Harlan Ellison's Watching
by Harlan Ellison, Leonard Maltin
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Author: Harlan Ellison, Leonard MaltinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-09
ISBN: 1595820566
Number of pages: 248
Publisher: M Press
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Book Review: A different kind of movie review book
Summary: 5 Stars
Harlan Ellison is a paradox for me. I like his writing... when he's not writing science fiction. I don't really care for his style in fiction. But I loved his TV review books, "The Glass Teat" and "The Other Glass Teat". (These titles are unfortunately long out of print, but used copies are out there.) I also had the pleasure of seeing Ellison at a book signing, and he is absolutely hilarious in person. He's one of the best monologists I've ever seen, and his razor sharp wit is deadly to all, including the audience. (I refer to him as "The Don Rickles of science fiction".)
So, about *this* book. Ellison always has an opinion, and he's always ready to share it with anyone. And he's an incredibly intelligent man. As other reviewers have noted, have a dictionary at hand when reading this book! I didn't agree with a lot of Ellison's opinions. But they were always informative, and very entertaining.
This book covers movies back to the '60s, so it really brought back some memories. Many of the films reviewed were ones I had seen when they came out (yeah, I'm an old fart). Others I had missed. But Ellison's reviews made me want to see the ones I had missed, and re-watch many of the ones I had.
I've even thought of getting some friends together for a regular "Review A Movie Along With Harlan Ellison" night. But some of the more interesting movies aren't available in any format. "Mickey One", for example, which Ellison described as "the finest American film of the year, and possibly of many years!" His review really made me want to see the film. But it's out of print, not available, as far as I can tell never came out on DVD.
If you want a review book that will just give you ideas about what to rent for the weekend, skip this book. But if you want something that will make you think, that will stretch your mind a bit, that will make you want to search out obscure movies, The "Harlan Ellison's Watching" is just the ticket.
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