Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Game Grumps Naruto]

I freaking loved this because of how fast paced it was. I was afraid to was just going to be some dumb parody, but there were a lot of cool things going on! I just love high in spirits this is. Everyone is just having so much fun with this. It's not just you, it looks like Naruto and Sasuke are having the time of their lives as well.

I think I've heard of you guys before, but am not that familiar. It's great to have all these things going on. The colors and action are just so luscious. You know how to give someone a good time. I hope I can see more stuff like this.

[DR. BEES]

While I thought this was very well done, as are all of your other submissions, it wasn't one of my personal favorites. That being said, it's still pretty awesome. I really appreciate the old timey look of everything. I wish I knew how Dr. Bees died. It reminded me of "The Venture Bros" probably because of the emphasis on insects. Dang, have I become a fan of that show fast.

It just helps that there are only a certain number of things you can do with bees. I guess a girl willing to eat a heart deserves to die like that with her mother. I think the all capitals make it funny. I really didn't know where this was really going. That certainly made it nice and unpredictable.

[Walk/Run Cycle Movie]

I'm surprised you made something like this. It's just that you usually make more detailed submissions. I guess it's just strange to see someone like you work on a test. To be fair, it was kind of a flash in itself, so you at least tried to have a story. I mean, the animation is in fact really good. It just doesn't seem appropriate for the website.

It's always nice to see people experimenting with new things. It seemed like this could have been part of a compilation of something. Maybe use it for a demo reel. Things like this aren't very good on their own. It seems strange something called a "cycle" would have a definite end.

Alpha-Nuva responds:

Every character returned to their initial position while walking. That is one completed "cycle."

[Ninja Action]

I really liked this and I could tell it was a tribute to Xiao Xiao. Dang, it's been so long since that has been referenced. It's quite weird how some of the animation is. I think that's really the only element that did not work. I still think the animation's great. I liked how there are a bunch of cartoonish things going on.

I like the little girl who keeps appearing. I thought she was going to turn evil or be accidentally killed. You're not Krinkels. Did it honestly take you from 2003 to 2012 to work on this?! That has to be some kind of record!

[Narutoe Shitpoodamn]

Well, that was interesting. I couldn't help but think that this may have been a satire of how people make fun of Naruto. The jokes just seemed so obvious. I guess the reason I feel this way is because I'm such a fan. I am kind of expecting more topical works, like referencing the most recent chapters. Of course, those are kind of rare nowadays.

The animation in this was freaking deranged. It looked like their lips were flying off their faces. Well, Sasuke's hair did fly off at one point. You guys know how to make something insane. It's just that, next time, add more wit. I did like how Sakura kept getting punched.

[Underwater 3D Model]

I am generally not one for tests, but this was really good. I guess it's because we just see so little CGI on this website. Won't be long until we're going to have to have 3D glasses for everything. Hopefully, that's still off. I just like the whole underwater theme. It's great to see these interesting designs.

I would love to see this become a full story. I live near the beach, so it appeals to me. It's impressive to see how the crab moves. Or is that a lobster? There's not much else to say about something so short, but it certainly gives off a good impression.

Alpha-Nuva responds:

prawn, shrimp, lobster, water horse. it's all good.

[SnowBrahs]

I have played games like this, but I think this is referring to the original game those are based on. I did not even know there was an original game. I recall snow being used in most variants. I knew they were going to turn that into yellow snow. I was fascinated by how good the animation was. RicePirate really is becoming more like TomAto, or whatever his name is.

It's great to see such talented people coming together. I had no idea we were going to get into poop and I could have done without that. It's still nice how you make a tribute to this game. How could this have not won an award? Your childhood was more messed up than mine.

[Dan The Man Stage 6]

This was weird. I was expecting some comedic outputs, but there really wasn't any. I thought that maybe it was going to turn out that this guy didn't even have feelings for the other girl. How wrong I was. I still loved it, because you really know how to show emotions in this. It was cool to see the different designs used by Ana.

Yeah, never take an Internet romance too seriously. At least not on a website like that. It reminds me of TTA/TOME. Yeah, there were some romantic things that occured in the later TTA series. The artwork is as good as ever.

[Asslevania]

You don't have to be a fan of "Castlevania" to like this. I was really intrigued as to where it was going to go. I guess the image of a giant farting ass is just funny to me. Aren't vampires supposed to be killed by garlic? It makes sense someone as talented as TheShadling made the backgrounds. The voicework was great too.

The end made me realize just how many flashes RicePirate has worked on. There's so many unique people you have worked with too! The animation was just freaking brilliant in this. It was cool to find out how Alucard made such stinky farts. Those are funny.

RicePirate responds:

If you don't know the game, it's can feel a bit one-notey. If you do know the game, you still may not like the farts. But the speech Dracula starts (which I rewrote, after the first line) is a pretty famous in-game speech "what is a man", Alucard's backdash, Alucard's poison gas form (which he transforms into in the game, and does damage to enemies) ... and he's half-vampire, so he's immune to all the things vampires fear.