10 Sure Signs a Movie Character is Doomed: And Other Surprising Movie Lists - Softcover

Roeper, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078688830X ISBN 13: 9780786888306

Publisher: Hyperion, 2003

Synopsis

Film critic Richard Roeper has seen thousands and thousands of films -- and not all of them were pretty. But as a result he's stored up enough movie knowledge to write this hilarious collection of movie lists. Some of the irreverent, offbeat, and inventive lists in this book are:

* 5 Things That Happen When a Wrongly Accused Fugitive Walks into a Bar, a Restaurant, or a Convenience Store

* Age Difference Between Michael Douglas and His Leading Ladies

* 11 Movies that Employed James Brown's "(I Got You) I Feel Good" to Indicate that a Character Feels Good!

* 5 Reasons Why George Bailey Isn't Such a Wonderful Guy in It's a Wonderful Life

* 7 Films in Which Ben Affleck Cries Like a Big Fat Baby

* The Gross-Out Hall of Fame

* 13 Great Perks of Being a Movie Character

And so many more . . .

About this title

About the Author

Richard Roeper is the cohost of the nationally syndicated Ebert & Roeper (watched by more than 2.5 million viewers each week) and author of 10 Sure Signs a Movie Character Is Doomed & Other Surprising Movie Lists. A daily columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and the New York Times syndicate, he was the recipient of the National Headliner Award in 1993 as the top columnist in the country. He is the film critic for the CBS affiliate in Chicago and contributes monthly essays on film to Esquire. Richard Roeper lives in Chicago.

Reviews

Roeper, the syndicated movie critic who replaced the late Gene Siskel as Roger Ebert's TV partner, certainly has the credentials to craft a handful of insightful movie lists. He also has the wit to make this book fun enough that you don't have to be a movie buff to appreciate it. Treating his subjects with the respect they deserve, he runs the gamut from the funnily frivolous ("Red-Carpet Flubs and Blunders by Joan Rivers" e.g., Rivers gushes about J.Lo's teeth and then asks the diva, "Are they yours?") to the frivolously risqué ("Best Porn Titles Based on Legit Movies" e.g., 6 Lays, 7 Nights) to more conventional fare ("Best Films that Didn't Win the Academy Award for Best Picture" e.g., Citizen Kane). Lest the Motion Picture Academy feel slighted, Roeper also takes the AFI to task, listing movies that should and should not have made its 100 "best" list. Whatever the category, Roeper lets it rip.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078688830X
• ISBN 13: 9780786888306
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300