Total Film Reviews

It's always hard to choose the right magazine; some are so opinionated that you don't really get all the information you want. In some respect I'm talking about Total Film here, some articles are very opinionated and they only tend to publish stories about what they like, however on the other hand they do well to give in depth view, even if it is ...  Read the complete review

About 10 years ago, there was really only one UK film magazine - Empire. Although I bought the odd issue, I always found its style a little pretentious. Then Future Publishing launched Total Film. I bought my first copy around issue 6 and immediately knew I'd found the film magazine for me. The reason Total Film is so good is that you ...  Read the complete review

I figured I should write a review on the magazine I had been reading for the past few years (since 2001) but have now quit. --- My history and experience The magazine first caught my attention in 2001 when I saw The Lord Of The Rings on the cover. Bored that afternoon with nothing to do I bought the magazine ...  Read the complete review

As a big movie watcher, I suppose it was always likely that I would start reading about films as well as going to see them at the cinema. I'd always avoided such things on the basis that a) magazines are overpriced marketing exercises and b) I couldn't see the point of reading all about them. But over the last year or so, I've found myself ...  Read the complete review

Let me admit something. Something that will probably get me expelled from this dear site. I've never bought a copy of the magazine I'm about to review. Therefore, I can never really have consumed it. Fortunately, there are higher goals in this world. So, having not spent £3.00 on this delightful glossy monthly, I will promptly ...  Read the complete review

TOTAL FILM Price £3.00 Monthly Current subscription offer: 12 issues for £24 Subscribe by Direct Debit and get Pulp Fiction collectors edition DVD free (probably expired by now -check before subscribing) I am a die hard movie fan, and by that I don't just mean that I enjoy watching Bruce Willis ...  Read the complete review

I have been with total film since its first issue and I still love it and subscribe to it. If you like your films and can never decide which to go and see or rent then this is the magazine for you. It is very easy to read, I have never disagreed with any of the reviews and as such have been to see a few films that I wouldn't have ...  Read the complete review

Introduction ~~ Total Film and Empire are probably the two most popular and widely available film magazines in England. Empire has been going the longest, (for as long as I can remember) and Total Film has been now going several years. Both magazines include cinema reviews, videos to rent and buy, DVD’s, information on ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

OK so all we can see thats new in Total Film is the headers for the Contents page and Roughcuts-well I can at least-if anyone else knows of more let me know as I'll probably go right past them!!!. But this should'nt take us away form the fact that Total Film is by far the most superior film mag in the country, after beeing in ...  Read the complete review

I started buying total film when it was at Issue No. 14, its now at Issue 54, so it must have done something right to keep me buying them right? Right! From the first time I bought it, i've always found it to be very funny, even the reviews always have a touch of humor in them, although remaining appropriately serious at the same ...  Read the complete review

Total Film is now one of the largest and most popular film review magazines in circulation within the UK. When I first discovered it a couple of years ago it was a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale market. They were prepared to be totally honest, objective and impartial with the reviews and didn’t pander to film distributors or ...  Read the complete review

Total Film published by Future has information on up and coming films as well as ones just out at the cinema, or just out to rent/buy. Total Film also sometimes looks at films from a certain year, which is useful. What lets Total Film down is that it has fewer freebies than Empire; with Empire there are quite often freebies. Freebies with Total ...  Read the complete review

Total Film is a truely great magazine. It is not afraid to say what it feels about films despite what the general public may think of it. The articles are interesting and there is always something juicy to get your teeth into every month. What is also good about this magazine is the things they give away free with it. There is usually ...  Read the complete review

I've been buying Total Film magazine for a while now, and I have to say it is one of the most informative and interesting movie magazines I've seen. As well as the regular review and preview sections, it also offers some great special features every so often. The review section in this magazine is one of the best. All of the ...  Read the complete review

Having read Total film magazine for quite some time, and most of its main rivals and competitors, I have to admit, there is very little between them all. For overall professionalism and polished look, Total film just edges it, and its content is superb – bang up to date with all the latest news, reviews and gossip, giving movie buffs ...  Read the complete review

Total Film has become Empire's biggest rival and it is much better, considering it isn't scared to say what it thinks and that it doesn't kiss the public's behind. A film magazine should be an opinionated review, not an estimate into what the public wants to hear. Total Film often has good free gifts and good articles, and is a ...  Read the complete review

This is a top notch magazine, which covers pretty much everything in the film world, from upcoming attractions through to classic re releases and even DVDs! They also have special feature, such as the hardest hard men in Hollywood, or the biggest flops ever.. these are usually very good, and also interesting. The reviews are easy to ...  Read the complete review

I first came accross Total Film when i needed a poster of The Faculty for a college project- that was over a year ago and i haven't stopped reading it since. It has many good features, articles and gives good reviews but the humour is what makes it stand out for me such as the battles. In this feature they get a bunch of film superheroes, ...  Read the complete review

I used to be an Empire reader and always looked down upon Total Film, when I was making my purchase in WHSmith, but when empire changed it format slighty, which i thought was not for the best, I bought a Total Film, and Boy was I surprised. What had i been missing all these years, in every aspect Total film beats Empire as its reviews are ...  Read the complete review