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Title: Sex and Zen & A Bullet in the Head : The Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-bending Films by Stefan Hammond ISBN: 0-684-80341-0 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 19 August, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.73 (11 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A look at the cult side of HK films
Comment: This book is only helpful for those with little knowledge of Hong Kong films. It's more playful than artistic, yet there are some helpful film reviews included. Some of the information is outdated: Web sites, where to buy HK films, etc..., but if your new to HK films and are interested in the pop culture gems that come out of Hong Kong, then check this book out. For those interested in a more in-depth look at Hong Kong films, I recommend City on Fire, by Lisa Stokes and Micheal Hoover.
Rating: 4
Summary: a fun introduction of Hong Kong cinema
Comment: Memo to the reader from Denver: did you read the same book I did? Yeah, I'll admit that I wish the authors hadn't gone into quite so much detail about the plots, but how can you say they didn't review any of the films? The authors' enthusiasm for this exhilarating subsection of filmdom permeates every sentence herein; everything they write is filtered through their opinions, which are mostly positive, because, as they explain in the intro, they put the spotlight on the films they loved the most. With the exception of the informative sidebars, there's nothing BUT reviews here.
I love this book. It's not meant to be an HK film encyclopedia, just a feet-wetting introduction to an unjustly overlooked body of work. As that, it's nearly perfect.
Rating: 1
Summary: Buy the book - No Need To See The Movies1
Comment: I just dont get the appeal of this book, I'm sorry. For the most part, all it contains is a bunch of detailed plot information (yes Virginia, including key plot twists and endings) and very little information as to if the movies were any good! Yes, he has some special lists ("movies that rip"), but just not enough. I wanted this book as a reference to all of the HK movies out there, so I could see what was good before plunking down my cash on them - after reading about a few movies, I felt I no longer needed to buy them because I had already seen them. There are much better options.
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Title: Hollywood East: Hong Kong Movies and the People Who Made Them by Stefan Hammond, Michelle Yeoh ISBN: 0809225816 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Hong Kong Action Cinema by Bey Logan ISBN: 0879516631 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Hong Kong Cinema: The Extra Dimensions by Stephen Teo ISBN: 0851705146 Publisher: British Film Inst Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema by Lisa Odham Stokes, Michael Hoover ISBN: 1859842038 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment by David Bordwell ISBN: 0674002148 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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