Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Madness Hunt 2]

Hmm, not bad

The "Madness Combat" theme has been done so many times, it's hard to find something original. This managed to be fairly good, because it was kind of different. For one, the characters actually talked. I think that might have not been the best thing to do because it was a little hard to understand them. It was either the microphone or the noise in the background was distracting the listener. There could have been some better transition effects. The enemies just immediately turn into zombies.

This is still fairly decent and there was a good amount of detail put into it. I really liked how there was a running total. People associate that thing with the Madness series a lot, but it actually only appeared in one episode. There was a poster with tiny writing which I was not able to completely remember. I do remember it was something about joining an organization to kill this guy, Sheldon, whom everyone hated.

Crazymonkey154 responds:

Very true- madness HAS been done countless times. But I still enjoy making tributes to the series. You made a number of valid points in this review, and I respect you for that. Sheldon was the protagonist, and the guy who everybody hated and wanted to kill. In terms of voices, I will have to work on making them clearer in the sequel. And yes, I like having a body count as well. Thank you for this review!

[LL - Stupid Distractions!]

You did miss it

I guess you're one of those users who will simply never die? Of course, myself as a reviewer will never die too! This was decent in its own right because it had some impressive animation. While I doubt you were intending to make something that great, it is nice for you to submit something that's nice for a quick laugh. I am used to seeing clock submissions get high scores I was confused as to why this was not on Clock Day. Seriously, this is probably the highest rated flash on Lock Day!

I guess people were just eager to give out some 5's to you and you are talented enough to deserve them. It's impressive with how you've manged to become so popular. I liked the contrasting style that was shown on the card's font. The loading screen was also very creative. I would not know if the Locks have an intro everyone uses on their day like the Clocks do.

Tails-Lock responds:

A user who will never die? I guess so. Kinda makes me imagine myself as a zombie though, refusing to fianlly succumb to death, when I actually wanted to be a super famous Flash animator. Also as for teh score, most of my movies have the highest score out of all Lock and Clock movies submitted on the same day as I am a 5 addict. That's right, I vote 5 on my own movies. I am a horrible person.
This movies was much shorter than I remember, but then it was made in almost no time at all as well. It really does not deserve it's score. Heck, it probably should have been blammed.
I think there was an official Lock Day preloader, but I made my own because I am cool and...Actually I made it a while ago I think and never got a chance to use it, so I did. I didn't know where to get the official preloader anyway.

Seeing these poor attempts at movies really get me down. I'm meant to be better than this.

[The World Warrior]

Fighter!

When I first saw this with the name "Hyadain" in it, I thought it was going to be that some Mario song. I guess those are probably the same people who made this, as it turned out to be just as awesome! This was really cool because it was just fun seeing those characters. Everyone just looked so adorable in this, especially Chun-Li. I love how you used the original cast and every character described himself. My only complaint is that there should have been more of a background.

These voices are brilliant and while you did not make them, it's still great you used them. Not only is this in the "Street Fighter" section, but it has a very high rating as well! I am surprised underrated submissions like this get no awards. Another cool thing is how the song itself just describes the genre so well. It was barely even violent!

R-Taco responds:

Hyadain is one guy. He makes remixes and sings all the lyrics himself.

That includes Chun-Li's.

[Eulogy For: Slice of wtf]

No meaning indeed

It seems like you deliberatedly made this movie to be bad, so I have to give you props for that. If there was anything good about this, it was that it was kind of unexpected. I seem to think everyone came from stock sounds from certain movies. At least you were nice enough to warn us that a loud noise was coming. I actually did not even find it that annoying. It seems to actually fit well for the experimental genre.

