The best thing about this book is the foreword by William Shatner. Let's face it, anything Shatner does is bound to be entertaining. However, the rest of the book is a huge disappointment. Points for effort are given to author Henderson as he clearly loves sci fi films, but that is no excuse for lazy writing. For instance, his review of the first Godzilla film, a classic milestone, is nothing you haven't read before. However, the rest of the Godzilla films, save for G 1985 and 2000, are all summarized by this tiring line: Please see Godzilla, King of the Monsters. Even King Kong vs Godzilla has this (and refers to it as a "minor film." The G series are all summed up on a sentence or two each in the GKOTM review, as are the heisei series in G 1985.

Normally, such a book wouldn't be looked down as harshly, except books like Phil Hardy's Overlook Science Fiction Encyclopedia have set the standard for how to analyze the genre properly and insightfully. Hardy uses alot of psychological analysis in many of his reviews, and keeps it as objective as possible, and when he is subjective he allows you to see why (whether you agree or not.) Henderson on the other hand merely says "it is good" "it is bad" without saying why. He speaks of GINO (Tri-Star's G film) as being "completely respectful of its original source material" and wonders why fans and critics didn't like it. Well, if Henderson had done his research, he would have known why the film was universally bashed, and making such comments like his only invites hardcore GINO bashers to further vent. Henderson should have explain how it was respectful rather than tell us. There is nothing wrong with a differing opinion as long as you can explain your reasons for it. Otherwise, it becomes a hollow statement.

Of ID4's liberal use of science, he states that "it's reduced to its most simplistic form in many cases, at least it's reasonably accurate." He also claims the ALIEN series got better after part two, which he called the worst of the series. Again, I have no qualms about differing opinions, but he states that ID4 is an entertaining movie all around despite its inaccurate science and yet blasts ALIENS for being a special effects spectacle that throws basic science out the window. Again, I have no problems with opinions but I do have a problem with inconsistency, and the comparison of his reviews of ID4 and ALIENS symbolizes much of what the problem is.

There quite a few reviews that are summed up with a sentence and supposedly witty remark, but it does nothing for the reader to grow curious about the film's content. Though there are some reviews where he hits the mark (his reviews for Jurassic Park and Cronenberg's The Fly for instance are dead on,) there just isn't enough of it to make me continue further. Hardy's reviews are consistent and thought provoking. Henderson's are lazy and frustrating.

In short, if you already own Hardy's book, don't bother wasting your money on Henderson's. However, if you have nothing and want a good place to start a book collection of genre films, this book is affordable and would make a nice gift for simple minds.

The author of this book takes a smug, superior attitude in his reviews, that I found very off-putting. I should have known I was in trouble when, early in his introduction, he says his basic premise is that 90% of everything is garbage. He then proceeds to demonstrate that view in his reviews. And, despite his know-it-all attitude, I spotted several errors of fact in various reviews, for example, his referring to the Gene Barry character in War of the Worlds as Dr. "Clayton", as though Clayton were the character's last name. This may seem like a small item, but the author himself continually nitpicks the movies he is reviewing, so turn-about is fair play. I would give the book one star, except for a few insights I found. However, I decided the book was not worth keeping as a reference, and have already disposed of it at a used bookstore.

I have a 1987 4 cyl manual Taurus and do most maintenance and repairs myself. The book covers little of the 4 cylinder engine model, except the engine itself and there are many differences. When anything is out of the ordinary they "refer to your dealer"!! What is the use of a repair manual then?. People who buy such manuals usaually want to do more than just change light bulbs... and even at that, the electrical circuits are poorly covered.

This Haynes manual is the worst I have ever read. I have manuals for A cars, J cars, Mustang, and the Dodge Dakota. None fails as much as this one for the Taurus. I have attempted two repairs, and both proceedures were incorrect, misleading , or incomplete. One was for the drive axles. It was not necessary to have the pullers or the pushers to seat and unseat the drive axles in the hub. The repair proceedure of the heater core was even worse. Instuctions are vague. " Take off the instrument pannel". We had to go get information from Chiltons, as what is in Haynes is so poor. One would think with so many Tauruses on the road, these inaccuracies would have been brought to the attention of the Haynes people. The index is worthless ( too skimpy) . And they keep selling me the same chapters in every book , which keeps their costs low, and profits high.

I purchased this book through Amazon.co.uk when it first became available, and have been wondering why ever since. In my opinion, there is no information contained in this book that even the most zealous Beatlemaniac (like myself) would find the least bit interesting. This book is basically a listing of every artist, famous or not, that's ever recorded a Beatles song. As a bonus, you also get to see the album sleeves. WOW! I can't emphasize this enough - DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!

I was surprised at this book. Unlike the rest of the series, it appears to have no mystery, except to find out what appears to be polluting the environment near the Bobbseys hometown. I expected a mystery, not a book devoted in entireity to environmentalism! The twins decide to clean up the river in their hometown, and their dog Chief follows, and gets poisoned somehow. They suspect a few people, but then they find something suspicious in the river, and the book goes in an environmentalist craze after that. Give me a break! I hear about and see enough Environmentalist shows and books. Besides, this was supposed to be a mystery! It wasn't! Save your money for the rest of the series, which is VERY GOOD, and has an actual mystery to it!

Seems like the miracle you were waiting for. But it is [an inexpensive] leaflet kind of thing, with a overview of some trails on lung cancer. Ask your doctor or surf the web, and you will get better information on pending trails.

I have purchased many many decorating books and for the most part I find something I can use from the book. This book just didn't do it for me. The pictures were nice, but the decorating projects were for someone who likes to sew alot.

Prospective readers/orderers should know that this is a workbook for beginning college students, with information about such things as how to decide what to wear, how to pay your tuition fees on time, how to budget your time, etc. It is VERY basic (even for college students), and contains VERY little valid information about the brain. Not much there for the high price.

First of all I would just like to say that I love poetry, but this is not poetry. I believe that this is a angry black woman that's been done wrong by every man that she has ever came in contact with and someone actually published it. I have never read a more angrier book in my life. And the fact that the words are misspelled is amazing to me. I wish the author the best of luck with future books, but this was a flop. I would love a refund.