501 Must See Movies, a book with reviews of selected films, would probably be better titled "50 Must See Movies and 451 that You Might Enjoy". Maybe that just did not ring quite right to the publicist.
The reason I think the book is flawed is because a lot of the films within are most definitely not "must sees". For example: The Little Shop of Horrors, the adaptation to the famous Off-Broadway musical, is fun, energetic, has good music, good actors, good sets, and good effects. But it lacked in plot. Not a must see.
Also, I was incredibly upset that I couldn't find A Beautiful Mind in there anywhere. Now that is a must see!
Overall, the book is fun to leaf through and reminisce on the movies you watched as a child, growing up, and still enjoy now.
However, don not live by this book. You will miss out on a ton of amazing movies if you do.
My rating:
[3/5]
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