Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[B-group's BUMs ep1 pt1]

It is taking off

It is nice to see this series take off, even if it is not the best thing that you worked on. I feel as though I am starting to grow with these characters as much as I can at least. I should not be complaining about the low sound, because I can just increase the volume on my computer. The best part was probably the first gag with the bird hitting the screen. I think the voicework in this is pretty good as well. All of the characters seem to be pretty well designed and it is always nice to see variety in that.

[LiL' g and the Computer]

Burn CD?

This was one of your better earlier works, mostly because of the animation. It really seemed as though everything just had a special part to its color scheme. While it does not go through a lot of backgrounds, the single one you have is really cool. The chair, disc, and everything just has so much depth to them. I think I may have been missing out on the punchline of this one too. It was a little funny to hear the computer talk in such a silly way even if I could not understand what it was saying.

[Not Everyone Is Smart!]

He is not dumb

This one worked a little better than your previous one because it was simply longer. The main problem is that I was expecting much more of a simple punchline. I admired the animation, particulary with how the body frames were used. It was weird to just have to send him to school like that. I guess you were trying to create a slice of life story, but even as that it is quite boring. I guess some of us can associate with this guy, but it needs more character development to be enjoyable.

[Smart Power Entry]

Where's the ending?

It is always great that people care greatly about the environment and all that stuff. I think this was better than your "Litter Bug" cartoon because this one focused a lot more on statistics. While not the most entertaining, it at least gave out some interesting information. I also liked how the voices seemed to work well. It truly seems as though it was cut off at the end as it just ends so abruptly. I wish there would have been some more detail about what we as individuals can do to save energy.

[Tyson Kickoff Entry]

It is unfinished

It is weird how there were so many people that were helping you on something so short. It was a little difficult to even understand what the characters were saying. Seeing as how one of them appeared to be Mike Tyson, it is at least appropriate. The strongest point is probably how well the animation is! I do seriously think this could be put on a professional network as it appears to be more detailed than anything you have done before. With something so short, I can certainly understand why you would feel unfinished.

[B-Roll: Tickle Fight]

No dessert, pal

This was pretty interesting to watch because I thought you really tried to go beyond what you normally do. It was great to hear TomaMoto's voice in this, too. The weird thing is that the characters look like kids. I thought they really were until they were talking about how they were apparently going out at the time. I admit that pee can be pretty funny, especially with how deadpan everyone reacts to it here. The way you presented it by using the old film projectile was also kind of neat.

[The Art Show]

It's a loop alright

I think this was another lesser submission because there was not really that much that happened. I like art as much as the next guy and it was kind of interesting to see those different designs. I actually thought this was a game at first and I was trying to click everything. The main problem is that the loop is simply too long. You need more action and things going on in your flash to keep someone's interest that long. I did like the music, especially how its monotony fit the tone well.

[Kraft Commercial]

A commercial?

I liked this, mostly because you did a decent job with having good animation and everything. I really liked the transition effects, especially with how you superimposed those still photographs of the grilled cheese sandwiches. Craft is probably the main cheese company I eat. In fact, I think I am going to eat some of those sandwiches right now. It is great people make tributes to one of my favorite foods. Of course, I would not want any part of the bread to be untoasted, but it is probably the best in this case.

[My New GirlFriend]

That was strange

I was hoping there would be something more, but there was just not much at all. I admit that it was pretty cruel to have him tear him up the picture at the end. I think the animation and character designs were fine and it does seem to have more of a story than most things. It was just hard to comprehend the appeal of this. It was just some guy doing something dumb by pretending a picture was real. I mean, seriously, how could anything could possibly come out of that when he showed his friends?