Ericho's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[FFF: Twilight]

This was different than most episodes. I probably liked it better that way. It's mostly because you have such good CGI. The two characters seem to be done in a different style. I mean, it's hard to think of different style when doing CGI. It's weird to think that it still hasn't caught on, on this website after all these years.

The music was great. It's nice to just have talking. Okay, there was action in it. I'm getting more familiar with these characters. It's hard to tell with such a large cast.

SplashKhat responds:

The character models came right off the FF7 Playstation CD. There's an app that allows you to position each piece of the model and export as an image. It gets tedious since each model has 20+ parts. Myself and Princess Artemis spent some hours piecing together the few poses you saw here.

Nowdays you got 3D toolkits that can import models directly into flash and animate them. I'm looking forward to doing just that for the final chapter of the series.

[Cocket the Fish]

You mean like the Forest Gump character? This was really nice and cartoonish. I didn't love it, though. The best part was probably the diarrhea joke. I'm glad you didn't show the actual fluids with that. It was great fun to just look at this animation.

Why were there two intros? It seemed kind of pointless. The voice work was fairly good. This guy seems a lot like a 90s video game character. There were a lot of talking animal ones back then.

danlivas responds:

Yes, like the Forest Gump character! Thanks for your feedback. It's been years since I first published Cocket the Fish. I'm glad he seemed like a 90's video game character. I like making characters in that style. Check out my trailer for Hellevator, an iOS game I just released that has more of that 90's video game feel! Cheers!

[The World Ending]

That was really a lot of fun! My only complaint is that you should have shown more stuff at the end. It was just a series of stills. It's still a good cartoon because of how colorful it is. You really don't know what's going on. The voice was just perfect!

I would love to see more of this character! A pity she only seems to appear in this. It was simply a very creative cartoon. There's a lot of stuff going on. I like how the screen at the end works.

AtroxChobatsu responds:

Haha, thanks! Originally, there was video there, but it increased the filesize of the FLA by about 80% so we ended up using stills.

If you're interested, you can find Sarah in some other videos in my profile! She's also in "The Speech", "Shadow Puppets", and has an unspoken cameo in "How to Care for Your Cartoon Character."

[Mega Man X takes steroids]

I didn't read that this was something you did for health class. Edutainment is such a funny word. I still wasn't expecting something so serious from you. I love this because it really did stick to its message that steroids were bad. I'm so glad there's a drug we actually got something right on. There are an infinite number of misconceptions about every other drug.

It really was a heartwarming cartoon. The sprite work was as masterful as ever. The idea of the bit powerup was brilliant. I certainly hope you got a good grade in your class. You got a good one here!

DragoonFenix15 responds:

Well, the full story behind how the presentation went is... after all my work, the TV set this was displayed on didn't play the sound! The entire class watched it totally mute, but... it still got huge laughs out of everyone. I couldn't believe it! I'm pretty sure I did get an A. Wow, this was... sophomore year in high school!

[8-BIT WATERSLIDE: THE GAME!]

Aww, I saw this coming up and I thought it was a game. It still doesn't matter. It's really awesome as a trailer! It was that submission which made me be a fan of yours. I am so glad to at least acknowledge it! The artwork looks fantastic.

I just love how much he jumps around. Making a game based on a waterslide is a great idea. They're already good as video games in real life! Making one just seems like an obvious idea. I like how this guy screams so much.

teaandcheese responds:

Hey thanks very much, :D

[Rest & Relaxation]

While not great, this was definitely good. It's mostly because the joke is so unexpected. It seems like there were a lot of cartoons just like that out at this time. The animation is as good as ever. I think it could have been more than just one gag. I would have liked this more if it was in some sort of compilation.

I actually did get relaxed as I watched this. I mean, it doesn't seem to be that zany until the end. I like how he seems to poop out his brain. Dang, I'm weird. The sounds/music were great too.

vastcool responds:

Thanks!

[Death Mansion- Part 1]

This was really good! I appreciate all the little things going on. I just loved the music in this! Some of the design doesn't hold up, but it's still pretty good. That was a pretty long intro. You simply can't go wrong with zombies.

I guess stick flashes never died to begin with. I like the health bar thing. It showed that they were on equal levels. It was great to see him get back at the end. This does, however, seem more like a standalone cartoon.

IaMI2002 responds:

Thank you Ericho :)

[Molly & Wally in "Prank Call"]

Why am I seeing so much stuff that I don't understand? I mean, the prank works and then what? I will give you credit for having great animation. It really was funny to see her butt fly around like that. This just seems like one of your weakest flashes. I was expecting more of a joke.

Okay, poop can be funny. It just doesn't add up to much here. The redundant name is nice. Uh, happy first day of June? I don't see this becoming popular.

TmsT responds:

To answer your questions:
- Because you are expanding your horizons, challenging yourself by seeking out new things to learn from. Good for you!
- The prank works and then the movie concludes, having no further business after demonstrating the prank.
- It was actually the second day of June that was the happy day, when this movie won a Daily 2nd Place. Thanks for asking.