Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[FA Crew Collab]

Still great

The only thing I did not like was how there could have been a background. While it was never finished, it's still great to watch because it's so amazingly flashy. I guess it makes sense that a flash would be "flashy", eh? Okay, what was really cool about this collab was I think it was the first one I ever saw that had characters drawn by different people fight each other. That's a great original idea that I wish would have been utilized further! You guys look like you got pretty close to finishing it.

I suppose if you do not complete something, you might as well have most of it done to see. It was just great to see all this crazy stuff going on. I think my favorite guy would have to be the green one who threw black balls out of his mouth or something. I wish I could remember the names of everyone involved. It's still a tribute to talented animators like you guys.

[Tribute to Kotetsu]

I am a man!

I could not understand this submission because nothing seemed to happen in it. It was just a single image of some characters from "Naruto" without their shirts on. I guess I can be appreciative with how they were not naked. I guess this was supposed to mock me for being gay, but I do not get the joke. It is never really a good idea to have a single image as your submission. What I also didn't like was how it was the same music over and over.

Music can be fun if it exists in an infinite loop, but this was way too short. It kind of sounds like the audio is from the Spongebob Squarepants movie. I guess I can give you points because it is a fairly well drawn picture. Flashy colors can be nice to look at, but not if they do not really go anywhere. Please try to put more detail and things going on in your submissions.

[I'm Lost]

Hey, not bad

While I was not able to understand the words well, this was still a pretty cool flash to watch. It was mostly because you got to see the Clock Crew headquarters, which I thought were on this website. It seems like what KombuchananClock was done with voice clips from a movie. I noticed that the two clocks had similar eye designs. Then again, they are some of the few I have seen that ever had eyes! The main flaw was that you could have made it easier to understand.

There seemed to be a lot of good colors that were just spun around everywhere. I have always been a fan of creative things like that. It was also a bit nice to see it end with everyone blowing up. I was expecting to hear that "End" thing I do at the end of most Clock flashes, but I did not. You know how to use colors, just make it longer.

[NG Amish Paradise]

The Amish are nice

Well, this was something I could not dislike because it had that awesome Weird Al song. The weirdest thing about that song is that I had never even heard of the original song it was making fun of. The main flaw with this was that the animation and backgrounds were not good. You should probably work with some shadings. Is that by chance Wade Fulp's real life wife? I know Tom Fulp's wife is April, making me think it would have worked better if you used him instead of Wade.

The lips are actually synched up pretty well. Some of the animation did kind of flow well, especially well with the hands. I think this might be the first time I saw Bedn in an actual submission. I hope you try to touch up on transition effects and backgrounds because that was what kept me from liking it a lot. At least you have good taste in music!

[Love4Dead]

How awkward

Wow, I was seriously not expecting that to happen at all. It's a bit hard to say whether this was good or bad, it was just very strange. It's easy to tell that black guy is the most popular character in "Left 4 Dead". Seriously, it makes me think that we should have a "Left 4 Dead" section here with all the parodies there are around. The creepy thing was that the girl zombie kind of looked underaged. Well, I guess age doesn't matter when you're undead.

I have a feeling everything will go well for this guy. I noticed he has a blood stained clawmark on his side so he should turn into a zombie eventually. Then again, zombie love is a pretty disgusting sounding thing. I am not sure why, but the funniest bit was when the music came back after the credits. It really changed the mood.

[Angry Dog - Lizard Dome]

Interesting characters

The best part of this was easily the artwork shown at the very end. The artwork in the actual cartoon was really good so that was a double whammy. The coolest thing was probably how this series really took off with a plot. Even the dialogue seems intelligent with all the talk of going to other dimensions. I imagine racism would be a problem in a world with so many different species. Angry Dog is so great with his deadpan humor.

It was interesting how he did not appear until later in the cartoon. He's a good foil to the rest of the chaos. I usually try to look at the things that are listed as sort of Easter Eggs. I am sorry to say the words were flashing by so fast I could not really make them out or at least not remember most. The only thing I remember is "Fantasy Bears Mass Suicide".

[Irwin Artists randition]

That long?

I find it weird that it has been that long since Steve Irwin was killed by that stingray. I guess it isn't that offensive looking at it now as it's been awhile. What I did not like about this cartoon was how the quality of animation was not that good. It was also fairly short and didn't show anything really happening. I guess it would be too insensitive to actually show him getting killed. I felt it went on too long at the end with asking if he was dead or not.

You also need to brush up on your voice acting skills. It seems like you were perhaps too close to the microphone or something. I can understand that it would be interesting to win any kind of award, even if it's not a positive one. You might also want to put on an actual background in the beginning. The shading could be better too.

[fire on the island]

Not bad

This was an alright submission and it mostly works because the animation is pretty good. I am in fact surprised you managed to get the whole thing done in that amount of time. I do think that you should probably look for longer periods of time to work on your stuff. The music was pretty interesting and high spirited as well. I have no idea what is going on or who any of these characters are. I am going to assume they are all original characters.

The way the characters moved so fast was kind of funny too. I am not sure if that was intentional, but it's a bit entertaining. You should probably put in a little more detail, though. The background feels like it suffered the worst from a lack of detail. If you shape up on the animation and make it a bit longer, I can see it being much better.

[Odd Todd:Laid Off (Part1)]

What the...?

This is one of the most noteworthy flash series on the entire Internet! How did this not win a single award and only get a few reviews?! Oh well, at least there are some people who acknowledge and know you're here. I hope you are not still unemployed in real life. While the animation is not that great and the voice work could be better, what matters is that you try to appeal to your audience on a personal level. While I have never lived on my own before, I am sure people can associate themselves with that feeling.

The funniest part was when you mentioned that you considered doing charity work and then did not. Yeah, that would make me feel better too! Wait, the exact same thing happened to me before I got the job I currently have. This is more relevant today as the economy has gotten worse since this cartoon came out. At least I finally got that worked out.

[The Fight For The Ticket]

Ticket?

It would be unfair for me to compare this to Knox as he is the most noted claymation dude here. It does still remind me of Knox with all the silly violence and blood. What I did not like, however, was that there was not much for this. The animation did not seem that good. Were these white guys supposed to be ghosts or something? Some of the silly violence was kind of funny especially at the end with the pencil.

I have no idea how to put a play button on something so it would be hypocritical for me to criticize you for that. At least the ticket was quite authentic. Everything just seemed a bit cluttered, though it was a bit entertaining in its own ridiculousness. The voice work might have been better too. Next time, try to put more variety into the voices.