Upon its US release in the mid 1990s; Ghost in the Shell ; directed by Mamoru Oshii; quickly became one of the most popular Japanese animated films in the country. Despite this; Oshii is known as a maverick within anime: a self-proclaimed stray dog. This is the first book to take an in-depth look at his major films; from Urusei Yatsura to Avalon .
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Perfect for any fan of Jack Hill or anybody interested ...By Jason CaskeyPerfect for any fan of Jack Hill or anybody interested in what it was like to work in the low budget movie industry of the 60s-70s. Engaging background stories about the making of each film and the authors honesty regarding both the good and not-so-good qualities of each film makes the book a very honest look at the subject.9 of 11 people found the following review helpful. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZBy BronzeHorseBeing a huge Jack Hill fan; I was really bummed out by this one (even worse; most likely to be the only book ever written specifically on Hill). It was just dull; deadly dull; oh my lord was it dull!The interviews were dull; the writing was dull; etc.; etc.; etc...Hill deserves so much better than this lame vanity press-style "book" (and this Calum Waddell fella needs to learn how to write in a more entertaining; engaging tone - the whole book feels very; um; robotic; not engaging in the slightest). Skip it; seriously; trust me on this one.13 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Jack Hill Meets the PC Police!By robert alleeWhy would someone who is obsessed with political correctness and has no sense of humor write a book on the great 70s exploitation director Jack Hill? Even after reading this book I still have no idea. Its almost like the author wrote the book because he wanted to make Jack Hill "answer" for all the movies he has done. He grills the director on every "Non-PC" moment in every one of his films. The only good thing about the book is it does have a lot of interviews with Jack Hill and the people who worked with him (even Sid Haig!). You will just wish they had someone who seemed to like Jack Hills movies asking the questions. Jack Hill deserves a much better book then this and I hope he gets it one day.
