Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Date Night]

Wow, I was surprised at how good this managed to be. It's great that you are still going on despite your loss. I was really impressed by the animation in this. It was so cool how Matt just went utterly insane and changed facial expressions in that one scene. I really did feel sorry for him. He should just remember to go to his place next time.

Paultervoorde is another one of my favorite animators here and I had no clue he worked with you guys! The voices are as fantastic as ever. I love all the little details and jokes going on, like how Balloon Head (or Balloony or whatever his name was) appeared. Short, but sweet is great. I have no doubt you'll win Daily Feature.

[Lazy Writing 7]

While it was short, it doesn't matter because this was one of your funniest cartoons. It mostly works because it mocks that trope so well. Yeah, this is probably the first time I've use the word "trope" in a review, it was soon enough to happen. I thought maybe everyone would have a verbal tic like that. They really didn't, but it's still funny. Pies in the face are great too.

It honestly seems like there aren't enough Native American cartoons out there. Yes, I'm using that term not because of political correctness, but to avoid confusion with the people from India. It always pays to be genre savvy. I love the animation as usual. It's great how this series doesn't connect with itself.

[Zoinks]

I had the feeling that this was going to be a fairly short submission. I just had no idea it was going to be THIS short. It's amazing when you have something on the main page that hasn't even gotten past judgement yet. I did feel the animation was good, but that was pretty much it. I didn't even see how it was specific to Scooby-Doo. It seems like you could have done this with anything.

At least the voices are good and suit the character fine. I guess every once in awhile you make something completely nonsensical. I don't even think the title words were said in this. I wish I could understand what Scooby was saying. It's way too short.

[Romney Killed My Family]

This is one of the funniest things you've submitted in awhile. It helps that the animation is so good. I think it's mostly because it seems to appeal to different kinds of people. I'm not a Romney supporter, but I love how you acknowledge the fact that both sides are mudslinging. Of course, it's always been like that. I even tried to look back on commercials to see how far back they did this.

They've done it since before commercials, like with Grover Cleveland having an illegitimate son. I also love how authentic you made the voice. This seems just like what someone in a commercial would sound like. Oh, and the Democratic convention is apparently on now. I wish I knew what your political views were.

[Three Skins Without Men]

This was truly absurd, even for you, and that's SAYING something. It seems like you based this on a dream you had. If that's the case, then I won't bother trying to make any sense of it. I don't know why, but some of the animation reminded me of the stuff by Matzerath. It seems like you didn't even do regular hand drawn animation this way, some kind of strange CGI thing. It also seems like cyriak.

At first, it seemed like the story was told in a flashback. It never seemed to go back to the original person, so I guess it wasn't? I take it that's how he got his three skins. It was great to see how Mind Screwy and utterly insane you could get. The animation and designs are as great as ever.

[Spiderdub: Gay Robot]

I thought this was really funny. I don't think it was as good as your first, probably because it didn't seem that new or fresh to me. The funniest part was probably when the cop showed up and he sounded so stupid. Yeah, it's not that difficult to make fun of the bad animation. It really makes me believe we've gone a long way since the 1960's. Dang, they even had all those characters back then.

Another great part was probably at the end when he was shot. Come on, a guy using a raping robot deserves to die. I was thinking you'd make a tentacle hentai joke at some point. Guess I've been listening to Rifftrax too much lately. It's hard to tell you to improve on anything, because it's so good already.

[Pencilmation #26]

This was one of your wackiest cartoons, but also one of your best! It's not often that a cartoon manages to win all three main awards! I think the best part about this is how you have no idea what's going to to happen next. I just happen to be watching an episode of "Futurama" that's also about eggs being fertilized. What a coincidence! Anything is cool when you put Tie Fighters in it.

I guess the sperm was black to represent Darth Vader. I shouldn't have thought that was racist at first. There's just so many cool things going on. It's also a pretty big divergence from what you usually draw. I didn't expect nothing but the best for the greatest submission of all time! Seriously, it's the highest rated thing right now.

captainmcross responds:

Thanks! These days I've been working in a stream-of-consciousness style, just doodling as I go, and it is yielding some extreme wackiness...

[Cop Dog]

I wasn't that impressed by that at first, but it got better. I think my favorite part was at the end when the villain was unmasked. The thing is, I've actually heard that joke being done too many times before. I was so glad you managed to put a funny twist on it! I loved how the dog just sat around doing nothing. Of course, even pooping can come in handy.

It helps that the animation is as good as ever. The voices are really funny too. With more and more people getting credited for stuff, we are becoming more like Hollywood. Of course, the whole Internet is a bit like that now. That 5 looks funny high.

[ADVENTURE BABIES TRAILER]

I really didn't know what exactly to think of this, okay, I'm kidding, that was awesome. That really reminded me of Jhonen Vasquez. Now that I think about it, John Kricfalusi and Vasquez really do have similar drawing styles. Of course Kricfalusi probably hates him as he does every other modern cartoonist. I had no idea "Muppet Babies" ever got this crazy. I loved how there was just so much going on.

There was a wonderful amount of detail put into the movements and everything else. It was just great to see these insane guys just bouncing around everywhere being insane. I can't wait for the cartoon! I have little doubt I'll love it. Hey, I think that same character here is in your avatar!

[Madness Vincictation]

While this was too short, it was still a great cartoon. The best part of it was probably how good the character designs were. I didn't even notice at first that many of them weren't even yours! I guess it shows how many times these characters have been used and imitated. I love how they have yellow blood. Yes, that's from the original series, but it looks great here.

I like how there's such a wide variety of colors too. It really contrasts well with the black and white. The sound effects are as good as any Madness cartoon. The effects and animation are as good as ever. I was rooting for them to kill that guy at the beginning.

Gibb50 responds:

What a well thought out review
I thank you from that special place in my grey Madness heart