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Could be better.July 27, 2000 7 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book fills a niche--a short and essential guide in a course in which the numbers of other texts simply don't leave room for one of the more comprehensive, ambitious introductory texts to film studies. But it's hard to justify a price above $10 for this slim volume. The text just isn't that informative or helpful. Moreover, the previous edition contained egregious errors--ranging from misspellings to identifying the protagonist of "Apocalypse Now" as Marlowe rather than Willard.
excellent guideDecember 5, 1999 26 out of 27 found this review helpful
This book is an invaluable guide to writing about film. If you've never taken a film class, you need a book like this to get you used to the vocabulary, style and format of film criticism and theory. Numerous examples and lucid prose make this book easy to use and to read.
