Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Bahamut's BDAY Flash]

Happy birthday!

Hey, I think you share the same birthday as TehSlapHappy! I am glad you created something with such an elobrate image to help you out on your day. The things I did not like was that it was too difficult to get the medals. I tried clicking on everything I could, but nothing seemed to work! Oh well, at least I manage to recognize everyone here. I'm not even a fan of yours, I've just seen so many flashes, I recognize everyone here.

It's cool how there's always something going on in the background. It is a bit annoying with how it's an infinite loop, but better than most of its time. I hope your birthday is as sweet as this animation. That song simply never gets old on this website. Wait, I did manage to figure out what's going on and it's not a loop, you just went from a 7 to an 8!

[psychedelic anti-drug PSA]

Anti-drug?

I guess this was supposed to be ironic, but I really didn't enjoy it at all. It just seemed to be unsatisfying with how it was just you talking with this weird effect. If it's anti-drug, it doesn't work, because it doesn't make me want to listen to. If it's a parody, it just seems too lazy. You should also try to put a "Play" button on it. Of course, I would be one to tell you how, because I don't know how to do that or really anything else.

The only thing that was cool was that it was pretty creative. Creative effects, however, do not always make something good. I hope this could be used as a way to see how you could improve yourself. Your voice is also a tad annoying, although I guess it was just supposed to be silly or weird, which worked. It also goes on forever.

SamuraiClinton responds:

If there was some software to use other than SUPER(C) where I could just prop a preloader on, I wouldn't have this issue of not having a way to put on a preloader.

[Press Start: Poker, Mon]

Here it is!

It's stuff like this that makes you realize how long this series has been going on. I was afraid it wasn't going to be a "Pokemon" parody at first, but it was. Gee, I haven't heard of the pokemon TCG in the longest time. I think, in terms of popularity, it got an even bigger shaft than the anime. Anyway, it's great to look back to see how much of the mythology has progressed over the series. You're really getting introduced more to the characters.

I had never even seen Johnson before he turned into a turtle! The quality of animation certainly got up the longer it went on. It's great you have managed to make not one, but TWO live-action movies out of this. Wow, you made this joke long before the Nostalgia Critic did. It even manages to make it relevant to the theme!

[mario vs. bad guys]

That was a bit good

This worked on some levels mostly because of how good the graphics are. It seems like you were really trying to incorporate a lot of the spritework of various games on this. In case anyone's wondering, the 1up Mushroom is when Mario falls on Kamek. It wasn't even that good of an Easter Egg. I suggest that you work at putting more detail on the backgrounds. The best part was when Mario fought Yoshi.

I was seriously not expecting something that epic in this cartoon. I liked how there was also some drawn stuff like the sound effect words. You should have made it so that you could go back to where the Easter egg left off. It just shows that Mario cartoons will simply never get off this website! Congrats on the very high rating.

[mario pres]

Not the worst

This had some good features in that the use of graphics was actually really good. The best part is probably how there's such a wide variety of enemies. It seems like this would have worked out a lot better if it was an actual game. There isn't even that much that happens. It's just Mario getting attacked by these guys and he dies. You could have also tried to put in a wider variety of background and have him move into other areas.

At least the sounds and voice work were authentic. I am not sure if pressing "Star" was a typo or if it was part of the joke. The biggest thing to improve on is to have it be longer with more things going on. It also seems to be a bit too big, there's not much reason for there to be such a wide screen. At least it's faithful to my all-time favorite video game!

[Second Chance]

Could have been better

Congradulations on getting the cartoon used for Robot Day 2011 (the new one at least)! This probably had the best animation of anything I've watched today. The downside was that it really seems like it led to an anti-climax. It just seemed like it was getting so good with putting an emotional side to it. At least the main robot managed to achieve his goal. The lack of dialogue also put a really good artistic tone to this, even if it wasn't that well done.

The coolest part was probably when everything was getting blown up! I didn't understand it, but it was awesome! It makes me wish there had been more of a climax with a big battle. Still, this seems to have the highest score for anything on Robot Day and I think it will win Daily Feature! And who says robots can't feel emotion?

hrechkaness responds:

Thank You for the honest review! I would have liked to expand more on the story but I ran out of time if I wanted to get this in for Robot Day. With that said, I am so thankful that this is being so well received. I may expand on this in the future or maybe make pt.2 for next years Robot Day :D Cheers!

[Blue Nova 067]

Robot Day has begun!

It's great to really get into the robot feel with the best robot submission I have reviewed so far. The thing that was the most disturbing was the girl's breasts. Seriously, they just looked off model in this. Anyway, what's great is that this is a great robot fight as anyone else would intend. It's the same kind of thing you would expect from any other popular artist on Newgrounds. It kind of reminded me of the animation by Egoraptor.

I have come to recognize and adore your style. You really place emphasis on the way the characters move around with their colors and lines. I can tell that the music used for this was derived from the Mega Man games. You can never go wrong with that style. Congradulations on front page and keeping your awesome work up!

[SMRPG Waltz of the Forest]

Who's Geno?

Yep, I knew that you were the guy who made this. The sad thing is that I know next to nothing about Super Mario RPG as it's one of the few Mario games I've never played! The thing is, I am actually not a fan of RPG's, but Mario's my favorite video game series! It really goes to show how many different styles he can use. It was great to see such a wide variety of characters, especially with how you drew them. You have true artistic talent.

The only thing I know about the game is really from the stuff you've made. Everyone looks so three-dimensional in this. The best part is probably when you show off the map of it so you can get a clear picture of what you're dealing with. Psyguy has a very sweet voice in this too. Congradulations on completing college and have a wonderful life!

Kirbopher responds:

Psy never sang in this song.

[Pencilmation #18]

Pretty good

It's great to see the "Pencilmation" series back, but I miss Hank. Well, he's probably tired of sticking with your crap anyways. It would have been funny to see him take control of the pencil and get his revenge on you! I've seen so many I can't tell if this has been done before. When the guy got his third eye, he kind of looked like Dr. Manhattan, with the symbol on his head. I thought you were going to draw a lion.

The thing is, this wasn't as creative as most other entries. It does work because it's got the same animation style as usual. I imagine it must be very meta drawing a pencil in Flash for these cartoons. It was fairly unpredictable and the music was nice. I guess it will take some time for me to get used to it without Hank.

[Employee of the Month!]

Gaaaasspp

It's amazing how you were able to adapt a single comic into a popular flash cartoon! Anyway, the coolest thing about this was how good the voice acting was. For something short, there were sure a lot of people working on it. It was interesting because you had no idea what was going to happen next. I will say that I was a tad disappointed by the punchline. The animation is good, especially with how the characters move around.

I imagine that Hell would need some new employees every now and then. Now, you also have the Weekly 5th Place to add to your list of achievements for this cartoon. It's good how chipper the main character sounds. I'd do the same if I went to Hell and got that honor. While the animation wasn't that complicated, it still flowed nicely.