{"id":1531,"date":"2019-06-06T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T21:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2019-05-26T15:20:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T21:20:20","slug":"book-1001-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/06\/book-1001-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2008)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"10011001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: 5th<\/sup> Edition<\/u><\/strong>
\nYear: 2008
\nAuthor: Steven Jay Schneider
\nLength: 960 pages<\/p>\n

As a movie aficionado, it was only a matter of time before I picked up this book. At the time, the 5th<\/sup> edition covered most of the films that were out at the time, but I do realize there are more recent versions of this book that include some of the latest hits of the last decade. Not one to use this book as a simple desk reference, I took the time to sit down and read through the reviews of these 1,000+ movies. In the time since buying this book, I\u2019ve managed to increase my percentage of films seen, but there\u2019s still a long way to go.<\/p>\n

Even before I started reading this book, I had already seen a good portion of the movies mentioned, many of which won critical awards for their achievements. With a concerted effort, I\u2019m now sitting at 42% of these 1001 movies seen in my short lifetime. Having read the reviews of the rest of them, I can honestly say there are still plenty of films out there that pique my interest. Many of these cinematic masterpieces are merely unwatched because I haven\u2019t gotten around to them yet, despite their cinematic accolades.<\/p>\n

Overall, though, there were times where I\u2019d watch a movie contained on this list and wonder, \u201cwhy is this here?\u201d 1001 films is a lengthy list, so there was undoubtedly going to be \u201cfiller\u201d on this list. Then again, everyone\u2019s tastes are different. While I feel movies were missing from this edition (likely removed from previous versions to make room for newer ones), it\u2019s still a robust set. Not everything is \u201cartistic\u201d or \u201caward-winning,\u201d which is fine because, as the book mentions, \u201cSometimes you want a nice steak, and sometimes you just want a greasy hamburger.\u201d<\/p>\n

A robust set of cinema, I give 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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