Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Never Give Up.]

Awesome!

I never thought a Daily Feature with a fairly low rating could be this good! This is incredible because it's a fantastic tribute to yourself for all of the hard work you have done over the years. It's amazing to see so many different styles of artwork in one place! You totally deserve this Daily Feature and it's a shame you aren't more well known. I think the coolest bit would have to be the one with the road and the giant monster in the background. These designs are wonderfully done.

When he said, "What you say?" I was expecting an "All Your Base" reference. Turns out, I did eventually get it in the montage. The music does a great job of setting up the insanity of this too. I hope that you continue to make awesome stuff like this. You have certainly given me inspiration to never give up, even though I will probably never become a flash creator. Thank you for making something so colorful!

[Ajin: The Hole]

How odd

Wow, this is just too surreal to understand. Of course, I still have to recommend it because the artwork is wonderfully done. I am normally not a fan of dark outlines, but this cartoon actually made it work. To think we would get something so ridiculous from a bunch of guys talking at their table. I have no idea at all what is going on and I don't think it matters. It sounds like the Grim Reaper is trying to saw that something is crispy or something.

This could have been quicker paced, but I'm not sure. It might not have been as effective in its absurdity if it had been. This is interesting because you have no idea what's going to happen next. This is mostly because you have no idea what's even going on right now. I would never trust the Grim Reaper who randomly spok about crispy stuff.

[Sniping Lessons w Camper]

It couldn't have ended well

I think the reason why this has such a high rating is because of your recent really good submission. It's great to take a look back at everything. Wow, you actually made a high quality flash on Clock Day that wasn't Clock related! With this score, you should have won that day. What I like about this is how cartoony it is. The way there isn't any spoken dialogue reminds me of the slapstick days of Wile E. Coyote cartoons.

Even the way the words come out are like the signs he carries. The artwork is really good in this one and you know how to give depth to stick figures. It was still a bit too short, but it does deliver its punchline well. It's probaby something I should keep of note if I ever intend to play Counter-Strike. The sounds are funny and goofy too.

[Donn & Don 3 - Halloween]

This was okay

It could have been better, but is interesting to see another entry in this series. Now if only I could figure out who is who in this. The designs in this cartoon weren't that bad, especially the monster at the end. The voices were mediocre and they seemed to show some bit of emotion. At least the designs and artwork are pretty good, especially with how the shading and coloring effects are done. I just feel that this could have been longer.

Of course, congrats to you making this in time for Halloween. It is setting me in the mood for what's going to happen later this month! I suggest you maybe have more than a single punchline. It seemed a bit predictable, but it wasn't that bad. I liked the real photographs used for the food in the refridgerator, it makes me hungry.

[Webisodes]

Three years old?

While not one of your funniest, it's so great to see you back to working after being gone so long. This could have used some music, but the jokes were still pretty funny. What I found weird was how good the animation is considered it was started on so long ago. You really have shown art evolution in your work! The way the characters have hands but no arms reminds me of "Madness Combat". The voices are great in this one too.

I like how there's funny stuff in the background like the posters. There's one that says "Edison Tesla: Power Struggle" which us history buffs would understand. It's funny how the plot elements are nonsensical in their story. People should satirize more about webisodes. I guess flash cartoons might not be in that category in the strictest sense.

[Resident Evil Code: Pwanchi Pt 2]

One of the best!

All these voice actors and no mention of Rina-chan? In case anyone is wondering, this goes on for about fourteen minutes. This is easily the funniest in the series, because there is just great joke after great joke. The funniest part was probably when Chris and the other guy were asking questions to each other so quickly. My only disappointment was that there was not more zombie action. It still serves its purpose well of being a parody.

The artwork is great in this, particularly with how shiny the characters look. I'm guessing it's shading, but it comes off as rather interesting. It's so great you got a different voice actor for every person because these people are talented. It's nice to know Joseph Blanchette is doing more stuff now. I can't wait for the next part when Wesker and the other guy meet up.

cyotecody555 responds:

Well Kira's (Rina-chan) role for Jill in this only a cameo :P
Otherwise she'd be part of the main cast with the others ;)

Glad you liked it!

[Contra Rampage]

Woah, good

This is a great cartoon because it takes pride in how stupid it is. When I first looked at it, the animation looked pretty bad. I now realize that it was obviously the point to be extremely ridiculous and nonsensical. I just love seeing these idiots go around with these insane body movements. The animation is great because of how there's just so many things flying around and stuff. The coolest part was probably with the peanut butter gun.

The voices are also great because they're just as insane as the rest of the cartoon. You have a talent for crazy voices. These enemies are just so easy to kill with one being clumsily ripped in half. It just looks like there's crazy stuff going everywhere in every direction that you can't keep track of! You don't need to, because this is hilarious!

kalabor106 responds:

I'm surprised you seen the peanut butter gun mag, hehehe. This was a crazy cartoon. Thanks for taking the time to watch and and give it a full review.

[CS: GO Trailer]

This is as good as it gets

At first, I thought this was going to be a trailer for a new flash. It's just that I have seen many Counter-Strike flashes featuring sticks. It's great to see how well the animation is in this. This was one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time mostly because of how unbelievably goofy and silly these characters look! I love the notion that they're just flying around randomly. It's more like "Team Fortress 2" given the wackiness.

The funniest joke would probably be when you showed the weapon that fired an administrator at someone. People on the BBS should invent things like that! Your voice was just perfect in this, sounding a lot like a real CS commercial. It's one of the best trailers I've ever seen, and it's not even for something here! I knew it was going to be great from how happy the nerd was in the beginning. The lagging part was hilarious too.

[Spooky Halloween Song]

Fun for something short

Congradulations on having your cartoon be the preview image for the Halloween 2011 collection! This was pretty good because the animation was nice. The best part was when you mentioned how you could watch TV, and then showed a TV watch. I imagine we'll have those eventually. It's funny how you have such a silly voice in this and at the same time it sounds kind of tired. It could be longer, but overall it's a decent effort.

It's probably the submission I've seen that has had the most to do with Halloween. Stuff about zombies, vampires, etc. isn't necessairly about Halloween. I wonder if the "Twilight" people would get more publicity if they released their movies on Halloween? I hope you have a good one this year. Candy corn is one of my favorite kinds of candy, so it was great to see so many of it.

Bill responds:

Hahaha thank you for the great review!

[SNAPSHOT: Vol 1]

It gets better

This cartoon doesn't start out that strongly, but it does get a lot better. Let me say that the thing he did with the gun was one of the coolest things I have seen in awhile. You probably should brush up on animation skills. It's just that it does look a bit dated. I still have to recommend this because it truly does have a lot of original ideas that are performed well. I'm not familiar with this character, so I had no idea he was going to be that cool.

When he shot the last guy I couldn't help but say, "Goodbye" out loud. It's going to get even more interesting with the giant robot appearing. It's great having no idea where this series is going. It's the highest rated thing on the portal now, so I see it going places. The music was also good and set up the nice action tone.

QuasimodoxArt responds:

Thanks for the detailed review.

The character is basically the same guy from my last animation "SNAP SHOT" on NewGrounds, but I modified his appearance just a little since there were a lot of people think he looks like the main character from a famous anime master piece... (I personally don't see the resemblance though... ) Anyway, more plot will be revealed in the next episode... To be continued! :)