Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Penny the Possessed Baby!]

What I thought was funny about this was that it really did seem different than other things you had made. It's probably the darkest thing you ever made. It seems more like something David Firth would do. I appreciate you trying on a new style. There wasn't a lot of wacky animation in this, but the overall premise was wacky enough. I think the best part is when the baby burns the person's skin.

I like how you consistently keep up that voice. It's great how you used the name "Penny" as it's a very cute name. While not very long, this still delivered the goods. You will simply never stop submitting good stuff to the Portal, will you? One of the most prolific artists I've seen.

LazyMuffin responds:

This is dark? I think that Desktop Stripper and even the second half of Lazy Writing 5 is a lot darker than this. I don't even consider it a new style, I just tried to make it more commercial-ish cause it's also sort of making fun of toy commercials.

Thank you for all the comments, I read them all.

[ooh, It's a random world]

Hate to say it, but I didn't really understand the appeal of this movie that much. I think the best part was probably when the guy turned into a stick figure. It just seems like Mario parodies have been done to death. What I did appreciate about this was that the animation wasn't really that bad. It was really interesting to see what kind of thing would show up next. Unpredictableness is always a good thing to have in these things.

The music was alright. Congradulations on getting such a high score, some people seem to like this. I would ask you to improve on shading effects and maybe have more randomness going on. I didn't want it to just be about Mario, but about other characters. It's alright for what it is. You could put some voices in there too.

theunderminor responds:

yea, this was made quite a while back.
And this was the first movie i've ever done, and i had no clue how flash worked atm.

I've been focusing on drawing quite a bit ( you can find some of the things iv'e done in my art section or at my deviantart with the same name )
So i hope my future movies will be of higher quality and appeal.

I'm actually planning on making a 1-2 min christmas movie. Let's see if i get that done :p
Anyways, thanks for a great review !

[Psychadelic Sludge Tunnel]

You simply will not stop making awesome cartoons like this. What's really cool is how you're able to steadily keep up the movements of these guys. I love how each and every one has a different kind of movement. The blue skeleton is the only figure who stays in the same place, I think. The blue dog (or wolf, whatever that thing is) seems to go backwards. The red snake goes forward as does the red piranha or whatever that thing is.

It could have probably had more than just the same thing over and over, but it's still a well done thing. You could have had more colors to make it more psychadelic. The music was pretty good too. It kind of reminds me of the stuff done by Weebl, only better animated. I'm not belittling Weebl, just saying your artwork is better than his.

TheBoogley responds:

after making this I'm considering making some sort of series of these with different shots and connecting them together into a massive psychadelic freakout. Kind of like Vince Collins Bincentennial animation (called "200") from the 70's.

[Mythtory: The Olympics]

I'm not sure if actual Greek mythology could count as history. Then again, I guess you could say the same thing about most religions. What's funny is how you're able to only intervene a few times and let the characters do the rest. I think this is one of your better submissions, if only because it's great to see how these characters play off each other. I was in no way expecting the little guy to win! Of course, something bad does happen to him at the end.

Then again, that same thing happens to everyone else. It took me awhile to get the joke, the guy wore glasses because he was blind and thus immune to Medusa. That's why he was using the signs wrong. It's great because you have no idea what's going to happen next. I imagine the next will be the Roman Empire, perhaps?

captainmcross responds:

Roman Empire coming soon...but next I am doing ancient China and the Silk trade!

[HowIGotThroughDarkSouls]

Wow, I am not familiar with the material you were using this with. What struck me as really cool was how you were able to have so many cool looking things going on. It doesn't take a video game fan to know that this is well done. I like how you have no idea what to expect next in this. The music is very appropriate and sets off a nice, pleasant atmosphere. I am glad I checked this one out.

I would probably say it could be a little longer. Granted, length never stopped something from being great before. I knew I was in for a doozy when I saw that topless spider woman creature! Obviously, fans of this will appreciate it more. If I do ever get into playing this game, I should do this.

