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7/10
Into the Cudi-Verse.
Pjtaylor-96-13804422 October 2022
Despite its creators' insistence that it isn't, 'Entergalactic (2022)' is a movie; it's a feature length affair with character arcs and a defined structure. That's sort of besides the point, I suppose, but I just don't see how else you could classify this and think that rumblings of a so-called 'second season' are preposterous simply because there's no first season to begin with. It's all due to the confusion surrounding its production, of course. At one point, this was to be an anthology series, then it was to be short film, then it was expanded into its current form... there's very little this project hasn't been somewhere in its lifecycle. Anyway, the film is an animated romantic comedy that charts the beginnings of a relationship between its central couple. With its Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) aesthetic and its penchant for visual surrealism, the flick takes an energetic and effective approach to its material. Its grounded story is presented in a very stylised way, which makes it more compelling to watch than it otherwise may have been. Though the animation isn't as refined as that of its most obvious inspiration, it's still as distinct, lively and enjoyable as you'd hope. It has moments of alternate stylisation which work surprisingly well to differentiate its stories within its story from the wider story itself. There's a lot to like here, including realistic and likeable characters who interact in believable ways. On top of that, there are several montages that could play as music videos to the plethora of new Kid Cudi tracks that populate the score, something which is sure to please fans of the musician. It's a solid effort that's inarguably one of the most visually appealing in its genre.
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7/10
Pleasantly Surprised
oneal-622441 October 2022
I actually listened to the album before I knew there was a movie and was very underwhelmed and disappointed. I usually love Kid Cudi. But when I saw there was a movie I watched it right away. Yeah, it's a rom-com so it's a bit predictable and follows the same basic formula of EVERY rom-com but it still works. I love that the animation matches the actual cast members. This movie has some really cool visuals and the music is completely made better when paired with them. Some good laughs in there too. I'll have to give the album another try after having seen the film to see if it makes more sense now. Definitely worth a watch. It's cool to see creative people branch out into new mediums.
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8/10
Wandering off into a dreamy Manhattan
Dunkaccino10 December 2022
Kid Cudi's Entergalactic paints a dreamlike Manhattan with a gorgeous color palette. The film is about some ordinary events happening in this city. It is a work of art and beauty. Every frame feels like a painting, some even tell their own stories.

This Netflix special is a visual companion to Cudi's recent album (which I am unfamiliar with). The album is classified as a concept album, so it's only fair to describe this film a "concept movie." It tells simple stories using simple words, but there are emotions beneath the surface. Cudi voices Jabari, a street artist who just got a huge apartment in Manhattan. I assume Jabari is some sort of a fictionalized version of Cudi himself (personality-wise anyway). The story involves his relationship with his next door neighbor (Jessica Williams), a photographer. The similarity here is that they are both artistic people, which is only fitting since the movie has great artistic value. I fell in love with the bright and unique color scheme-rarely has Manhattan been illustrated more beautifully. And do I need to tell you that it has a killer soundtrack?

There are side characters, even some cameos. The voice work is greatly done, and I think the reason it works that well is that the characters resemble their voice actors. Many scenes here are just people hanging out and chilling, having conversations you would have with a good friend. To my surprise, they bring me comfort, instead of boredom. I guess it's because the flow is balanced well enough. This movie and Richard Linklater's Apollo 10 ½ have similarity in tones and how scenes play out. I love them both. They're great comfort movies. It's sad that neither gets enough attention.
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10/10
I watched for the animation, but the story and the characters got me.
khace2 October 2022
I saw the trailer and the animation looked pretty good. So I figured I'd endure a tired little story just to see the animation. I did not expect the story, the characters, the music, and the overall vibe of the show to be so good. This animated movie was more real and had more feeling than most of the live-action movies out there. All positive characters. The animation enabled them to put that extra element into the movie that gave the scenes and the moods more clarity. The situations were 100 percent on point. The animation is fantastic - its sharp, smooth, and unique...it's art. It was a nice surprised to find that I could actually recognize some of the actors by their voices. This movie hit just right and I'll probably watch it again.
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10/10
What a piece of art.
nicboujunk8 October 2022
Wow! This is a top notch show. The characters (every character, even the secondary ones) are deep. The visuals ans the music are insane. Some say the story is basic. But I am pretty sure that was the goal. How to see awesome characters develop in a normal, rom-com setting. I loved it. Definitely in my top 3 best film of the year. The music scenes are masterpieces. I am a dude by the way, but I lined it was a rom-com setting. The art of the show was overwhelming the rom-com part(which was very good!). It was a praise to art in general, mostly paint and music.

