{"product_id":"yippee-kiyay-moviegoer-isbn-9781848563711","title":"Yippee Ki-Yay Moviegoer","description":"With the hilarious “instant cult classic” \u003ci\u003eSeagalogy:  A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal\u003c\/i\u003e, Vern wrote a book that shook the  very foundations of film criticism, broke their wrists, and then threw them through  a window. Now he’s back, and this time he’s got all of ‘the films of badass cinema’  in his sights... \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Discrete Charm\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof the Bourgeoisie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTransformers\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/i\u003e, Vern has an opinion on everything, and he’s not shy about sharing  them...chapter one\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWARRIORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e300\u003cbr\u003eTHE WARRIORS\u003cbr\u003eENTER THE NINJA\u003cbr\u003eGYMKATA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003echapter two\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHOU SHALT NOT LIE WITH CARTOONS AS WITH LIVE ACTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eENCHANTED\u003cbr\u003eTHE POLAR EXPRESS 3-D IMAX SPOOKARAMA\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEOWULF 3-D IMAX EXPERIENCE\u003cbr\u003eGARFIELD\u003cbr\u003eCARS\u003cbr\u003eMARY POPPINS\u003cbr\u003eX-2: X-MEN UNITED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter three\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBLOW THINGS UP REAL GOOD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACTION JACKSON\u003cbr\u003eSTONE COLD\u003cbr\u003eCOMMANDO\u003cbr\u003ePREDATOR\u003cbr\u003ePREDATOR 2\u003cbr\u003eTHE PROTECTOR\u003cbr\u003eTO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.\u003cbr\u003eMAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME\u003cbr\u003ePAPARAZZI\u003cbr\u003eMEL GIBSON'S APOCALYPTO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter four\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePHILOSOPHY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKNIGHTRIDERS\u003cbr\u003eHOLY MOUNTAIN\u003cbr\u003eGROUNDHOG DAY\u003cbr\u003eWAKING LIFE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter five\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTANGENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFRIDAY AFTER NEXT\u003cbr\u003eCRANK\u003cbr\u003eWALKING TALL (2004)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter six\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HAMLET\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVern vs. TRANSFORMERS\u003cbr\u003eTHE TERMINATOR\u003cbr\u003e(THE) T(ERMINATOR) 2(: JUDGMENT DAY)\u003cbr\u003eE.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL: THE SPECIAL EDITION: FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY: THE MOVIE\u003cbr\u003eMISSION:IMPOSSIBLE: PART 3\u003cbr\u003eTHE DARK KNIGHT\u003cbr\u003eALIENS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter seven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ISSUES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBLACK BOOK (ZWARTBOEK)\u003cbr\u003eWHITE DOG\u003cbr\u003eCRASH  (2005)\u003cbr\u003eRacially questionable double feature:\u003cbr\u003eJohn Ford's PRISONER OF SHARK ISLAND \u003cbr\u003eand Karl Armstrong's NINJA VENGEANCE\u003cbr\u003eBROKEBACK MOUNTAIN\u003cbr\u003eTHEY LIVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter eight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ARTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE\u003cbr\u003eACROSS THE UNIVERSE\u003cbr\u003eFINDING NEVERLAND\u003cbr\u003eTHE ORDER: FROM CREMASTER PART 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter nine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMISCELLANEOUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTAR WARS PART 3: REVENGE OF THE SITHS\u003cbr\u003e2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY\u003cbr\u003eDOMINO\u003cbr\u003eM. NIGHT SHYAMALAN'S LADY IN THE WATER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter ten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFILTH AND SLEAZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZOO\u003cbr\u003eTHE ARISTOCRATS\u003cbr\u003eHATED: GG ALLIN AND THE MURDER JUNKIES\u003cbr\u003eTHE REAL CANCUN\u003cbr\u003eTHE BROWN BUNNY\u003cbr\u003eBAD LIEUTENANT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter eleven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTALES FROM VERN'S BLOODY CRYPT OF PHANTASMOGORIFYING HORRORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePHANTASM II: LORD OF BALLS\u003cbr\u003eFREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE\u003cbr\u003eCANDYMAN\u003cbr\u003eTHE GINGERDEAD MAN\u003cbr\u003eHIGH TENSION (aka HAUTE TENSION, aka SWITCHBLADE ROMANCE)\u003cbr\u003eSLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE\u003cbr\u003eFUNNY GAMES\u003cbr\u003eVern on the CHAOS dvd, the age old torture porn debate, and what happens when a pro-wrestler runs loose in the L.A. County Coroner's Office\u003cbr\u003eTHE VIRGIN SPRING\u003cbr\u003e - or Max Von Sydow's Badass Revenge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter twelve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MANY FACETS OF BADASS CINEMA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROLLING THUNDER\u003cbr\u003eSORCERER\u003cbr\u003eKIKIJURO\u003cbr\u003eEASTERN PROMISES\u003cbr\u003eDOLEMITE\u003cbr\u003eKARATE FOR LIFE\u003cbr\u003eENTER THE DRAGON\u003cbr\u003eTHE GLOVE\u003cbr\u003eDEATH WISH II\u003cbr\u003eSUDDEN IMPACT\u003cbr\u003eUNFORGIVEN\u003cbr\u003eYOJIMBO\u003cbr\u003eand\u003cbr\u003eA FISTFUL OF DOLLARS\u003cbr\u003eand - why the hell not -\u003cbr\u003eLAST MAN STANDING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003einterlude:OUTLAW MUSIC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003echapter thirteen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRUCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTHING LASTS FOREVER: THE BIRTH OF DIE HARD\u003cbr\u003eMCCLANE. JOHN MCCLANE. 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Guillermo Del Toro, the director of \u003ci\u003ePan's Labyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e, called Vern \"a national treasure.\"","brand":"Titan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304538460389,"sku":"NP9781848563711","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781848563711.jpg?v=1767744685","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/yippee-kiyay-moviegoer-isbn-9781848563711","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}