A review by emiged
Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen by Leonard Maltin
4.0
The title is apt - I'd only seen three of the 151 films listed.
Mr. Maltin has selected films across a wide spectrum of genres, including a significant number of foreign films. Each film offers something intriguing or unique or especially touching. While he admits in the introduction to emphasizing films from the last two decades with only a smattering of films representing the 1930s through 1980s, there is an incredible variety in the list. Mr. Maltin manages to make just about all of them sound appealing, but honestly describes what drew him to each film, allowing the reader to determine whether it is one that piques the reader's interest as well.
I appreciate the backstories that Mr. Maltin includes on many of the films as well: snippets of interviews or conversations with actors and directors, insights into the lives of the screenwriters, other projects completed by the same teams. The reactions of his USC film class are telling, too. A great collection of recommendations of films just slightly off the beaten path.
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Mr. Maltin has selected films across a wide spectrum of genres, including a significant number of foreign films. Each film offers something intriguing or unique or especially touching. While he admits in the introduction to emphasizing films from the last two decades with only a smattering of films representing the 1930s through 1980s, there is an incredible variety in the list. Mr. Maltin manages to make just about all of them sound appealing, but honestly describes what drew him to each film, allowing the reader to determine whether it is one that piques the reader's interest as well.
I appreciate the backstories that Mr. Maltin includes on many of the films as well: snippets of interviews or conversations with actors and directors, insights into the lives of the screenwriters, other projects completed by the same teams. The reactions of his USC film class are telling, too. A great collection of recommendations of films just slightly off the beaten path.
For more book reviews, come visit my blog, Build Enough Bookshelves.