Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Super Mario bros Z ep.8 (old series)]

A great battle scene

The strongest point of this entire thing is definitley the final climatic scene which just tops everything off so darn well. It is great to reach new grounds (woah!) in animation by making a plane fly. It was also nice to see reason for why Shadow is such a jerk. While not one of the best in the series, it can certainly tie me over until the next entry. The way the characters move, especially the moments of impact is as great as ever. We are really reaching the entire thing into a giant battle in this series!

[some stick try (shtinks)]

Where is the sound?

It was nice that you used something as generic as stick figures, something that never gets old. The weakest part was the animation. The guy on the left kept losing and growing girl's hair for some weird reason. Some of the animation was not bad, especially the closeup of the fist. I think this would have been a lot better if you had gone further with the tank coming and everything. It is too bad you did not finish it, but at least you get an oppurtunity to really improve yourself on the next one.

[Meatman to Stickman :D]

It reminds me of myself

This was not great, but it did have a certain appeal to me because it reminded me of back when I made sketches. A lot of us had those flipbooks that we used to make animations. The weakest point of this is probably that it is pretty short and not much happens. It is still cool because this style is in fact a model for us all to go by. The drawings were decent enough and the action was not half bad. I would suggest that next time you do something like that, you add in more action and explosions.

[Draw Me]

Of course it is your first

It would be gauche to claim that this was an imitation of the Pencilmation series. What is really cool about this is how it literally shows what it is like to make your first animation. It was something simple, which of course fits the theme well. AT least it used a different kind of sketch paper than what most people do in submissions like these. You may not become a great artist, but you got off to a decent start. I am supposing the guy is supposed to be a ghost or something like from Pac-Man.

[anin invacion 2]

Definitley needs work

As far as spam flashes go, I have certainly seen a lot worse, but this was lacking in many areas. I think that if you added color it would be great and it was nice when you showed a little bit of color in it. It was also not bad to see the "Paste" option being used. The main problem with this is that the animation is not that good which runs to contrast to other good animations like this. It also works better if you use a live-action version of yourself (which is in fact the real you). The animation at least flowed fine.

[[Misc] Teacher]

Like the chainsaw

Here is another good cartoon because it is so random but actually works well in its randomness. There is just no reason for any of this to be happening other than that it is funny. It seemed like the second guy actually did want the teacher to be shot more than twice. I love the voices being used, especially how the teacher gets so angry after being shot. While it did not have a lot of detail, it was still really good for a quick laugh. I love how utterly ridiculous every single character in this one is.

[Ackbar : Criminal]

5.99!

This was probably the best thing you ever made in the series, as it has so many punchlines. A lesser person would have just stopped with the single joke with the first shootup. I love Ackbar's design in this and how he actually gets to go to jail for the crimes he has committed. I expected he would be bored in solitary confinement. It is also great to see the final joke take a completely different turn and use a hammer. This is not spam, it is good humor used in a very goofy fashion here.

[Zimmi EP 1]

Reminds me of Catoblepas

I like how you managed to make the things rhyme on accident (which I guess I can't thank you for). The strongest point is how good the animation is along with the character designs. I was expecting it to take a pretty dark turn as it went along but it handled it very well. What is kind of fascinating is that you manage to actually make it a bit light-hearted after that. It is not entirely dark humor as it actually has a pretty good story with it. I love how you mention the Playstation2 in your author's comments.

[Bath]

A world of pure imagination

This is great, because it really makes you think about when you were a kid and all of the stuff you just miss out on. It easily has the best quality of this song I have ever heard. The stick figures look a lot like those from "Cyanide And Happiness". Of course, the animation is very innovative and great in its own right. It just really shows that there will always be a part of you composed of pure imagination that makes you realize how great the world is. It is just a very happy thing to watch as it fills you with joy.

[Madness Experimentation]

PPP?

I guess you made a lot of stuff that never really got finished. I do hope you someday finish this, but it looks like it is absolutely fantastic! I admired the unique animation because it really made you think about what these Madness guys look like. They have no faces at all, so why not give them faces in the forms of masks? Even the main guy had the regular Madness outline on his face as he shot everything up. It is a great way to take a realistic look at a series that can come off as being cartoonish.