Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The People's Mario]

It's great to see him

The specific rumor was that Mario was designed to look like Joseph Stalin. Of course, I also heard that Dr. Robotnik was designed to look like Theodore Roosevelt, so is that propoganda too? There have been a lot of funny parodies that portray the Mario series in a much darker way. This is one of the best and suitably one of the most well known. What really works is how utterly gorgeous this animation is.

It may be the most realistic Mario I've ever seen. It's a bit hard to show a Mario cartoon when it's based on a sidescroller but you did it fairly well. I especially love how exaggerated the action is with all the blood and everything. I think my favorite part is seeing the sledge hammer hit the box. That really shows off the dimensions well.

[Heavenly Sword]

Nicely done!

I found it strange to have a cartoon with scene selection that was only a few minutes long. Still, I have to give this cartoon credit for being truly awesome! It is great to see all of this awesome action going on. While I've seen hundreds of stick stuff before, this is still great. I think the best part might be how well you are with the shading and shadows. It really gives a three dimensional appearance to this cartoon.

I have unfortunately never heard of this game before. With all the parodies and tributes going around, you'd think I'd know every video game. The sounds are wonderfully done and they all sync up so well. It's a typical awesome stick flash cartoon on this website. There are so many cool bits, like when he defeats all of them when they pile up on him.

[Short: Declaration]

Not bad

I guess I'm just so used to Madness flashes being longer, I didn't like this as much as most people. The coolest thing about this is probably when you show the dancing at the end. It's always sweet to see different designs with these characters. In case anybody is wondering, the body count is eleven. Then again, I'm not sure what the end of the cartoon was supposed to mean, so it might be thirteen. That has to be the zombie to set the record for most headshots survived.

The sounds and everything else are quite authentic to the Madness series. The animation is on part with most other tributes. I do wish that you would have done something with the trollface. I would have liked to see that guy be killed, because he's a troll! I like how the backgrounds have different shades, if that's even what you can call them.

[Walking the Walk]

I bet it never ends

It's stuff like this that makes me proud to be a giant animation fan. The best thing about this is how each and every character has a different and specific design. It's amazing how the colors are so bright. Everyone just walks around in such a fantastically goofy fashion. The music is also pretty good and I really think the music's title is funny. I could just go on all day describing how awesome these guys look.

If you look closely, you'll find that some of them are not even animals. There's a bath tub and an airplane going around at one point. You even get to see some animals or creatures that appear to fully be created from your own imagination. While it has no plot, it certainly doesn't need one. The tone is fairly cheerful, if non-sequitor.

TheBoogley responds:

I never knew you were a giant! It all makes sense now :)

[Friendship is STILL Magic]

Happy 50th!

I am so proud to be a fan of yours because you won't stop making good cartoons. The strongest point here is how awesome the animation is. It reminds me of how good the animation in the actual show is. I guess people mock Princess Celestia because she did banish her sister for a thousand years. You'd think someone could use the Elements of Harmony to help her. Well, the history of MLPFIM is foggy at best.

I just love how you put so much emphasis on the utter insanity of this character. It's also great how there are all of these rocks and words flying everywhere. I loved the bananas reference. Anyone stuck in the same place for hundreds of years would snap like that. At least Nightmare Moon has an excuse.

[Special Place]

Not too bad

I was actually somewhat touched by this, because it seemed like you really put your heart into it. Is this based on something that actually happened to you? If so, then I do feel sorry for you. There are always times where our families get into fights and we want to leave. It's something I can certainly associate myself with. I suppose we all have our special place where we want to become secluded, but realize we can't stay there forever.

I thought it was pretty cool how you put a lot of variety of the speed of things going on in the background. I am actually referring to the Newgrounds logo and nothing in the actual cartoon. I know that might sound kind of insulting, but it's still something to take note of. You could probably do better with the animation, as it isn't well defined. I hope everything works out for you.

[Team Fortress 2 General]

Could have been better

I didn't quite understand the appeal of this. I guess the animation isn't that bad, but it is not as good as most of your stuff. I have learned so much about "Team Fortress 2", I should be able to understand an joke. Then again, I've never actually played it, so maybe that's the kind of experience you need. At least the voice (for what little there was) was pretty good. I guess I'm just more used to elaborate stuff made by you.

Big fans of "Team Fortress 2" should probably have more fun with this. I have played online games with other people. I guess I'm just not the kind of person who gets really absorbed into that stuff, because I'm not angered by it often. You could have probably put in some more music. It's hard to judge something that is so short.

[Infinity Blad]

That's funny

I guess those guys have a lot of teen pregnancies in their lives or something? I am not familiar with this video game series, but certainly appreciate good humor. What also made this was how good the animation was. You normally wouldn't expect something to look so good when it's played for laughs. I especially love the facial expressions of the guy he is fighting. I am not familiar with this, so I do not know the characters' names.

The music was also nice and really set the mood. The only thing I didn't like was that it would have been cool to show the fight. Then again, that might have ruined the joke. It's great how you still have that nice voice. I can understand why you, RicePirate, are so prolific in nearly everything you do, given how popular you are.

RicePirate responds:

Thanks for the review :)