Videohound's Sci-Fi Experience: Your Quantum Guide to the Video Universe [Paperback]

Carol A. Schwartz (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996 | Series: Videohound's

Provides reviews for 1200 films that span the science fiction genre from monsters, mad scientists and rampant technology to space explorations and time travel. The guide also features 125 stills; movie quotes and tag lines; side bars; and "Sci Fi Connections" (listing related Internet sites, publications, conventions and clubs).

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Amazon.com Review

Lovers of science fiction movies will be thrilled with this book, a comprehensive guide to the universe of available science fiction videos. VideoHound's Sci-Fi Experience offers commentary and reviews of science fiction films major and minor, serious and parodic, as well as assessments of the science fiction television series that can be found on tape. The guide is dotted with informative sidebars and a generous selection of photographic stills, and the appendix serves as a guide to stars, directors, and subgenres, and also provides a listing of science fiction Web sites, fan clubs, conventions, books, magazines, and newsletters. The volume lives up to the promise of the subtitle; it is truly a Quantum Guide to the Video Universe.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Visible Ink Press (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787606154
• ISBN-13: 978-0787606152
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,066,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slacker's Review, March 20, 2002

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WhataSlacker.com "Scifislacker.com" (Scifislacker.com) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Videohound's Sci-Fi Experience: Your Quantum Guide to the Video Universe (Paperback)

The book is laid out alphabetically from A to Z, starting with Abbott and Costello Go to Mars and ending with Zonatar, The Thing From Venus and filled with everything in between. But that's not all. Each film is reviewed and giving a rating - according to the VideoHound's likes and dislikes as well as black and white photos throughout. See how they rate your favorite film and find out why they give Flesh Gordon a 2 1/2 out of 4 bones rating. Paging through the book you will easily find films you never heard of and some you'll definitely wish to see. All you'll have to do is track them down on video or DVD. Each listing is complete with film release date, actors, directors and available formats (at the time of publishing).

Want to know all the sci-fi films a director has worked on? Easy enough with the director index. There is also a category listing in case you want to search for your favorite science fiction prison film in the book's category index.

The Sci-fi Experience is just packed with information. Such as an alternate title index (in case you cannot find your favorite film try looking here to see if it was released as something else).

There is also a sci-fi connections area with listing for websites ..., newsletters and fanzines, conventions, fanclubs and other worthwhile science fiction related books. In the event that you are having trouble finding that one particular movie on VHS or DVD there is even a distributors list and guide with names and address of distributors to help aid you in finding that long lost classic sci-fi film.

While some of the information in the book might be out of date (such as dead web links, long out of business distributors and films listed as available in BETA format) this is still an excellent resource and a welcome addition in any film enthusiasts library. We look forward to an updated version with more films and DVD listings...

5.0 out of 5 stars What a hoot, April 19, 2011

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This review is from: Videohound's Sci-Fi Experience: Your Quantum Guide to the Video Universe (Paperback)

My honey, a movie fanatic, loved this gift I gave him. He's an avid reader and lover of all types of movies and gets a kick out of this book. Bought it at Amazon.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars valuable resource, March 25, 2000

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Betty L Tessier (moscow, russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Videohound's Sci-Fi Experience: Your Quantum Guide to the Video Universe (Paperback)

Videohound's books are a movie fan's best friend. their sci fi guide is very good, despite a few glaring omissions. while not as good as videohound's horrorshow or guide to cult flicks and trash picks, this is still worth picking up.