Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

['Chaos Croak']

Frog January? That sounds like something from "Amphibia". It really works great as an infinite loop. I have no idea why anything is happening here. It's just nice to see this great animation. The sound effects add a lot too.

I just keep noticing the smaller stuff. I like the worm that goes up with everything. The colors work so well here. It's pretty chaotic. Strangely, it does so in a serene manner.

Butzbo responds:

Hey thanks for the review! I like what you pointed out on the more serene way it all happens, didn't inteded it as much but makes me think of how the audio and perhaps the timing give it a more contemplative perspective on the chaos going on.

[Pixel Day 2025: Mermaid's Call]

I have to admit that I was expecting a story. Instead, it was just not much happening at all. A thing did show up. I'm sorry to give this such a low rating. Well okay, it's not that low. The music could have been better.

That is a big part of this. I appreciate how it does have good animation. It just doesn't amount to much. There was some kind of monster at least. It might not have quite worked as an art submission. Good thing it wasn't too long.

Roskiart responds:

You know? That's fair. It was effectively a short teaser either way, but still.

[FLCL REANIMATED OP]

At first, I was wondering if this was an entire episode re-animated. I'm kind of glad that it wasn't. The opening was amazing! It's like thrice as long as many openings. It's great to see all these styles. 24 artists for a minute and a half are quite impressive.

I appreciate so much variety. I don't know that much about FLCL. I recognize the main character at least. I know something about something in a kid's head with stuff coming out. This was just awesome.

SpiggyG responds:

This is the intro for a full reanimate that’s coming out later this year!! We wanted to have a bunch of people on to represent all the different visual styles. FLCL is a show that strangely: does not have an intro! The reanimate will! FLCL Reanimated is 100% complete. This was just the sampler plate…..

[X-Men: A New Mutant Power]

Wait, how'd he destroy him? Why was Cyclops so mad? I just heard my brother saying he was like his favorite superhero. Anyway, this was still quite good. I especially loved how well animated. It was exactly like "X-Men: The Animated Series".

I was going to say "X-Men 97" at first. I then realized that show has essentially the same animation. I don't see many X-Men parodies without Wolverine. Thanks for focusing on Professor X. It's still pretty well set up.

RetroSleep responds:

Just trying to play on the personality tropes of the characters from The Animated Series. Scott constantly over-reacts and jumps to conclusions. While Xavier would never get fooled or tricked. Well, usually...

Glad you liked it anyways.

[Elder-Rain Cafe // Strawberry]

It was hard to read the text at the end because the background was close to being white. I'm glad I watched this, even though it wasn't great for me. The sounds were just adorable! Maybe leave it to the Audio Portal. Strawberries are always cute. I just appreciated this.

It could have just been shorter. You can't say no to this level of cuteness. It is more mundane than other stuff here. Rain can't be elder! Still a nice name.

Tyhond responds:

XD Thank you

[What if Sonic 3 was good]

What?! Are you saying Sonic 3 wasn't good? That's the most critically acclaimed movie ever made based on a video game! Whatever, this was good. The animation was probably the best part. I was expecting it to get violent.

It actually was kind of heartwarming. I wasn't expecting them to turn yellow like that. There were no epic farts in this! This seems like a part of one of the Sonic Shorts Volumes. I bet it was.

Rechiru responds:

I am speechless and sorry... I have failed you Ericho. I will add epic farts in the next one...

["The Game Lessons " (Party Chat #61)]

Hmm, this was just okay for me. I didn't quite get the joke. I didn't see that as a life lesson. The best part is probably the animation. It really did connect with me. I like how his head got singed. It's a nice little detail.

I did learn about croissants. I mean, I never knew that! Well, I guess the name does make sense. I still appreciate how good the animation is. It just isn't one of your best for me.

SomeApe responds:

its a life leason like, like the game he's talking about kills you if u side with the bad guy

[NWAR: Split Decision]

Wow, it's been too long since I've seen one of these. I thought this series was over. You can never tell nowadays. It was just great hearing these puns over and over. That's the best part about these cartoons. I appreciate the animation too.

The black and white works so well. One of my favorites was the unboxing ring. That was a great ending. Here I thought it would end climatically. This is pun humor done right.

danmarkowitz responds:

Thank you for sticking with the series for so long!

[Sketch Collab Shitpost 2024]

Wow, what was this? It truly was bizarre. These are what I call sketches. Everything looked only partially done. I'm glad it wasn't too long. I could still tell a lot of work went into it.

Well, I guess technically not. I appreciate putting shitposts together. It truly lives up to its name. It's hard to tell what part was the best, as they're pretty equal in quality. Not the best, but that's what shitposts are.

midgetsausage responds:

we received a similar review for this year's ACTUAL sketch collab from some dipshit where he was also bizarre-d out-y from the "sketches" that showed up in it, but then he went into some pretentious brigade about how truly un-sketch-like the collab was and how unprofessional everything supposedly looked.

idk i saw the first two sentences and thought this collab was getting a similar comment but then the third sentence showed great appreciation for it and now i'm both glad u enjoyed this thing but also somewhat dumbfounded lawl

[FulpWare Gold]

Dude, this was freaking perfect! How could I ask for a better cartoon?! I mean, it was like that one cartoon where he said, "Lucky there's a slender!". I wish that one was still around. I had so much fun watching all these classic characters. My favorite might have been "The Ultimate Showdown" one.

Those aren't even NG characters! It was so cool to see the skullkid again! I mean, that cartoon does have millions of views after all! Of course we'd throw in some porn-related characters. Just, you know, nothing explicit. What a wonderful way to start the New Year!

kaiakairos responds:

we won