The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies By Graham Elwood and Chris Mancini and friends
Have you ever wanted to learn a little more about your favorite film genres and maybe get some good recommendations to add to your Netflix Cue? Maybe you'd also like that info to be delivered in witty little chapters written by a number of comedians who like movies the same way you do?
If so, then The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies is for you. It's short, sweet, and sometimes hilarious. But most importantly, it starts a great conversation about why we love the types of movies we love. Each chapter is written by a different comedian who is passionate about that genre. Jackie Kashian, Wisconsin native and Ranger of the Dork Forrest, tells us why Fantasy films are awesome. Greg Proops gives us the rundown on Private Eyes and dames in the Film Noir chapter. And Chris Mancini Acknowledges the greatness of Big Trouble in Little China in the Action/Adventure Chapter.
Each Chapter concludes with that author's personal top 10 films in the genre and their bottom 10 films...so you can send them hate mail for failing to see that greatness that is Rango. Seriously, Rango is an animated adaptation of Chinatown with a heavy dose of existentialism and mysticism disguise as a kids adventure movie. It's great and Neil T. Weakly can suck it! (or not. He's entitled to his own opinions)
The point is, if you like movies, you'll find something to like about this book. Or at least some good recommendations or reminders of classics you haven't gotten around to yet. Plus it's like $2 on the Kindle right now, so check it out.
8/10
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