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Summary: An Engaging if Flawed Book For Naschy Fans
Review: And I am a Naschy Fan, having picked up two of his recent werewolf DVD's from Anchor Bay. One could pick on Naschy for the immaturity and overly derivative nature of many of his early 70's films, but he could always be counted on to put his all into these "eurotrash" horror spectacles. Naschy's book is a mostly interesting, and undeniably well written, journey through his life and career in the movies. The major weakness with the book is that it spends much too much time on his private life outside of film, which, frankly, isn't all that interesting. More to the point, despite a career encompassing acting, directing and writing everything from horror movies to satiric comedies to crime thrillers, we get precious little insight into his filmmaking process. If Naschy had elimited many of his seeminly endless stories of his championship weightlifting prowess (both in his early days and well into middle age), this would have been a much better read. As it is, I would recommend this only for fans. An extra bonus is a very good filmography of the "Spanish Karloff" at the end. It is written by an unabashed fan, but is comprehensive and well done nonetheless.
Rating:
Summary: An Engaging if Flawed Book For Naschy Fans
Review: And I am a Naschy Fan, having picked up two of his recent werewolf DVD's from Anchor Bay. One could pick on Naschy for the immaturity and overly derivative nature of many of his early 70's films, but he could always be counted on to put his all into these "eurotrash" horror spectacles. Naschy's book is a mostly interesting, and undeniably well written, journey through his life and career in the movies. The major weakness with the book is that it spends much too much time on his private life outside of film, which, frankly, isn't all that interesting. More to the point, despite a career encompassing acting, directing and writing everything from horror movies to satiric comedies to crime thrillers, we get precious little insight into his filmmaking process. If Naschy had elimited many of his seeminly endless stories of his championship weightlifting prowess (both in his early days and well into middle age), this would have been a much better read. As it is, I would recommend this only for fans. An extra bonus is a very good filmography of the "Spanish Karloff" at the end. It is written by an unabashed fan, but is comprehensive and well done nonetheless.
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Summary: The Mark of Hombre Lobo
Review: If you are into Nashy-Films this is defenitly a MUST-BUY. The Wolf-Man himself writes about his career, his family, his movie - and as this book is called "Memoirs of a Wolfman" it really covers the whole life of the man who brought Waldemar Daninski and spanish-horror-cinema to life. It features a lot a strange and funny anecdotes wich will not be found anywhere else. It's a great, very personal book! Go, get it!
Rating:
Summary: The Mark of Hombre Lobo
Review: If you are into Nashy-Films this is defenitly a MUST-BUY. The Wolf-Man himself writes about his career, his family, his movie - and as this book is called "Memoirs of a Wolfman" it really covers the whole life of the man who brought Waldemar Daninski and spanish-horror-cinema to life. It features a lot a strange and funny anecdotes wich will not be found anywhere else. It's a great, very personal book! Go, get it!
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