The Guys' Guide to Guys' Videos - Softcover

"No Jane Austen flicks here, pal," the cover advertises. At last, here's a movie guide that appeals to men's basic instincts. The films are rated, not according to their cinematographic genius, but by their achievements in five categories: "violence," "profanity," "babes," "cool cars," and "hero worship." Chapters include "Nothing but Action," "Clint's Best Westerns," "Brothers in Arms," and "The Best of Bondage." For each film he describes, author Scott Meyer summarizes the plot, discusses the cast, tells why guys love it, and points out highlights and memorable lines. Best--and funniest--of all, he gives hints about how a guy might convince a female friend to rent one of these movies: "Honey, you'll like Alien because Sigourney Weaver rescues her cat; GoodFellas is terrific because all the boys love their mothers; and you owe me a gander at Full Metal Jacket because I had to sit through Beaches last week." Meyer also gives awards to the best in guys' movies and warns you about flicks--Bull Durham and Top Gun, for example--that are packaged as guy pics but are not the real item. This book is full of good humor and is fun to read and browse, but it helps if you think Barb Wire is a greater film classic than La Grande Illusion.

Scott Meyer was a movie reviewer for Philadelphia's weekly Entertainment Magazine in the 1980's. Still a passionate guy-movie fan, when he isn't in front of the silver screen he spends his time writing about mountain biking, power equipment and travel for a variety of magazines. He lives in Pennsylvania.