View Full Version : JoBlo.com presents...The 50 Coolest Movies of All-Time
QUENTIN
09-30-2002, 12:49 AM
What will certainly be the greatest book in all of literary history had it's announcement and unveiling tonight, what's everyone think and how many copies are you gonna buy?
Is it me or is this about the coolest fucking thing since Michael Madsen picked up a razor? With publishing and a foreword by someone with a fan-base like Smith, our beloved Berge may become the next Ebert...but thinner and more attractive...and with movies like Evil Dead 2 in his top 50 book.
Well in addition to mucho anticipation, lets also give everyone's favorite author a huge congrats...the literary world changes October 28th!
Highspeed
09-30-2002, 10:51 AM
I already pre-ordered it...and my cousin loves this website so I just might order one for him too!
James Logan
10-02-2002, 12:17 PM
Greatest book of all time, no questions asked. It's gonna change the face of the world when it comes out. :D
SeperateSelf
10-02-2002, 08:23 PM
Can't wait for this. Pre-ordered this and Attack of the Clones monday (through JoBlo's links of course;) ) and I just know it's gonna be a great read. I also dig Kevin Smith, so all the more reason to support our beloved JoBlo. :D
blankpage
10-05-2002, 12:03 PM
This is some kick arce shit.Joblo is going to blow Ebert and Maltin away with the kick ass book coming out.And to top it off Kevin Smith intro!I have already pre-ordered like 100 copies for everyone in my town.
areyoubeingserved
10-06-2002, 01:18 AM
Why should I buy this book? Has anyone read it yet? Sell it to me.
Scarface98.9
10-06-2002, 02:27 AM
Originally posted by areyoubeingserved
Has anyone read it yet? Sell it to me.
None of us have read it, we're just sucking up to Joblo
The Handeman
10-07-2002, 08:37 PM
you want sucking up??
GOODFELLAS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVAR
that and i love the book i love the book PULITZER PRIZE PULITZER PRIZE!!!!!
James Logan
10-09-2002, 08:14 AM
Originally posted by Scarface98.9
None of us have read it, we're just sucking up to Joblo
LOL Actually that's exactly what we're doing.
Jason Voorhees
10-09-2002, 02:39 PM
lol. Well, I'm getting a copy; no doubts there. The book should be amazing.
blankpage
10-09-2002, 07:14 PM
Originally posted by areyoubeingserved
Why should I buy this book? Has anyone read it yet? Sell it to me.
Ok well Joblo wrote it,the best reviewer ever.And plus his 50 coolest movies list.So 50 slick Joblo reviews,a Kevin Smith Forward,and Joblo reviews.
I don't think we jave to convince you.It's Joblo man,so it's already known to be good.
.......I am such a suck.;)
I agree that it looks like a great book. The intro by KS will be great, and I think the fact that Jo wrote 50 BRAND NEW reviews shows how much he cares about us schmoes and everyone who loves movies.
I want a new book by Jo every year, just like Ebert!
areyoubeingserved
10-10-2002, 11:05 PM
Originally posted by blankpage
Ok well Joblo wrote it,the best reviewer ever.And plus his 50 coolest movies list.So 50 slick Joblo reviews,a Kevin Smith Forward,and Joblo reviews.
I don't think we jave to convince you.It's Joblo man,so it's already known to be good.
.......I am such a suck.;)
Indeed you are. JoBlo I am thankful for indeed, but I dislike his reviews, so I can't see myself buying a book on them. However if it goes twords the man and the site whom he divinely created then I'm happy either way.
Originally posted by areyoubeingserved
Indeed you are. JoBlo I am thankful for indeed, but I dislike his reviews
:eek: :eek: :confused: :eek: :eek: :(
areyoubeingserved
10-12-2002, 10:02 AM
Originally posted by SLAW
:eek: :eek: :confused: :eek: :eek: :(
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SarahG
10-12-2002, 03:40 PM
Did anybody else notice that is has a 3 to 5 week shipping wait on it. What the hell is up with that. I wonder if the book can be found at my local Barnes & Noble?
