TOTAL FILM BIBLE (Total Film)

Member Name: hobbiss

Product:	Total Film
Date:	21/06/01 (158 review reads)
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Advantages: Good reviews

Disadvantages: Spot the difference

I have been buying Total Film magazine since day one. I remember it well; I walked into a WH Smiths in a small town called Droitwich Spa when I noticed a mag with Mel Gibson's face plastered all over it and a big sticker saying ONLY £1 (Normal price £2.50). That was Feb 1997, I've been buying it ever since. It is now £3 and still well worth the money.

I was a real collector of this magazine, always keeping each mag in pristine condition. I remember not letting my dad cut out a voucher for Jurassic Park because it would mean defacing the mag. I gave this up when Total Film decided one month they would bring out the magazine advertising X-men with four different covers. Bastards! I knew not buying all four would mean my collection would be incomplete, so now I can’t be bothered.

Over the years Total Film has given away loads of freebies on the front of its magazines ranging from film scripts, posters, cinema tickets, music cds, and film trailer cds. It’s always nice to have something free; it’s a pity these extras are few and far between these days.

The magazine itself is brilliant; I very rarely disagree with any of the reviews. The magazine reviews films at the cinema, DVDs (region 1 and 2), videos to rent and buy, hardware, books, soundtracks, and multimedia, each with its own recommendations. All the top cinema releases get a predicted interest curve that shows the best and worst parts of the movie. There is also a film of the month (This month it is Shrek).

Total film magazine makes interesting reading for the average film buff; I regularly read the mag from start to finish. The reader’s letters are usually funny; RoughCuts is very interesting with movie news, pre-production, rumours, film charts and loads more. There are lots of interviews and features with people in movies that are out right now, and Reel Screen, which is all about filmmaking. I nearly forgot the most important par
t of the magazine, the film quiz, which is great, but recently started putting a spot the difference as the first question. WHY?

I recommend this magazine to everyone who likes film. Go buy it now and write me a comment on your thoughts.

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