Thank you for your reading. See ya.
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7/10
Innovative cliche
nadavdatla27 October 2022
If you are fans of adults animation you got to the right address.

The movie is creative and gives some tonic vibes.

It's refreshing to see this movie and it is nice to see something that doesn't alike any movie that on the big screen.

The characters are relatable and easy to identify with.

The soundtracks and the songs on the movie are really good and gives cool vibes.

Although the animation and the shots were unique It wasn't the case for the plot.

It was kind of usual classic love story. The plots twist were predictable and on the first half of the movie you could see where it's going to.

And even though it was a cliche it didn't catch me in my feelings and I didn't fluster so much even from the emotional scenes.
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10/10
Beautiful Story, Beautiful Animation. Classic Rom-Com
allefilma2 October 2022
This movie gives you the Spiderman Into the Spider-verse vibes into a romantic story with lots hilarious moments.

The story itself feels so real because the characters are down to earth and the situations are just like in real life, with ups and downs.

The conversations between friends bring a lot of joy and help to build up the love story of the main characters.

Eveything just fits right in terms of storytelling. There is great character development, and life-like drama, mixed with memorable comedic situations.

The animation and cinematography help a lot to convey a color style that gets you immersive even more in the story.

Life can be an entergalactic experience!
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7/10
Basic but worth watching.You're missing out if you haven't watched it yet.
loreloren28 October 2022
Bringing some of the most famous musicians In one movie,I thought it was exorbitant,but kid Cudi,ty dollar and also jayden really played their characters roles to perfection The creation of entergalatic revolves around two teen's,Jabari voiced by kid Cudi who is a streewear clad artist and meadow a talanted photographer. Directed by Fletcher Moules known for his work in matrix 1999 really made this animation worth watching.

Considering the fact that the animation doesn't have any tech or action used and yet managed to eschwed boring scenes throughout the movie.

Entergalatic brings out that sense of the characters being gratuitous throughout the movie and not revolving In a tied dramatic loop,it was amazing really.it is like experiencing the reality of life.literally. How they capture the romantic scenes and the not so severe banging of our famous animated musicians is terrific.

Being as it was simple,realistic and enjoyable,one find themselves repeating over time and the best part is it doesn't get boring,still exciting.

They really took their time on this animation .It was worth every second. Love It.
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8/10
The film is an experience. Loved it
kaziwaleed2 October 2022
The story, the soundtrack, the dialogue, and most importantly the visuals - all come at you from different directions pleasantly triggering your senses. The frames per second are lower than 24, yet the movements seem so natural. Facial expressions so real. Emotional reactions so relatable. Lights so beautiful. Moments so memorable.

Kid Cudi's soundtracks really elevate the scenes with emotions and work as excellent transitions from one mood to the next. The art direction and coherency of visuals stitched together is remarkable, and very unique.

I put on the film with zero expectations, and here I am writing an 8* review for one of my favorites of the year.
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6/10
It's basic, nothing exciting.
jasonanudu15 October 2022
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I see what they were trying to do on Entergalactic but it just didn't land.😐 I had to force myself to finish this, can't even count the number of times I paused and decided to do something else.

It's just another love story with a basic story, dialogue and scenes. Mostly sex, weed and vibes, the whole mr rager thing was kind of sidelined which was disappointing because I'm a comic guy and I really wanted that part fleshed out properly.

