Author Ashley Norris

I'm a twenty year-old film-lover, full-time procrastinator and rambler. There's too little time to accomplish everything.

Blu Review
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The synopsis on this Blu-ray is quite misleading because the reading of it comes across as how objects own our lives and that they’re very controlling whether we realize it or not. What follows is very surface level about that idea but instead is a film about patting the back of designers who create the things we use. It’s incredibly disappointing when being misled into believing that there’ll be an insight into how the world looks into our consumerism, our necessity for things, how these things control us. Instead, what you get is a documentary about the creation of objects which can be quite interesting but most of the times is about stroking the egos of those who create every day things that we take for granted and how their underrated geniuses. Self-indulgent to say the least.

Home Entertainment
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Animals are the best, aren’t they? They’re uncomprehending of the things around them to our extent but they develop these relationships like we do—with other animals as well as us. Animals are lovely creatures on the whole and you can bond with anything as long as you show it affection from the off; you can almost manipulate nature to an extent, fight the instincts for something nice and if animals can do this then so can we: there’s no excuse for hostility really. A digression but it links to this documentary about a killer whale who’s as much a killer as a week-old kitten. Luna is looking for love, family and friendship after losing contact with his family. He’s seeking out for all the things that we crave but attention more than anything else. Poor Luna.

Home Entertainment
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The plot of this documentary alone is one of incredible frustration. After reading it, it’s shocking enough as it is and when you finally press play, it only gets worse and your feeling of disgust intensifies. There are a lot of problems with the armed forces, many of which are ignored because of the dangerous nature of their careers, this is one of the things that is ignored within it and really shouldn’t be. This documentary helps cement the fact that respect should be earned and not given automatically because of your title. It’s the reason why respect for soldiers goes overboard as they get privileges that others don’t because of the risk involved with their work that they voluntarily sign up for.

Home Entertainment
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We’ve all had the fantasy to be sucked into an alternate reality. Whether it be a game, film, TV programme or a book, we’ve all wanted it to happen. The idea of being sucked into Zelda is probably one that a lot of people have fantasised about. Being sucked into a world as a hero, saving a princess and defeating the evil overlord that is Gannon(dorf). Neil (Tony Janning) is the lucky one that gets sucked into the game after one night getting drunk, asphyxiating himself while masturbating which somehow transported him into the game – as the song goes. From the off, with the lowest of production values for the first season, it is absolutely hilarious. Although the episodes – webisodes is probably more fitting – are only clocking in at two minutes, they’re worthwhile two minutes but as they kick in they end abruptly which is a bit disappointing. Thankfully, now that they’re available on DVD, you can watch them all at once.

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