if anyone has seen that book, this film is featured in it. there was a still black and white photograph of an eye through a keyhole, and i didn't see it in the film. does anyone know where it is from?
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That is such a great book. I have been using it for a couple of years now and it hasn't let me down...just a fantastic selection of movies and if you look up the individual directors you'll find tons more great films.
If it wasn't so pricey I'd buy it for all my friends, its one of the best purchases I've made. The pictures are great too.
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check out "Great Movies" & "Great Movies 2", both by Roger Ebert.
Great stuff as well!
They are alright, but 1001 movies is so much better, there are so many films in that book I am planning on viewing, and I didn't even know about them before I read it, I think it is one of the best books on films out there.
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I prefer Ebert's books because the synopsis' are much more in depth.
"1001 Movies" is just a long list of films with a paragraph summation and a paragraph giving a reason or two for the movie's inclusion in the list.
It is definatley a fun book, don't get me wrong(otherwise I probably wouldn't own it), but for me it is a case of quality over quantity. Besides I have already seen at least half of the films included in all 3 of these books. Of the ones I haven't seen, I have known about most of them. Out of the 1001 there are maybe 200 I hadn't heard of. Out of the almost 350 from Ebert's books there are maybe 40 I hadn't seen. I think "1001 Movies" is a good place to start if one is just getting started watching quality cinema but Ebert's books should be what one moves onto next to get a deeper understanding of the films in question. Either way it is all great reading!
I agree I'll go with Mr Ebert all the way. The fact that I think he's the best film critic of all time doesn't have anything to do with it either... ;-) But seriously 1001 is like a recommendation list, Ebert is about the movies.
shareI would recommend you the list from Sight & Sound Poll (2002)
http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/topten/poll/list.php?list=films
I was actually raised with the respective list of 1992. Actually, I think the book you mention has rather expected picks (a combination of this Poll's Tops and IMDB's Tops, plus quite many, so called contemporary films)
Danny Peary's Must See Movies is the ultimate guide. It contains over 4000 movies from all genres. Best movie book I've ever bought (I've bought 5 copies!) It is just an amazing book.
shareMy God, don't get me started on that book! I bought it about a year ago and, after reading some it, created a spread sheet with all the films. Then I would randomly select a movie from the list, BUY it, then cross it off my list. It's my guide to the ultimate DVD collection (although there are some titles in the book not available on DVD).
By the way, they're coming out with a new edition in October, it'll list movies through 2008. That means, of course, they'll have to take out some of the older ones (like Independence Day, I hope). Check it out on amazon -- it has Indiana Jones on the cover.
If it wasn't so pricey I'd buy it for all my friends ...I picked up a brand new copy for $10.00. That works out at about a cent a movie. Good value IMO.🐭 share
I bought it on sale for around $5.
It was paperback.
When I got it, I had already seen about half of the movies.
Last movie watched:
The Passion of Joan of Arc 10/10
I love that book, it's like my 2nd bible. But what I don't like about it is that it gave the ending of Psycho away. I had already seen it (favourite movie of all time), but I thought of the poor millions who had been wanting to see it and this book spoiled the ending and know it decreases the suspense. Hitchcock must be turning in his grave! My actual bible is Halliwell's film guide.
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Yeah this book truly is a god send. i've seen nearly 300 films in the book
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1001 is definately a good starting point for those interested in cinema. I try not to read about the films until after I've seen them though, as more than a few times I've had a film spoiled by the book revealing too many plot details. It does put a lot of films into a social context though, which helps (especially younger) cinema fans understand why the film had such an impact on it's first audience.
Thanks for the other book suggestions guys - will need to look them up now!
"1001" is a nice book.
I am currently reading it in Swedish, (using a microscope) ;-) so the book's selection has been probably altered from the original version.
My favourite books of this type are "Cult Movies! (I+II) both by Danny Peary. Much more depth in the analyses of the featured films, with synopses separated from the main texts in case you want to avoid the story details.
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I too, have been using 1001 Movies. . . I refer to it as "my bible." I've highlighted about 260 that I've seen so far or own. I'm now watching "Peeping Tom" on Fearnet as a result of the recommendation from that book.
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He came out with Cult Movies III as well. I think it's long out of print, but it's as good as Cult Movies II because it has a longer articles than Cult Movies I. It's pretty cheap on amazon (used, of course):
http://www.amazon.com/Cult-Movies-Classics-Sleepers-Wonderful/dp/0671648101/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218221686&sr=1-2
"1001 is definately a good starting point"
Its a pretty massive starting point :) I found that book about 1 month ago, I've seen barely 50 movies from it, I thought I dont realy like old movies, but I've seen now 12 angry men, Peeping tom, dont look now and etc - they're are great, I will continue watching
All three books are great depending on what your looking for. Great Movies 1 and 2 give deeper insight and backstory but obviously limited in selection due to the length of the articles. 1001 on the other hand has more or less a complete selection.
shareOmg, I have the book too! It's the edition with Indian Jones (I hate how they come out with a new edition every now and then) In fact, the only reason I saw Peeping Tom was because it was on this list and the picture looked very capivating (Though, I'll admit, it turned out not to be) I also was interested in it when I saw it on 101 Scariest Movie Moments. That's another very awesome list if you're interesting in horror. Unlike AFI top 100 (A very dissapointing program) they actually spend almost three minutes talking about each movie and why it's on the goddamn list . I was so pissed how they just showed a clip of My Fair Lady and on AFI and didn't even anyone TALK about why it was on there.....
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