Jabari and Meadow's romance had it's cool moments and the animation looked good but that was just about it.

I saw someone in the reviews say the movie felt like a promotional video and I have to agree.
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10/10
Listen...
darksun-945-81349813 October 2022
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The whole vibe of it. The music set right with it, too, although I can't say I'm a fan. It was somewhat predictable, but I still enjoyed the trip, and the art style is similar to Into The Spider-Verse...beautifully drawn, and the resemblance to the actual actors is appreciated. I believe that's what allowed the actors to really be able to bring their emotions through the animation. It's surprising how you can just bond to the characters so quickly, I doubt this would have the same effect in live action. Ii read in one of the other reviews that someone was told you need to be buzzed or high. Yeah, nah, just watch it. It's one of those late night just chill and vibe type of movies. Get a date, some snacks, grab a blanket, dim the lights, cuddle up on the couch and just enjoy.
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6/10
Cliche story telling with beautiful animation...sprinkled with racism
kilian-9492820 October 2022
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I've been a fan of Kid Cudi since A Kid Named Scott, so when I heard about this movie/album I was pumped. The music is good and atmospheric, the animation was awesome to watch and felt like you were in the film but one line has stuck with me and left a bad taste in my mouth. When Meadow said she doesn't date white guys because they look all the same. The blatant double standard and racism was insane to hear and to not see anyone on social media say anything about it was mind blowing. Cudi has always been inclusive in his music and to hear that one line in his movie really surprised me. Imagine if a white man said that about any woman group. He'd be labeled a racist and "cancelled" so fast but it's fine when the racism is flipped, especially when it's a woman. The best thing about this movie was the visuals and music. Everything else was cliche!
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5/10
Good animation but basic story.
ayubkhisa3 October 2022
Apart from the good animation, there's nothing special about this film. Everything else is just basic. The film isn't that long but I got tired of watching it midway and only got to finish it after forcing myself. From the name and animation, I expected something good but I can say that it was a disappointment. I think what made me have high expectations of it is the fact that the theme and animations kind of resemble those of Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse which was a masterpiece.

I'm not that surprised because the quality of films and creativity therein has deteriorated over the last 8 years. How I wish for someone to trailblaze a new dawn in the film industry.
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10/10
Best adult Animation
nichelsearobinson-1855225 January 2023
To intertwined art, fashion, music and love I couldn't have asked for anything more. Such a creative way of creating an adult animation that's relatable and honest. I love the complexities of Jabari trying to juggle love, friendship and work. It's something we all do everyday. I felt like through this movie, I've met some like Jabari; chill, honest, charming and super creative. And what make him even more cool was that his art I could see around big cities like New York, Oakland or even Los Angeles. I can honestly say this movie made me fall in love with Jabari, lol. And the music brought the animation together. I would watch this over and over agin. Hell, maybe have this a first date movie :) Kenya Barris is such an amazing director. I hope there is more to this series.

P. S those who said this series was boring and predictable wasn't looking at the bigger picture. Is shivery completely dead, we can't appreciate it when we see it in films???
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10/10
Loved the Movie.
mbxdyfs1 October 2022
I was scrolling through Netflix on a Saturday night . I'm a very picky person so I can't just watch anything. After hour I give this Movie a try. I really messed with the first 15 mins the movie so I decided I will watch it. It reminded of myself so this movie really clicked with me. The animation is really great, the music 🎵 is evidently from Kid Cudi. I'm definitely going to bump his music from the movie afterwards it was really fire 🔥. I feel like the movie should get at least 8/9 ratings so that's why I'm rating it right now. Not really Kid Cudi fan but definitely listening more of his music. Hopefully Kid Cudi makes more animation b/c this was dope.
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6/10
Surprisingly entertaining...
alex-harris-love4 October 2022
It must be the graphics and the artwork but I actually put my phone down to enjoy this little show. A basic love story with a simple plot but the transitions in between scenes are quite captivating. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone but anyone who watches it won't be disappointed. A lot of all star cast members behind the voices which I didn't catch until looking up the show afterwards which is pretty cool. Seemed like a short movie but maybe it is because it sped along and doesn't have many dry parts in it. Kid Cudi features his music throughout the movie which is nice given his soft melodic style. All in all, I wouldn't watch it again but I won't argue with anyone who says it is worth watching.
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8/10
Too much smoking.
wisqo1 October 2022
Serie/movie reminded me a bit of spider-man into the spider-verse. Its different and has a nice story.

