Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Shark Show Thing]

Brilliant!

This was great because it had all the surrealism that makes your work so beautiful here. I had absolutely no idea what was going to happen next or why anything was happening. I am starting to think it may have been a test simulation. That is why the random guy in the labrotory appeared and shot the shark. It is funny to know that the shark's weiner was an actual weiner. I had no idea he was going to pull that thing out and it would have seemed easier to just put the right things in.

I admit that I felt some sympathy for the raccoon as it was watching the shark dying. You rarely see stuff like that in your cartoons. The music is as good as ever and it does a good job of adding to the silliness of the overall cartoon. There's just so many things to look at here. There's a cardboard sun, a shark growing legs, everything!

golfinho responds:

u are a brillant Film critic

[Return of the Bed Bugs]

Very underrated!

This was a very cool flash to watch because there was just so much going on. These bed bugs were going around literally tearing up this guy's body. Do not worry, it will not keep me awake as I managed to watch it at nightime. There could have been a bit more detail in the bedbugs but great besides that. I was unsure of whether this was from a professional band, but it was really from an independent contributor here. This song is really catchy and I see you going somewhere with this.

The weirdest thing was probably when the one bedbug was killing everyone. Granted, I want those bed bugs to die but that guy must just have very bad aim. The creepiest part is easily when they rip his skin open and dunk into it. I do think it's a bit too early to be talking about the 2012 Olympics. The best part of the music is those little toots that go on in the background.

kyle-christie responds:

We thought it would be a quick one to make coz the song is about one minute long. But ended up cramming more and more action into a smaller space. You live and learn. The creepiest bit for me is where they are flying through the air and land in his neck! Ta very much for the review Ericho

[Sylar's Confliction]

I recognize it!

While I never watched "Heroes" I do recall a character named Sylar there. It's mostly because the show was so dang popular it was referenced everywhere! The thing that kept me from giving this a higher rating was that really disgusting thing at the end. It's too bad something as popular as "Heroes" did not get a collab finished. At least you managed to put a really interesting twist on the narrative. I guess I also would have liked it more if I could understand it.

I can however understand how conflicted a lot of fictional characters are. His dad kind of looks like George W. Bush! What was interesting was that this was good enough to be a cartoon on its own which it turned out to be. Some stuff on collabs doesn't look very good on its own. At least we managed to make one "Heroes" flash.

[Dr. Shroud: Horseleech]

All I ever do is give...reviews

The coolest thing about this was the voice work. I am not sure why, but the voice actor really reminds me of Dirge from "Xombie". In fact, the atmosphere of this entire series (at least this entry) reminds me of the Xombie series. This is of course great in its own right. It's quite impressive with how you were able to come back with new episodes after all this time. The stories grow in sophistication along with the animation.

I really had little idea what was going on here, but it was great. The artwork is easily the best I have ever seen from you. There were just so many unique designs and an interesting mystery to go along with the designs. I just find it strange how he's able to bring out these red things that stab the guy. It might have been a longer fight.

[Orange - The Movie]

Nice orange

When I first saw the title, it reminded me of the Annoying Orange. I guess he will always manage to beat OrangeClock in terms of famous Internet oranges. Oh well, at least you managed to show some really good animation in this. The main flaw with it is that really nothing happens except an orange landing in the middle of nowhere. At least you manage to make it a very nice orange. Another downside was how there was no sound in this.

You do not even have to put in sound that syncs with the cartoon. You can even find some song on the Internet to put into your flash. You would be surprised at how many flashes there are here that really have no sound at all other than music. Orange happens to be my favorite color. I would just love to see this with a lot more of a story.

[Pico in Wonderland]

It's just smooth

While this did not have the most in terms of plot, it was still fun to watch. The thing that really won me over was how good the animation was. Everything just moves so gracefully and there's so much color to show everywhere. I liked how it ended with him falling into the pit and dying at the end. I guess he did not actually go to Wonderland at all and was apparently high or something. BTW, Lewis Carroll has stated the meaning behind his book was not drugs, but actually people making things up in mathematics.

The thing I did not like was that some of the characters did not seem that appropriate for the roles. I guess I'm being nitpicky, but the Tankmen guy doesn't remind me of the caterpillar. Of course, I guess we don't have many druggie mascots. It is great you managed to win an award for Pico Day. You are now even the new person whose cartoon is the preview image for Pico Day 2011!

[Spider Pals]

Very graceful

While not the most elaborate submission, it still worked because of how adorable it was. For something that was rather mundane, this was very well detailed. It reminds a person of the times he used to use crayons when he was a kid. The best part was how the person warmed up to the spider eventually. I think that at some parts of our lives we have all had insect friends. Well, spiders aren't technically insects but you get the idea.

It's just nice to see how smooth everything looks in this cartoon. It does have a fairly sad ending but maybe I shouldn't feel so much for a spider anyway. It was interesting to have such a wide variety of audio submissions being used. I think this will win Daily Feature. You have reached into the inner child of us all with this.

[Open Letter to Game Devs]

I like your ideas

It's really cool to see you mention exactly how popular you have become on the Internet. It's the kind of thing that inspires other people who spend all day on the Internet like me. For something that was a comedy, this was not as wacky as most of your stuff. What was really cool was how you are getting better with animation all the time. It really makes me want you to have more hot women in your cartoons. Meryl would look sexier than ever in this new animation!

Seriously, this is funny because you just go out and act like yourself. I love how you truly let your facial expressions tell what you are feeling along with your speech patterns. I wish the game with the puppies and kittens was real. Wait, then wouldn't I have to kill those things in that game? The Atlas Shrugged game can't be worse than the movie I've heard about.

[Drugs, drugs, drugs!]

Sweet!

Now that is definitley the right way to show your kids why they should not take drugs. Just show them a really scary pooping homeless man. I think this animation style is familiar, as well as the audio. What I liked was how you made fun of that old commercial. I don't think I ever actually saw that on TV as a kid, but when I first saw it on the Internet, it was really scary. I love how stupid the kid is to think that's cool. Hey, if you're really high, you probably will turn into a snake monster like that.

It's just great to see satire used to those old commercials. At first I was thinking you were going to show him smoking crack but he didn't! I guess it's nice when something ends on a really optimistic note. I can understand how some people could comprehend that as being cool instead of scary. We all view things differently.

BillyNapalm responds:

The commercial always bothered me when I was younger, because I was REALLY into Ninja Turtles in a big way, and the thought of morphing into a snakeman was really appealing to me. Of course, I was eight years old and really didn't have a source of crack at the time.

The closest thing to drugs that we had access to were Rockets Candy.

[Best School Day Ever]

Too mundane

When I heard this was titled "Best School Day Ever" I knew there was going to be some action in this. By action, I mean epic fantasy stuff. I love how there's never an explanation given for why what the boy draws comes to life. All you need to know is that it is cool. The best part was how you went out and developed a unique style of animation to yourself. I don't know why, but the monster kind of looked like the first angel from "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

The overall artwork is great and so is the fight scene. It's really interesting to see the main character being portrayed so realistically. I bet we all had tons of drawings we made at school when we were bored and I know I certainly did. Seriously, I could make a whole scrapbook with that stuff in it. The lack of dialogue also made it good.