DVD & Video Guide 2007 (DVD & Video Guide (Mass Market Paper)) [Mass Market Paperback]

Mick Martin (Author), Marsha Porter (Author)

Book Description

Series: DVD & Video Guide (Mass Market Paper) | Publication Date: August 29, 2006

“THE BEST.”
–People

“THE BEST ALL-AROUND VOLUME.”
–Newsday

Wondering what video to rent tonight? This bestselling fact-packed guide is the only sourcebook you and your family will ever need. Mick Martin and Marsha Porter steer you toward the winners and warn you about the losers. DVD & Video Guide 2007 covers it all–more films than any other guide, including your favorite serials, B-Westerns, and made-for-TV movies, and even old television programs! Each entry, conveniently alphabetized for easy access, includes a summary, fresh commentary, the director, major cast members, the year of release, and the MPAA rating, plus a reliable Martin and Porter rating–from Five Stars to Turkey–so you’ll never get caught with a clunker again!

THE BEST IN THE FIELD!
Including
• BRAND-NEW DVD LISTINGS
• DIRECTOR AND STAR INDEXES
• COMPLETE ACADEMY AWARD LISTINGS
• WHERE TO GET THOSE HARD-TO-FIND VIDEOS


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mick Martin, a lifelong film fan, has been reviewing movies professionally for thirty-four years in all forms of media. He worked for The Sacramento Union daily newspaper from 1976 until its demise in 1993. His other passion is blues music, which has resulted in ongoing tours of Europe and eighteen CDs with his band, Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers. Their latest release is One Foot in Front of the Other.

Marsha Porter, author of numerous short stories, articles, and a teacher’s handbook, holds a master’s degree in educational administration. She’s taught a foreign-films class and written a monthly column. Currently, she does freelance writing and editing and teaches English.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 1664 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; Revised edition (August 29, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034549332X
• ISBN-13: 978-0345493323
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #791,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate movie dictionary!, October 30, 2006

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fleshybanana "Nairb" (unknown) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DVD & Video Guide 2007 (DVD & Video Guide (Mass Market Paper)) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have been buying this guide for 10 years now and I still find it to be the best!

"The BEST." says -People mag.

"The best all around volume." says - Newsday

The guide rates movies on dvd and/or vhs by giving them 5 stars to "a turkey"..

***** excellent
**** very good
*** good
** fair
* turkey (bad/poor)

Ok.. there is no way anyone will agree with every star rating givin' by the two film critics that write this guide.. I know I don't but, I don't give this book 4 stars based on how much they did or didn't like a particular film. I like how many small reviews they have packed into this 1650 page book and how they include the star/director index, Oscar winners ect.

This guide rates over 20,000 movies.. by far the most of any guide of its kind. There is also two sizes. The larger one contains larger print and, the smaller one is a little more portable. Both have their benefits. Over all.. a handy little tool for any movie buff at any age.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Movie guide's guide, January 6, 2007

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Thomas O. Morgan "world-wide interest" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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The inclusion of a COMPLETE cross-referenced list of ALL actors and directors makes this an invaluable guide for the movie buff. I know of no other Guide that does this, and their reviews are uniformly descriptive. I also admit freely that the list of actors for EACH movie sometimes omits some "fairly" important people. It is for this reason that I use Leonard Maltin's Guide as a supplement. Maltin has longer lists of actors, but a puny index to them. If I were to buy only one TV and DVD Guide, it would have to be Martin and Porter.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where Is This Year's (2008) Edition?, November 30, 2007

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G. Page - See all my reviews
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I've been buying and enjoying this movie guide for years and I always buy the newest edition as soon as it's released. It usually hits my local bookstore by Labor Day, but for some reason they didn't release a 2008 edition...yet. (It's now December 1, 2007.) I hope it hasn't been discontinued because I find this review guide better than the Leonard Maltin movie guide book.