Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2008
by Leonard Maltin
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Book Reviews of Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2008
Book Review: Make sure you buy the right version
Summary: 5 Stars
Have you noticed? There are two versions of this book (the other is Leonard Maltin's 2008 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (Signet))) and they seem identical except for the price. But there IS another difference: the size! This one is bigger -- 8 inches tall instead of 7. That may not sound like much, but it really makes a difference. The two books have exactly the same pages, just at different sizes, and the smaller one's reduced type is much harder to read. In other words, stick with this one.
Size aside, this is an exhaustive reference work. It lists every movie made from 1960 through early 2007, as well as most major films before then. Each listing has a star rating and short summary of its film as well as key specs (director, major cast, running time and year released) and icons identify whether each film has been released on DVD, videocassette or laserdisc.
There's also a list of mail order and online sources for obscure titles, and, on the last 57 pages, an index of actors. Want a quick list of every movie ever made by Humphrey Bogart? Reese Witherspoon? Jim Carrey? Here's where to find them.
Overall, this is a great book for any movie fan. The back cover features a recommendation by Roger Ebert.
Book Review: 2008? Actually, just early 2007
Summary: 4 Stars
I love Leonard Maltin and I think this is by far the best of the movie review books, but each edition seems to be published earlier in the year. How can they call this the "2008 edition" when it doesn't include reviews of many 2007 movies. Want a review of the third Pirates of the Caribbean film? Not here. The fifth Harry Potter? Not here. Transformers? No. Ratatouille? No again. The only big summer movie I could find reviewed was Spiderman 3. Why publish the "2008 edition" in early August? Summer is prime time for movies and it seems reasonable to expect reviews of the 2007 summer movies in a "2008" book. I agree with paying the extra four bucks for the larger edition, but do be warned that the typeface is really not all that larger than in the smaller edition. If you actually do need large print to enjoy a book, then, unfortunately, even this larger edition won't be much help.Book Review: Some of the Movies, All of the time
Summary: 4 Stars
I recently purchased this book as a Christmas gift for a relative who was fascinated with my 2003 edition of Mr. Maltin's Movie guide. Like me, he is a fan of older movies. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that since I had purchased my copy the book had been split into two different volumes and, as luck would have it, this is the volume that deals less with movies in which he might be interested.
However, I do feel that he will find it both informative and useful. I have yet to find the information lacking if you are searching for a short synopsis of a movie or series (i.e. The Saint or The Lone Wolf series of films). But if he wants to find out more about older films, he'll have to buy the other volume (Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide) for himself.
Book Review: A MUST FOR MOVIEGOERS
Summary: 5 Stars
Anything we may say will add nothing about this abosolutely indispensable encyclopedia of movies which I keep by my bedside table. I've been getting regular up-to-date editions of Mr. Maltin's book and I've always found a guide to choose movies. You may not agree all the time on the comments but anyhow they're quite valuable. I've noticed though that in recent editions some movies have simply dissapeared. Does this mean that they've been sent to the book on Classics that the author has published?Book Review: MALTIN
Summary: 2 Stars
I have had the book for less than a month, and the pages are falling out.
( I purchased the higher priced version since the pages, and type, were larger ).
The book is so large that it is time consuming to go through the movies available for an evenings showing.
Please publish this on magnetic media in order that a search takes about a second, not minutes.
The information is good, but not easily researches.