As a Cudi fan I ofcourse loved the music, this was amplified because of the nice dolby sound system I've got. The visuals were great, different, and sometimes a bit to "laggy/shocking", for me, but not to a level that it was too annoying.

The only thing I got really annoyed with was the overly heavy weed smoking. I know he is known for it, but does it have to be in every scene and every moment, over and over again? At some point it disgusted me (and then it must be really too much, because I live in Amsterdam).

Other then that I think Cudi that a great job and I'll love to see more of him.
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6/10
An experience on it's on, but ...
the-real-demon25 October 2022
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Wow, the trailer got me. Few days later I took the chance to put this up on the canvas called TV and was curious to see what it's about.

At first I got distracted by what seems to be jerky movement but I think it's the art style of that movie to have some frame-missing-between-the-animations-movement going on. As a matter of fact not long after this "jerkiness" didn't really matter much anymore and it all seemed as smooth as where the movie is about to take you.

Picture impression, picture composition, lights, sounds, music, camera, perfect - they all are wow and really help get immersed in an instant. Music especially, just hitting the right spots at each time.

The reason why I pust this under spoiler - and actually I don't think I could write anything in regards of this without a spoiler and still not reveal anything of this scale:

The trailer in my opinion shows everything that is happening in this movie. The full movie "just" shows how the 2 main persons are getting there. In short: You saw the trailer, you know the movie already. If you want to know how they get there: Watch the movie.

A 6/10 from me because I felt left behind empty at the end of the movie, expecting both of the mains to fully dive off into a cosmic and eternal adventure of their own instead.
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10/10
Absolutely Amazing
LyssFinley20 October 2022
I want to start this review by saying several scores are lower solely because it's not a "new groundbreaking story" or "it's just basic." The first time I watched this movie with my husband, I'll admit, we got bored. We expected this extravagant, off the wall plot line to develop and I was waiting to see where it would go. But that's the thing, is that this movie wasn't trying to do that. It wanted to have a more chill vibe to it and tell a story... and man, did it do that well.

The love story aspect is very by the book, but again, it does it very well. I would watch this over The Notebook any day of the week (And I will, because this is my new all time favorite comfort movie) It also shows the characters as *normal* people. They're not perfect ladylike women or suave GQ type of people. They create art, smoke weed, party, chill and hang out. It's a much more relatable story, vs some romcoms that feel a lot more "uppity."

Look at the film as a standalone movie: what about it was bad? The animation and art style is stellar. The characters are fleshed out and lovable. The voice acting doesn't sound cringey or too characterized. The music... holy s***. It goes along with the tone SO well. There are humorous moments and lessons. For a movie to have this amount of creativity and artistry from all angles and hit it THIS far out of the park is unheard of. It doesn't need to be compared to a movie that came out 10, 20, etc years ago, because it's its own thing.