Gregorious8
10-12-2002, 10:09 PM
Originally posted by SarahG
Did anybody else notice that is has a 3 to 5 week shipping wait on it. What the hell is up with that. I wonder if the book can be found at my local Barnes & Noble?
I think that's because the book doesn't come out till end of October.
Amazon.com has just notified me that my copy of JoBlo's Book is being shipped, and should arrive between Nov. 10-12. I can't wait!
Puck Bond
11-09-2002, 02:31 AM
Ahhhh today was a good day...when I woke up at about 1:00PM I looked to see what mail had arrived and there it was the amazon.com box I had been waiting for! and what was inside you might ask...well JoBlo's book had finally arrived!
Great job JoBlo with the book! The forward by Kevin Smith is great and is hilarious at the end. Obviously a lot of hard work went into it...so great job dude!
BTW why isn't _________ on your list?!
Just Kidding! ;) Great stuff dude!
darkface
11-09-2002, 03:45 AM
i ordered my copy at Barnes n' Noble last week. And they finally called tonight to say it's in!!!!!! so tomorrow i'm there! hurah!
Scarface98.9
11-16-2002, 02:58 AM
So has anyone actually read it yet?
FeydRautha
11-23-2002, 01:59 PM
I'm halfway through it, and JoBlo's very constructive and true to form in his reviews. If you enjoy reading his reviews here, you'll love this book. In each review is a "The coolest thing about this movie is:" section and fun factoids/trivia about each flick. Kevin Smith's foreward and JoBlo's intro are great, entertaining reading. I love it when he describes living at home in his parents' garage...poor sod.
My only criticism is this: for a book that has "Of All Time" in its title, why did he only pick films from the latter third of the 20th Century up to the present? The earliest film I've found (so far) is Dirty Harry (1971). I know it's only one reviewer's opinion, but some darned cool movies came out prior to that. He does explain why he did this in his intro, but it still makes for a misleading title.
Still, I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys entertaining and often humourous reviews. With Christmas just around the corner, it'd make a great stocking stuffer.
A.J. Hakari
11-26-2002, 11:59 PM
FeydRautha's right on the money. Just finished this book today, and damned if it wasn't an infectiously enjoyable read. JoBlo cracks wise and makes joke plenty, but he definitely makes his love for and knowledge of film well known in his summaries and critiques (I'd also like to stand up and say that I love the hell out of GREASE, too). There are a few on the list I haven't seen (THE KILLER, WALL STREET, A VIEW TO A KILL, etc.), but thanks to the book, I'll be checking them out as soon as I can.
Now here's my question: When's the "Arrow in the Head" book going to come out? :)
Scarface98.9
11-27-2002, 12:39 AM
Or rather, JoBlo.com presents...The 50 Worst Movies of All-Time
James Logan
11-28-2002, 12:51 PM
I ordered mine off Amazon (and told my dad to do so through here...hope he did!) and it should arrive some day soon. I live in France, so shipping takes time, but at soon as it gets in my mailbox, I'll read it, and give y'all my "review". :cool:
On amazon.co.uk it lists the new copy price as £11.37 and the second hand price as £13.68. That's slightly strange.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0971429669/ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/202-8476951-8347040
James Logan
11-28-2002, 03:41 PM
Originally posted by JCR
On amazon.co.uk it lists the new copy price as £11.37 and the second hand price as £13.68. That's slightly strange.
Depends whose hand the second hand was. If it's Catherine Zeta-Jones's hand, for instance, it explains the change. :D
Ok, lame joke...shoot me.
I'm hoping to get this for Christmas, I can't wait to read the reviews. However, he has a few odd choices(IMO):
Grease? Uhh, a seventies over the top musical is cool?
A View to Kill? Uhh, Roger Moore at 85 is cooler than any of the Connery Bonds?
The rest of the choices are right on, especially a few less obvious choices:
The Big Lebowski
Evil Dead II
Enter the Dragon
Jerk Shapiro
12-01-2002, 05:58 PM
Heyheyhey, the man has his opinions. If he likes A View To A Kill, so be it. To each his own, Jo always says. :rolleyes:
rushmore beauty
12-05-2002, 12:16 AM
Will you be able to buy his book in normal book stores, like Indigo or Chapters? oh, I live in Calgary, Alberta if that matters.
