Popcorn - Ben Elton Reviews

Ben Elton books are nice and easy to read and I do find them very funny but I also can recognise that a bit like the foodstuff that provides the title of this book, once you have consumed it you are left wanting something more filling a short while later. Elton generally satires something in his books and in this one it is Hollywood and ...  Read the complete review

It should have been the greatest night in Bruce Dalamitri life, Oscar night and he was a dead cert to win the Oscar for best Director following the success of his ultra violent ultra cool movies. Add to this the fact that upon collection of his Oscar he would then have the platform to speak out against the liberal wish washy Hollywood critics who ...  Read the complete review

Okay when I got this book to tell you the truth I was just getting rid of some book vouchers before they expired and this above all looked like it would be worth a look, I was wrong as I will continue to explain. The Plot: Scout and her lunatic of a boyfriend Wayne are the mall murderers, they randomly kill Americans (which by the ...  Read the complete review

I got Popcorn for a Christmas present. When I saw it was written by Ben Elton I felt like throwing it in the bin. I don't really like Ben Elton. I didn't mind blackadder. It's funny & witty but Ben Elton himself bugs the hell out of me. I decide to give the book a chance. I'm glad I did. Popcorn is a lot like a roller ...  Read the complete review

This book is quite a few years old now but I've have only just been able to get a copy. Usually when I read a book/novel it takes me at least a week to read, but this book was so good that it only took a few hours to read. Popcorn is one of those books that you cannot put down, it seems as if something is happening all the time. This ...  Read the complete review

Plot outline! Wayne and Scout have a plan. They're the Mall Murderers - a pair of killers with little remorse, no goals or prospects, but a plan to keep them from the Chair! Bruce is a director. He makes very graphic films - lots of death and gore, he sees it every day and passes it on to the great American public in a ...  Read the complete review

I’ll be honest – this book took a while to get into. The only other Ben Elton book I’d read before this was Inconceivable, and the subject matter there was completely different, lighter maybe. Even though it was about a couple struggling to conceive a child, it wasn’t about murder. The humour there was also a lot lighter ...  Read the complete review

I have red several of Ben Elton's other books and was really looking forward to this as it is probably his most hyped before the film of Inconceivable came out. Ben Elton's books are usually about really gritty topics such as traffic jams and infertility and popcorn is no different. The effects of Film violence often appears in ...  Read the complete review

This book is an entertaining, non-serious novel addressing a very serious subject,the effect of violent media images on human behavior. The tone of the book seems a little strange, but I think the author pulled it off - it is a very entertaining book. Although it’s a worthwhile read, I'm somewhat turned off by Elton's holier than ...  Read the complete review

A page-turner with morals? So many people love this book and who am I to disagree. “…a viciously funny satire that also works as a tongue-in-cheek thriller” - The Sunday Times “An absolute coup of black comedy” – Daily Telegraph Ben Elton started off as a stand-up comic back in ...  Read the complete review