Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pleasure Island 4]

Well, I can gladly say that this was the best in the series. The main reason it probably works so well is because the animation is great and the humor just never stops. I knew I was in for a heck of a ride when the cartoon started with two insects having sex. The funniest part was probably when he mentioned the beast coming. I have no clue at all what's going on in this insane cartoon, but's great to look at.

It's unbelievable how you manage to make so many great cartoons in such a short time. I thought it took like months for one guy to make something that good! Anyway, it's great to see all these characters. Not even being shot four times could kill that walrus crab thing. It's awesome how this thing attacks people with its mouth blasts. It's awesome and funny!

Sexual-Lobster responds:

thanks ericho!

[Pencilmation #22]

I couldn't be the only person who was thinking dirty thoughts with you saying that size doesn't matter in the author's comments. What struck me as cool about this was how you really seemed to set up some good stories for your characters to appear in. Dang, you pump these things out so fast! You wouldn't think someone could make stuff that good when it's made right after another cartoon. I actually cared for these characters. Hey, I'd get stung to bees to get a girlfriend.

What I also like is how you're going back to the roots. This may have not been as cartoonish as some of your other work, but it's still good. I think the best visual gag was when she almost went down the sewer. It's yet another enjoyable cartoon. It's interesting to kind of see how you drew this one.

captainmcross responds:

After taking a break from these for a while, I spent a lot of time thinking about what really makes Pencilmation really...Pencilmationy, if you know what I mean.

[Rolando Quintana]

That was wonderfully animated and I liked how it was completely insane. I thought it was going to create an infinite loop where the deer turned into the ninja or something. What I liked most was when everyone screamed. It just seemed like the right thing to do. I appreciate all the hard work and time put into the animation. It was certainly an unpredictable cartoon!

While there was no background, the overall detail made up for it. Looking back, it seems like his hands should have turned into something else. The music is also really nice. It's especially cool to see how graphically the guy's innards come out. I also appreciate the time spent into people's organs.

4TAKEN responds:

WOW... i feel flattered by your review, Thank you.

Yes, this was our first attempt to animate, it was really an excercise, so we thought of something simple and quick but bizzare, unpredictable and nonsensical, so people could enjoy it. We focused in the detail and fluency, because that's the style we want our animations to have, but we had problems with recording the sounds, next time we won't. The arms were going to be snakes (pretty obvious) but it was taking us so long to finish and we wanted to begin with our next proyect, one a bit more serious with backgrounds and story.

Again, Thank you for appreciating our work, it's really nice to see that we entertained you a bit.

[Tits]

I thought this was pretty good. At first, it seems like it's just a silly cartoon to glamorize, well, tits. It actually is pretty catchy. What I didn't like is how the animation isn't that good. It seems a lot older than it really is. It makes me realize how stiff those women's nipples must be if they stick out like that.

The voices used in this were pretty good. For a song about being aroused, it actually had a kind of pleasant tone to it. I appreciate you trying to let people have a good time. Wow, I can't believe you're giving us links to download this song! There should be more details, though.

koit responds:

I agree for the most part.

I KNOW I'm not great at art and I'm only ok-ish at animation but where I do well is with ideas. So that's why these get pumped out looking like they do.

I've tried to get better but I can only draw how I can draw. Whilst I can improve shading etc (as someone mentioned below) there's only so far I can take my art.

[Batman : The Droppings]

Okay, that was one of the most random Batman cartoons I've ever seen in my life. I guess for the most part it was good, just very, very strange. I do appreciate how you try to put in some real good animation. I especially love Harley Quinn and how her boobs bounce around like that. I guess it would be gauche of me to be reminded of the "Dark Knight Rises" movie coming out this year. I was, anyway.

I notice El-Cid wasn't credited in the credits, but whatever. The voices were pretty spot on and they truly captured the insanity and stupidity of this cartoon. It is pretty satisfying to just throw stuff and crush your enemy like that. Everyone put in a decent amount of effort for this. That's a strange love triangle.

RicePirate responds:

El-cid did the splash page art, that i found in the art portal. And he's credited in the bottom corner of the splash page :)

[The Tale of Lambert]

This isn't that good, but it's still enjoyable. It's always nice to be able to listen to that awesome "Mad World" song. What I didn't understand was why you even decided to make this a Madness flash in the first place. It doesn't have much violence and doesn't seem to connect with the theme well. The only violence was him dying with the car. I guess it goes to show that Madness Combat can create any deriavitive material.

I do think this is a fairly good story that is being told. It's the kind of thing that most ordinary people can associate themselves with. Hopefully, we'll all be able to have some joy and success in our lives. Congradulations on getting such a high rating! It seems like every Madness flash is in the Top 50 now.

Rapheus responds:

That's pretty much what I was going for. Madness but not. This animation takes place in my MadSeth universe, where I try to shoehorn in a story, not just a massive kill count. I very much appreciate your review, though.

Sometimes we must go against the grain and do what isn't orthodox.

[War of the Shyguys]

WOAH, I'm so glad you told me about this! This is one of the most awesome flashes I've seen in a long time! I think the main thing that makes it so good is how fantastic the graphics and designs are. It's like one minute everything is done in sprites while the next it's done with hand drawn stuff. You rarely see a submission use both of those things prominently. I freaking loved the action and characters in this.

I guess not a single bit of a Shyguy's body is known. I appreciate the wide variety of voices. It's also great that you dedicated this to Randy Solem because he's such an awesome guy who deserves this tribute. It does seem like something he would work on. You are right, nostalgia will never die for neither him nor sprite games. It's a great cartoon!

Eastbeast responds:

Thanks I really appreciate your review, especially since you've been around NG enough to know about it's history. Randy Solem passed away about 3/4ths of the way through the production of this flash, near completion I realized I probably would never have found out about spriting, much less Newgrounds without his work. His epic, no boundary ideas were big inspiration on this piece, and a lot of my work in general. I hope to move on and make the next flash with entirely drawn animation, although the feeling of a big epic piece will still be there. Thanks for the review, it means a lot that you liked it. maybe you'll find out my interpretation of the shyguy's face in the next one? -Esty

[Rise of chaos episode 1]

I thought you did try to have more of a story than some of your other work. What I didn't like was how this just seemed to go on too long. There wasn't even a single action scene! Don't get me wrong, emotional stuff it good too, but it just doesn't add up to much here. I did think the music was pretty good. I think the sprite work is alright, but it doesn't really go anywhere.

Maybe the finale with the action will make up for this. This was okay, not something I would recommend. There should have been more movement and better written text. I can see how you were influenced by SMBZ for this. Alvin-Earthworom was actually inspired by Kirbopher's TTA series.

Punisher33 responds:

This is going to slowly lead up to the action scenes sense it's going to be explaining origins. not much action right away. it builds up to it. trust me. episode 2 is gonna be crazy insane. and very involved.

[Madness HAXimation]

I thought the animation was fairly unique. It is kind of disappointing to watch a Madness cartoon and not have a single person die. I was wondering what they meant by XP. I thought maybe it was code for some drug, but I realize it was just the kind of XP that we talk about on this website. It was pretty funny at the end with how they just danced like that. I need to get more used to recognizing Sanford.

I know the other one is called Deimos, but they're not that well known. It would be so much more awesome if there was some action in this because everything looks so nice in this cartoon! The music is really cool, especially on the intro. The menu is also very nice. Just make it longer with action, okay?

Hank-Wimbleton responds:

wow, such an amazing review. i think i might cry.

would hank, sanford and deimos having a threesome count as action? too soon?