Movie Reviews

Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide
$22.00
This book was purchased for a film noir buff; he is very select in his views -- but rated this book tops!

Leonard Maltin's 2010 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide)
$20.00
** PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BUY THE KINDLE EDITION **

I had a bad feeling when the title page came up as a chopped-off scan... it gets worse.

Here is the entire set of links in the table of contents: Title Page, Copyright Page, Introduction, Index of Stars, Index of Directors, and Widescreen Glossary.

Yes, there is not even a link to the start of the reviews section. I had to page through *40* screens just to get to the start of the "A" titled reviews!

Further, the book does not even include a hyperlink system to allow you to jump to reviews for any particular letter of the alphabet.

This is inexcusable.

These omissions render the current version unnecessarily difficult (if not impossible) to browse.

This lack of formatting represents a "behind the times" cut-rate effort. If all you want to do is search for terms, then this edition *may* work for you (other reviews cast doubt on this ability, and that function will be somewhat less useful for me given the hundreds of other titles on my Kindle 1).

If you want to browse the reviews and flip from one title to another in different parts of the alphabet (like I am used to doing with my hardcopy Guide) - good luck!

As a long time Maltin fan, and an owner of the hardcopy editions for over two decades, I am greatly disappointed with the quality of the Kindle edition of the Movie Guide.

To use the Guide's rating scale, this one is a BOMB. Hope they fix it!

Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2009
$24.95
I LOVE this book. My daughter bought me one several years ago. This was an "update". Anytime I have a question such as "what other movies has he been in?" I simply open my book and locate the info quickly. A friend asked whay I bought this & why I didn't just go on the internet. This is easier & faster. By the time I would walk over to my computer, I already have my answer. There is a lot of other info as well. I would recommend this for any movie buff.

Movie Lust: Recommended Viewing for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
$16.95
We have a group of friends that meet once a month for movie night. We rotate where we meet and the host provides the dinner and the movie. I hate to brag but the night at our house is always the best and this book is our secret weapon. Thanks to the insightful comments and exhausting list of movies. My wife and I are always able to find a little know gem or find a way to have a unique double feature night.