Congratulations, you have just earned the "Longest Publicly Available Brickfilm of All Time" award.

It's amazing what you and your team have done over the years, this is a great film, and I only hope that ya'll receive the appreciation and praise that ya'll deserve. And am I correct in remembering that the effects were all done frame-by-frame? If so, that was a fantastic job. I can't really comment on the voice actors, but I do want to thank you for providing subtitles. The animation is slightly choppy, but it doesn't detract from the viewing experience. Several of the sets so far have been pretty good, so I'm looking forward to the rest....

...OK, there was certainly more cursing than I'd like, and it had a downer ending....So, yeah.

I'm not quite sure what my final verdict is on this, but no matter what, you really put a lot of effort into it.
Good job, and I'm glad that you stuck with it.

4/5

P.S. I found your method of animating the skeletons very interesting, and was wanting to look at some of your other techniques, but the "Behind the Scenes" stuff is kinda hard to navigate, would you mind just putting all of those videos into a playlist? Thanks. Also, is there any reason why you didn't simply put them all together into one, longer "Behind the Scenes" video?

Last edited by Pritchard Studios (January 12, 2013 (03:44pm))

1. That's so Hollywood/USA thing to do - that always positive ending.
Well, there are some positive things because the Hornjacks, Justus and Mayor stayed alive!
So there is option for KastleVania 5...

2. There are many making of clips on YouTube and yes they are hard to navigate. Maybe this helps you:
KastleVania 1-4
Teasers&Trailers playlist
Making of playlist

Last edited by hovinet (January 13, 2013 (01:06am))

Just finished watching it. Very good film, and I hope it wins something.
The ending was kind of a big downer, as the ending should be more positive, since Trakula has been defeated, and peace restored.
I'm not upset by the overuse of language, nor the violence (more realism if there is at least some blood).
Overall score: 9/10
I'm still shocked that it took your team 7 YEARS to make this. I would have probably gotten bored, since I am currently the only person at Lime Brick Studios.

-Troodon

Last edited by Troodon (January 13, 2013 (06:20pm))

Looks Intresting, I can't watch it right now (super late) i will watch it tomorrow when i have some free time

Yes, there are real subtitles, not just automatic !@#$

Well, I just finished watching the movie (took me extra long to do so, as I had exams this week, so there wasn't too much free time), and here are my thoughts:

Before I get into more detail, I want to commemorate you for completing such a monumental film. Even if it wouldn't have taken so long under more advantageous circumstances, I still think that it is great you completed what I believe is "The Worlds Longest Brickfilm". Now, on to the review!

The animation was between really great and average. While there aren't really any places in the movie that are badly animated, there are some that are very, well, average. Though when this film has a well animated scene, it is positively great! The climactic fight scene was enthralling, and definitely something to behold! The other fight scenes were not half bad at all, either. Though, I do think that some of the digitally animated effects and characters, like the skeletons, looked very awkward and out of place.

While the story wasn't anything to write home about, it was simple and served it purpose. Though, I do wish we would have gotten to know more about the origin of the struggle between the Belmonts and Trakula, though then again, I don't think the games explained it much either, though I have only played Castlevania 1-4, Bloodlines, and Dracula X, so the newer ones might explain it.

I'd say that my biggest problem with the movie is the characters and character development. I'm not sure if I missed something, but we really never got to know any of the characters or any of their motivations. Justus never really evolved beyond the "hero out for revenge against the man who killed a loved one", and we never really got to see any side of him besides the generic action hero. The other characters have an equal lack of personality or character. If we got to see more of each characters faults, quirks, and traits, it would have made the film even better than it is, as we could really get attached to these characters.

While doing something like that is often hard to do in a 3 to 8 minute brickfilm, when your film is 2 and a half hours, you have some time to flesh out the characters

Now, as for the ending, I personally think it was fine, and a nice setup to a sequel. Its okay for a film to have a downer ending, as long as it serves a purpose, and isn't just a downer ending for the sake of having a downer ending.

But all in all, this is a great film you have here, and I am eagerly awaiting a sequel, which hopefully doesn't take as long to make. And thank you for providing subtitles, so that everyone can enjoy this great film you have!

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Well, you know, you did alot of promotion for this. Anyway, I loved this film. One of my favorite brick films. The story is good, the fight scenes were intense, and I hope you do make a fifth one.

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Actually, the longest brickfilm EVER is almost 4 hours long. KastleVania 4 is the longest PUBLIC brickfilm.

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