Seagalogy - A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal

ISBN: 9781845769277
Dimensions: 210 x 140mm
Paperback: 395pp
Publication date: 23 May 2008
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All authors: Vern

The writer known only as Vern is loved for his unorthodox reviewing style and his expertise in "the films of Badass Cinema." His review of the slasher movie CHAOS earned him a wrestling challenge from its director; his explosive essay on the PG-13 rating of LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD prompted Bruce Willis himself to walk barefoot across the broken glass of movie message boards to respond.

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Synopsis

Vern, the self-styled ‘outlaw film critic’ is described by Hellboy director Guillermo Del Toro as “equal parts Hell’s Angels and Pauline Kael... a national treasure!”
Now Vern unleashes his magnum opus: an in-depth study of the world's only aikido instructor turned movie star/director/writer/blues guitarist/energy drink inventor, the ass-kicking auteur Steven Seagal.
From the gritty street violence of Above the Law to the crazed environmental epic On Deadly Ground; from the blockbuster Under Siege to bizarre direct-to-video efforts like Out for a Kill: the action movie icon’s entire career–including his Mountain Dew commercials, blues albums and memorable appearance on The Celebrity Guide to Wine–is examined in Vern’s inimitable style.
“This book that’ll shake the very foundations of film criticism, break their wrists and then throw them through a window."