This is one of our all time favorite movies and I will be rewatching it over and over. I can't wait to show more people and to be honest, my own kids one day. Look at this movie for what it is, and enjoy every moment.
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7/10
Feels like a normal romance movie
liambaron-1395910 October 2022
I don't usually watch romance movies, but I could very much feel the cliche in this movie, it definitely follows a script that a lot of other romance movies use. Other than that, the art is amazing and feels very inspired by spiderman into the spider verse which I think released in 2020. I'm not a huge kid cudi fan, I do like some of his music and he definitely did an amazing job on this one, although the album probably doesn't make a lot of sense unless you watched the movie before It's a fun movie I could sympathize with, but I wouldn't watch it for the romance itself rather for the art and music.
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9/10
Loved It
bb523663 October 2022
Not usually into animated shows or movies but I took a chance on Entergalactic because the trailer really intrigued me. Very glad that I did because I ended up absolutely loving it. The animation and design definitely reminds me of the Spider-Verse but it totally works in its favor. Not totally a fan of Kid Cudi's music but some of his tracks that played really worked and set the tone/vibe really well. I also thought all the voice actors fit each character perfectly and they all did a fantastic job. The dialogue was also great and never came off corny or over the top. Not gonna lie, I turned this on thinking I wouldn't sit through more than 20 mins of it yet here I am writing a review for one of the best movies I have seen this year.
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6/10
The film I watched because of reliable source has recommended it.
netjes-686213 November 2022
The influencer also mentioned the fact that the one who is a fan of Spider-Man into the universe will automatically approve this work of One an amazing group of illustrators and artists. To be honest this is a masterpiece in the world of animation, the way creators talk about the process of putting film together couldn't be more inspiring. As a pro-comics person I grew really fond of it. But let's eat this cake piece by piece.

Story line- must be a cliché - Nice guy - Lovely soulmate\roommate girl - Bitchy ex-girlfriend. But the fact of not been made for typical viewer but for a specific category makes me think that it worth applauds for making way more enchanting then most of classic stories. Not only blackness makes this work better but a casualty which is given by friends, career, whole world that surrounds main characters. The simplicity is handsome. The tragedy, the love, the fear and passion - the life itself is a search for your way in a world of someone else's choices.

Art takes special place both in story line and film itself. Through hour and a half, we are invited to watch two worlds in one view of the director pictured by artists. Those guys had been carefully putting in various pop culture Easter eggs and partly let the art be one of the main characters. And all of it becomes dull by the fact that the whole film is a supporting illustration for a new album of a famous rapper Kid Cudi.

Galaxy is not only making title but shows the inner passion of main characters visually. That is the way author have chosen as a description of the specific feeling of mutual love. It may be or may not be the right way from your point of view - author feels it that way To conclude with, I couldn't think of anything else then genius way of telling the story this way over the time I had been watching Entergalactic. Hope to see more of something like that sooner or later.
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5/10
The animation looks amazing but story is too basic
tanishaabdulrahman7 October 2022
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I do like Kid Cudi and his music is fun to listen too I was recommended by a friend the animation for this reminds me of Spiderman into the verse which is by far a masterpiece movie. Entergalactic has amazing animation the character designs look amazing too especially the backgrounds and the voice acting isn't really that bad either. However, with this great animation it really got wasted on a really basic story it's every cheesy and cliche romance story. Guy meets girl and fall in love thats it also another thing I feel the pacing with Meadow and Jabari relationship just felt rushed there's montage then done they are together and the music in between scenes can be very distracting just want to enjoy the story and visuals but the music can get into way.

Great animation but the story is cliche nothing speical.
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10/10
The album and show can be appreciated individually, and are magic together
seakingnew23 October 2022
It is music brought to life through animation. At first, I was disappointed that it was not TV length. I wanted to wait until I had time to watch it all, so I listened to the album first, and loved it. I actually ended up listening to and appreciating that whole album for a few weeks, so I knew it pretty well before watching the show. And wow, it just amplified the story ten fold. You witness each song's story unfold in front of you, and it's beautiful. The visuals are stunning. It's falling into a love that takes you higher. The album and show can be appreciated individually, and are magic together. Please make a second season.
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8/10
Nice romantic story
uberdonkey66 October 2022
So the story isn't complex and probably not original, but the characters are great and the animation is sweet, touching and suits the theme well. Music fit well too. I have to say, it was enjoyable because so many nice elements fit together to make a warm, touching romance. The characters were well drawn, interesting, nice and attractive. I recommend it if you want a cool but romantic film. Some drug references, tasteful sex scenes, and alcohol use, but doesn't detract from what is basically a cute but satisfying romance.

Now I have to fill another 73 characters and not sure how to do it, yep.
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