Movies R Fun!: A Collection of Cinematic Classics for the Pre-(Film) School Cinephile
Let's face it, reading sucks . . . but movies are fun! In this children's picture book parody for grown-ups, Pixar writer and artist Josh Cooley presents the most hilariously inappropriate—that is, the best—scenes from contemporary classic films in an illustrated, for-early-readers style....
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Let's face it, reading sucks . . . but movies are fun! In this children's picture book parody for grown-ups, Pixar writer and artist Josh Cooley presents the most hilariously inappropriate—that is, the best—scenes from contemporary classic films in an illustrated, for-early-readers style. Terrifying, sexy, and awesome scenes from such favorite films as Alien, Rosemary's Baby, Fargo, Basic Instinct, Seven, The Silence of the Lambs, Apocalypse Now, The Shining, and many more are playfully illustrated and captioned to make reading fun and exciting for kids who never grew up. A sly celebration of the things fans love most about these legendary films (and movies in general), this is one book that probably should not be read at bedtime.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781452122335 (1452122334)
ASIN: 1452122334
Publish date: February 25th 2014
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
A Pixar writer and artist tackles adult movies, but packaged in a kid-friendly artistic style. The lines are very Dick and Jane-ish, too, and it all adds to the atmosphere of a children's book. The problem is that some lines work better than others, and some aren't funny if you can't remember ...