James Logan
12-05-2002, 09:14 AM
Well, just got mine through mail today. I'm busy tomorrow but I hope I'll get the time to read it over the week-end...I just couldn't believe it when I opened the package...MA, LOOK, IT'S JOBLO'S BOOK! :p
I opened a present on Christmas Eve, and voila...Jo's book. That night I read the whole thing, intro to Thank you note to KevinSmith.
I love it. Along with If Chins Could Kill, probably my favorite film-themed book. Jo knows that the movies he's picking aren't necessarily "good"(though most of them are) just "cool". He wrote a lot of funny reviews, had a great sense of humor, and the intro from KS was very complimentary.
P.S. I've never seen someone revel in a man-crush on John Travolta so freely :D
James Logan
12-26-2002, 10:32 AM
Got it, opened it, read it.
Honestly? It was a good read. It would have been a good one even had I not known JoBlo, but the fact of "knowing" the man and being one of the old-time Schmoes did add some pleasure to reading this little baby. Overall, you gotta admit it's not a book that's gonna change the face of the world -- far from it -- and it's not even one of the best movie-related books ever. But it's a great, funny, read. Kevin Smith's intro got me all teary-eyed, JoBlo's writing style is as fun and witty as usual (although a few jokes didn't hit and even sounded lame...sorry, Blo-Meister ;) ), and even if you disagree with his picks for 50 COOLEST OF ALL TIME, it's clear why he picked those particular movies, and what his definition of cool is, which makes it hard not to agree with him in the end. Personally, I agreed with the picks of movies I saw, and for the ones I didn't see, it made me feel like watching 'em (TRUE ROMANCE especially...no, I didn't see it yet, my bad, sue me).
Overall...I'm glad I bought it, it's a book I'll keep and love for many many years, as much for its actual value as for the sentimental value attached to it.
James Logan
12-26-2002, 10:34 AM
Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
Now here's my question: When's the "Arrow in the Head" book going to come out? :)
I was thinking the same thing just now. I hope it won't be too long before it does come out, cause I'd sure as heck love to read it.
Annie Hall
12-27-2002, 01:55 PM
Originally posted by James Logan
I was thinking the same thing just now. I hope it won't be too long before it does come out, cause I'd sure as heck love to read it.
Then I could have a set! I'd put them aside on a shelf, and there would be my little JoBlo.com book collection to match all of my pictures of Jo on...my...walls...um...heh...never mind...;)
Lindsey
12-31-2002, 04:39 AM
None of my local book stores had his book in, like Barnes and Noble, and even Borders. So for my Christmas present my mom ordered me his book!
It should be arriving any day now! :D
the p&j experiance
01-12-2003, 08:29 AM
as SHOCKING as this may sound, I'm not getting it and I don't want it. Sure Kevin Smith gives an introduction, but I'm not gonna shell out cash for a book that just talks about movies. My opinion, not yours.
Scarface98.9
01-12-2003, 12:39 PM
I read it awhile ago, but decided not to post my review for fear of getting banned:(
Oooh, subtle burn on Jo by Scarface......:D
Just post some of your problems with it. As long as it doesn't turn into a personal thing, I don't think Jo's gonna ban you. He's got so many people that love his book that he can probably handle a little constructive criticism.
Scarface98.9
01-12-2003, 02:04 PM
I don't hate the book or anything, but I'll just say if I wasn't a member of this site, I would've never picked the book up. I loved some of his choices, like Dark City, Blade 2, and The Big Lebowski, and agreed with most of his choices, but that wasn't really an issue. I loved the Kevin Smith foreword, and his blow job analogy for reading Blo's reviews. And Blo does come off as the casual guy he talks about so much as an average guy who loves watching movies.
But after reading some of the reviews of movies, they all started to sound the same. I don't normally read his reviews on the site anyways, but come for the board, some DVD reviews, and movie news. But I usually just ignore the reviews unless it's for a movie I'm really interested in. But the movies he picked and the reviews written had the same basic compliments, except with a few differences here and there. So if I was reading a review of Blade 2 and later read a review of The Crow, I probably wouldn't notice the difference except the names of the lead characters. After awhile, it got repetitive, and finished the book after a span of a week. I never recalled any of his drug/beer/sex jokes that worked, since they were all basically the same, with a few variations.
