Snatch [Paperback]

Tim Maurice-Jones (Author), Daniel Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000

Snatch is the inside story of the making of the smash-hit movie starring Brad Pitt. Dan Smith's photographs reveal a fascinating mix of male bravado and humour on set. A set where extras playing gangsters told stories that rang a little too true to real life events. And where gambling took place over intense games of chess. Featuring surprising, funny and memorable images from the production, it contains commentary from the cast and crew, lines from the movie and immortalises the characters and atmosphere of one of the biggest films of the year.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Vision On Publishing (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903399068
• ISBN-13: 978-1903399064
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,136,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Snatch it Now!, April 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Snatch (Paperback)

If youv'e not yet read this book, you need to do so now, to put it simply, although difficult, is that it is an amazing insight into the creation and the characters that star in the film, from their character traits to their own personalities comming through into the making of the film. The comical attitude of each character is an exception to the book, giving it a humorous yet serious and 'real' content. This book is definately a must buy for Snatch fans, and espcially for those who have not yet seen the film.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great - more like a coffee table art book, April 8, 2001

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David M. Scott "David Meerman Scott" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snatch (Paperback)

This book goes way beyond the usual movie companion book genre or the groupie can't get enough photos of the leading guy (or gal) genre for a very simple reason - its terrific design.

After flipping through a few pages, I knew I was in for a visual treat. Great layouts - the more powerful images rightly stand alone in a spread, while background and other less important photographs appear side by side. Creative use of color - Black and white photos are often on wonderful purple or red backgrounds that make them jump and don't distract. Great graphic and type choices are everywhere. Congratulations go to the book's creative team. The credits from Vision On Publishing list "Book Design by Nuisance" and "Reprographics by AJD" - great work.

Of particular note was the well-balanced choice of photos and interviews to include. Normally, movie books have way too many shots of the name-brand stars. Of course we hear from Guy Ritchie and Brad Pitt in Snatch, but great coverage of extras, production people and even Holly the Dog (who gets a two-page spread) make this more than the usual fanzine. In fact, its more like a coffee table art book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High quality photographs, nice anecdotes, February 6, 2001

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"cissyworld" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snatch (Paperback)

This is a well-produced book and was worth the wait (I first placed an order for it in October). This book features many photos I had never seen before on nice thick pages. Some of the photos were full page and some covered two pages. There were over two dozen pics featuring Brad Pitt. Most of the photos are pretty good resolution though some are a bit blurred. Overall, a pretty good book. As for what it says ... the text was very little but always very amusing. Since I bought it for the photos, this did not matter. Buy it while you can!