Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

["Arcade Attack"-SMBCSM]

Better

This was far better than the previous thing that I reviewed. This is mostly because the animation (well stop-motion) is done far better and I can see how it got a higher score. These Super Mario Bros. chess pieces just look so awesome! If nothing else, I praise you for introducing them to me. Everything was presented in a very clear manner, but the big downside was that there was not much action. If you want to work in stop-motion, then you should have a lot more things going on.

The music was pretty appropriate but there needed to be some more wonder. You could make it like a battle between the characters and throw in the Mario icons. That still does not take away from the fact that this looks nice. It just did not have much going on. All of these figurines look great and I would love to see them engage in a lot more action with sound effects.

doppler73 responds:

Thanks for the improvments, and the 5!

[I'm a Ball.(2010)]

I'm a ball?

I guess you were just trying to make something really simple, but it did not work well because so little was actually happening. It was just these shapes talking. Oh wait, were you trying to get into the shape meme of cartoons here? Whatever your intention was, there needs to be a lot more action going on and many more jokes. Seeing as how this was "experimental" I guess it wasn't supposed to make any sense. Congradulations on working on your first independent cartoon, I suppose.

The only good part about this were that the lines were drawn pretty well. It was far too short and needed to have far more going on. I guess it works as a test but you should know that on this website it is generally not polite to submit things that are simply tests. Too bad you did not win the Underdog Of The Week award. Have more going on with more jokes for a higher score!

doppler73 responds:

Let me guess, I'm a Ball 2?

Also, FYI, doppler14 did the voices.

[It Whoopzilla!!!]

Whoop!

I think this footage may in fact be from the first Japanese Godzilla movie. That is known for being the best in the entire series. Normally, I am not a fan of these submissions where it's basically one short joke, but this was an exception. In fact, the only thing that kept me from liking it more was that you did not put in the Shoop Da Whoop sound! It is great to see footage from a classic Godzilla movie. It is also neat how you included a list of all the other flash cartoons you have made.

Sometimes it is not enough to just mention them, but also show screenshots of them! It's hard to say more, because this really works well in how brief it is. The footage itself just looks so good and in no way campy or cheesy. That atomic bomb scene is pretty popular, isn't it? This is funny because Godzilla himself is supposed to be a metaphor for the atomic bomb.

Psychopath responds:

No it's not, it's from the first one made in the '90's; specifically, it was Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah [1991]. The first Godzilla movie was made in the fucking '50's and was in black and white.

[Don't Flush Magnets]

Now that was crazy

Nearly everything you guys work on seems to at least get a rating of over 4.00. This had a lower rating than that, but it still managed to be really good. I was thinking that you were going to reference the "F*cking Magnets, How Do They Work?" meme. This was great to watch because it was completely random. Were the birds going to pluck out the giant breasts or were they going for the crabs or whatever the other things were? You guys have a great spirit about how silly you are.

You had no idea what was going to happen next. Seriously, if you thought that dropping magnets down a toilet resulted in breasts appearing in this cartoon, I would have called you crazy. It seemed as though the water seemed to be going away at first. I then realized I should focus my attention on the much bigger thing of the boobs everywhere. Thank you for making this short, but sweet.

DestructoBox responds:

While it's actually a lake full of dead fish, the idea of a boob lake is very intriguing.

Thanks for the review

[TOFUZILLA1]

Tofu?

I could have sworn that I saw this before, but maybe it was just a demo or something. This was really cool to watch because it had a great sense of adventure and action. The animation really made it. While it was not the most original of ideas, it still had a lot of things going for it. As there is no dialogue, you are really allowed to let the action do the talking and in something driven by good animation, that really works. The best part is probably when she fires that white ball at the chamber thing.

I really have no clue at all what is going on in this cartoon, but niether do I in a lot of other ones. The animation style was authentic and there was so much detail put into it. This was also a great use of colors and shading as everything looked so unique. Now that I think about it, I think I have in fact heard of that graphic novel before. While not that long, it manages to be really cool and fun.

danomano65 responds:

Hey thanks for the review. You put a lot of thought into it.

