- Paperback: 1664 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.; Revised edition edition (1 Nov 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345493311
- ISBN-13: 978-0345493316
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 7.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,666,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“THE BEST.”
–People
“THE BEST ALL-AROUND VOLUME.”
–Newsday
Wondering what video to rent tonight? This bestselling fact-packed guide is the only sourcebook you and your family will ever need. Mick Martin and Marsha Porter steer you toward the winners and warn you about the losers. DVD & Video Guide 2007 covers it all–more films than any other guide, including your favorite serials, B-Westerns, and made-for-TV movies, and even old television programs! Each entry, conveniently alphabetized for easy access, includes a summary, fresh commentary, the director, major cast members, the year of release, and the MPAA rating, plus a reliable Martin and Porter rating–from Five Stars to Turkey–so you’ll never get caught with a clunker again!
THE BEST IN THE FIELD!
Including
• BRAND-NEW DVD LISTINGS
• DIRECTOR AND STAR INDEXES
• COMPLETE ACADEMY AWARD LISTINGS
• WHERE TO GET THOSE HARD-TO-FIND VIDEOS
–People
“THE BEST ALL-AROUND VOLUME.”
–Newsday
Wondering what video to rent tonight? This bestselling fact-packed guide is the only sourcebook you and your family will ever need. Mick Martin and Marsha Porter steer you toward the winners and warn you about the losers. DVD & Video Guide 2007 covers it all–more films than any other guide, including your favorite serials, B-Westerns, and made-for-TV movies, and even old television programs! Each entry, conveniently alphabetized for easy access, includes a summary, fresh commentary, the director, major cast members, the year of release, and the MPAA rating, plus a reliable Martin and Porter rating–from Five Stars to Turkey–so you’ll never get caught with a clunker again!
THE BEST IN THE FIELD!
Including
• BRAND-NEW DVD LISTINGS
• DIRECTOR AND STAR INDEXES
• COMPLETE ACADEMY AWARD LISTINGS
• WHERE TO GET THOSE HARD-TO-FIND VIDEOS
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Great guide to the movies, keep this one as well Leonard Maltin one.
Can not find the 2008 guide for sale anywhere.
Can not find the 2008 guide for sale anywhere.
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
The ultimate movie dictionary!
30 Oct 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have been buying this guide for 10 years now and I still find it to be the best!
"The BEST." says -People mag.
"The best all around volume." says - Newsday
The guide rates movies on dvd and/or vhs by giving them 5 stars to "a turkey"..
***** excellent
**** very good
*** good
** fair
* turkey (bad/poor)
Ok.. there is no way anyone will agree with every star rating givin' by the two film critics that write this guide.. I know I don't but, I don't give this book 4 stars based on how much they did or didn't like a particular film. I like how many small reviews they have packed into this 1650 page book and how they include the star/director index, Oscar winners ect.
This guide rates over 20,000 movies.. by far the most of any guide of its kind. There is also two sizes. The larger one contains larger print and, the smaller one is a little more portable. Both have their benefits. Over all.. a handy little tool for any movie buff at any age.
"The BEST." says -People mag.
"The best all around volume." says - Newsday
The guide rates movies on dvd and/or vhs by giving them 5 stars to "a turkey"..
***** excellent
**** very good
*** good
** fair
* turkey (bad/poor)
Ok.. there is no way anyone will agree with every star rating givin' by the two film critics that write this guide.. I know I don't but, I don't give this book 4 stars based on how much they did or didn't like a particular film. I like how many small reviews they have packed into this 1650 page book and how they include the star/director index, Oscar winners ect.
This guide rates over 20,000 movies.. by far the most of any guide of its kind. There is also two sizes. The larger one contains larger print and, the smaller one is a little more portable. Both have their benefits. Over all.. a handy little tool for any movie buff at any age.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
A Movie guide's guide
7 Jan 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The inclusion of a COMPLETE cross-referenced list of ALL actors and directors makes this an invaluable guide for the movie buff. I know of no other Guide that does this, and their reviews are uniformly descriptive. I also admit freely that the list of actors for EACH movie sometimes omits some "fairly" important people. It is for this reason that I use Leonard Maltin's Guide as a supplement. Maltin has longer lists of actors, but a puny index to them. If I were to buy only one TV and DVD Guide, it would have to be Martin and Porter.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Where Is This Year's (2008) Edition?
30 Nov 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've been buying and enjoying this movie guide for years and I always buy the newest edition as soon as it's released. It usually hits my local bookstore by Labor Day, but for some reason they didn't release a 2008 edition...yet. (It's now December 1, 2007.) I hope it hasn't been discontinued because I find this review guide better than the Leonard Maltin movie guide book.
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