The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex - Softcover

Kermode, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847946038 ISBN 13: 9781847946034

Publisher: Random House Books, 2011

Synopsis

In It's Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode showed us the weird world of a film critic's life lived in widescreen. Now, in The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex, he takes us into the belly of the beast to ask: 'What's wrong with modern movies?' If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a change? How can 3-D be the future of cinema when it's been giving audiences a headache for over a hundred years? Why pay to watch films in cinemas that don't have a projectionist but do have a fast-food stand? And, in a world in which Sex and the City 2 was a hit, what the hell are film critics for? Outspoken, opinionated and hilariously funny, The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex is a must for anyone who has ever sat in an undermanned, overpriced cinema and asked themselves: 'How the hell did things get to be this terrible?'

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About the Author

Outspoken, opinionated, and never lost for words, Mark Kermode has carved out a career in print, radio and television based entirely on the belief that The Exorcist is the greatest movie ever made and that the Pirates of the Caribbean films should be buried in a very deep hole where they can never bother anyone ever again.

From the Back Cover

In It's Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode showed us the weird world of a film critic's life lived in widescreen. Now, inThe Good, The Bad and the Multiplex, he takes us into the belly of the beast to ask: 'What's wrong with the modern movie business - and how can we make it right?'

If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a change? How can 3-D be the future of cinema when it's been giving audiences a headache for over a hundred years? Why pay to watch films in cinemas which don' t have a projectionist but do have a fast-food stand? And, in a world in which Sex and the City 2 was a hit, what the hell are film critics for?

Outspoken, opinionated and hilariously funny,The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex is a must for anyone who has ever sat in an undermanned, overpriced cinema and asked themselves: 'How the hell did things get to be this terrible?'


'Mark Kermode lives, breathes and eats movies' Guardian
'Insanely passionate, and brilliantly subjective' Word
'More opinions than Delia Smith has baking trays' Sunday Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847946038
• ISBN 13: 9781847946034
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336