Top 10 of Film [Hardcover]

Russell Ash (Author)

Book Description

Series: Top 10 of | Publication Date: September 4, 2003

A feast of trivia for all film fans. From the biggest openers to the direst duds and from classics to comedies, this text is packed with facts, "did you know?" features and information on stars, studios, directors and genres. Pick up some popcorn and take yourself from Hollywood to Bollywood without leaving the sofa.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Cinema buffs will flock to this work, which provides a delicious assortment of hundreds of top 10 lists culled from the world of movies. Trivia abounds within these pages. India, we learn, is the top film-producing country, but China is the nation with the most movie screens. The book could have used some colorful narratives to stitch together all the blocks of numbers; many of the background tales are sadly compressed into tiny footnotes. For sheer information, though, this is quite an achievement; it presents its facts as effectively as an Excel spreadsheet. Compiler Ash is well acquainted with the genre, having put together the annual The Top 10 of Everything. He also satisfies readers' taste for schadenfreude, by mentioning Hollywood's biggest bombs (The Adventures of Pluto Nash, step right up). Whether or not American culture is enriched by having a list of the top 10 Ben Affleck films is highly questionable, but as a reference for water cooler conversations, this book is irresistible.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Russell Ash is a well-known author, television presenter and trivia buff extraordinaire, and is the author of DK's best-selling annual The Top 10 of Everything. Russell resides in East Sussex.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley H/B (September 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405300507
• ISBN-13: 978-1405300506
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,484,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Statistics, not Merit, August 4, 2007

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B. Wagner (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Top 10 of Film (Paperback)

For the people who were complaining about the book in the previous reviews, their main problem had no relevance. The book is called the Top 10, as in Top 10 Grossing Films. So, if there were to be a list of Johnny Depp's films, then Secret Window would probably come before Cry-Baby because Secret Window grossed more; not because Secret Window was better as a film.

This book is fun because you can see which bad movies did really, really well in the box office. It's also a good reference book for Oscars, Sight and Sound Polls, and even Harvard Lampoon's Worst Movies.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for true film lovers, February 16, 2005

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J. Kleinwagner (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Top 10 of Film (Paperback)

I was so excited to dive into this book, but was quickly disappointed.I don't know what these top ten lists are based on?! It has a top ten movie list for Geena Davis, but not Bette Davis, it has a list for Kevin Costner movies, but not Johnny Depp's.
The top ten scariest movies included the 1999 version of "The Haunting", but not the original 1963 version; Rob Reiner's director list included "North" but not "This is Spinal Tap"; and "Raging Bull" wasn't on the best Boxing movies of all time.

This book is aimed for the crowd that adores car explosions, special effects, and Adam Sandler. They'll be happy to know that "The Water Boy" took the #1 spot for best football movie of all time. Sorry, Rudy.

4.0 out of 5 stars very good book for film buffs, December 2, 2009

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Philip Dunaway (Oklahoma City, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Top 10 of Film (Paperback)

I bought this book at Barnes & Noble not too soon after it came out. I really like it and would recommend it to anyone who is a film buff like me. It may not be the best reference book for movies and films but it is a little fun top 10 lists of movies to look at if you're bored or whatever.