Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[HBD Flounderman]

Poor guy

When I heard of "Flounderman" it was something from an episode of "Spongebob Squarepants". The strange thing was that this did not seem to be about anybody who was like a flower. Heck if I even know what "Kombuchanan" means. The best part of this was easily seeing how great the giant robot looked like. It seems like you were really mocking the anime robot genre by showing that and ending up with a fail. It is a pity this was not submitted on Clock Day.

Then again, you had a different logo (which seems to show StrawberryClock with a vagina or something?) so you probably intended it to be something different. Not that SBC would probably even mind. This was better than a lot of other clock things people submitted that got high scores at least. The animation with the giant monster was not that great, but I doubt you cared. Maybe you can show the robot in use next time.

KombuchananClock responds:

You write way too many reviews, dude.

[Nightmare Madness Trailer]

Looks great

The best thing about this is that you really put something new in the Madness series by showing the bodies like that. The way they are all torn up and still come back to life is pretty unique. It just goes to show that this series' tributes can simply never end. Now it is just a trailer so there is not that much action shown, but it definitley makes you anticipate what is coming up. It was cool to have a second character show up. When you have more than one guy, it makes it a little more realistic.

Well, these are zombies so it's obviously not intended to be realistic. The way the camera works (well, I guess it's a cartoon so there isn't really a camera being used) is really cool. The best shot is of the second guy killing the zombie in the dark. The way the bullets hit the enemies are well done too. While this seems to have a story, I doubt it will matter much with the final product.

Deathisawesome responds:

Actually, I will put a LOT of effort into making a good story. And it won't be something you usually see, as I'm aiming to make it as unique as possible. And I'm glad you liked the camera-moves, as I will use those a lot to :)
Thanks for an awesome review :D

[Do Not Remove]

I have wondered

It's been so long since I've looked at that thing on my mattress I have forgotten how easy it is to make jokes about it. The thing is, I actually read the answer to that in a book. I do not remember exactly what it said, but I think it was okay to do it. It seemed like this was made for one of those color collabs that was something the site did awhile ago. Blue is one of my favorite colors, so I liked the shading. While not the most original of concepts, it still manages to be entertaining pretty well.

The best part was probably at the end with the guy squatting over the guy they shot so many times. It looked like he was trying to take a dump on him or something. Hey, they were nice enough to shoot him so many times in non-lethal areas! The drawings were good, it's just that you could have used more of a punchline. While not the greatest, this is something good for a quick laugh to watch.

Chimbley responds:

thanks Ericho!

[Dot Dot Dot - Animated]

But that's it!

Wow, with something like this I was not expecting anything epic at all, but you really got it down well! The best part was how well you seemed to imitate this guy's voice. I have no idea what this guy sounds like, but you put a great voice on it. Gee, how meta can you be when you are reviewing another review? This guy's main fault was that he used bad grammar and just came off as negative. The funniest part was probably when you went out of your way to define "contrail".

It seems to be a major disappointment as this guy may in fact be the most famous reviewer on the website now! Guys like me who make thousands of stuff would never get a tribute video. Speaking as one of the most prolific reviewers on this website, I would know a thing or two about writing reviews. You really knew how to lay the words out all over the screen. Let's hope all reviewers can learn from this guy!

RicePirate responds:

Ericho, a lot of know how awesome you are in terms of taking the time to really review pieces :) Don't think your investment is completely overlooked :)

[SCEp2 - Cubes]

Fairly mediocre

It is hard to say that there was anything particularly good or bad about this submission, because there really wasn't. The animation with the stick figures is actually pretty good, as far as stick figures go. The biggest problem is that it really is too short. At least you did not pollute it with a bunch of obscene or stupid stuff. Next time, you should really work on a background. Having a pure blank one is rarely a good idea. I have not see the other episode so I can not fully judge this series.

The voice work is actually done pretty well, although I can tell what you mean by not cracking. It seems as though you will get better if you work with that. I hope you have a happy new year and make better stuff. Hey, it could be a heck of a lot worse than a 2.45! My final thoughts are that it really should be a lot longer with more of a climax or punchline.

KillProduction responds:

You: The biggest problem is that it really is too short.

Well, duh. That's why I call Short Clip to this series. XD

[No Signal]

Cakes?

I thought this was a very original flash if not the most suspenseful. I guess it just gives off such an interesting tone of mystery, it is hard to come up with a consistent theme. I would like to see this explained, but it's still a fine cartoon. The best part is the animation, as you really worked hard to put dimension into the stick figure medium. It seems like this guy was trapped at a mental asylum, which sort of happened to my brother next time. It was weird to hear that song played at the end.

CaKeS1 responds:

Wow haven't got a response in a while. Thanks for the input, and it seems you understand this pretty well ;)

And I picked Feather by Nujabes because I thought it was calm and added to the strange feel of the animation. Thanks :D