Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[VALV Halloween 2010]

It's me again!

You are just so amazingly successful on this website as everything you make gets high ratings! Anyway, this really worked because you tried a new style of animation. The kind you had was already great, but it's always nice to see people experimenting with new things. The best thing was probably the children. They just seemed so funny and smart for their ages. That story was so cheesy and I just had no idea at all what was going to happen next!

This is one where you make it up as you go along. It certainly fits the character of yourself (Darkar in this). It was also funny to see him/you go all crazy in the beginning as he looked like a werewolf or something. It is always nice with how you go through the trouble of putting English subtitles. The voices in Spanish are already good.

[Häschenkarnickel]

Smurfed!

I don't know why, but I kind of thought that cute with you using the trailer. It does still lack the things that are in a high quality flash. You should try to always remember to put a background in, although this was kind of funny in its own right. I seriously wished I knew what the trailer was for, and it told me! I could have sworn I heard the "Requiem For A Dream" music at first. I think this is the first time I ever saw the "B" colored blue.

I hope that in the next one, you have a lot of action or a Smurfs parody. Maybe you could see the Smurfs movie and be inspired. I might see it myself, if it gets good acclaim or box office response. Wait, this is 2011 right now and it's going to come out this summer! BTW, you can click the dot in the question mark to replay the flash.

[The Ballad of a Big Dummy]

Dummy?

I am not familiar with Red Foxx so I do not know if calling him a "dummy" is supposed to be a joke or something. Maybe it was part of his show? Anyway, it was weird with how you mentioned Santa Claus because I don't know how RF had anything to do with SC. Did you say that because of the "Red" in his name? Anyway, I was expecting you to reference the fact that people thought he was acting while he was dying. I guess it was nice to throw in that music, but it got a bit annoying.

What you need to work with is putting on a background. The whole thing came off as too silly and I could not find any jokes in it. I guess it was kind of something different to see on the website. I recall my brother saying, "dummeh" (spelled like that) so maybe he got it from Red Foxx. Too strange to really enjoy.

ChandlerThompson responds:

Sanford and Son clips on YouTube are a must. Go for it!!

[The Space Between Lines]

Not bad...

You did the perfect thing by having Salvador Dali be your artist icon! This seems to be exactly something that he would do if he was a flash artist. I am glad this managed to get such a high score as it is at least a lot better than the stuff some other people make. The entire thing is basically one abstract painting. There were still problems. I think it would have been better to show more movement in the animation rather than just single screenshots.

I just can't hate this, because it's so bizarre it's entertaining. It was not a game, so I don't think I did teach Ben to tie his shoes. You could add in some music for the surrealism. You just had no idea what was going to happen next, like with the peeing dog that just randomly appears. I hope you have a great Clock Day now and forever!

[Sonic Gut Feeling]

Woah!

This is one of the most insane Sonic the Hedgehog flashes I have ever seen on Newgrounds. The animation is just ridiculous. It reminds me of the stuff by Spumco/John K., only even more grotesque-looking! Every single second there is a character moving his body in some weird way that shows his emotion! It is also great to see Mike Joseph getting some more voice work. It seemed like some of the animation styles were just contradicting each other as they went along.

I could not help but laugh when Sonic was getting cut up with his ring. The punchline (which I shall not spoil) was also fantastic. It does kind of make me wonder why he didn't just run backward. I managed to feel sorry for both Tails and Sonic with what they were going through. This cartoon is absolutely insane and I would love to see more like it!

kalabor106 responds:

Was going to draw the spike with barbs so he couldn't run backwards but it sort of slip my mind. LOL. Yeah I'm A.D.D. with characters. I tend to want them to move, so they don't look dead. As for Mike Joseph, he is great and easy to work with. If you need a voice actor he is a good choice. Thanks

[Press Start: Golden Axed]

Here it is!

This is a time where I truly paid attention to the story and there were hilarious things along the way! It was also great to show that preview from the next live-action "Press Start" movie. It's just great to see how the characters look in live-action and stuff. I was disappointed at first about this because I wanted to see all the video game good guys in this. I got my wish and it was fantastic to see them all! It is great that you really work to make jokes that are relevant to a story.

While comedy is of course great, what really makes good comedy is also having good characters and a story in it. It was a visual delight just to see more and more of these guys show up on screen! There is always something going on in the background that you have to take note of. It even seems at one point like the good guys have won. It also really goes deep into Lin-Ku's character of all things.

[My Little Ponies-Cupcakes]

It is magic

I am so glad I managed to see a tribute to the latest "My Little Pony" series! I kept hearing such good things about it and tons of pictures of stuff but never did I actually find an NG or other parody of it. I love this because it has amazingly authentic animation. The coolest thing was how adorable everyone was. I admit that I was afraid the joke was going to turn into something...a little more dirty. While it was like something I had expected, it was still really funny to watch.

I am not in any way familiar with the characters in this series. I think I had one toy when I was a kid, but then again, I am a boy after all. I especially like the expressions in their eyes (both of them). Even the preview icon is adorable with her chomping on the precious little cupcakes. I hope you had some fun making this.

rebornMCW responds:

Starting from scratch isn't the fun part but once I had it all drawn out it was enjoyable passing the 1st frame finally. Glad you enjoyed it!

[CSI: Minecraft]

Not creepy

I was confused by the title in this because it did not seem to be a parody of CSI at all. Boy, CSI and Minecraft has got to be one of the strangest crossovers I have ever heard of! It was really cool to see this style of animation. I do not think it is new, but it looks amazing, particularly with how the characters just move about. They manage to show emotion in the silly appearances they have. This is a cartoon where you have absolutely no idea what is going to happen next.

I am not familiar with Minecraft, but I do know of the creeper creatures you are talking about. It was also cool to show the screen at the end with the choices. It seemed like this was going to be a game at first. The voices are also nice and authentic. While short, what truly matters is that you manage to make a really good joke out of it.

Falconer02 responds:

Thanks a lot for the plump review! I'm glad you liked it. And try out MC some day if you like sandbox games. Totally worth it.

[VALV - S2 - Ep.01]

Great new thing

This is great to watch because as a new series, it has tons of potential. The most awesome thing is that the animation is simply fantastic. You make sure that every part of the cartoon has the utmost detail put into it, especially with how the effects still remain in the picture. I was thinking he was going to bring back his friend. I suppose this is going to be one of those shows that has no continuity. All of the voices (although I can not understand them) are very well done as well.

Everyone in this just has so much emotion in their dialogue and action. I imagine it would be fairly painful to have a magic lamp come out of the crapper. It is a very unexpected sort of thing and the series has no single theme. I wish I could wish (?) to sleep better, get a girlfriend, and good grades. Even the backgrounds have great detail!

Darkar responds:

I really... REALLY enjoy your reviews! Thanks! :D