Video Movie Guide 2001 (Video and DVD Guide) |
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Author:
Mick Martin,
Marsha Porter
By Ballantine Books (Mm)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 016.7914375 EAN: 9780345420992 ISBN: 0345420993 Label: Ballantine Books (Mm) Manufacturer: Ballantine Books (Mm) Number Of Pages: 1600 Publication Date: 2000-10 Publisher: Ballantine Books (Mm) Studio: Ballantine Books (Mm) |
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    Adequate, but not what I needed. My fault., 1999-07-06 I got this book to update my old Maltin for my small reference library. Due to my own carelessness, I failed to consider that this volume does not include movies that are not on video, i.e., most TV productions and many older films. Another aggravation is the presentation of the indices of cast and director credits. While the number of individuals listed is impressive, their credits do not seem to be complete and worst of all, there are no dates. These lists should be chronological. The reviews are so-so.I'll keep this one in my library, but I guess I need to get another Matlin also.
    The best guide for selcet the movies, 1999-07-24 I use it for looking for the movies i like. The rating system is good. I t's the best for everyone who love movies.
    Accurate, Helpful, and Funny, 1999-05-06 This book has a great rating system, an excellent index of actors and directors and their movies, and the authors have a good sense of humor about the bad movies. One of my favorites is "Speed 2" It says, "It generates as much excitement as watching snails on a collision course with fifty yards between them." One review that I don't understand is for "Hello, Dolly!" It received a turkey without any explanation other than a one-sentence plot summary.
    Simple the Best!, 1999-08-10 There is simply no better movie guide on books than Video Movie Guide. I can recommend it to everyone!
    The Internet Movie Database Rules!, 1999-08-16 The one-line summary I have provided makes the point of what I'm going to quickly say very clear. In my opinion I believe the Internet Movie Database is the best, most concise, witty, and LARGEST (over 80,000 titles!) movie and video guide. What Martin is missing is that it's all just his opinion. Like most critics (Ebert, Leonard Maltin) he tends to believe that he's right and every one else should believe he's right. To accomplish this he uses big and intimidating words to get the less educated readers to believe that he's right and everyone else is wrong. To me he is no different from Halliwell, Leonard Maltin, and Roger Ebert. Go to the IMDB or read VideoHound instead, they're a helluva lot better.
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