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The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia

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We have, first of all, truth in advertising: Steven Jay Rubin's THE COMPLETE JAMES BOND MOVIE ENCYCLOPEDIA is exactly what it says it is, providing information on the series' actors, characters, locations and gadgets. It provides reviews of the first seventeen movies, and the history of the rift between Ian Fleming and Kevin McClory.

There is a lot here. So much, in fact, that the book becomes wearisome. Mr. Rubin's entries about the various Bond searches are interesting, as are his reviews (and, no, I do not agree with half of them), but the quality of these are inferior to the same information presented in his much better THE JAMES BOND FILMS. In addition, Mr. Rubin has seen fit to include some trivia that may tickle the diehard fan but is fairly worthless otherwise.

I was also annoyed by the GOLDENEYE updates. We get few stills from the movie, and the review doesn't provide much in the way of commentary.

Still, if you are a diehard fan, or even a low key one, you'll find this book pleasing and often informative.

The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia by Rubin offers its readers a cornucopia of trivial knowledge about arguably the world's most famous action hero. From more widely known facts, such as who the first man to play Bond was; to more obscure bits of information, such as the domestic and international grosses of all the Bond films; a true Bond fan is sure to spend hours delving into all the little quirks and idiosyncrasies that make agent 007 such an icon to so many.If there is one drawback to the book, it is that the book is an encyclopedia, and so it is presented in that form... alphabetical order, brief articles on many different entries... so the book tends to be somewhat of a tedious read at times. I would certainly not recommend it to someone who doesn't love Bond movies, but if you do, it is an absolute requirement to finish any Bond collection!

Steven Jay Rubin has been long underrated as a James Bond enthusiast and seeker of fact on the subject in my opinion. He has always gone to great lengths to obtain accurate information for his published writings.

If you are looking solely for photographs go elsewhere. If you want factual objective information based on exhausted research, this is the book for you. He does his homework.

I highly recommend this book.

I highly recommend this book.

Steven Jay Rubin does an outstanding job of gathering everything there is to know(and there is everything) about james bond. The content, in depth reports, behind the scenes pictures, and format really make this one of the best sources of information for James Bond movies anywhere. It gets you envolved with these movies wether you are a casual or hard-core fan. The information in this book is genuine, and very interesting. It is obvious that a lot of time and effort was put into this, and I like the results. I would recomend this to anyone, wether a Bond fan, or just a movie fan in general.

The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia is truly a great book on the world of James Bond. It has information on all the characters including Goldeneye. It also has information on gadgets, cars, other things and trivial information that is definitely important to anyone who truly likes James Bond. It does not contain everything about bond, and the Goldeneye section in the addendum is less than lacking. Besides that and the fact that it needs to be updated to include TND, everything else about the book is really great.

Who was the First Actor to Play James Bond? What does EON stand for? What was the only non-bond project did Broccoli and Saltman collaborate? These are only a few of the questions this exhaustive and well researched volume contains. But its not just trivia. In it you can find out how Bond came to the screen, The origin or Maurice Binder's famous opening sequence, and the true story behind the infamous "garlic incident," as well as synopsis' of all the films (including the non EON productions.) If you love Bond, then this book is for you. The answers: Barry Nelson, Everything or Nothing, "Call me Bwana."

This is nothing short of a fantastic work of Rubin's dealing in great detail with everybody's favourite agent. The sheer comprehensiveness of the book and the fact that Rubin produces tasty morcels of information that any bond fan would relish, makes it a five star book. Particularly interesting are the character and actor profiles but basically it is possible to find an entry on any given bond-related subject within this book. On the whole magnificent !!!!!!!!

I bought this book and I think it is one of the best books that I own. It tells you everything that you need to know, or want to know, about the James Bond world. It has characters, locations, cast, villians, heroes, etc. I think this book is very good.

This is an excellent, well-organized collection of every 007 tidbit you could imagine! Mr. Rubin has gone to great lengths to include some very interesting bits of trivia, and also very good information about the series' actors, stuntmen, producers, and other crew from over the years. However, if you are not a diehard fan, most of the information in this book would be somewhat useless.

This book is the most convinient thing I have ever come across. My friends and I formed a James Bond Club year ago and one member has the book. It is agreat resource to resolve dissagreements over who killed who or whatever other issues come up.