Seagalogy (Updated and Expanded Edition)
A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal
Published on 30. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-85768-722-7 (ISBN)
Description
Vern, the self-styled 'outlaw film critic' is described by Hellboy director Guillermo Del Toro as "equal parts Hell's Angels and Pauline Kael... a national treasure!"
Now Vern unleashes his magnum opus: an in-depth study of the world's only aikido instructor turned movie star/director/writer/blues guitarist/energy drink inventor, the ass-kicking auteur Steven Seagal.
"A book that'll shake the very foundations of film criticism, break their wrists and then throw them through a window."
Now Vern unleashes his magnum opus: an in-depth study of the world's only aikido instructor turned movie star/director/writer/blues guitarist/energy drink inventor, the ass-kicking auteur Steven Seagal.
"A book that'll shake the very foundations of film criticism, break their wrists and then throw them through a window."
Reviews / Votes
"We can't believe this actually exists, but the world is certainly a better place for it" (New York Magazine) "It's as enlightening as it is thorough." (Time Magazine)"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
575 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85768-722-7 (9780857687227)
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E-Book
04/2012
Titan Publishing Company
€6.99
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Previous edition
Book
05/2008
Titan Books Ltd
€32.39
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Person
The writer known only as Vern is loved for his unorthodox reviewing style and his expertise in "the films of Badass Cinema." His review of the slasher movie CHAOS earned him a wrestling challenge from its director; his explosive essay on the PG-13 rating of LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD prompted Bruce Willis himself to walk barefoot across the broken glass of movie message boards to respond.