Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[MusicBox]

I wish it was longer!

This was an awesome submission because it had so much great detail in it. I was thinking it might take a dark turn because of the color but the tone was consistentl light throughout the whole thing. The coolest part was not knowing what was going to show up next. You can even understand how every thing carefully fits in its compartment. I would love someone to make a real life version of this machine. It's funny how you never thought of a music box as a machine before.

I like how the red color contrasts with the black and white. I guess those shading effects just touched me on a spiritual level in some way. Of course, the animation all around is very good. Oh, and how could I forget that the tune itself was a great one to listen to? I certainly had no problems that it turned out to be an infinite loop.

[Mortal Kombat FAILtality]

You're back!

It's been awhile since I've hard form you and it's great to have you back! I had no idea there was a new Mortal Kombat game coming out that was simply called "Mortal Kombat". Anyway, the sprite work was really well done. I loved how you used stuff from the MUGEN game, that should show up more around here. It was also funny to see the characters who didn't make it in. I notice that although Raiden was the losing opponent sometimes, he didn't actually have his own part.

I also wish the "?" at the end would have been a cool Easter egg instead of just the credits. This is still great because it has been the longest time since a Mortal Kombat parody like this came about. "Mortal Kombat 3" was one of my favorite games when I was a kid. I think my favorite would have to be Shang Tsung. It's hard to keep track as there are simply so many!

[Spider-Ninja 2]

Neat!

I had fun trying to find out who would show up next in the cartoon. I could not tell who the big ninja was at first, but he turned out to be the Sandman. When Spider-Man put him in the jar, I could not help but think of Gaara from "Naruto". The best part was the animation and how the characters look so great. It seems like Marvel has done pretty much everything with Spider-Man, but I am not sure if he was a ninja. Seriously, he's been a zombie, an Indian, a Pilgrim, I could go on all day.

I guess his mythos has become so well known you can put him in almost anything. When he was flying around with his mask, I thought he kind of looked like Deadpool. The Green Goblin probably had the best villian design. It was really cool how this went out and created a world of its own. It sure takes a long time to load, though.

[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.