Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[HELLBENDERS - Applooza]

Woah, this was one of the most insane cartoons I've ever seen in my entire life. From the title, I thought it was going to be something about Hell. I guess that's just because there's the other cartoon about Satan you worked on. It was unbelievable how spectuacular this animation was. Even John Kricfalusi would be impressed! It was amazing how ridiculously insane everything looked.

Of course, the humor itself was completely flawless. My favorite part was with the black people clapping. I could tell that joke was coming, but the way it was handled was absolutely priceless. How did this not win a single award?! All the more reason you guys are such awesome writers. You just had NO clue what was going to happen next.

[Meet FR-05T]

I really wasn't that impressed by this. It's just a clip of a weird robot thing going out and looking silly. I mean, I will give you credit on how it wasn't particularly offensive or anything like that. I've seen a lot worse. It seems like this actually could be something that would suffice for a digital animation class. It just doesn't seem too appealing for this website.

There doesn't seem to be much of a message or distinction or anything. That is a funny way of spelling that word. Then again, I don't know how you can spell something with numbers in it. I hope you do well in your class. You need to have a lot more going on.

serge1290 responds:

Thanks for the constructive criticism. The idea was given to us from a selected list of planetary conditions and movement styles for a creature we had to make. I chose snowy and jumps. It is my first attempt at Flash animation and was for a class so I hope to improve. I want it here though for more ideas and this is one of the few sites I know you can share your work like this.

Still waiting on a grade for this but I'm taking this concept and using it in an app design for our next project. As for the number thing, I did it to be ironic since it's a robot...kind of like words like 1337="elite" and stuff. I don't know... Hopefully I can expand this animation sometime.

[Final Fantasy Last Mages]

I really didn't know what this had that much to do with Final Fantasy, but it's still freaking awesome! It's unbelievable how many facial expressions you are able to show when the characters are so simply designed. It's been awhile since I've seen a great FF cartoon. Heck, it's been awhile since I've seen ANY FF cartoon. I just loved how there was always something going on in this. You had no idea why this stuff was happening, it was just so awesome!

I suspect this might win Weekly User's Choice and it deserves it! I can always count on you to make the best stick flashes. While it was great, it also seemed like it didn't try too hard to be flashy or anything. It's just a wonderful, authentic cartoon. I am so glad you are always making awesome stuff like this. It's the best non game thing I've looked at all month!

[Alive (NATA Finals)]

It really does seem like you deserve to be the winner. You already won Daily Feature. I thought it was just going to end with the gags of the guy dying over and over. It actually turned out to be a lot more philosophical than I thought. It does make you wonder, what would it be like if you couldn't accept your own death? You know, 250,000 people or so die every day.

And you thought Santa Claus was busy. The animation is a bit off, though. It looks like this guy has two faces with a different shade. Yeah, I bet that was intentional, but it just comes off as strange. The voicework is adequately done too.

[Transit]

I really had no idea what was going on in this cartoon, but it was still great to watch! I had no idea there were so many of these NATA things that people were still working on. I don't even know what that stands for. It's weird, because you claim this is THE final entry, but there's only two in the collection. I guess this one didn't do as well as the first. I am of course digressing and should go back to how cool this is.

The colors were fantastic and it was great to watch. I couldn't help but think you were trying to put some spiritual twist on this. Was the train supposed to represent how we're losing our focus on our goals? I guess not, but it's still very interesting. No dialogue makes it so that it tells the story on its own.

Emrox responds:

A lot of the motivation behind this was to create something really visually interesting in addition to the whole allegory, so I'm glad you were able to appreciate it even though you weren't 100% sure of what it meant.

[PHASE ONE]

I admit that I was a bit disappointed at how there wasn't a lot of action. But you know what? This is some of the most awesome animation I've ever seen on this website, so I just love it. It's definitley the best animation I've seen from you. I would love to see more of these cartoons made. It is a bit weird the title was in all capitals.

It looks like it's mostly just this guy going through this strange place. I just love the detail put into everything. It looks like this would have also worked as a trailer. Hopefully future episodes will have more things going on. I was surprised at how short this was, given how massive the environment seemed.

[Every Garelaf Ever]

I have to give you credit for at least being honest. I didn't understand how this was supposed to be appealing. I suggest that next time, you have a background. Lacking one is rarely, if ever, good for a popular cartoon. The animation could have also been a lot better. Then again, I'm guessing that might have been part of the appeal.

It reminds me of stuff like the asdf series. I don't even know what a garelaf is. I thought it might have had something to do with Super Smash Bros, if only because the segment with that was the longest there. It probably wasn't intended to be anything good. You succeeded in that, at least.

AfroTwist responds:

Well, you're not exactly a part of the target audience, to put it like that.

[Dranking Helmet]

I have to give you credit for making something truly positive. I would have preferred if there was actual animation in it. Then again, there is some at the end where Tom Fulp (I think that's who it is) jumps up and down with his scrotum. Yes, Scotsman didn't wear anything under their kilts. It's been awhile since I've seen a submission from you. One problem was that it was a bit too loud.

It was interesting to see what would happen. It's certainly unpredictable. I can see why you won Underdog of the Week Award. Hey, you have currently the highest rated submission for 2005! You are definitley a favorite of some people.

[Manly Brawl on a Big Tree]

I thought this was a decent cartoon. My only complain is that it did seem to go on a bit too long. I guess I was just expecting something more epic with that length. Of course, I have to give you credit for using such cool characters and animation. You would think impaling someone wouldn't be a game. Maybe he's just immortal.

It's cool to see how perspective is used. I love it when people use that transition effect when a big attack is about to be made. It's when that white swirly stuff appears while the screen is being freeze framed. The sprite animation is nicely done too. It seems like I see fewer and fewer of those things nowadays.