1001 MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE [Import] [Paperback]

STEVEN JAY SCHNEIDER (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1120 pages
• Publisher: CASSELL ILLUSTRATED (2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184403044X
• ISBN-13: 978-1844030446
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,719,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven Jay Schneider is a film critic, scholar, and producer with M.A. degrees in Philosophy from Harvard University and in Cinema Studies from New York University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on world cinema, most notably in the horror genre. They include Eurohorror, The Cinema of Wes Craven: An Auteur on Elm Street, Designing Fear: An Aesthetics of Cinematic Horror, Killing in Style: Artistic Murder in the Movies, Understanding Film Genres, and Traditions in World Cinema. He is also a consultant for film, television, and home video/DVD production companies, a curator for world horror film programs, and a staff member in development for Paramount Pictures. Among his recent titles are 501 Movie Stars and 501 Movie Directors, both available in North America from Barron's. Two additional titles from Barron's are scheduled for publication in Spring 09. They are 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die and 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die.

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102 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Caution, February 22, 2005

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Jarvis Marley "Jarvis Marley" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (Hardcover)

Although this book provided an acceptably organized compilation of movie classics, I was bugged by the fact that reviews/thoughts included spoilers, or revelations of the movies' endings.

I purchased this book in order to discover movies I knew not of previously or had heard of and was interested in seeing. The occasional spoilers are given without warning and made me read with caution to those movies that I did not yet know the outcome of, which was quite tedious.

Overall, the reviews were convincing and thoughtful when not completely blatant, but do proceed with caution.

126 of 138 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beware the spoilers!, March 22, 2006

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Blindfish (Lawn Guyland, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (Hardcover)

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die could be a great film guide. It is loaded with both well-known and obscure films, many of which I have sought out and enjoyed after reading about them in the book. I've really started to enjoy noir films because of this book's recommendations.

The fatal flaw in 1001 Movies is that they frequently give away the endings! For example, they often tell you when an important character dies at the end of the movie -- what is the point of that? Look for a different guide that doesn't spoil the endings.

65 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great source but a few errors...., January 12, 2005

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M. DALTON (Brisbane, Queensland Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (Hardcover)

As soon as I saw this book on the shelf I knew it was for my ever-expanding collection of cinema sources & the selection contained herein did not disappoint. Except maybe for the alarming number of errors I found. ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN did not win best picture in 1976; as the next page testifies, ROCKY did. THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW was not narrated by Dr. Everett Scott; it was narrated by The Narrator(Charles Gray). DANGEROUS LIAISONS did not win Best Picture in 1988; a few pages later it states,correctly,that RAINMAN did. In the piece on Charles Chaplin's brilliant MONSIEUR VERDOUX, the end result of his work & the sentiments expressed in his film made him the target of the political right which led to his permanent departure from the United States in 1952. He returned in 1971 & was presented with a lifetime achievement award at The Academy Awards.