Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Colour My Life]

That was effective

I thought I had played all the "Colour" games and it turns out I was right. This was not a game at all, but a full fledged cartoon and a wonderful one at that. What's really cool is how this sends out such a wonderful message of peace. I thought at first I was going to be just a cutscene at the beginning. As it got longer, I realized that was so good it was great as a stand-alone submission. This really didn't have that much to do with Valentine's Day.

Then again, I guess it did give out a message of love like Valentine's Day does. It makes me proud that the game series became so popular. It's always fun when you include a full cartoon to accompany a game. It shows that you can submit decent stories as well as games. I thought that when I clicked "Story" I was going to put the game in Story Mode!

[L'Amour de Rasputin]

Eh, I've seen better

This was interesting for a really short cartoon but there was not much else to recommend. I liked how you put it in the style of an old black and white thing. I think that was what movies were the time that Rasputin was alive himself. I could not quite understand the joke with the shaved beard. This seemed to be something Russian, but the words appeared to be done in French. Still, it was a bit unique.

I find it odd you would want this to be in the "Noir" section. Apart from the black and white usage, I didn't see how it was much of a noir. In fact, I don't even think there were many noirs that were also silent films. It was interesting how even the advertising in this was black and white! The animation was good, it just needed more action.

Battosai810 responds:

This was a surrealist piece, which is why it was in (Googled) French. The beard thing was just weird for the sake of weird; it was a long time ago so I don't know if there was any other reason.

I actually don't think most of Newgrounds' "sections" have been updated in years. I don't know if it's just something that got left by the wayside or what.

Sorry you didn't enjoy this cartoon too much; try watching some of my other, more conventional work. I'm better at making funny cartoons than surrealist ones!

[All Wound Up]

It is violent

When I first saw the title, I assumed it was going to be something dark. I really don't know why, but as I watched it I thought it was pretty light in tone. It runs out I was right the first time. What's really cool about this cartoon is the animation. You really seemed to be animating some of the classic Tex Avery cartoons in this. You just happened to combine the realistic gore of Itchy And Stratchy. I never would have thought this would end with a guy's severed arm popping out of his mouth.

He kind of reminds me of the character Egghead from "Looney Tunes". Another funny thing was how he did not notice at first that he lost his freaking arm! It's a wonderfully dark thing and you have no idea where it's going to turn. I like how it takes place in this featureless, vast landscape. The music is also good and suits it well.

[Strange Fruit]

Very strong

While not your best work, this was still very impressive because of how powerful you set yourself up. Everything seems rather mundane at first and it can be hard to tell what's going on. I have heard the song "Strange Fruit" but do not remember it well. I realize that the scene is that of a black man being lynched like they did in the old days. It kind of makes you realize how the old days were anything but good. The best part was the color effects.

There weren't that many colors used at first, so when you saw that flower at the end, you were really interested. I thought it was just going to be a song about crows or something. It makes you realize the horrors of what we have done as a nation and can still be proud of how far we have come since then. The brightness is just fine.

[Behind the Wall]

Quite unexpected

You would think I would know every musician out there listening to my brother all day. The best thing about this was how authentic it was. It didn't go for any crap at all, just right down to what really makes a cartoon emotional. Some of the music seemed a bit "off" but it's still great to listen to, as I at least manage to recognize it. It is interesting to be introduced to your style, as it's truly your own. I thought the wide screen might bother me at first, but it really didn't.

You know something is going to be good when you introduce a dripping faucet so well. In the second shot, it appeared to be talking in some way. We all know what it's like to have conflict in our lives. The animation is so good and it looks like watercolor. It has been forever since I have even seen anything done in watercolor. Aaah, brings back memories.

[Darwin Bug]

Not bad at all

I could not really understand this at first, but now I kind of get the message. I know that there was some message about evolution, given the title. What's funny is that it starts off by looking like it could be an infinite loop. When you inspect it closer, you notice the little differences and finally when it builds up to a climax. It's not the most actiony but the animation is good. I like how each of the bug's little arms seem to move around.

I guess it just goes to show that death is the fate that will bring us all together. We should try to be aware of our surroundings, yet still be thankful we were given the oppurtunity to live. It's really deep when you get down to it. Yeah, I agree on the sound effects being a little cheesy. It's still a fairly effective cartoon.

[Everyday]

Fairly nice cartoon

While it did not have that many things in terms of uniqueness, it was still a great cartoon. The best part was easily the epic animation. The best way to show this off is in the beginning with the train. It's odd how one of the few parts that do not have the people came off as being the best. The singing was pretty beautiful in this but as it was in a foreign language I was not able to understand it. What matters is that altogether it creates an effective, sweet little cartoon.

It's very mundane and can show the great things that can happen to us in real life. The only thing about the art I did not like was the man's neck. It just seemed too long. This is still worth seeing because it's a very tenderhearted cartoon that can just make you happy and look at the bright sunshiney day you have. Great things can be done waiting for the bus.

[Twilight New Moon parody]

Edward!

I am not a guy who hates "Twilight" but I have to admit that was the least in the series. Anyway, what made this cool was just because of how amazingly silly it was! Every second of this submission there is something ridiculous going on. I love how you portrayed Bella as this whiny woman who went insane over everything. She had the funniest, stupidest voice ever and the animation was perfect. Every action the characters took was exaggerated to the perfect extent.

It does have a feel of dumbness in it, but it's so hilariously bad it's hard to dislike it. The best animation was probably whenever Edward had a rainbow on his skin. It was funny how Jacob seemed to have like sixty abs on his chest. Then again, I would not know the exact number of abs a person has. A zombie is really more necrophilia.

Veinom responds:

That was the best and longest comment I got in NG and utube! And you can use words in a great way, they made me smile XD
This movie doesnt touch everyone, it was made completely for myself and needs a special kind of audience to like it. Im glad it touched you and yes it was made to be silly and dumb, because that's how the movie was through my eyes :)
Jay did a great job doing the all the voices and little rainbows on Edward actually exists in the blueray version of twilight, just not so.. exaggerated!

[Drawn Dream 5]

Some dreams

This is great because you simply went off to show what you had in your dreams, at least I think you did. The weirdest thing about this was probably how everything seemed to be drawn in a different style! Like the man guy was live-action and his arm was cartoon with color. The zombies and the clown guy were drawn with no color. The background was drawn on the back of notebook paper. The red blood had a different style too!

It's hard to suggest you to change anything. I mean, you're the one who has these dreams and they make as much sense as any other ones. I was not expecting the clown guy to get shot in the face like that. Is it just me or does his mouth look like a pizza? Your brain is pretty talented for coming up with good jokes while you're sleeping!