Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Bobo the Hobo]

Better than I thought!

I wasn't expecting much, but this turned out to be pretty fun to watch. The animation may not be the best, but I believe that it's quality enough. I just KNEW there was going to be a twist about the woman taking her clothes off. I mean, just showing a rape scene is predictable and in poor taste. I'm glad you seem to put a lot of effort into this, with so much KB being put into it. I'm not familiar with your stuff, but you seem to be a decent animator.

DakNJaxterLazerNails responds:

Cheers. Glad you liked it :)

[Fight Sequence II]

It was pretty creative

I've seen a lot of sprite stuff with explosions and the like and this was pretty typical. I didn't see the first one in the series, but it seems pretty good. I thought the explosions were as well done as any other cartoon. It's also pretty interesting to find something original, as I don't recall seeing sprites just like this in other flashes. My biggest complaint is that it could have been a little longer. At least the music was nice, but brush up a little on the drawn animation (the grenade).

[Hay Wars]

Hay!

It was interesting to see a live-action video with effects like this on Newgrounds. Sure, it's more suited for YouTube, but it's certainly something I wouldn't mind seeing more of. I thought the effects with the lasers were done really well. Sure, it didn't have much of a story, but you pointed out how cheesy it came to be. It was nice to see a location like a barn yard, you know, out of the ordinary. The music was also pretty good, and I think it fit the theme well enough.

Fro responds:

The sequel, Snow Wars, should be finished and uploaded tomorrow. I would appreciate a review there as well! :)

[Reintroduction 2 Face]

It wasn't terrible

This was something that I can best describe as being mediocre. I really liked how you worked the music in and how it was a really cool song to even start with. The claymation seemed to be pretty nice, even if it really had no story. My suggestions would be to have it be longer and to have somewhat more impressive stuff. It did live up to what it's title said it was supposed to be, so I'm glad for that. You seem to have talent in this animation style, you just need to be more creative with it.

[Cyanide & Happiness Book]

Flawless

Explosm/Cyanide & Happiness stuff is some of my favorite things on the Internet! While I haven't read the webcomic, I'm a huge fan of the flash shorts made on this account. The way the simplistic drawing works with the sophisticated humor is just awesome. This cartoon itself was something truly great, as I loved the different uses for the book. The funniest part was probably the girl finding out about herpes. It turns out I am in fact one who goes to bookstores a lot, so I'm sure I'll check this out.

[DBZ Spoof]

Really needs work

It's too easy to accuse this of being a ripoff of "Dragonball Z: The Abridged Series" as I'm not even sure when that was made. The voices were okay, especially Nappa's. The animation could really use some work as the characters are just not drawn well. It was hard to find a lot of good punchlines in this, as it was supposed to be a parody. It's nice to try, but if there's ever a followup, try to make the animation smoother. It just seems to be drawn quite crudely.

[Edbert and Otis ep. 1-5]

That was interesting

Seeing as how it was made back in 2003, I can understand why the animation wouldn't be so good. The best part was how well you drew yourself on the menu. This didn't make me angry, but didn't give anything that great as it was basically stick figures saying incomprehensible language. It's nice how some of them seemed to connect with each other, with the house burning down. I guess this was an early work of yours, so I suggest working with the advancements Flash has made. Overall, it's mediocre.

[Sketchy Friends Dance 2]

Simply great stuff

I was impressed at how this had all of the good music and funky beats as the original. It could have been a little more creative, but it's still definitley something I would recommend. The characters have so much depth to them, despite the fact that they don't even have any color in themselves. They never talk, but they express themselves in an even better way. It's goofy, yes, but it's very creative and entertaining. It's fun to see how long it takes for me to figure out it's an infinite loop.

TheBoogley responds:

yes, that is the most fun. I love sitting with people watching it and not telling them anything then waiting for the uncomfortable silence when we've been sitting there for five minutes wondering when the hell it's going to end

[Beauty is Humanity]

I love the tone

I'm more used to seeing flashes by you where's a ton of action and great animation. This didn't have that much action and the animation could have been better. I still enjoyed this simply because of the great message it is trying to send. You have shown us our past, present, and a future (which we'll never know anyway). It's interesting to see all of the things we have to be thankful for in humanity at any period of time. I am also glad you got your first award with this cartoon.

vezanmatics responds:

i'm trying to prove that i'm not just a one-trick pony.

and thanks!