2024 the best 2000 movies review
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Offbeat movie buffs, discerning video renters, and critical viewers will benefit from this roll call of the best overlooked films of the last 70 years. Richard Crouse, film critic and host of television’s award-winning Reel to Real, details his favorite films, from the sublime Monsoon Wedding to the ridiculous Eegah! The Name Written in Blood. Each movie is featured with a detailed description of plot, notable trivia tidbits, critical reviews, and interviews with actors and filmmakers. Featured interviews include Bill Wyman on a little-known Rolling Stones documentary, schlockmeister Lloyd Kaufman on the history of the Toxic Avenger, reclusive writer and director Hampton Fancher on his film The Minus Man, and B-movie hero Bruce Campbell on playing Elvis Presley in Bubba Ho-Tep. Sidebars feature quirky details, including legal disclaimers and memorable quotes.
ASIN : B00466HQQA
Publisher : ECW Press (September 1, 2003)
Publication date : September 1, 2003
Language : English
File size : 2055 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 275 pages
Reviewer: Barry
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Indie Film Minute
Review: We produce a radio feature [...] that recommends great indie, documentary, and foreign films to rent. Toward this end, we are always looking for recommendations to watch and review. This book had several suggestions that reminded us of films that we loved and wanted to revisit. though the descriptions are short and not particularly insightful, there were several reminders of films that we want to revisit. Not my favorite but it is a cool reference.
Reviewer: HavokTim
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: His Opinion on what's best.
Review: richard Crouse is a Canadian Movie reviewer. This is his insight to 100 Movies he thinks are best in his opinion that we've neveer seen.
Reviewer: Trix
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Rounded up from 3.5 stars, read for the #ecwchallenge
Review: While I disagree with Crouse's "guilty pleasures" premise, I couldn't help but be impressed by the scope of his tastes. The book is less about celebrating obscurity (though some choices, such as the 1988 documentary CANE TOADS: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY, are certainly lesser-known) and more about the eclecticism that reflects his sheer love of movies. Crouse draws from a variety of references in discussing his choices, though better copyediting would have boosted his authority at times. (Jodie Foster and Sofia Coppola are referred to as "Jody Foster" and "Sophia Coppola" throughout, for instance.) Nevertheless, I was thrilled that someone else enjoyed some of my favorites (A FACE IN THE CROWD, CHERISH), and I was intrigued by the many films I didn't know.
Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for film fanatics, boring for the rest of us
Review: Unless you are OBSESSED with films, this is more or less a rather boring compendium of movies that you've - according to author Richard Crouse, anyway- probably never seen and likely never will. Props to Crouse for not taking the easy route and simply creating a list of intelligent documentaries and foreign films, though these genres are absolutely represented herein. After reading this collection, I must ask, however: Who hasn't seen "Better Off Dead"? You know, the horrible cult classic, John Cusack '80s flick that proclaims, "I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS!" Also, if you have not seen "Ginger Snaps", you are really missing out on some awesome, B-grade teenage 'horror' schlock.