TerminalMontage responds:

Thank you! :)

Game is pretty tough, pick it up sometime if you like being frustrated :D I mean, like challenges :)

[The Noob Adventures Episode 7]

Wow, I'm surprised you managed to come up with a new episode so quickly! Well, I imagine that after doing a lot of them, you'd get used to it. It's great to see how this develops over time. I must have misheard him at first, because I thought Snake was his changed name. Hey, Gaylord doesn't have much of a better name. The best part is probably at the end when you see all those monsters.

It' s easily the best animation presented so far in the series. I have a feeling this next episode is going to be really good. I appreciated the slick animation. It's kind of funny and kind of sad to see the mine things being burnt like that. Gaylord has the best voice, because of how insane he sounds.

Falconer02 responds:

I agree with you about Gaylord-- he definitely has the best voice out of all of the characters. Thanks!

[Super Stickman Bros]

There isn't that much going on in this cartoon. It mostly fails because the artwork isn't that good. I guess it's a bit nice to see a stick rendition of the Mario characters, but nothing really comes of it. The quality seems low, and I think it might have been better if you had put it in a smaller piece. I would know how that can affect the resolution. What's also weak is how this doesn't seem to be anything that much out of the ordinary.

I would like the stickman to use his shape to his advantage. Maybe have him go through tight spaces or something? I will give you credit for having a nice ending with the trollface and scat man song. I wish I could tell you how to not make it an infinite loop. There could have been more shadings with the colors too.

SuperMario9000 responds:

I know Its not that good, but Its my first one and done frame by frame. Its so low quality because I made the cartoon with flash, filmed it with hypercam to get it into windows movie maker, added the music sound and the credits and then put it into flash again, for being able to post it on this site. I'm a XTREME noob to all of this flash animation.

[Demo Reel 2012]

I thought this was a very nice demo reel! I do not think I have ever heard of you before, but I am very glad to have reviewed this. I think what makes this the most cool is how you have so much going on in these cartoons. The coolest part is probably how there are so many different styles. It's a pity that you don't seem to be fairly well known here. I wouldn't be surprised if this got a really high score.

I think the part that seemed most out of the ordinary was the Pink Panther on the sketch paper. While it lacked color, it was still very nice. Speaking of color, you seemed to really do a good job of adding some bright variety to all the designs. I appreciate all the nuttiness that is going on in these scenes. The actual music isn't too bad either.

DillonBrannick responds:

Thanks! You've heard of me now, and I'm glad you reviewed this too, I love reviews. High score, hmm I'm not so sure, a decent score I'd imagine. Anyway glad you enjoyed, and I knew people liked the tune.
I appreciate and am grateful for your comments

[Maximum Happiness]

Wow, I wasn't expecting this submission to be that good! It didn't look that enjoyable at first, but it really got better. I like the idea of this rainbow monster somehow being able to blast rainbows out of its body to vaporize the heads of monsters. It's funny to see just how random this cartoon is. You have absolutely no idea what insane thing is going to happen next. Another thing I liked was the animation.

It's great to watch this guy just hop around and destroy (or help I guess) stuff everywhere. This reminded me of the animation that was used by that one "E-mail" submission. I especially like how the character has these wonderful bright eyes. Well, that's actually probably the least bright part of his body. This certainly made me achieve maximum happiness.

Brewster responds:

thanks

[Thumbs Up!]

I was pretty impressed by this. It is always nice to go out and mock those ferocious people on YouTube. I think the best thing about this is when you showed all of the comments people put up before. I imagine that even if this only happened for one day, at least it was a day to remember. I found it hilarious how two thumbs up was all it took to blow up the entire sun and for that matter the entire solar system it seemed. Maybe someday we'll go back to the old NG format...

But I digress. The animation isn't that great in this, but it's still nice to look at. I remember seeing your name in the forums and thinking it was a funny name. Whatever your intentions are, this was nice to look at because with NG's recent redesign, it's nice to see people making fun of this sort of thing. I should see a flash about this website's new format.

thinking-man responds:

Thanks!
There were a bunch of redesign flashes uploaded to the NG youtube page.
Youtube's way worse because they redesign just when you get used to them.