though that moment when you realize the credits/art make up half the runtime... before you feel like it was all worth it after all. Awesome as always.

-cd-

ChutneyGlaze responds:

Thanks Cybie!
sorry if it is confusing here i will try to explain.
skulllord has been trying to split up the trio. together they are too powerful. if they stay together the prophecy will fulfill and they will kill skulllord and the universe.

[Ok Doomers]

Fitting in an important message in the most unconventional way. :) Props.

-cd-

kiranup responds:

Thanks man!

[Ice Cream Punkerdoodle]

Are these by any chance those new clocks y'all are speaking about lately? It's a charming storytelling start so far...

-cd-

Pop-Tart responds:

Ha, no. The clockchilds are all like 14 and up.

This was a family member who wanted to help. :)

[Made in Six Hours Collab]

We could really use some more soups up in here! Nice works. Though maybe there were at least twenty thirty others planned but six hours just wasn't enough for their profound of mastery... free speech violation's real...

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Little-Rena responds:

Six hours is a long time!

[How To Make A Jill Sandwich]

Don't know if I get this but maybe that's the point of it all. XD Or it really is about a foursome... aaanyway I love the way it builds. Thought the window looked more like a blackboard, but overall it's a fun style of animation to follow, disproportionate or no. Lots of expression. Solid voicing too. Good fun.

-cd-

JavaGhoul responds:

Thank you! =)

[To No End]

Feels like an abundance of missing pieces still remain in this epic saga... end's well, but potentially somewhat anti-climactic after all the intro seemed to promise here...

Will start this series properly in time. Missing bits and all.

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Pop-Tart responds:

I would love to say that was the plan... a month-long build up to a finale that literally has "no end."

Truth is, the clock ran out (irony!) Hopefully I won't lose interest and will finish the final chapter in the near future.

[ThorClock Takes Over: Part 28: Part 2]

He really did take over! How did I doubt it... I would indeed like to know.

Well-played. Hilarious dubs. It's been a blast to follow the saga, and sure would be amazing to see a return next year again. Hoping this grand anniversary's more a new beginning than a homage to the old! Props on really persevering through.

-cd-

Ushnor responds:

Thanks for joining us on this wild ride, Cyberdevil!

[Happy Tree Friends: Still Alive - Searchin' Deservin']

Was really waiting for something unexpected to happen here but... it never really does. The expressions often don't seem to match the timeline, and the music seems to move faster than the animation itself. It looks good, but I believe both red thread and pacing and all could be polished a lot more. Good homage though.

-cd-

Splendit responds:

Thx for ur opinion :D