World Famous Comics: Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide)
Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide)
By: Leonard Maltin Publisher: Plume Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Plume Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 1664 Publication Date: August 05, 2008
Product Description: The New York Times bestselling movie guide from a household name in film criticism
Consulted more frequently than ever in this era of Netflix as the resource, Leonard Maltin’s New York Times bestselling film guide remains the most complete, most reliable, and most authoritative resource for movie reviews. Including nearly 17,000 films, the 2009 edition features more than 300 new entries, a completely updated index of leading actors and directors, and Leonard’s personal favorite films.
Pathetic... Folks, did you know that in the film "Mandingo", Susan George was James Mason's daughter? Maltin and his editors seem to think so... Sorry, Maltin, she was his son's wife. And did you know that "Caddyshack" gets two stars? Yep...the comedy classic gets the same rating as that other comedy classic, "Scooby-Doo". I swear on my mother's grave that these are the first 3 pages I opened in this horrendously unmanageable "book". Seriously, how reliable can this piece of junk be? And just so you know I'm not lying, I just picked it up again and opened to a random page. "Cleopatra", which got 4 Oscars, received 2 stars from Maltin. "Cleoptara Jones" also received 2 stars. But "Cleopatra Jones and the Casino Of Gold" got 2 and 1/2 stars. Who can take this moron seriously?? Whoever wrote this book (and you can bet it wasn't Leonard Maltin) didn't even watch the movies they're rating!!! It's a fair encyclopedia (not many foreign films unless they're from France or Italy--Oh, and if they're from France, you can bet 3 stars or more), but as far as ratings go, forget it. Very pretentious, poorly researched, and there's one editor who thinks he's the funniest person on the planet. Believe me, he's not. He's like your Uncle Harold wearing a lampshade on his head and dancing to "Rudoph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" on Christmas Eve. I think his name is Spencer Green, but it could be a her in which case her name would be Cathleen Anderson or Casey St. Charnez. Just because your Mommy thinks you're funny, that doesn't mean the rest of us do.
"2009" Should Really Read "2007" !! Maltin's titles for each successive year his guide comes out imply that films for the year listed on the cover (2008, 2009 etc.) will be included. However (and I'm really getting tired of this!) I've yet to find even ONE (out of the first 20 or so I looked up) 2007 films listed in the 2008 guide, or 2008 films in the 2009 guide! Might it not be a good idea to cease publication of the guide for a year or so just to "catch up" then reissue it, say, in 20ll, but under the title "2010"??
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Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide Great reference for those of us that prefer to watch classic movies over typical inane TV programming.
Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide THIS BOOK IS GREAT FOR MOVIE BUFFS. GREAT FOR ANSWERING TRIVIA QUESTIONS AND CHECKING OUT WHAT, WHEN AND WHO.
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