Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Shape of Love]

You deserve it

This is undeniably the best submission that we got out of TOFA 2011. It's interesting because it really shows you what your role in the world is. I do not have a girlfriend so I can not really associate with it that much. I can still understand what it is like to want to make yourself different to appeal to other people. Being a marshmellow, that would be easy. It did strike me as odd there were products promoting that stuff when you could simply morph into it.

I would have been sad if the main blob had died like that when he exploded. It just goes to show you all the wonderful detailed things there are in the world around you. It was also a smart decision to make it so that there was no dialogue. Something like that is capable of being understood by people of any language. It makes me realize how a lot of submissions could be qualified as music videos.

[The Old Ash Tree]

Great poem

It is amazing how you can put such a great dark tone into something. The best part was how you consistently kept your voice low and scary the whole time. It is definitley something that would creep people out. The animation is downright fantastic, particularly with how you use the black and white. While there is no color, you manage to show off a good arrangement of shades. It's great that you started off by telling such a classic story.

Your work kind of reminds me of theonewithoutaname. Poems are classic literature, so it only fits that people would make a truly haunting story to them. You manage to truly get into the madness that this cartoon is bringing. The poetry is very well done and you can just feel the branches twisting around the girl. I guess every town like this has a dark secret.

[The Noob Adventures Episode 3]

Trust him?

I just keep thinking that this would actually work better if it wasn't a parody. Everything just seems to be presented in such a subtle way. I guess I am just so used to madcap comedy with no real plot. I am glad to be learning more and more about this game as the series progresses. Everything just has so much depth even if it isn't presented with the standard graphics. I guess blocks can show a lot of detail too.

It's interesting to see them interact in a new city. It kind of makes you realize how you have the Internet to go and escape like that. I think everything is presented in a fairly realistic manner too. I imagine that people would probably act like this in the game. It's interesting to see how the characters play off each other.

Falconer02 responds:

Thanks! Cool review! This story is VERY loosely based upon the events of our server.

[Anime fight!]

That was awkward

Well, dude, I have to give you credit for getting down nearly every anime cliche out there. You mostly did "Dragonball Z" obviously, but a lot of the stuff is universal. What I found to be particularly funny was how well everything was drawn. You didn't have any action in it, because you didn't need to. Dang, that chick's nipples are so stiff you can even see part of the aclera around it. It's funny how some anime is critized for too much talking.

I guess not talking would create an even more boring thing. The music was great in this and it really did set up tension well. I like the notion of a son being avenged and the funniest part was probably with that really long hair. Freiza doesn't have any visible genitals! This was fairly ambitious, although it could have had some dialogue.

[SEXY FOOTAGE]

I'll rate them each

Movie 1 3/10 - Why didn't you get to the good part of the song?
Movie 2 3/10 - Okay, now you're just getting redundant. I have a feeling what's going to come up next.
Movie 3 2/10 - I'm going to assume that's you in these things, right? Well, it doesn't match your icon appearance.
Movie 4 2/10 - Okay, I'm starting to not even see any difference between these movies. The menu screen is perhaps the most entertaining because it has the most variety.
Movie 5 3/10 - Well, to give you credit that is kind of different.

[Captain Spectacular]

I thought that WAS his chin

It is interesting to see people using new animation, because this is really well done! The coolest thing is how fast paced the jokes are. I think the funniest bit was probably when the one guy got his head cut off by the laser. It was also hilarious in the beginning when everyone was acting so frantically. I love the calm demeanor the main character keeps throughout the entire cartoon. If you click the Doctor Who TARDIS at the end, it just goes away.

It's great how there's so many things going on in these things. While I'm normally used to JAZZA as a flash artist, he does great as a voice actor too. Everyone is rather subtle about their imminent deaths. The guy with the brown face kind of looks like a potato. A pity everyone died, because I could see potential for a series beginning here.

[SS - Human History 5]

It's very good

I thought this was extremely good because of how well it was presented. Now, I am not into conspiracy theories or religious dogma for that matter. The two combined will probably make the most ridiculous seeming things of all. I still thought this was a very nice history lesson. It seemed more like a history of religion than the history of the world. It's still an interesting look on the way people got their power in the world.

It's amazing how you keep your voice up in such an orderly manner. The visuals are really good in this. I will probably not believe most of what I collect from this, but it seems like you really did do your research. It makes you realize about the role of power, money, and religion throughout world history. I also liked how you ended by saying that this never ends. We're still living in this story today.

[Animation Transformation]

Awesome flash!

Dude, I don't know where to start with how cool this is! It was just fantastic to see such a wide variety of animation styles. I could pretty much go on all day about the ones that I recognize. At least you managed to provide a nice list of all the different animation styles that you tried on this. That reminds me, I don't even know the name of the guy who created the "Scott Pilgrim" books. The music was great and helped keep everything stylistic.

What was great was how subtle everything was. There wasn't that much detail in the backgrounds, simply because there did not need to be. It makes you realize all the different styles of animation and drawing people have made over the years. Everyone gets to show off his or her own uniqueness. It's also great how it starts the same way it begins. It shows how amazing you can be with just one character.

[Orange Rules ClockDay2011]

Orange is awesome

It is easier to refer to him as "Orange" and not the full "OrangeClock" name. The animation was good in this. My only problem was that it just didn't seem that suspenseful with how easily he beat everyone. This was still entertaining and a nice way to anticipate this year's Clock Day. I am amazed at how Madness Day 2011 managed to get a page in Collections before this. It's pretty satisfying to see StrawberryClock's strawberry head just smash everywhere like that.

I thought he wasn't that big and it was just perspective. Of course, knowing he was able to take down an enemy that big makes it even better. It's nice how Orange just wastes no time and immediately annihilaties every opponent in his way. It's also great to hear such awesome music. Congradulations on being the first submission to be featured in this year's Clock Day!

[H'yakoogojooeechee]

Very good!

I am probably only giving this such a high review because I think animutation is the best flash work that ever came out of Newgrounds. It's mostly a meme in itself. It is great to see an updated version of it with new references. I liked how the main character was Togepi with Shino's glasses and hair. It was a bit hard to identify the characters that were in this, but it's still quite creative. I do, however, have to say I am disappointed Colin Mochrie did not appear in this.

It's great as usual to hear that awesome song. It's about pokemon and you can actually hear the chorus say "Pokemon" at one point. When it gets to the part with the three dancing guys in "TV says doughnuts etc..." I believe I heard "Homestar" being said. Then again, this did have a Homestar reference in it. You could have also used the Cheatball, the Homestar Runner anime equivalent of The Cheat.

Lucoshi responds:

Colin Mochrie want kill the togepi got it?