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Obssessed With... Hollywood: Test Your Knowledge of the Silver Screen (Obsessed With)

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Obssessed With... Hollywood: Test Your Knowledge of the Silver Screen (Obsessed With) (Obsessed With...)

I'm so glad I finally got this movie trivia book! I passed over this book a few times over the holidays, but now that I've finally gotten myself a copy and taken time to read it / play with it, I'm wishing I would have gotten this earlier. I definitely could have seen giving this as a gift to my fellow movie junkies. And I would have certainly enjoyed playing this myself some more if I would have gotten it earlier.

This book is packed with very good film trivia questions, though not too difficult. Over my first couple of hours of playing I was at about %50. Definitely easy enough to keep my interest and challenging enough to joggle my memory.

The lower right corner houses an electronic answer box that randomly gives you question numbers to flip to. You also use this box to answer questions, and it gives you instant feedback and tracks your accuracy.

The book itself, while solid, could have been put together better. The bookstore had a few copies where the electronic answer box had broken free from the book. In addition, after playing for a while I've come to think the binding is too tight. A spiral binding would have made flipping through the questions easier.

Regardless, the content is very good and this thing is surprisingly addictive. If you love movie trivia and want something fun to kill a few hours, this will do it.

They've also got a similar book about Baseball which I also bought. Obsessed with...Baseball: Test Your Knowledge of America's Pastime (Obsessed With...) I would definitely look into this series for other topics. This may not be as cool for home use as some of the newer multimedia trivia games, like the various "Scene It" games Scene It? Movie Travel DVD Game. Still, this book is very portable and well designed with great content. At the price of around $16-$17, it's not a bad value.

Definitely give this one a try.

Enjoy!!!

Never mind Hollywood, you will be obsessed with this book. Be careful, because if you have a relatively advanced knowledge of movies and Hollywood lore, be ready to spend the afternoon flipping pages and answering questions. Very cool idea.

Its a game, its a book, its just plan fun. YOu don't have to be obsessed with film, Hollywood or Brittany to enjoy this great find. More than a book, its a great parlor game. Any group- young or old will enjoy the multiple choice question and answer format of this clever book. Just open to any page- punch in the question and your answer selection from the A/B/C/D format. Now puch it into the handy elctronic gadget attached to the book. It will let you know if you are right or wrong and direct you to the next level question.
Its most fun with a group- Maybe your lunch crowd. A great way to pass the time. Great conversation starter- leave it out on the coffee table for anytime fun.

Once I get started on this, it's hard to put away! Even the best movie trivia buffs will be challenged with the incredible detailed questions in this book! My daughter and I can play together and learn about each others' genres too. WONDERFUL book!

This book was a Christmas gift for my son-in-law and apparently he is enjoying it very much as he is a real film buff.

Found two incorrect answers after just a couple of weeks. Some great questions....I just wish I could trust the answers!

With 2500 questions about films of all years, genres and popularity levels how could this book be nothing but a must-have for any cinephile. Unfortunately, I have to rate it less-than-so because of -mainly- its difference with all the other trivia books. That is, its gimmicky electronic answering device. Call me old-fashioned, but I'd rather leaf through the pages in a trivia book to find an answer than rely on a device that eventually will need a battery replacement; that can break, leaving you answer-less; that makes beeping sounds whenever you input a question, or get a wrong or right answer, therefore being sort of a nuisance if you are in the vicinity of other book-readers, workers...etc.; that can be prone to more proofreading mistakes as evident in some answers that the machine was just plain wrong. After finding three wrong answers to questions that I clearly knew the answers for, I had no choice but to put in doubt all the answers to the questions I didn't know the answer for and was put off to even do any more questions. The majority of the cases were input mistakes, as the questions are multiple choice, and whoever was responsible for recording the lettered answers, put a B instead of a D and just screwed it up. So, I suggest to stick with the traditional answering format or do a very thorough checking of the answers in the electronic piece.

I have to say I was very dissappointed when I recieved this book. It was missing the answer key, so the book is completely useless.