Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Retail Experience]

Very funny

I am glad this got Daily Feature as it deserved it. It is always great to have such a memorable cast of voice actors. The funny thing was that it was weird how it wasn't really like that because you'd expect more supernatural stuff going on in an NG cartoon. Of course, we went back to the roots by showing that floating giraffe. At least we have that guy to be proud of! A land with ice cream mountains is probably the most enjoyable place I could think of.

The beginning with the words was pretty funny. It shows you the mundane task of getting boxes must be. It's the kind of thing most of us can relate to, except with the giraffe, you know. The voice actors were really good and they captured the emotions well. It could have been a bit longer and had a bit more of a punchline.

[saturday]

So clever

This was great because it takes awhile to understand the joke. I would probably feel the same way if a kid was copying me all the time, talking about how great he was. Pride is another one of the seven deadly sins as I recall. What really made it was the awesome animation. The annoying kid especially looked like this grotesque monster with how ugly he appeared and how screechy his voice was. He deserves to be wiped off the planet.

Everything moves so smoothly in this too. You know that it's going to end at the week, but it still manages to do a good job of gradually telling a story over it. It's interesting how subtle the humor is. It all builds up very well to Saturday (which is where the name comes) and it is the day where it all comes together. I like how ticked off the kid gets.

[The Ness Collab]

He does beat everything!

This was really cool because the title did the cartoon so much justice! The most awesome thing about this was probably how easily he beat everyone. I am not that familiar with the "Earthbound" series, but this kid is awesome! I think the best battle was probably the one with Zero. The Hamtaro battle was also awesome and it's great to see Short-Factor assembling all these people. While it seemed mostly incomprehensible at first, it did develop a story as it went on.

The music and sounds were sweet as well. I can not even believe that the Caramelldansen meme has been around that long. This kid is just awesome and even though I know nothing about him, it's so great to watch him fight. Seeing so many different styles of animation is always interesting. Even the credits are pretty cool.

Short-Factor responds:

You are like some kind of crazy review happy juggernaut. Surprisingly, after reviewing all of my audio work, you review this years later. Well alright thanks its a good review, as yours are.
Do not relate the song to the meme. I just used it because I thought it was a hilariously strange fit.

[23 Skidoo, Cyberen!]

Yeah, pretty bad

It's amazing how many submissions you have for a single person. Of course, quality always goes over quantity and this did not have much. I wish you would have gotten more into a story that was described in the author comments. The only thing I liked was how it used that Queen song. As you might be able to tell from my profile, they are my all-time favorite band. I have no idea who those other weird guys in this cartoon are.

I didn't even know "The Family Circus" had a cartoon version. I guess I can be thankful I never saw it, because it isn't that much nowadays. Please try to make an end to your cartoons and have a lot more things going on. Incomprehensible stuff can work, but only if it has a lot of creativity. It just seemed like there wasn't much effort put into it.

[TAKE ME OUT!]

That got better

The really cool thing about this was how awesome it went as it went on! When it started, I thought to myself, "This isn't bad, it's just a bit too boring". Boy, was I wrong when it escalated into utter absurdity when the fight began! I had no idea that was going to happen and it was awesome every moment of the way. The only thing I did not like was that it does take awhile to build up. The way the creature had a white and a black body reminded me of Longcat and Tacgnol.

The animation is really good, especially with how you experiment with different art styles. The music is awesome and the way it escalates fits the cartoon perfectly. It kind of reminds me of the artwork by Gonzossm. You, of course, are a talented cartoonist in your own right. I guess I might have seen the more epic stuff happen by the title being in all capitals.

[Das Booty]

How awkward

This was not one of your best, because I did feel that it got a little weak as it went on. The best part was the beginning with the refridgerator monster. I know that harpoon guns make everything awesome. What was cool was how you really had no idea what was going to show up in this. The preview icon looked like it was about BDSM but then we open to these guys fighting a green monster. I'm glad it wasn't part of the rat.

It kind of makes you realize the stuff that goes on when you live next to someone. The plungers on the chest reminded me of an episode of "American Dad!" I watched last night. As usual, the animation is fantastic. It's great to see how much depth these characters have, I'm starting to think it really is CGI. I kind of miss the old intro with the guy being crushed.

[Stick Slayer vs Xiao Xiao]

Rest in peace

Well, I guess I can't say stuff like "you" because Ben Spurgin is dead. Anyway, this was a great movie that he made. The weirdest thing was how he said that he does not hate sticks in the author comments but it does say he does at the end of the flash. That can be pretty misleading. This was great and I am surprised it receieved a fairly low rating for it being your most viewed movie. I guess a crossover like this was only necessary.

I know the creator of the series is Asian, and you did make him a funny stereotype. It was also great to hear the stick slayer talk in this. The animation was really good, especially when they fell out the window. Everything just seemed to have so much depth in that scene. As a fan of the "Xiao Xiao" series, I can take this as a parody.

[The MAME song]

It works so well

It really helps that this is such an awesome song! The only thing I didn't like was how it took awhile to get to the action but it was worth it! I was amazed at how you could use such simple pixels to tell such a great story. There was such a massive amount of stuff going on here you couldn't help but fall in love with it. I have been on this website long enough to be familiar with most of the things that are shown here. This is a fantastic tribute to classic arcade games!

Even the way Ms. Pacman moved her mouth was cool. Everything was amazingly colorful with how there were so many backgrounds. The crowd cheering really gives it an authentic feeling of being in a stage. This was certainly glorious enough to be made into a real musical! An underrated masterpiece, my friend!

[Karma Ghost]

What an interesting idea

It's great to see how far you have come, especially with animation that's still so good! I don't know if any religion teaches this, but it's a very interesting cartoon. It really works because it anthropomorphizes everything around us. There are so many things that go on in the world around us that we do not understand. It is great to try to make some sense of the chaos that goes on around us. We will probably never understand it, but this is a great way of expressing it.

I bet that guy will go on to become a karma ghost himself. I never thought of ghosts are being drawn that way, so it's a very interesting and unique style. Everything just stands out so well with its bright colors. The ghosts themselves have different animation to show what different kind of creatures they are. I think the dog got what was coming to him too.

[Fight For Life (part3)]

Awesome!

It's always great to see how classic submissions still live up to today's standards! This was fantastic because you just had no idea what was going to happen next. It was also great how the blood contrasted with the black, white, and gray images of everything else. It seems like this took place in a forest or something. The action and transition effects were great as well. It certainly doesn't need a plot, as it's standard stick action!

The music is great too, if it gets a bit repetitive. All the sounds are done in a fairly realistic manner and I like how they sync so well with the animation. The freakiest part was probably when the one guy exploded. You'd think that would finish the guy off, but it goes on for a really good amount of time. I'm not sure what the brown colors are for.