Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pencilmation #27]

Woah, now I can't believe how this got Daily Feature on Madness Day! You had done so many things before, it seemed like it was only necessary for a flying pig to appear in this. This is one of the few times where I went onto a website that had this featured before going to this website. The funniest thing is probably the end. I sincerely thought it was going to create an infinite loop. I was a bit suspicious when I noticed the flower grew from the opposite end of the screen.

It's great to subvert stuff like that. The cartoon still has the feeling of a loop, especially when they went back to the restaurant. You are a cruel artist in this, my friend. Nothing like poop on pizza for everyone to get together. The animation was as good as ever.

[Incident:009b RE]

It's great that I finally get to look at the first submission of Madness Day 2012. What's also cool is that this actually marks the fourth year anniversary of me signing up for this website! It was total coincidence that I first came here at that time. This was interesting, because it had a really unpredictable ending. You make a good point, bigger stuff tends to be bulkier. The sounds synched up well too.

It's a pity you weren't able to use the Madness Day 2012 logo. Tom Fulp showed me that on the forums. It's funny to see that one guy at the end with stars circling his head. Better for stars to circle your head than to have your head blown off. I love how quickly he responded.

GabrielBarsch responds:

btw...today marks the fifth year anniversary of me in this site, and actuallym the real first submition of madness day 2012 was madness revistered by erixs

[Craftyy - "Plant an Idea"]

I was inititally unimpressed by this, but was glad to see it does have real heart to it. I couldn't help but think of "Inception" with the notion of planting an idea. Gee, does it seem long ever since that movie came out. At least it's nice to see such great animation. This is certainly different than the games you work on. I guess if you're going to promote donations, do it for people who are helpful.

It seems like you don't see enough of Wikipedia. I don't know why a deer was chosen of all animals, but it's fairly cute. A lightbulb tree would be great for the environment. Forget that, it would be great for everyone. I loved the Tricky the Clown music at the end.

[Out of Order 1]

I thought this was a really weird cartoon, but still good. I was expecting more people to show up that were actually made of chess pieces. It still turned out to be surreal. I must not have been following closely, because there seemed to be a lot of inconsistencies, like how the main character as alone at first but then he had henchman. You really do have some morally ambiguous characters. It's great to see how far you have come.

If you get a bad grade on this, just show your teacher the score this movie got. Come on, they will have to think the way everyone else does. It's always great to have a lot of voice actors. I think the character designs were really neat, because they seemed to contrast so well. It's nice to see the same artist have such a variety of designs.

kmau responds:

More chess people will show up eventually but not all at once. I don't quite get what you mean with the henchmen. The three Madhats weren't associated with the protagonist if you thought that.
I already graduaded before uploading the movie to Newgrounds but don't worry, I received a good grade. :P

[Romney Hate Black People]

I found this to be really funny. It's always nice when there are a lot of submissions that are topical. It makes you appreciate the times we live in. The funniest thing here was probably the voice. It was great to hear how passionate this guy was. It also helps that everything he says is completely hilarious and I thought the previous cartoon was funny!

While there wasn't a lot of movements, the animation was pretty good. Come to think of it, you previously attacked John Kerry in the 2004 campagain. I'm not going to bash you for being a Republican. It's always nice to hear silly stuff from both sides of the arguments. Romney doesn't care about black people!

[Breaking The Laws]

I didn't think this was the best of these entries, but it was certainly interesting. I thought it did go on a bit too long. It just seemed like something that wasn't that complicated. It was pretty fun to watch, seeing as how you didn't know what was going to happen next. Dang those perpetual motion machines! The voices were pretty spot on.

The other entries in this contest that I've seen were more creepy. This was a lot more comedic. I guess it does have a bit of a creepy atmosphere because it ends on such a weird note. Those kids love guns and violence! For the most part, this is a well done cartoon.

[Until It's Gone]

This was very strange. I couldn't help but think that maybe it was trying to have some deeper message, like about isolationism or something. It's actually a fairly original premise when you think about it. I assume the guy himself disappeared in the end. It was interesting to have little detail what was going to happen next. It was really cool how everything escalated so quickly.

It was so creepy it did seem like something that would show up in a Halloween cartoon. Or maybe it was meant to be more dramatic? Whatever the reason, this was still great to watch. The animation was great and I'm glad you experimented with a new style. That's always fun to do, I imagine.

[Regular News Debate]

I thought this was a fairly decent cartoon. I think this may be the first time I've watched a political cartoon made by you. You had just done so many other things, it only makes sense you would make fun of this. The animation is as good as ever. It's funny, because I can't even tell who's who in this. I assume the fat one is probably the Democrat.

Yep, that pretty much sums up the presidential election and politics in general for that matter. I'm not going to ask what your political views are, that would be weird. The voices were pretty spot on. It's also funny when the guy says the same thing will happen tomorrow, which is probably true. Weight accounts for everything nowadays.