[robocidio]

Fairly nice

At first, I thought this was a fighting game because it certainly seemed like it was nice. The best part about this was that the animation was really good. I especially like the background with all those paintings. Granted, they really had nothing to do with the theme of the cartoon but they are still nice to look at. It also took a little bit to realize that it started on its own as one complaint would be that it did take awhile to load. Anyway, this was great fun to see these robots fight each other.

I have no clue who the robot besides Bender is or if he's supposed to be an original character. I suggest you turn this into a game because it definitley has potential. While a little short, it still does a good job of delivering the goods. Many of the animation styles seem to contrast with each other in simple appearance. This was an enjoyable cartoon to watch and you obviously have some talent.

DoomedChi responds:

Thank you

[A WTF Flash]

What?

Now this is one of those submissions where I can not decide to give it zero stars or ten stars. As I have stated before, when facing a decision like that, just go in the middle. It started out seeming way too simple to be any good, but it actually got better as it went on! I think you really have potential to do something good, you just need improvement. First, you should try not to make it an infinite loop although I could not help you with that. You could also try putting more color in.

Your artwork actually reminded me of David Firth. You should probably also work on your sketches, because they look a tad rough. The biggest thing you can do is probably make it longer and put in some more detail. You are off to a fine start at least. The music could have probably fitted the stuff going on a bit better, too.

argile responds:

Thanks for the reasonable feedback, I'm pleased that you've taken the time to write some constructive criticism a lot of the reviewers don't do that a lot normally a few them just leave a few one liner sentences telling you how much it rocks or sucks and call it a day. I wouldn't say that I take major influence from David Firth but I'd be lying if I said I didn't like some of his creations...

It may be a little difficult for me to take upon those improvements but I don't plan to stick around with the same level of work you see at the moment.

[Folding Cranes]

Experimental for you!

If this did not have the author's name, I would have never guessed that it was you. While you are known for working on non-sequitor stuff, this was still really different. It is just great that you are planning on an entirely new style of animation for you. As for me, well, I probably will never make an onigori crane. I remember going to this one place where I worked on paper airplanes but the only thing I remember from it is that you can just crumble up a piece of paper and throw it to make it go fast. The music was really cool too.

This submission works because it has a lot of heart to it. It seems like you really wanted to show the audience how to make a paper crane. It works great as an infinite loop because if you are working on one, you can just keep watching this all day. I liked the colors and all of the lines are drawn very neatly. While I do like your other sort of animation better, this was certainly a treat.

TheBoogley responds:

thanks Ericho, it was nice to try something new and I was a little nervous about what people would think of it. It seems to be going down well so i'm very happy!

[KidneyClock Is Da King!]

Not much

I have decided to give you a "1" because you have introduced me to yet another clock. Of course, I have seen so many of them I have lost track. I hope you had a great Clock Day as it was certainly better than the one I had with my submission. I assume the main author is supposed to be a parody of HappyHarry perhaps? It got annoying with how the music kept going on and on. You should try out for an off switch or something next time.

I can not tell what your true intentions were for this, oh wait, now I realize it was spam. Well, it looks like you certainly got your wish. Next time, I think you should try having a lot more going on instead of just a single screen. If it is a single screen, then you probably should put in some audio about your political views or something meaningful. I guess the animation of KidneyClock is not too bad.

harryjarry responds:

KidneyClock is a clock that you don't want to lose track of! Keep that in mind!! It was a great Clock Day if I recall correctly! I hope you have a better one next time! Oh no, the username harryjarry has nothing to do with HappyHarry (I've heard Hamy-jamy too, haha). Maybe next Clock Day we'll go for something more complex!

Spam? If that means fun! Our political views are the KidneyClock should be king! And rule all! KidneyClock appreciates your comments and will remember them after the crown has been taken!