Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[We Played Nintendo]

I was wondering why this did not have the name "Shamoozal" on it. I thought it was just going to be a live-action sequence at first. I guess that probably wouldn't have worked out well for the website. Then again, the "Numa Numa Dance" was live-action. I thought this was a neat little tribute. It's too bad I never played these games as a kid.

I was more of a Mario guy. It was really cool to incorporate different styles for everything. You all these scenes by yourself? Impressive! I think my favorite was probably the Contra part, with the ghost and everything.

Shamoozal responds:

I almost didn't post this video because of the live action stuff, I wasn't sure if it was going to fly. And yes I handled everything in this video, all of the animated sequences and the live action stuff. Glad you liked it.

[Happy ClockDay 2012 F&S]

It was quite interesting to see what a Clock Day 2012 submission would be like that got a high score. Seriously, there wasn't that much this year. I couldn't help but think it was just a single image at the beginning. I tried to press some buttons to do something and it actually seemed to work. Of course, that was only coincidence. At least you guys got your own yearly page.

I did think the designs were pretty good. I just wish I could understand what the characters were saying. I guess it's fairly suiting for a Clock Day submission. You guys probably should work on higher quality stuff. This just doesn't seem to show effort.

[Moolt - Broke Dad]

I found this to be very enjoyable. The animation that was shown at the beginning with the opposum was wonderful. It might even be the best I've seen in an animation by you. I should have known something bad was going to happen with that meat. I had no idea these characters were so poor. I had no idea where the story was going to go.

I thought the opposum in the beginning was just a short visual gag. It managed to take up the entire cartoon's plot. I liked the part when the one guy was punched. Yes, I do not remember these characters' names. I remember the birds though.

[Pencilmation #31]

Oh no! You created another entry in the pencilmation series and it did not win Daily Feature?! All it won was Daily 4th place?! I guess it's not that big of a deal because it still has an extremely high score. I think the best part about this was how it showed the two guys helping each other out.

I initially thought people didn't like green apples at all, but that changed at the end. It was funny to have that cameo from that one guy, sorry, I don't remember his name. The use of coloring was freaking awesome in this! While there wasn't any shading, you still got a great sense of depth. I just with the apples could have been shown hitting the dragon bandit.

[Happy Plane]

This was a pretty strange submission, even for YOU. It didn't even have any lyrics. It was just a very happy looking plane dropping cat bombs. That is of course not to say that it wasn't a lot of fun. It seems like you were really experimenting with something new. It seems like with your prolificness, that would be hard to do. I kind of wish the image resolution was better.

I knew something violent was going to come out of this. Of course, if you were going to be blown up, cat bombs would probably be the best way to do it. I have no idea what a panda's doing in this. Oh wait, maybe the bombs didn't kill you? That just makes it better!

[Eddsworld - The Snogre]

Woah, I think this is one of the first Eddsworld animations I've seen since Edd, well, uh, died. That being said, this was a fantastic return! It's been so long since I've seen something by paultervoorde as well. It was great for you to keep making those snow puns. I wasn't even thinking about how it wasn't Christmas. I think this may in fact have the best animation of anything that had the Eddsworld name on it.

It's wonderful to see you guys still doing stuff. You don't know what to expect. Even though I could kind of tell the second snowman was going to die, it was delivered wonderfully! I freaking love how all the facial expressions are unforgettable! I wish I lived where it was snowing. I live in Florida, BTW.

[Oxbow Lakes]

I had never even heard of oxbow lakes in my entire life. I was thinking you might have just made it all up. Of course, you're an intelligent guy and wouldn't do something like that. I could immediately tell it didn't have animation made by you. It is a bit hard to listen to the lyrics with how long the instrumentals are. It's still a very unique experience.

It's fairly catchy, as every other song you have worked on. The artwork is quite unique. I think this is the first time I've seen this guy's drawings. I couldn't tell if the kid at the end was hit by the arrow. It did look like he missed the apple on his head.

[Rectal Computer]

I can understand why this doesn't have as high a rating as some other stuff you've worked on. It didn't seem to be as funny. It's still quite entertaining, which great animation as always. Geez, I've been saying that a lot recently. That thing doesn't even look like a computer. I shouldn't try to apply any sort of logic to something as insane as this.

It was weird how he was dancing in some places with no backgrounds. That just seems like a waste. My favorite part was when he turned into a pheasant. I imagine your mouth would be bigger than your anus. Like I said, forget logic.

[When Peeing]

As usual, the animation is absolutely flawless. I think the thing I liked most about it was how realistic it was. Then again, I can't think of a situation where I slapped my junk around like that. Today's Daily Feature also had bodily fluids! At least this one didn't have naughty tentacles, save for some appearing on a shirt at the end.

It reminds me of that episode of "The Venture Brothers". Yes, that has in fact happened to me. No, it does always happen, just sometimes (I mean that!). The voices were spot on too. I could see an animator going through something like this.

[Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom - Disc 1 [REMASTERED]]

I'm surprised this doesn't have a higher rating! While this isn't one of my favorite flashes from Randy-Solem, it's still awesome. It mostly works because of how great everything pulls together. There are so many things going on, like the koopa who literally cracks the fourth wall. It's also great how he didn't show what really happened until the last few SECONDS. I had no idea the original part was so short.

I think this may be the first time I've seen a reposting of an old cartoon in high definition. It of course works out fantastically. It's funny to see how a character that doesn't wear pants wets himself. The atmosphere is so good, especially with the snow at the end. Ben Spurgin appeared on a tombstone, was that in the original one?