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Title: The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film by Michael J. Weldon ISBN: 0-312-13149-6 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 August, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.46 (13 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: An Ultimately Disapointing Video Guide...
Comment: ...that tries to be everything for everybody.
First of all, I am a huge fan of Weldon's original _Psychtronic Enclyopedia..._, which is why this review is difficult to write. I don't want to give it a bad review, but it is simply a bad video guide.
What made the Encyclopedia so good was that it was comprehensive for a specifc genre--the B-movie. The _Video Guide_, on the other hand, includes many mainstream movies, such as Basic Instinct. Sounds good, doesn't it? Think again.
After a few minutes of looking up movies or just skimming through, you realize that this guide is poorly done. In his reviews, Weldon frequently refers to other movies which are _not_ listed in the guide. It's pretty dang frustrating when the review of Day of the Dead mentions the film Dawn of the Dead, a movie that is not reviewed. Unfortunately, this kind of thing happens a lot.
I don't understand why the author would include so many middle-of-the-road, non-"psychotronic" movie reviews when this guide doesn't even have a decent listing of sci-fi & horror movies.
Finally, this guide has no reliable way of rating the films--the write-ups don't often mention how good or bad the movies are.
I give it (a generous) 3 stars for Weldon's erudite and enjoyably snarky comments on the films. But, if you're interested in an excellent guide to B-films, get a copy of the out-of-print _Psychotronic Encyclopedia_. It's dated (published in the early 1980's, I think), but a much better choice for old scifi/horror/exploitation flicks.
Rating: 5
Summary: Press Play & Record
Comment: This is the companion title to the cult film bible (The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film) but with the focus that everything reviewed within is or was available on videotape. It updates the other publication and there's very little, if any, duplication of reviews. I like how they also include some more mainstream releases that have a Psychotronic bent (Silence of the Lambs etc...) which like it or not deserve a place here.
If your movie tastes gravitate to the offbeat, and you want to know whether that 3AM horror movie on TV will be worth setting a tape for, this book will steer you right. As with the companion publication, a must have in every B-Movie fan's library. I eagerly anticipate an updated publication.
Rating: 4
Summary: flawed but still one of the best
Comment: Being a big fan of outre cinema, I own a slew of movie review books. While this book has it's flaws (see other reviews), it is still one of the best. Videohound covers more territory, but then it doesn't focus on just the weird and the wonderful, its reviews are too brief, and it's not as fun to read.
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Title: VideoHound's Cult Flicks & Trash Pics by Carol A. Schwartz, Jim Olenski ISBN: 1578591139 Publisher: Visible Ink Pr Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Phantom of the Movies' VIDEOSCOPE : The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos by Joe Kane ISBN: 0812931491 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 26 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film by Michael Weldon ISBN: 0345303814 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: January, 1983 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Cult Movies by Philip French, Karl French ISBN: 0823079163 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Re-Search No 10: Incredibly Strange Films by V. Vale, Andrea Juno ISBN: 1889307017 Publisher: V/Search Pub. Date: 05 October, 1986 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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