Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Color that fox!]

The pen looked like a penis

I could have sworn this was something made by Zeurel at first, due to the fact that he made a flash using this song and it had furry people. I thought it was really neat how this still managed to be good in its own right. It's nice you were able to put a story together that fit the song well. I'm not even sure why a fox wouldn't want to be colored in the first place. It's an original idea and I'm glad you have achieved recogntion for it. The backgrounds, if not the most detailed, were also very nice.

[NLO - 9/11]

Very creative!

It's funny, because I was watching this and I was getting pretty angry that they were making fun of the World Trade Center. The weird thing is, the stuff they are saying, is in fact very funny. I mean, it's an original idea; who ever thought of making toys in the shape of the World Trade Center? I mean, it was even nice enough of them to acknowledge that they were being insensitive. I could've sworn it was something from "Opie And Anthony" but apprently it isn't. The simplistic animation is always great.

[Domo Oregato Mr Skeletor]

Best (f)animutations!

I'm so glad to be a fan of your work and discover all of the stuff you've contributed here. Apart from this being one of the greatest songs of all time, it just has everything good in it. I especially loved the clip of the guy falling into the water. This was colorful in every sense of the word and in every scene there's something cool happening. The effects look cheesy at times, but they fit the silly atmosphere perfectly. It also happens to be one of the most original things I've seen with great ideas.

[Slakt 'n Teaser]

One of your best!

I'm not the biggest fan of teasers, but it was pure genius to not just show a teaser, but an entire movie with it! Looking back, it's easy to see why your Castle series is so popular, and some of my favorite stuff too. Both things had all the good animation and action you'd want from them. The music was also very cool, and it sounded like something from a German heavy metal band. You have truly shown that stick figures can be made into an art form and have their own style and characters. Even if it's pure action, it's still great.

[Dirty Obsession]

What twists!

The animation was very impressive, and it's great to see so many people contributed to making it! It kind of reminded me of Appsro's stuff almost. It was great to see it being revealed he was actually playing with a joystick the whole time. But to not just reverse it, but show it was the girl on the milk carton is the ultimate foreshadowing! I was expecting him to ejaculate after saying "I'm coming!". This may have been short, but it really delivers its punchlines well.

[Vete a la Versh 2]

Now I can say that in Spanish

I was half expecting to see him go up to a female dog and say that, but it was something else. I kind of thought this was some of your lesser work, as it didn't have much of a punchline. What really saves it is how good the animation is. It's funny to just see him jumping around (apparently, you can say, "la la la" in Spanish). It's easy to follow and it helps that there's a lot of setup for the final joke. It may have been predictable, but it isn't terrible at all.

Darkar responds:

Thanks...?

[Vete a la Versh 4]

Hey, that was really funny!

The animation is as interesting as ever, and it's nice to be more associated with this popular series. I was a little disappointed that it seemed to only have one punchline. It should still be noted that this was still quite funny, due to the fact that it addressed that issue. I heard that are many gay penguins, but didn't know this was the cause. It's a pretty realistic representation of a reaction to something like that happening. I found it odd how one of the penguins was green, when they normally are not [green].

Darkar responds:

Apparently you put a lot of effort in the analysis of this type of artwork.

Well, you shouldn't. Cartoons are meant to be unexpected and ridiculous.

[The Crossing Guard Lady]

True story?

I am quite sad if this was indeed based on a true story, as it is pretty sad. Apart from that, there's really nothing noteworthy about how this was made. I think this looks a lot older, like it was made in 2000 or 2001. The story isn't much, as the crossing guard lady does literally nothing throughout the entire cartoon. I guess it does work well as being sad in that sense as she just seems so pathetic in everything she does (or doesn't do). With a lot more work in animation and more of a story, it could be waaay better.

["Snowfall"]

That was original

I do think it's too late to put this into the "Christmas 2009" collection, but this was very nice! From the beginning, it really seemed like a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. I love how there wasn't any dialogue at all, just a ton of cuteness. The cuteness was certainly disrupted by the giant pieces of snow falling, but I like how you didn't just go with gore everywhere. It was impressive to see the cute little animal critters everywhere too. It was all around cute and the snow falling didn't even strike me as that dark.