Ultraviolent Movies: From Sam Peckinpah to Quentin Tarantino (Paperback)

by Laurent Bouzereau (Author)

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From Publishers Weekly
Almost all the movies included in Laurent Bouzereau's Ultraviolent Movies come from the past 30 years. Covering films ranging from Bonnie and Clyde to A Clockwork Orange, Bad Lieutenant and Hellraiser, the book is divided into seven sections on different genres, including psycho-killers, mafiosi and revenge movies.
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Product Description
"Ultraviolent Movies" explores the public and critical outcry that has met recent films and offers insight into the visions of such directors as Martin Scorcese and Quentin Tarantino.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Citadel; Rev Upd Su edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806520450
• ISBN-13: 978-0806520452
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,619,810 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A big waste of time, August 31, 2003

By	SPM "scott_maykrantz" (Eugene, Oregon) - See all my reviews

The author summarizes the plots of about a dozen violent movies, then he summarizes the critics' reaction to those movies. That's about it. The interview with Oliver Stone is pointless. If you want to read a really good book on this subject, try The Blood Poets by Jake Horsley.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must have for the action movie fanatic, June 28, 2003

By	Bryan Schingle (Thornton, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

A lot can be said for this book, but I'll try to keep it short.

First, the cons. This book can be a bit dry. It takes a genre (i.e. Law and Order for police movies), then it will choose several films from this genre and discuss what the movie was about, why critics either hated it or liked it. Some movies even get a section on any particularly famous, gory scenes within. Another thing that I didn't particularly care for was that it included several horror films that weren't particularly violent. Psycho, which has a relatively low body count when compared with Friday the 13th, etc. Of course, Psycho was included because it was directed by the master Alfred Hitchcock, but doesn't seem ultra-violent.

The best thing about this book is that it shows how violence has progressed in movies, starting with Bonnie and Clyde, all the way through RoboCop (one of the bloodiest action movies ever made in my opinion). Many well known movies are discussed (Dirty Harry, Clockwork Orange), as well as some smaller, lesser-known movies (Walking Tall).

The pros far outwiegh the cons. For any one who lies their movies full of Desert Eagle handguns, this book is for you.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a sick but jovial book..., May 22, 2001

A Kid's Review

And anytime an author can make gore an exciting and interesting element, then he's done his job. DEATH WISH, WALKING TALL, TAXI DRIVER, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, and more. Buy it and be disgusted [...] and just enjoy!