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Ashens embarks on a quest to find the legendary and elusive piece of electronic tat known as the GameChild.Ashens embarks on a quest to find the legendary and elusive piece of electronic tat known as the GameChild.Ashens embarks on a quest to find the legendary and elusive piece of electronic tat known as the GameChild.
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- TriviaThe titular Game Child is a real device, released as a cheap knockoff of the GameBoy. They aren't as rare as depicted in the film, however. Shortly following the film's release, Stuart reviewed a real one.
- GoofsOne scene in the movie is supposed to be set in 1991. However, all the vehicles seen in the background were all produced after 1991.
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Chef Brilliance: Chef Brilliances Almost Lasagne-like food products. Only in colour.
- Crazy creditsKey Grip: Sorry. Actually we couldn't afford a Key Grip for the film so the rest of the crew had to carry all the grip equipment themselves. So anyway, we Wikipeded "Easter Egg", and the term was coined way back by someone at Atari because a game designer hid a secret message in a game. So it's like hunting for a hidden Easter egg. Huh.
- Alternate versionsThe 2020 re-release of the film cuts a shot of a met police lantern and a 45-second sequence with stormtroopers.
- ConnectionsEdited into Knighthood and Decoy: KnightHood and Decoy Give Ashens a Lift (2013)
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A smart and funny ride, not exactly for everyone
//If you haven't heard of or even seen Steward Ashens work yet, your reaction to this may be mixed.\\
Ashens and the quest for the game child was not something I was expecting to come out. When the first video about it came out, I thought it was just a joke but little did I know that it was actually serious... and that the movie would be a fun movie that makes fun of itself in the progress! Egg my house because I'm not British, but I'm proud to say that I loved watching Ashens look for a worthless video game console for one hour and 30 minutes, and without spoiling anything, the ending made me both happy and odd feeling. However, the jokes are for the most part funny, yet not all of them were very funny. Some jokes were references to some British shows I've never seen, and a few others won't be very funny if you don't get the reference. But that's this movie's fatal flaw: if you don't get the references, you won't be laughing that much. While I do recommend Ashens and the quest for the game child it has a big star sign that clearly states that this movie is not for everyone. I also thought it the claymation scene was cool, and I instantly caught on to the fact that it was done by Lee Hardcastle. The plot was a little hit and miss, sometimes it caught onto something I hadn't thought about, but most of the time it was being silly just to mock itself later. I liked the plot when it was being silly but by the time it got serious I just facepalmed. I liked it when it mocked itself but sometimes I was just left with a 'what just happened' face.
So overall do I recommend Ashens and the quest for the game child? It really depends on if you get the references or not, but overall it's still very funny, and a good effort for a bit of a low budget film.
(also the films now on DVD and Blu-Ray, but that's only in the UK)
Pros: +Often funny plot +Funny... for the most part +Ashens is a good main character
Cons: -Jokes rely too heavily on references -Ending kinda lost me -Sometimes hit and miss plot
Ashens and the quest for the game child was not something I was expecting to come out. When the first video about it came out, I thought it was just a joke but little did I know that it was actually serious... and that the movie would be a fun movie that makes fun of itself in the progress! Egg my house because I'm not British, but I'm proud to say that I loved watching Ashens look for a worthless video game console for one hour and 30 minutes, and without spoiling anything, the ending made me both happy and odd feeling. However, the jokes are for the most part funny, yet not all of them were very funny. Some jokes were references to some British shows I've never seen, and a few others won't be very funny if you don't get the reference. But that's this movie's fatal flaw: if you don't get the references, you won't be laughing that much. While I do recommend Ashens and the quest for the game child it has a big star sign that clearly states that this movie is not for everyone. I also thought it the claymation scene was cool, and I instantly caught on to the fact that it was done by Lee Hardcastle. The plot was a little hit and miss, sometimes it caught onto something I hadn't thought about, but most of the time it was being silly just to mock itself later. I liked the plot when it was being silly but by the time it got serious I just facepalmed. I liked it when it mocked itself but sometimes I was just left with a 'what just happened' face.
So overall do I recommend Ashens and the quest for the game child? It really depends on if you get the references or not, but overall it's still very funny, and a good effort for a bit of a low budget film.
(also the films now on DVD and Blu-Ray, but that's only in the UK)
Pros: +Often funny plot +Funny... for the most part +Ashens is a good main character
Cons: -Jokes rely too heavily on references -Ending kinda lost me -Sometimes hit and miss plot
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- $180,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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