Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[ZL: The Shocking Truth!]

Where is SBClock?

Wow, this was pretty entertaining because it was simply so amazingly ridiculous. I have not heard of these clocks before and I have certainly not heard of ZombieLincoln before. I kept thinking this was going to be about ZekeySpaceyLizard. I guess I mistook the "ZL" for "ZSL". I will simply never get over that guy leaving the website. This was good because the animation was fairly nice, especially with ZombieLincoln.

I hope you had a happy Clock Day as you certainly made something that was high rated. I suggest that next time you put in a background and have some more action. While not very long, this does kind of work in its brevity. I almost thought OrangeClock was someone else because he was drawn gray in this! You don't see placentas being used much, you know.

[thdrk and Golden Clock]

Right in the middle

This was a fairly mediocre flash and it looks like you had a nice Clock Day indeed. I believe the purple thing was supposed to be thdrk. It was strange because I can usually just assume that every character in a Clock Day flash is going to be a clock. He looks a lot like Black Doom from the "Shadow The Hedgehog" game. I was kind of expecting more of a climax. It just seemed a little pointless to be showing it go into night and then really have nothing come out of it.

There are so many clocks I could have sworn I saw a GoldenClock who looked nothing like this. I guess I just thought he would resemble a gold bar more. The animation in this was fairly standard and if nothing else, it was harmless. You could, however, use some more jokes and action. I liked the child voice at the end.

KombuchananClock responds:

Still at it and still getting dates wrong, huh?

Shine on, Ericho.

[Day 25: Chocolate]

What day?

I have no idea what day you are celebrating, but you appear to be doing something with the "Day X" thing. I also do not know what this had to do with chocolate. Oh yeah, TriangleClock eats DwarfinatorClock's poop and it's supposed to look like chocolate. The animation in this was fairly good and I was eager to know when he was going to eat someone's soul. I almost thought he was already eating a guy's soul with the poop! There still could have been some more action, though.

The intro with the ocean waves was really cool. It will probably sadly be the last time I see that today or really ever. I was expecting somebody to yell out "Eat Da Poo Poo"! Dang, that meme will never stop being hilarious to me as long as I live. You seem to be loyal to the Clock Crew and let me say you also have a pretty creative Clock name.

ClockOfBlob responds:

It's the Flash Flood (Where we flood the portal with flashes) and I am making a flash a day for january. Also, thanks for the compliment.

[Unwanted Visitors A]

Great work

Too bad not everybody was credited under "Author & File Information". My favorite part would have to be the animation done by Pluto. His part seems to have the animation that contrasts the most with the other people's. I really liked the stinger, especially how the guy didn't just sit there and get eaten but actually killed those guys. Some animated parts were better than others, but overall, everyone did a great job on this. It is amazing how much depth and different features you can give stick figures.

The music was extremely good and that made the dialogue in the stinger so effective. There was so much going on it was hard to keep track. The transition scenes were a little hard to follow, like how you showed a giant octopus monster and then a guy shooting green guys. Whatever the purpose, the randomness makes it more interesting. All of the stick figures have unique designs and roles.

[S&F : Rescue a Brother]

Like a troll face!

This was a pretty enjoyable cartoon. It was longer than a lot of your other stuff and it was cool to see a twist ending. I mean, I was definitley not expecting that seeing as how the name of the cartoon seemed to contradict that notion! I really don't play any MMORPG's, so I would not be able to identify which one you have here. Hey, I barely have any money so I can't afford to pay for a game when I can just play for free here! It was interesting to start with that pink bunny who then got zapped.

The strongest point was probably the animation. One weak point was that there could in fact have been more action but the overall style makes up for it. You are really making straight action cartoons that are not parodies at all. The only funny part about this was probably the very end. I hope we can continue to give each other positive feedback.

[Henry The Office Lizard]

Kind of mediocre

The most enjoyable part of this cartoon was how goofy the guy sounded when the giant lizard threw him out the door. The CGI used in this was really good. In fact, Henry was really the only character who seemed to be out of whack as he looked a bit too goofy. It is always nice to see CGI stuff being used on NG, but when it is, I kind of expect more action. The voice work was still good, it's just that it was a bit too short to recommend. I knew something that like was going to happen.

It is somewhat innovative because the style is different than a regular NG cartoon. Can you even use CGI in standard Flash Player? I suggest you work on having more jokes and having more a story which will work when it's longer. This was okay and it seems like there was more heart put into it than other stuff I have seen. Just work on more action and letting the visuals tell the story.

[[KK] Stickman hit by rock]

What does it mean?

Does the green background represent the jealousy that sides inside our hearts and minds? Is the figure blue because he is sad that he is getting hit by the rock? Is he sad that he is in some way surrounded by jealousy? This is a continuous loop so maybe that represents how the people will always be sad when there is jealousy around Does the gray rock represent how jealousy brings us into a gray sense of morality? Does the white line represent how it is supported by purity?

I suggest that next time you have a lot more going on than just a single rock hitting a guy. I guess you are not guaranteed to get a high rating for something submitted on Clock Day. Trust me, I would know. You should always try to put more effort into something by having it be innovative and stand out even if it's supposed to be a joke. Oh well, it only becomes a white line at the end; what does that mean?!

[Donn & Don]

Which is which?

I am well aware of the stuff you guys have done. I am glad you are getting some popularity (seeing as how this has such a low score) as you are quite an underrated set of animators. When I saw the girlfriend's screen, I thought she was taking notice of the weird numbers and letters. It was really the butt icon that made the joke work well. The animation was good, but the main complaint was that it was not really anything out of the average. I suggest that next time you work on something with more of a punchline and have it be longer.

Now, it's okay if something is short, it just needs to be effective. The animation is the strongest part as it seems standard for humorous cartoons. I would prefer that it be a minute or so longer so that we can get more into the series. Seeing as how this is an introduction to these characters, it seems like you could have fleshed out their characters better. Something that's character-driven always works.

[04/05/06/07/08/09]

Congradulations!

There are few people out there who acknowledge when a flash reaches something like this. I mean I had no idea what was in store for me as this began! I am so glad it turned out to be something more than just the screen with your name on it. This was also one of the last flashes with Michael Jackson before he died. He looked so cool dancing and I kind of wish he would have been the movie's focus. Hmmm, I wonder what the submission was for 01/02/03/04/05/06?

Anyway, this was fun because the stop motion effects you used were good. It seems like a lot of people took the advice of voting 5 on this. While not the most significant thing ever made, I am glad you managed to speak to people with this. The sound was good and I thought the use of color was really good. It could be a bit longer, but at least the short-lived effects were decent.