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  | 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Catalog: Book Release date: 2008-10-01 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 960 Ean: 9780764161513 Book Isbn: 0764161512  Tip: compare prices with similar books |
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This special Fifth Anniversary Edition of the acclaimed film reference guide is packed with virtually everything movie lovers need to know about the films they simply must see. Stephen Jay Schneider and his team of writers have brought the book up to date by including the most memorable movies released during the past five years. Among their new additions are The Queen, The Lives of Others, Brokeback Mountain, and several more recent movies that have attracted worldwide attention. Covering more than a century of filmmaking and dating back to silent-era sensations such as Edwin S. Porter’s The Great Train Robbery and Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, this book describes musicals, dramas, screwball comedies, experimental “New Wave” films from 1950s and ’60s Italy and France, major films noir, classic westerns, action and adventure films, and even memorable documentaries. It lists each film’s director and cast, presents a plot summary and production notes, and cites interesting, often little-known facts relating to the film’s cast, storyline, and production. For students of cinema, discerning film buffs, DVD collectors, and readers who enjoy thumbing through and reminiscing over cherished screen moments, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is the place to start reading. Filled with 800 movie still shots and actors’ photos. |
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Written on May 25, 2007 Summary: Didn't say they were the greatest! I think this is a great book and I really enjoy reading through it's pages, but that is not the main point of my review. I want to clear up what I see as a misconception of the book that I see in a lot of reviews. This is not the "1001 Greatest Movies Ever Made" or "1001 Most Important Movies Ever Made"; it's 1001 movies you should (must) see to get a very well rounded sense of movies and their history. Some movies in the book are included just because they are great, others because of their historical niche in movie makeing, some because they illustrate a certain style, and some for pure entertainment they give. Movies with different types of animation are included and well as a broad spectrum of foreign movies. Think of this book as a watch list for a very in depth cinema appreciation class. Some of these films may not be great, some may not even be entertaining, but all are important, or illustrate an important part of cinema history.  Written on March 8, 2007 Summary: Good book for a movie lover! Bought this for my Dad for his birthday. He loved it. It's a great coffee table book. Written on February 10, 2007 Summary: My personal bible... I've had this book for about a year now, and it has truly become my own personal bible. As other reviewers have pointed out, the book spans the past century's film history and includes movies from well-known Oscar-winners to more obscure, independent gems. One thing I love about this book is that it does a fine job at keeping the list neutral -- there aren't more American-made films than foreign ones; there aren't more recent films than older ones or vice versa; there aren't more popular films than relatively unknown ones; there aren't more comedies than horror films, dramas than sci-fis, etc. The included short essays/reviews on each film are concise and informative for the most part, though I must say it bugs me that some of them give the ending or crucial plot details away. The photos are all gorgeous and make this book a nice one to keep on display on your coffee table. At the beginning, the book states that one of its goals is to make passionate film lovers out of casual filmgoers, and for me, it accomplished that goal with flying colors. Over the past year, I have become an ardent movie buff and lover mostly from watching at least seventy-five of the excellent films included in the book -- I've yet to encounter one I haven't at least liked. As I said, this book has become my bible and it's never far from my reach -- practically every weekend I find a new movie to rent/buy and immensely enjoy. It'll definitely make a believer out of ya! The editor also notes that although 1001 movies might seem like an exhaustive list, it quickly becomes apparent that it's really not big enough. There are so many great movies out there (way more than 1001, trust me), but this book serves as an excellent introduction (and then some) to the world of film. Highly recommended to those interested in seeing great movies.  Written on January 31, 2007 Summary: Not necessarily worth the high price tag 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a fun book to own and a good thing to get as a gift, but it has some flaws which detracted from my enjoyment of it. While I did not regret spending 30$ on the book, I was not nearly as happy as I thought I was going to be with it. I will not waste your time by expressing outrage over titles that should or should not have been included. Everyone has their own opinion and finding out what is and isn't written about is part of the fun. No one will ever be able to come up with a definitive list, so as long as Citizen Kane, Chinatown, and The Godfather are included we should all be happy. However, I did take issue with some of their other selection criteria. For one, the book included short films. This is presumably just a matter of my own opinion, but I feel that the AFI was wise to only consider feature films (typically at least an hour long) on its lists. There have certainly been important short films, but I feel they deserve their own book. Also, and this is going to come off as really narrow-minded, but I felt too much focus was given toward foreign films. Don't get me wrong, I find foreign films to be much more daring than Hollywood releases and a welcome breath of fresh air, but that doesn't mean every self-consciously artistic film to come out of China, France, or Japan has to be included. Furthermore, why not include works like Leon or La Femme Nikita, why limit the foreign market to pretentious or arty films? Unlike other readers I had no problem with the lack of film ratings (the ratings system wasn't introduced until 1968 and often ratings ge changed) or the revealing of endings (this isn't a book of reviews--the ending is often a critical reason why see a movie) and it was fun to read through. I think that a compilation of so many different authors can be problematic (the book has entries for Casino and Gangs of New York, yet another author says they're not worth watching) but the book did the best it could in this regard. Still, on the whole, why not buy Emma Beare's "501 Must See Movies." Sure it has 500 fewer films but it's much cheaper (not on this site, perhaps, but I got it for 9.99 at Borders), skips short films, and is more enjoyable. Written on January 1, 2007 Summary: Fun and interesting book, but some surprising omissions. I received this book as a Christmas gift and have enjoyed skimming through it. Several movies of which I was previously unaware I would now like to see. However, I was very surprised at some of the films not included. For example, there isn't a single Harold Lloyd film, and one of John Huston's, Bogart's, and E. G. Robinson's best films, "Key Largo," is omitted, yet "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Total Recall" are on the list??? |
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| Release date | 2008-10-01 | 2006-03-07 | 2006-02-07 | 1996-12-15 | 2007-03-20 | 2004-02-21 |
| Media | Hardcover | Hardcover | Hardcover | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 960 | 960 | 960 | 224 | 960 | 1200 |
| Ean | 9780764161513 | 9780789313706 | 9780789313713 | 9780312150426 | 9780789315243 | 9780312326111 |
| Book Isbn | 0764161512 | 0789313707 | 0375434631 | 0312150423 | 0789315246 | 0312326114 |
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