Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2005

The entries are written by several different contributors, which becomes very apparent after a while. For instance, one seems determined to look on the bright side of every movie; another delivers some hilarious snark.
Looking for a book you can actually sit down and read? Well, probably not your first choice, but you can learn some interesting things. For instance, here's a few things about movie titles that I discovered while reading this book.
- If a movie title starts with Attack of..., it's probably a cheesy sci-fi flick.
- If the title begins with The Big..., it's likely a film noir or noir-influenced.
- If its first words are Eye... or Eyes, then expect a "Death Wish" ripoff revenge movie.
- Far more movies start out well then fall show more apart towards the end than the reverse.
- The greater number of alternate titles a movie has, the worse it is.
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I really need to get his Classic Movie Guide because each newer edition of this book (this is my fourth) has more missing older movies... otherwise it is a great reference book.