Boys and Toys: Ulitmate Action-Adventure Movies

Rating:
Summary: Great!
Review: Simply stated, this is a ride on the testosterone roller coaster known as the action film. Brode reintroduces us to all of our favorite action heros, from John McClain ("Yippee-ki-yay, M-f'er") to William Wallace and everyone in between. A must for every action film fan.

Rating:
Summary: Boring Textbook With no Substance
Review: This book is laid out like a university textbook but contains nothing of substance to even attract a backward university film studies course to add it to the curriculum. No in depth analyses of the stars or movies are in here although there are a few paragraphs on a select few. How is George Clooney an action star? It seems the author is gong for increased sales by including a popular star and favourite of many women but to say he is an action star, please. Why this book is laid out like a textbook is anyone's guess. I guess the publishers took one look at the substance and said there are better similar books out there in the entertainment category, such as 1000 Movies to Watch Before You Die, so we'll try something different and try for education but they failed. Give this a miss.