Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Charcoalmation]

Dumb?

I don't know why you would think this was dumb, as it was done really well! While it may not have had much of a story, the artwork was some of the best of that type I'd seen! I guess I was looking for something a bit more complicated with more guys around, you know? It may in fact be the first stop-motion animation I've seen that used charcoal before. The music was very nice and fitting as well. It was really cool to see everything flow together especially when it is presented on old contruction paper.

Captain responds:

Yeah the art was very simple and not really challenging, but that was the reason why i stuck to basically stick figures and squiggles. This was the first big animation project that I decided to tackle so I kept it easy to draw so I can really get a feel for it.

[problem to society]

Not terrible

Well, the animation wasn't anything particularly good or bad. I really couldn't understand the words at all and you really should find a way to reduce static. I'm guilty of this myself in my own YouTube videos, and I don't know how to reduce it anyway. I think that it really went on too long and I couldn't understand the plot anyway. Still, I guess you did put in a lot of effort into this. Next time, you should really put in more action and not just talk over and over.

JohnnySkul responds:

Yea, i found a way to make the qudio better but the thing was for ever 10 seconds for the audio was about 2 mega bites so i gotta find a way to do this. It really sucks bro.

[On The Moon (episode 17)]

Woah, the best yet!

At first I thought this was going to ignore the black hole problem the previous entry had, but it didn't! I also have to say that the knock-knock joke (or lack of) at the beginning was probably some of the funniest stuff you've ever made! The animation is very interesting as always. I honestly wasn't expecting to see cows, but dang it, it's a good idea to use cows to make something funny! The voice work was as nice as ever. It's some of your best non-sequitor stuff and proof that I'm a fan of your work.

[Mech Cops PSA II]

Woah, nice!

I wasn't quite sure what this was leading up to, but it was funny to see the conclusion. The animation was very impressive, especially the way the robots looked. Or should I say, how the guys looked when they put on their robot suits. It was actually kind of funny to see the lady get beat up. I also liked the music at the beginning and I could've sworn you were going to play that "Mr. Sandman, Bring Me A Treat" song. The sound effects throughout the entire thing were nice as well.

[Alfred's Playhouse Pt. 3]

AWESOME!!

Well, I didn't think it was physically possible, but you managed to make something I would give a 10 to! This is a huge improvement over the last entry and the best I've ever seen from you! As strange as this may sound, I'm actually understanding the story a lot more and what this whole thing is about. The animation is also spectacular, especially with how the characters move around. This works great as a David Lynch cartoon with dogs. The absurdity of it all transforms it into a true work of art!

[Advent of Sock]

Awesome stuff

That orange looked sort of like a tiger head. That thing was pretty cute in addition to being pretty psychotic as well. Anyway, the animation (it looked like stop-motion on textbook paper or some construction paper) was flawless as usual. It was cool to see the red lights turn into some neo-pagan symbol as made by the tiger head. The color was done very nicely as well as it gave everything a good amount of depth. I don't understand anything in this as usual, but that's just fine.

[Eddsworld Vs Cahj]

Great stuff!

4:26? I felt as though it was on a lot longer than that. Anyway, I was very impressed by this and while I have no idea who Cahj is (I assume they're another group of cartoonists like eddworld) this was awesome! It helped that you used the theme song from "Naruto", which is some truly awesome music. I was also impressed by the animation, especially with the characters fighting. I'm a big fan of eddsworld and although I can't remember the character's names, it was great to see them all. The toaster turning into a robot was cool too.

Lazyfeet responds:

Yeah, it's only the second episode of CAHJ so hopefully we'll become better known. I was inspired by the Naruto intro. It was absolutely badass.

Hehe. I want a transformer toaster. It's not fair!

[Street Fighter 2 Turbo V2]

Quite impressive!

At first I thought this may in fact be an actual game and was wondering how to start it. It was nice that you had such a great intro which yourself playing the guitar. I also liked how the black arrow appeared on the screen and switched to "Spectator" mode. I wasn't sure what that was even supposed to mean, but in its own way, it worked. The sprite work was pretty impressive as well, especially the rain falling. My only complaint is that the action scene could've been a bit more intense and had more moves, but still a good watch.