Seen That, Now What?: The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Video You Really Want to Watch

by Andrea Shaw

Book Overview

From Simon & Schuster, Seen That, Now What? is Andrea Shaw's ultimate guide to finding the video you really want to watch and is the world's first useful video guide.

Seen That, Now What? is your own personal video genius, who knows everything about movies and exactly what you like to watch.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068480011X
• ISBN13: 9780684800110
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Hands-down the best film guide in print

As a die-hard film buff, I am tough to please when it comes to video guides. I've got them all, Maltin, Halliwell, Kael, Ebert, Baseline, etc., but the one I use the most is SEEN THAT, NOW WHAT. Not only is the system of categorization brilliant, but the capsule reviews themselves are uncommonly astute. They also have a system of symbols to help classify each film (classic, visually interesting, for buffs only, etc.) that puts the "star" system to shame.

Interesting, fun, a handy book for quick capsule reviews

Lot's of movies reviewed. Interesting book for thinking about genres. Sometimes things get lumped together in odd ways. My only pet peeve with the book is that the actor and director indexes only list page numbers, not movie titles. For example, when you flip to pages 238, 267, 389 and 403 to see what movie starred Amy Irving, you are confronted with 20 or more capsule reviews per page. Ferreting out which one(s) have Irving in it is a major headache. But if you already know a title, that index works great.

This video guide, like a wonderful travel guide, lets you explore and then locate an exciting movie

This video guide opens up a whole new universe. For the first time someone has mapped-out a birdseye view of the entire world of movies. It may only include 5400 films, but it has chosen films that are available at most video stores and are considered the most representative (good and bad) of their genre. The guide arranges films chronologically and according to genre/look/tone and sometimes actor and director. It's so easy to use, almost like using the yellow pages. Finally, it's got a unique writing voice that clearly and entertainingly reviews the movies (plus identifying which films are gold standards, classics, visual spectacles etc. by use of icons) This will change the way people browse for movies