Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[MvC3: Iron Man]

Here we go!

I have fond memories of playing the first two "Marvel Vs. Capcom" games in arcades. I doubt I will ever get to play this on a professional system, but am still glad it was made. As the first 3D one, it should be really good. As for this cartoon itself, it was great because you seemed to have contrasting styles of animation in itself. The big breasted women seemed to be drawn in a different style than Iron Man. I noticed he also wasn't wearing pants.

I would have to see a fight being played out in this animation style. This was of course intended to be a parody so I can at least appreciate it for the humor. Poor robot girl. She seemed to have the smallest and the least jiggling breasts of any girl in the entire fake commercial. The words being spelled wrong were pointless and funny.

[Troll Game]

Troll?

Well, I thought this was going to be a game seeing as how it had "Game" in the title. I have no idea if this was based on a meme, but apparently it's based on a webcomic. I really enjoyed this cartoon because it had a great spirit to it and amazing visuals. The coolest part was at the end of the first scene where the characters spelled out the word with their bodies. There were plenty of odd turns and twists, like the Yu-Gi-Oh mask. You would think I would know everything about trolls everywhere.

The second one seemed a little more elaborate and light-hearted. The first one was still surreal, which I am more a fan of. I could not recognize any of the songs, so I am glad you identified them. It is good to see you experimenting with many different kinds of styles, as you do not seem to have a consistent style. It was great to have two music videos in one package.

[Wilhelm Park]

That was random

Apart from the fact that the animation was absolutely gorgeous, this had one of the coolest endings ever! I was NOT expecting the girl to enjoy her sex with the monster...much less marry and have a kid with it. Those Cthulthu like beings can be unpredictable. The voice work was absolutely brilliant as well, especially the girl. I am glad to look at your stuff because you have done a lot of great things for this website. I kind of suspected that guy was going to be the monster.

This had a great way of creating tention and stress and complete unpredictability. Too bad you missed getting this out on Valentine's Day by a single day. I like how everything is normal until the monster actually shows up. It's especially cool to see how much detail you can put into a more mundane story. I am glad it did not result in rape.

redminus responds:

lolz, what up Ericho?
Glad you enjoyed, and got the joke... really though, I wasn't aiming for V-day, it just sort of fell like that, and I also feel like a good story idea (even if it's just a 5-minute short) should be able to transcend any of the holiday/theme days that give it context, you know? Its good to hear that people sort of think it did, especially because the valentines thing was kind of accidental. Take it easy man, keep up the reviews!

[Stupid Day Job]

Stupid day job

I thoroughly enjoyed this cartoon because everyone can associate with having a bad job. It's still not that suiting for me because I have been looking for a job for the longest time. In fact, I am actually going to be starting next week. I still enjoyed this a lot because of how awesome the animation was. I don't know why, but it seemed like the characters were kind of flat in that they looked like pieces of paper. This is not an insult, as this worked really well.

Maybe when I am working for minimum wage I can enjoy this more. Congradulations on getting permission from Wally Pleasant to make this cartoon! Most people wouldn't care about doing something like that. I liked how there were so many visual gags going on. It was especially cool to stand up for people like janitors!

[Beowulf the cartoon]

Not too long

I keep thinking of the movie version of this, I am unfamiliar with the actual story. From what I know, this is quite authentic to the original epic poem. The animation was good even though it did remind me of the stuff by Matt Roszak. The voices were fairly good, but there seemed to be lacking stuff in terms of emotion. It was at times hard to take seriously the character's dialogue because their faces rarely moved. There could have been some better action scenes, especially at the end.

I think there might be a glitch because I try to start it all at once, but it does not let me. No matter, I can always go to Scene Select and start from the beginning there. I liked how everything was told in a book format. As I have again seen the movie, I am aware of what happened to Grendel's mother and knew it was another story. Not a bad flash at all.

[TTA Episode 060]

Guess who?

It is always great to hear the characters talk with their voices actually being heard. It is unbelievable how these things managed to get so high ratings and yet no awards! At least your early ones got some stuff. I really like Webmaster's voice because it has a very serious tone to it and it fits his character well. It seems like there were some problems with the animation as it seemed a little cut off at times. It still does not take away from the satisfaction of a great cartoon.

I love how we get to see the sprite work contrast with the drawn stuff by you. BTW, my name is pronouced "Ericho", not "Eriko". What I mean is that the "ch" means the literal sound in my name. I guess it is too late to change it now, but I am still glad to play a role in this series that at least got good ratings. While lacking action at first, the dialogue is still great.

[Shattered Heaven Act 3.4]

Getting better

As I am watching these out of order, it is a bit hard to understand what is going on. What matters is this had the best battle scenes so far in the series. It reminds me of the Gundam/Neon Genesis Evangelion robot fights. It was also cool to see some of the characters talk more about themselves to get more familiar with them. That did kind of bother me because it seems like there was too much talking. I guess that sounds kind of shallow, but it was certainly not bad.

I noticed that the blonde looked a lot like Samus Aran. I am very impressed that you managed to get so many people to do voices. None of them were even TomAto or Rina-chan! This series definitley has potential, but it needs to have some more unique qualities to make it really good. The animation could use a little work too.

[Chrono Trigger Unglued 18]

Again!

It was cool to do a different gag with Jaspar and stuff. It was also nice to see that cat show up there, as I have really never had any idea what he was for (I haven't seen every episode, but you should know that). In case anyone wants hints, the scene actually came off as a bit strange. I clicked on everything and nothing happened. It then cut to a scene outside and when I clicked again, it worked. Once that happens and the guard talks, go under the bed. If only I was small enough to even fit under the bed.

It was the first time where clicking on a non-pixellated thing DID NOT help me. Well, maybe it did but whatever. It was also great to see a different theme at the end. The original was always good, but it became so common I skipped past it. The music all around was great and it seemed to be a good story with comedy. There was not much action, still.

[Scott Pilgrim: Flash Ad]

Short, but sweet

Oh yes, I remember you (Kirb) saying that you were a fan of this series. I watched the movie and then went back and read all the book volumes and it turned out to be a great series. I think this is in fact the first time I ever heard about Scott Pilgrim. I loved the animation used in this and was extremely impressed at how you managed to have so many voices. There's only a few lines for characters in a short ad but each of them still has his or her own distinct voice! It is great to be able to recognize the characters.

While short, this was good for the same reasons the comic book and movie were good. It allowed the animation to express how the characters were reacting to everything. It was extremely authentic to the style of the comic book. It's even cool to hear the voice actors at the end of the cartoon. They seemed to be having as much fun as the characters in the ad were!

[Gettin Betah]

I recall

Dude, I am just going to listen to another submission of yours, "Duck.fla Spin". I had absolutely no idea you were the same guy who made it and it was completely random! Anyway, this was okay because I could not understand what anyone was saying. Chipmunk singing can come off as really funny, but this did not quite do it. It was a little good, but it was kind of lacking. I still kind of enjoyed this because it had that really goofy spirit that makes the Clock Crew popular.

I have no clue why you would have no names that I doubt are your own. While not your best work, it was kind of neat to see those clocks spin around. Thank you for putting in a replay ("repaly"?) button this time. You also should probably have a background, or at least something of a different color for it. It seemed like there were different versions of you in this.