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If it ain't a subject of a Rough Guide then it probably ain't worth reading (TNT Magazine )
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The Rough Guide to Cult Movies offers a blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird - and weirdly compelling - films in the world. Whether you're a paid-up member of The Big Lebowski fan club or just looking for a night in with an interesting DVD, The Rough Guide to Cult Movies is the ultimate guide to the world's most memorable films. The Rough Guide to Cult Movies selects cinema's most compelling triumphs: films that are brilliant, intriguing or just plain bizarre; from action flicks to zombie films, by way of nuns, yakuza, musicals and mutations. You'll find expert, pithy reviews of over 1500 movies, with forgotten legends like Charlie Chan and the Opera or contemporary classics like There Will Be Blood, plus filmmakers' picks of their favourite cult movies, in their own words.
There are good movies and there are bad movies and then there are cult movies.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is without doubt a very useful book.
With hundreds of reviews covering every genre, it's an intelligently written and witty little number, more than capable of pointing you in the right direction of many great films you might not have otherwise considered. It's so user-friendly, in fact, I guarantee you'll be flicking through its pages on a regular basis in relation to your viewing and buying habits. I certainly have, and often still do (LONE STAR, 1996, Dir. John Sayles, p449/Westerns, being my most recent DVD acquisition).
And due to its easily-accessible nature and scale, THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CULT MOVIES, I kid you not, makes for ideal reading matter in the, er, powder room. Trust me, you'll be amazed at your capacity for info-retention during these sessions - I'm rather fond of the following quote, which seems to have lodged itself firmly in the brain for no particular reason: "You're not only wrong, you're wrong at the top of your voice" (Spencer Tracy, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, 1954, Dir. John Sturgess, p412/Thrillers). So, in one end but not always out the other.
Okay then, sit down, relax...and say hello to a small but perfectly formed mini-repository of facts and entertainment. It'll never outstay its welcome, that's for sure.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
With hundreds of reviews covering every genre, it's an intelligently written and witty little number, more than capable of pointing you in the right direction of many great films you might not have otherwise considered. It's so user-friendly, in fact, I guarantee you'll be flicking through its pages on a regular basis in relation to your viewing and buying habits. I certainly have, and often still do (LONE STAR, 1996, Dir. John Sayles, p449/Westerns, being my most recent DVD acquisition).
And due to its easily-accessible nature and scale, THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CULT MOVIES, I kid you not, makes for ideal reading matter in the, er, powder room. Trust me, you'll be amazed at your capacity for info-retention during these sessions - I'm rather fond of the following quote, which seems to have lodged itself firmly in the brain for no particular reason: "You're not only wrong, you're wrong at the top of your voice" (Spencer Tracy, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, 1954, Dir. John Sturgess, p412/Thrillers). So, in one end but not always out the other.
Okay then, sit down, relax...and say hello to a small but perfectly formed mini-repository of facts and entertainment. It'll never outstay its welcome, that's for sure.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Don't be fooled, there is precious little about cult movies in this book. The book starts out with a very dubious definition of what constitutes a cult movie and then seemingly ignores this definition and presents reviews of predominantly mainstream films. Where cult movies do appear they tend to be regarded with disdain rather then reverence. For a much more informative and humorous review of cult movies see Jonathan Ross' excellent book "The Incredibly Strange Film Book".
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Full of fun, daft trivia (I can't get over the idea of David Niven as the Humphrey Bogart character in The African Queen), and probably one too many pictures of Elvis Presley. The genre-by-genre guide makes it east to dip in to. A very good stocking filler if you've got a friend or relative who's enthusiastic about the movies.
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