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For some of us, moviegoing is an occasional pleasure. Kevin Murphy made it his obsession, and he did it for you.
Mr. Murphy, known to legions of fans as Tom Servo on the legendary TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000, went to the movies every day for a year. That's every single day, people. For a whole fricken' year. And not only did he endure, he prevailed -- for this is the hilarious, poignant, fascinating journal of his adventures: the first book about the movies from the audience's point of view.
Kevin went to the multiplex, sure. But he didn't stop there. He found the world's smallest commercial movie theater. Another one made completely of ice. Checked out flicks in a tin-roofed hut in the South Pacific. Tooled across the desert from drive-in to drive-in in a groovy convertible. Lived for a week solely on theater food. Took six different women to the same date movie. Dressed up as a nun for the Sing-Along Sound of Music in London. Sneaked into the Cannes and Sundance film festivals. Smuggled an entire Thanksgiving dinner into a movie theater. And saw hundreds of films, from the Arctic Circle to the Equator, from the sublime to the unspeakable. Come along on a joyous global celebration of the cinema with a man on a mission -- to spend A Year at the Movies.
Anonymous
Posted January 19, 2004
This book is incredible. At times laugh-out-loud hilarious, heartwarming at others, this title is a captivating and enchanting read. Murphy went places and saw things that I could only dream about, and conjured images from a time in the past that I, unfortunately, was unable to experience. It's not just the fact that he saw a movie every single day for a whole year, it's the stories behind the trips, the places he visited and the vignettes that play out on the page. I had extremely high expectations for this book before I read it, and am still surprised that it surpassed them. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
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Posted January 7, 2003
I got this book at the library not really expecting too much but I loved this book. I like it so much that I had to buy it. It has some great tips on movie going and his ordeals he went through range from the comical to the touching. This is truly a man who loves his movies.
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Posted December 11, 2002
I bought this book only because I absolutely loved MST3K. Which is one of the reasons why I loved this book. It reads like Tom Servo. Kevin Murphy is an extremely talented writer and it shows in this book. Can you tell I loved this book? 365 movies in a year sounds like fun... at first. He went through an lot to get through the year, from the 911 tradgedy to the pain he had from a kidney stone. He went right on with his mission. You go Kevin! Can't wait to see what's next!
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For some of us, moviegoing is an occasional pleasure. Kevin Murphy made it his obsession, and he did it for you.
Mr. Murphy, known to legions of fans as Tom Servo on the legendary TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000, went to the movies every day for a year. That's every single day, people. For a whole fricken' year. And not only did he endure, he prevailed -- for this is the hilarious, poignant, fascinating journal of his adventures: the ...