Film Album, The (Highlights) - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Advantages: Stunning commentary on a dystopic future
Disadvantages: Too dark and controversial for some audiences

...note: also appears on my film review website, ShaunMunro.co.uk, and Dooyoo! Battle Royale, the adaptation of Koshun Takami's fabulous novel of the same name, is near enough controversy at 24 frames per second, unleashing a downbeat, counter-culture, subversive tone from its matter-of-fact opening, to its twist-filled end. Much furore has surrounded the fact that this film is still unreleased in America (contrary to the belief that the film was banned), most postulating that a film involving school kids killing each other is simply too close to the bone in the wake of the Columbine, and more recently, Virginia Tech shootings (which means that things don't bode well for the already ill-fated American remake of this film). Much comparison has been drawn to Kubrick's cerebral masterpiece A Clockwork Orange, in how both films accompany... Read review

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Advantages: Great cover, some good music
Disadvantages: Much of the music does not stand up to this listening

...The Carry On Album is a CD of music from the wonderful Carry On films, which spanned three decades. It is played by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & is really only for huge officianados of the films. Some of the music is instantly recognisable & evokes all kinds of great memories about the films, but other tracks do not stand up so well as pieces of music, away from the films they were written for. The music from the Carry On films - Camping, Sergeant, Teacher, Nurse, Cabby, Cleo, Jack, Behind, At Your Convenience, Up The Khyber, Doctor & Doctor Again - does not stand up well as an album, but the art work on the cover is great.... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Quality
Disadvantages: Bit chunkier than other makes

...This is the old reliable of highlighters they've been around as long as i've been in school and i still use them now that i am working. They last a fair while although they do tend to dry out quite quickly if you leave the lid off but then they're not designed to be left with the lid off. They usually come in packs of four and are quite chunky making it difficult to get more than one in a pencil case compared with other highlighters which are much slimmer. Using the highlighter gives a strong colour that only fades at the very end of its useful life so they seem good value for money and can really help highlight key points especially for exam revision!... Read review

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