Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever

by Jim Craddock

Book Overview

This work includes features such as - Title and alternate title(s); VideoHound's own rating; Year of release; Synopsis/review; Songs (where applicable); Run time; Format (VHS, DVD, letterboxed, etc.); Country of origin; Cast (inc. Voiceovers and cameos); Director, writer, cinematographer, composer, lyricist...; Awards; Made for TV, cable or video identification; plus, Nine indexes to help guide you to your favourite genre.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787689807
• ISBN13: 9780787689803
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Gale Cengage
• Length: 1742 Pages
• Weight: 5.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2007

The Videohound is an absolute necessity to help you navigate all the movies that are available, especially if you like to rent movies. You can search movies by title, actor, AND director. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever

I found that this book is a great asset for selecting movies, old and new, from Netflix. We have enjoyed movies that we had long since forgotten and others that we had never heard of. We have not been disappointed with any movie that this book rated highly.

MY FAVORITE MOVIE GUIDE!

Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever is always my must-have movie guide. Its reviews are very down-to-earth, and it never takes itself too seriously. The movies are listed alphabetically, but it also has excellent indexes (by cast member, director, composer, writer, or cinematographer). So, if you enjoyed someone's work in one movie, you can look up what else he/she has contributed to in the past. It also has a category index, with some headings being fairly serious (such as "Amateur Sleuths") and others being a bit less so (such as the following: "Alien Babes," "Alien Beings--Benign," "Alien Beings--Vicious," "Alien Cops," and "Aliens Are People, Too"). On the inside front cover, the "bones" rating scale is explained: Four Bones's explanation is "Masterful cinematic expression. Flawless or nearly so. Will want to recommend to complete strangers on the street." On the other end, "Woof! (No Bones)" means "Watching your neighbors vacation videos might be less painful. May be redeemed by stretches of unintentional amusement." (You can get all the rest of the explanations for the number of bones they rate something by checking out the inside front cover yourself. I just wanted to give you a feeling for the mindset of this movie guide.) As you've guessed, this is not a stuffy movie guide. They have a rating for pretty much everything out there, and the editors have diverse, even-handed taste. If you are a movie buff, I think this belongs in your collection of movie guides.

The Very Best Movie Review Publication

It has EVERYTHING! Movie Plots, Ratings, Casts, Directors , Awards Etc., Etc. I have been purchasing the updated edition since its inception.

The Most Informative

Videohound's ratings pretty much parallel Maltin's, but the entries provide more detailed information on plot and production.