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"Have You Seen . . . ?": A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films Hardcover – Bargain Price, October 14, 2008

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  • Hardcover: 1024 pages
  • Publisher: Knopf; 1 edition (October 14, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307264610
  • ASIN: B004AYCXFM
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 2 x 10.2 inches
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2.0 out of 5 starsBloody maddening
By Thomas Plotkin on December 8, 2008
Format: Hardcover
This series of thumbnail summaries of many many movies is erudite, funny, well-written and infuriating. Like Pauline Kael and Anthony Lane, Thomson is an intrusive critic; we're usually more aware of his own presence than those of the movies he evokes. And his presence is that of the worst sort of Englishman in Southern California, a virus that has infected theSanta Monica region since English directors, actors and technicians (and decades later, music industry folk) began flocking to these shores in the 1900's. They get rich and fat off our pop culture, love the weather, yet feel free to criticize us from their perspective as insider/outsiders who truly have Yanks' measure as no-one else does. Public school class snobbery drips off of these loyal social democrats more than any fox-hunting hyphenate I've ever met; they spend their entire life, when they're not getting drunk, playing hide-the-ball for the fact that they are involved, one way or another, in making mindless entertainment for midwestern american teenages for the benefit of american banks by heaping scorn on the institutions that fatten them.

Thomson is a gruesome offender here -- no matter how much he likes a movie, he's always somehow better than it. Individually, his reviews are terrific, but his flaw-spotting becomes noticable after a while, because it always comes down to the immaturity and infantalism of American audiences that the even the most gifted film-makers are in thrall to, even Kubrick, Altman, the Coppola of The Godfather.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsKnow what you're getting into before you buy it...
By James Kunz on January 28, 2012
Format: Paperback
I love books about film.

Specifically, I love books which have separate entries for hundreds or thousands of films. That way I can watch the film before rolling my wheely-chair over to the movies section of my bookshelf and look it up in my extensive library. When a new one of these books comes out, like "Have You Seen...", I'm all over it.

The weird thing is, unlike almost every other one of my books, David Thomson is not listing great movies, or moves which define a decade, or movies you must see before you die. David Thomson is, as the subtitle says, just giving you a personal "introduction" to 1000 films. Some of them he loves. More of them, it seems, he hates. So, the first you thing you need to know is that this is NOT a "great movies" book.

The second thing you need to know I alluded to in the previous paragraph: the author is very negative, in a way that feels snobbish. Maybe he's not actually snobbish, but it certainly feels that way. Thomson is much more similar to Armond White than he is to Roger Ebert. He doesn't project a love of film as much as he projects an air of solipsistic iconoclasm. He's right, and the rest of the world is misguided at best, criminal or stupid at worst. In short, be prepared for a lot of sentences like "Everything about Doctor Zhivago reeks of middlebrow compromise."

But controvery often makes for good reading, so I can still offer this book a mild recommendation. There's no denying he writes well, and he will certainly turn you on to some films you haven't seen and maybe make you reevaluate some that you have. I just wish he didn't sound so arrogant and confrontational in some of his write-ups.

Also, a final note: this book is fairly expensive, but there are no pictures or graphics. It's just text. Don't buy it if you're looking for a coffee table book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFor ALL lovers of film
By Avid Collector on October 16, 2008
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
I just received this book and so have only spent a couple of hours with it. The book is very engaging, and stirs interest in seeing films that you might have never ever watched, much less heard of. He is good about telling why he likes or dislikes the films, and in some cases suggests that you don't even watch the whole film, but certain scenes, or portions that are not to be missed.
Overall a great reference.
He has most of the reviews from films from the 30's to the 50's. This is intentional on his part, but does a very nice job of covering many decades of movies and he even has a couple of films from 2008.
There is a chronological index in the back of the book, but strangely enough, the book has no Table of Contents, or alphabetical listing of the reviews. I think that the inclusion of an alphabetical listing, and maybe an additional listing by director would have made things more interesting, and the book easier to use as a reference.
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1.0 out of 5 starsTimeOut, please !
By James R. Anderson on June 30, 2016
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
A boring compilation of 1,000 selected (by committee) cine "ponderings" -- with nary a memorable thought or sentence in the book. All his "reviews" -- as such -- are the same length, which was a deadly idea, and adds to the monotony. Some essays are sheer boosterism, w many pix described as "great." When he has nothing to "say" he babbles, like someone at a party, off-the-set gossip and packs the deck with names, names, names -- movie credits become filler. Do you care that Miriam Hopkins had a rumble w King Vidor? Stick w Kael, Sarris, or best of all, the TimeOut Guide to Movies.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFor movie fans

Very interesting book

Published 9 months ago by JOSE CABALLERO BELTRAN
4.0 out of 5 starsI was slightly disappointed to find out that this book covers not just...

I was slightly disappointed to find out that this book covers not just movies but television mini-series as well. In my opinion, a mini-series is not a true movie.

Published 17 months ago by Christopher Allen Brown
3.0 out of 5 starsPlease rewind

David Thomson has seen more films (and written more about them) than most people alive, and this compendium serves best as a way to tag films you really ought to see but didn't... Read more

Published 24 months ago by Jay Dickson
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David Thomson is a favorite of this friend. He has been hoping for a copy of his for years. The copy is a great condition.

Published on May 18, 2014 by Kathleen C.
3.0 out of 5 starsInteresting but no cigar

As always, Thomson delivers - just barely. More interesting and better explicated reviews can be found in the works of Roger Ebert, Leonard Maltin, and just about anywhere...

Published on April 15, 2014 by Sweet Spring Farmer
5.0 out of 5 starsI Love Movies!

David Thomson's "Have You Seen....?" gives this movie junkie his fill of movie information! Read more

Published on April 11, 2014 by Rick Sherman
5.0 out of 5 starsVery Worthwhile

David Thomson writes intelligently and informatively about most of the great (and not-so-great) films. I don't always agree with him but I always want to know what he thinks. Read more

Published on May 30, 2013 by GHD
5.0 out of 5 starsA great book for dawdling

I wouldn't read this book back-to-back and rather doubt I will end up reading all of it, but it's enormous fun to pick it up and dive into it randomly. Read more

Published on January 2, 2013 by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsGONE WITH THE WINDBAG

like most film critics, David Thomson can be a self-indulgent gasbag...this is offset by some interesting film choices and an occasional witty insight!!"Have You Seen . . . ? Read more

Published on November 22, 2012 by Thomas Gerke
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent

Whether or not you agree with his essays, they are all thought provoking. I have enjoyed working my way through the book and making notes of films I would like to see or see again... Read more

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