Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Henry The Office Lizard]

Kind of mediocre

The most enjoyable part of this cartoon was how goofy the guy sounded when the giant lizard threw him out the door. The CGI used in this was really good. In fact, Henry was really the only character who seemed to be out of whack as he looked a bit too goofy. It is always nice to see CGI stuff being used on NG, but when it is, I kind of expect more action. The voice work was still good, it's just that it was a bit too short to recommend. I knew something that like was going to happen.

It is somewhat innovative because the style is different than a regular NG cartoon. Can you even use CGI in standard Flash Player? I suggest you work on having more jokes and having more a story which will work when it's longer. This was okay and it seems like there was more heart put into it than other stuff I have seen. Just work on more action and letting the visuals tell the story.

[[KK] Stickman hit by rock]

What does it mean?

Does the green background represent the jealousy that sides inside our hearts and minds? Is the figure blue because he is sad that he is getting hit by the rock? Is he sad that he is in some way surrounded by jealousy? This is a continuous loop so maybe that represents how the people will always be sad when there is jealousy around Does the gray rock represent how jealousy brings us into a gray sense of morality? Does the white line represent how it is supported by purity?

I suggest that next time you have a lot more going on than just a single rock hitting a guy. I guess you are not guaranteed to get a high rating for something submitted on Clock Day. Trust me, I would know. You should always try to put more effort into something by having it be innovative and stand out even if it's supposed to be a joke. Oh well, it only becomes a white line at the end; what does that mean?!

[Donn & Don]

Which is which?

I am well aware of the stuff you guys have done. I am glad you are getting some popularity (seeing as how this has such a low score) as you are quite an underrated set of animators. When I saw the girlfriend's screen, I thought she was taking notice of the weird numbers and letters. It was really the butt icon that made the joke work well. The animation was good, but the main complaint was that it was not really anything out of the average. I suggest that next time you work on something with more of a punchline and have it be longer.

Now, it's okay if something is short, it just needs to be effective. The animation is the strongest part as it seems standard for humorous cartoons. I would prefer that it be a minute or so longer so that we can get more into the series. Seeing as how this is an introduction to these characters, it seems like you could have fleshed out their characters better. Something that's character-driven always works.

[04/05/06/07/08/09]

Congradulations!

There are few people out there who acknowledge when a flash reaches something like this. I mean I had no idea what was in store for me as this began! I am so glad it turned out to be something more than just the screen with your name on it. This was also one of the last flashes with Michael Jackson before he died. He looked so cool dancing and I kind of wish he would have been the movie's focus. Hmmm, I wonder what the submission was for 01/02/03/04/05/06?

Anyway, this was fun because the stop motion effects you used were good. It seems like a lot of people took the advice of voting 5 on this. While not the most significant thing ever made, I am glad you managed to speak to people with this. The sound was good and I thought the use of color was really good. It could be a bit longer, but at least the short-lived effects were decent.

[Spectacular Space Race]

Fairly mediocre

I thought this had its good and bad moments. The good moments was that the music you used was really sweet and it kept you thinking about what would happen next. It was nice to see OrangeClock in this as he manages to do some good work here. I thought that this was a game at first. I kept pressing the "Space" button because I thought that was what the submission was telling me to do. The best part is probably when you went across the planet with those other clock guys.

A weak part was that it did go in a continuous loop and you should try to fix it. The animation itself was not that good, but at least better than a lot of other stuff I have seen. It also felt like this was too short, because the music does make you want it to be longer. You did a good job of creating tension, but it did not really add up. If you threw in some more action, I can see this being a lot better.

[Samurai Vs Ninja]

Good movie

I was thinking this was going to be a parody movie, but it was a lot more of something played straight. This seems like an obvious theme to do. I think the main difference between samurai and ninja is that ninjas worked more for hire while samurai thought it was their destiny to do it. Whatever the reason, this was still enjoyable. I just enjoy seeing your icon as you look like a member of the Kitty Krew. This is funny because you make things so much better than any Kitty Krew member!

The music was pretty appropriate and my only complaint was that it was not that original. I kept thinking the samurai looked like Sasuke when he had his shirt off. The best part is that you manage to make this really well paced. When something is fairly short, you certainly want there to be a lot of action. It's impressive how you have managed to make over 100 submissions too!

[Russian Dancing Men]

We are russians!

This was a quite different music video from Weebl, I guess I am just not used to PEAB0's influence. This was of course definitley good because the animation is great. You always reminded me of "Ren And Stimpy" only focusing less on gross-out humor. You really let the actions tell the story even though there were words. I liked the overall red theme as it seemed unique. The song by itself was catchy too.

Another great thing was that there was detail put into the background. It still holds that Weebl surrealism like when they are all dancing around that sphere. With there are no subtitles, you still use words on the screen to describe it. I also like how the men's smiles give off a sort of malicious glee. Another great submission from TheWeebl and PEAB0!

["Arcade Attack"-SMBCSM]

Better

This was far better than the previous thing that I reviewed. This is mostly because the animation (well stop-motion) is done far better and I can see how it got a higher score. These Super Mario Bros. chess pieces just look so awesome! If nothing else, I praise you for introducing them to me. Everything was presented in a very clear manner, but the big downside was that there was not much action. If you want to work in stop-motion, then you should have a lot more things going on.

The music was pretty appropriate but there needed to be some more wonder. You could make it like a battle between the characters and throw in the Mario icons. That still does not take away from the fact that this looks nice. It just did not have much going on. All of these figurines look great and I would love to see them engage in a lot more action with sound effects.

doppler73 responds:

Thanks for the improvments, and the 5!

[Ecko the dolphin]

No, I didn't

I thought this was just going to be the dolphin blowing the rings, but it was something else. It did not scare me that much as I am kind of used to it by now, but still effective. Dang, it almost makes me wish more people worked on those prank flashes. I do wish you would make it so that it does not endlessly loop. That is pretty hypocritical considering what my single submission is like. At least that dolphin is cool to look at.

The dolphin by himself is not bad to look at, although I guess it would be someone else's work if you just showed the dolphin. I suggest next time you try to put in some more music and maybe a scarier goblin thing. It's really the best thing you can do to improve on this. I did even notice that this was submitted on April Fool's Day! Of course someone else's video would have been a joke by itself.