- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: BFI Publishing (7 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 184457105X
- ISBN-13: 978-1844571055
- Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 19.7 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,089,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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One of the most revealing snapshots of British cinema-going ever produced, "The Ultimate Film" is the definitive list of the all-time top 100 films based on UK cinema admissions. From the 1930s to the present, the chart shows the diverse tastes that come together to make up Britain's choice of film favorites. Is "Harry Potter" more popular than "The Lord of the Rings"? How does Bond compare with Bridget Jones? "The Ultimate Film" has the answers taking the reader from "Carry on Nurse" to "A Clockwork Orange", "South Pacific" to "Star Wars" and "Ben Hur" all the way to "Doctor Zhivago".Each film is looked at in turn. What did the critics think of it when it was released and, with the benefit of hindsight, were they right? Who were the stars and who directed the action? What happened behind the scenes? What other films were being lauded at the same time? What was happening in the country and the wider world that led the film to be made, and then made it so popular? Sure to provoke debate and discussion, this fascinating and lavishly illustrated book tells us much about our shared history, culture and attitudes.This is the first time a list has been compiled based on the films people have most wanted to see. Some of the results will come as a surprise and the list has much to tell us about how we once were, and how cinema going has played no small part in shaping our culture and helped make us the way we are today. "The Ultimate Film" contains a number of breakout sections - lists within a list to satisfy the most ardent film buff: leading ladies - dicusses the female stars who did and didn't make the list; my name's Bond - Britain's most successful film franchise explored; Missing Men - the male stars included and surprisingly absent; Ones that Got Away - Classic films not in the list; drawing the crowds - animated films and their continued popularity; Picture Palaces - The history and evolution of British cinemas; and the Film at War - How wartime affected film production and cinema going
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This review is from: Ultimate Film: The UK's 100 Most Popular Films (Paperback)
I like films, well who doesn't? So my wife got me this book for Christmas. Its one you can browse for a while and come back to over and over, rather than one to read. I'd call it coffee table fare. Lots of insight into supposedly the top 100 films based on UK cinema attendance and looks at the plot line, the film as it was received on release and its place in the world of cinema today. Reviews from their release and reviews from today. Also who's in it, made it and so on.
Would I recommend it? I don't know! Its interest is limited and its readable life short. It's a book to start conversations and to make you think yep Id have that in my top 100 or no I wouldn't. Its well researched and well written but not one I'd have bought for myself.
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