Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Kagemono: The Shadow Folk]

I freaking love the fact that I'm stumbling onto cartoons that I have heard appeared on film festivals. A pity I didn't first see them here, but they're still great. I guess the main reason I freaking love this cartoon so much is because the main character is so freaking cute! Heck, nearly everything is cute here. It's amazingly unpredictable! You would think that the skeleton creature was going to be a villian.

Of course, it's also wacky how the mouse is the villain. The voices were completely flawless in this! I guess it might seem kind of silly to have so many voices for a cartoon where characters just make sounds and not words, but it's worth it! I hope you win every award here and at that film festival! The animation reminds me of "Winnie The Pooh" to a certain extent. It certainly seems as adorable as that.

[Swords of Beef - Teaser]

This was really funny. It's weird how there are at least six people billed under the credits but there's only one voice being used. I appreciate all the effort you guys put into making something that isn't even that long. I really was not expecting that. I couldn't help but think the main character in this looked like He-Man. I loved how goofy his voice was.

It seems like with all these people being credited, everyone's busy with something nowadays. I'm really eager to see what will come of this cartoon. Is there going to be actual beef involved? Whatever it is, it looks like it's going to be good and zany! Thanks for hte fun cartoon, guys.

[Pleasure Island 4]

Well, I can gladly say that this was the best in the series. The main reason it probably works so well is because the animation is great and the humor just never stops. I knew I was in for a heck of a ride when the cartoon started with two insects having sex. The funniest part was probably when he mentioned the beast coming. I have no clue at all what's going on in this insane cartoon, but's great to look at.

It's unbelievable how you manage to make so many great cartoons in such a short time. I thought it took like months for one guy to make something that good! Anyway, it's great to see all these characters. Not even being shot four times could kill that walrus crab thing. It's awesome how this thing attacks people with its mouth blasts. It's awesome and funny!

Sexual-Lobster responds:

thanks ericho!

[Sharktopus]

Woah, this was very strange. It seemed like such a pleasant thing at first. In fact, I was actually relieved to be able to watch something so nice. It then took a very dark turn and had people being killed and drowned. It's still a great cartoon. It mostly works because the animation is so good throughout the entire thing. There's ton of great visual gags too.

I also love how there's a lot of funny cameos. I saw a bunch of pokemon, Ponyo, and Flounder from "The Little Mermaid". I guess I was hoping for a bit more of a happy ending, but it's still cool. This reminds me of "Giant Shark Vs. Mega Octopus". This cartoon was kind of like that, only actually good.

[Pencilmation #22]

I couldn't be the only person who was thinking dirty thoughts with you saying that size doesn't matter in the author's comments. What struck me as cool about this was how you really seemed to set up some good stories for your characters to appear in. Dang, you pump these things out so fast! You wouldn't think someone could make stuff that good when it's made right after another cartoon. I actually cared for these characters. Hey, I'd get stung to bees to get a girlfriend.

What I also like is how you're going back to the roots. This may have not been as cartoonish as some of your other work, but it's still good. I think the best visual gag was when she almost went down the sewer. It's yet another enjoyable cartoon. It's interesting to kind of see how you drew this one.

captainmcross responds:

After taking a break from these for a while, I spent a lot of time thinking about what really makes Pencilmation really...Pencilmationy, if you know what I mean.

[Hank Hanky: Work]

I think this is one of the better episodes, mostly because there's so much to talk about. It's weird because this is one of the few episodes where it had no pictures. I appreciate you trying something new. This didn't have the usual thing where you can control the time it goes. That is, it has no time telling how long it is. It's still really good.

I guess we can just all associate with wanting to get away from work. How could someone with a kid's voice need to work? Well, you can't just a voice. The animation is as great as ever. I really like how silly this guy is.

[ZTV News Episode 2]

Woah, this was probably ZONE-SAMA's best cartoon yet! It's neat to know that isn't actually ZONE-SAMA there, but ZONE-tan. Those tans are becoming more mainstream. I had no idea BennettTheSage from TGWTG worked on this! It figures, absolutely EVERYONE is associated with TGWTG nowadays. The voices were great as before.

I guess I kind of like his non porn stuff more. I'm not that big of a pervert to enjoy his rape material. I think the only downside to this was the Stamper gag going on too long. At least it was nice to have a guest voice like him! Congradulations on your Daily Feature.

[Wonders of the Universe 3]

It didn't even seem like there were that many characters in this! I am amazed by the fact that every single one of them had a different voice actor! It's stuff like that that makes me realize how professional flash animation can look like. I'm ashamed of myself, I should have recognized Kirbopher's voice. The animation, as always, was completely fantastic. With the huge number of people working on it, it seems like a major Hollywood production!

Too bad no one likes my voice. Anyway, I thought it was pretty interesting how the robot actually went through some character development. The bits with the sand worm were probably the most awesome parts. This really is going to turn into a full fledged series! I'm so glad so many talented people are working on it.

[The Eidolon]

I thought this was really cool. I admit that I didn't really like it at first, because it didn't make much sense to me. It certainly got better the more it went on. If I learned anything from "Cabin In The Woods" it's that you always have to wait until the end to see if something's really that good. Congradulations on being Tom Fulp's favorite flash submission! I thought the girl with her blond ponytail and space suit reminded me of Samus.

The only thing I didn't like was how their noses were black. I kept thinking it was a metaphor or something? Anyway, I hope you did well in your class. It's always great when people use stuff on Newgrounds for reports. It shows you how helpful the site is.

[Rolando Quintana]

That was wonderfully animated and I liked how it was completely insane. I thought it was going to create an infinite loop where the deer turned into the ninja or something. What I liked most was when everyone screamed. It just seemed like the right thing to do. I appreciate all the hard work and time put into the animation. It was certainly an unpredictable cartoon!

While there was no background, the overall detail made up for it. Looking back, it seems like his hands should have turned into something else. The music is also really nice. It's especially cool to see how graphically the guy's innards come out. I also appreciate the time spent into people's organs.

4TAKEN responds:

WOW... i feel flattered by your review, Thank you.

Yes, this was our first attempt to animate, it was really an excercise, so we thought of something simple and quick but bizzare, unpredictable and nonsensical, so people could enjoy it. We focused in the detail and fluency, because that's the style we want our animations to have, but we had problems with recording the sounds, next time we won't. The arms were going to be snakes (pretty obvious) but it was taking us so long to finish and we wanted to begin with our next proyect, one a bit more serious with backgrounds and story.

Again, Thank you for appreciating our work, it's really nice to see that we entertained you a bit.