I'm not gonna grade it, since I don't know what to grade it. I really like parts of it, but dislike others, but wouldn't rate it a 5/10. So I don't know
See, Jo's not gonna get pissed about that.
The reason I like the book so much is that I never get to read any real "in-depth" stuff about my favorite films, but Jo's got an average of two pages on a lot of really fun films you wouldn't normally get a book about.
Scarface98.9
01-19-2003, 01:53 AM
Originally posted by bob
See, Jo's not gonna get pissed about that.
The reason I like the book so much is that I never get to read any real "in-depth" stuff about my favorite films, but Jo's got an average of two pages on a lot of really fun films you wouldn't normally get a book about.
I only worried because I was thinking about way back when Spielberg said he loves joblo.com, Irene Manor raised some doubt and was subsequently banned. I didn't wanna follow in those footsteps, since I"m in the top 25 posters on the site
"I only worried because I was thinking about way back when Spielberg said he loves joblo.com, Irene Manor raised some doubt and was subsequently banned. I didn't wanna follow in those footsteps, since I"m in the top 25 posters on the site"
Geez, I must have missed that.
JoBlo
01-19-2003, 02:49 PM
Originally posted by Scarface98.9
I only worried because I was thinking about way back when Spielberg said he loves joblo.com, Irene Manor raised some doubt and was subsequently banned. I didn't wanna follow in those footsteps, since I"m in the top 25 posters on the site
Before this gets out of hand, it's to note that nobody ever knows why anyone gets banned, other than myself and a few moderators, so unless you know about every single warning, every single email and every single conversation between myself and a schmoe that got banned, please don't assume anything about why they might've been banned in the first place.
In this case, you are very wrong about the possible reason behind Irene's banning at the time, and do not know any of the backstory
As for "not liking" my book, that's fine by me as well. I think I'm mature enough to recognize that not everyone will ever like me, not everyone will ever like the site and not everyone will ever like my book (it's good that you pointed out that you don't really read my reviews in the first place, which is pretty telling). That's life and the same can be said for anyone else as well. As long as there's no "insults" or rudeness going on (your points were constructive), it's fine by me.
Having said that, the idea of running this FREE SITE for everyone, having folks use it and then jump on board and diss my writings isn't exactly a trend that I look forward to seeing continue. Thankfully, most schmoes realize that the purchase of the book alone is a sign of support on their part (for the record, there has been VERY WEAK SUPPORT of our site thus far) and that's the best that we could ask for (I am glad to see that you did buy the book, at least).
If anyone thinks that we are going to continue working for free, while barely anybody supports us and to top it off, knocks what we do (we ain't AICN here, folks)...a rude awakening might be forthcoming one morning.
That's honestly not a threat, just a fact.
As I've said a ZILLION TIMES before, independent movie sites like ourselves survive with the support of its readers (of which we have over 1,000,000 every month). If those folks don't feel that they enjoy the site enough to put forth a few bucks for support, or to propogate the goodness of what we put out day in/day out...the site disintegrates, I get a "real job" and that's about it... :)
I'm also happy to report that most of the media that has covered my book has been extremely positive in response (in fact, the Midwest Book Review said that it was a "...a must for movie buffs", so hopefully the positivity will continue and everyone will be happy in the end.
Right on, but you're making me feel all guilty:D
P.S. If Irene got banned, how come his title is still Super Schmoe and he still posts?
Scarface98.9
02-02-2003, 09:58 PM
Originally posted by bob
Right on, but you're making me feel all guilty:D
P.S. If Irene got banned, how come his title is still Super Schmoe and he still posts?
He was reinstated
teenkiller
07-04-2007, 08:28 PM
Well I am late to the game but I was thinking of picking up Joblo's book this weekend. I just hope my local Barnes and Noble carries it or at least will be able to order it for me. Also, a book from Arrow chronicling the 50 coolest horror movies of all time would be a dream come true! Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.
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