If you do want to make a flash, you should probably put more effort into it. I guess the occasional pointless one can make for good filler. In case anyone's wondering, it does not end with Hitler talking. Try to work on having a background and to put more things on. At least you had the nice intention of offending Nazis and neo-Nazis.

straberrykiler6789 responds:

i actually want to make a movie that is decent but there is not much time
i know im not winning any awards for my flashes and probably never will

but i try to make a movie every once in a while just to see if i can make a few ppl lol

however i am planning to make a flash game

a windows game
Not the lame worn out
error message followed by
BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN, BLUE SCREEN

but maybe something that gives a basic idea what win 98 was like

i believe that this movie had to be made
it'll cause problems IN the future
and it is only going to make the new slogan every thing by everyone more true

[TRUE Super Mario world]

Nice thing

I was initially hoping this would be a game but at least it turned out to be a good movie. While not the best in animation, it was still pretty funny. The best sign of good animation was seeing Princess Peach in a bikini like that. I like how there were so many jokes in this like the stars Toad had when Mario hit him. The sound effects were also decent and it seemed like you were trying to put Mario in a more realistic scenario. It was funny how the goomba was mad after being hit like that.

The jokes with the chomping were pretty good, especially at the end. You could have worked a little more with putting in shades and drawings. This seemed more like a reference to Mario games in general, and not just Super Mario World. That happens to specifically be my favorite video game ever. Mario looked funny fat.

HexMe responds:

Well, to be honest - as this was a school project and the deadline came insanely fast in the end i rushed the last scene (from where mario started jumping up the last hill) quite alot.
The main objective was just to get a closure (the movie was originally supposed to contain 2 additional scenes, including a fight vs bowser!) but there was just not enough time.
I do plan to someday fix this up and add the missing scenes, but right now im pretty tired :P
Thank you for your comment, it makes me happy to deliver entertainment to yall.

[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!!

[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

[My Little Ponies-Cupcakes]

It is magic

I am so glad I managed to see a tribute to the latest "My Little Pony" series! I kept hearing such good things about it and tons of pictures of stuff but never did I actually find an NG or other parody of it. I love this because it has amazingly authentic animation. The coolest thing was how adorable everyone was. I admit that I was afraid the joke was going to turn into something...a little more dirty. While it was like something I had expected, it was still really funny to watch.

I am not in any way familiar with the characters in this series. I think I had one toy when I was a kid, but then again, I am a boy after all. I especially like the expressions in their eyes (both of them). Even the preview icon is adorable with her chomping on the precious little cupcakes. I hope you had some fun making this.

rebornMCW responds:

Starting from scratch isn't the fun part but once I had it all drawn out it was enjoyable passing the 1st frame finally. Glad you enjoyed it!

[CSI: Minecraft]

Not creepy

I was confused by the title in this because it did not seem to be a parody of CSI at all. Boy, CSI and Minecraft has got to be one of the strangest crossovers I have ever heard of! It was really cool to see this style of animation. I do not think it is new, but it looks amazing, particularly with how the characters just move about. They manage to show emotion in the silly appearances they have. This is a cartoon where you have absolutely no idea what is going to happen next.

I am not familiar with Minecraft, but I do know of the creeper creatures you are talking about. It was also cool to show the screen at the end with the choices. It seemed like this was going to be a game at first. The voices are also nice and authentic. While short, what truly matters is that you manage to make a really good joke out of it.

Falconer02 responds:

Thanks a lot for the plump review! I'm glad you liked it. And try out MC some day if you like sandbox games. Totally worth it.

[VALV - S2 - Ep.01]

Great new thing

This is great to watch because as a new series, it has tons of potential. The most awesome thing is that the animation is simply fantastic. You make sure that every part of the cartoon has the utmost detail put into it, especially with how the effects still remain in the picture. I was thinking he was going to bring back his friend. I suppose this is going to be one of those shows that has no continuity. All of the voices (although I can not understand them) are very well done as well.

Everyone in this just has so much emotion in their dialogue and action. I imagine it would be fairly painful to have a magic lamp come out of the crapper. It is a very unexpected sort of thing and the series has no single theme. I wish I could wish (?) to sleep better, get a girlfriend, and good grades. Even the backgrounds have great detail!

Darkar responds:

I really... REALLY enjoy your reviews! Thanks! :D