{"product_id":"seagalogy-updated-and-expanded-edition-isbn-9780857687227","title":"Seagalogy (Updated and Expanded Edition)","description":"Vern, the self-styled 'outlaw film critic' is described by \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e director Guillermo Del Toro as \"equal parts Hell's Angels and Pauline Kael... a national treasure!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"A book that'll shake the very foundations of film criticism, break their wrists and then throw them through a window.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\"Equal parts Hell's Angels and Pauline Kael, Vern is a National Treasure!!!\" - \u003cb\u003eGuillermo Del Toro \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Film criticism genuinely gets no better than this. I would be jealous if I didn't enjoy reading him so damn much\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAin't It Cool News \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"We can't believe this actually exists, but the world is certainly a better place for it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Uproariously funny... the film book I never knew I always wanted to read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003enerve.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eSeagalogy\u003c\/i\u003e is a raucous, thigh-slapping and informative read that can murder spare time as easily as Steven Seagal can break peoples' necks. In short Vern's \u003ci\u003eSeagalogy\u003c\/i\u003e is an unexpected gem.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003emania.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"With the obsession of a fan and the authoritative tone of a professor, Vern takes us through every film with attention to plot, themes, dialogue, influences and even politics... \" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003edenofgeek.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eSeagalogy\u003c\/i\u003e not only made me laugh my ass off, but sent me to Amazon to buy some of the early Seagal DVDs I didn't already own. This book is an instant cult classic.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookgasm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe writer known only as \u003cb\u003eVern\u003c\/b\u003e is loved for his unorthodox reviewing style and his expertise in \"the films of Badass Cinema.\" His review of the slasher movie \u003ci\u003eChaos\u003c\/i\u003e earned him a wrestling challenge from its director; his explosive essay on the PG-13 rating of \u003ci\u003eLive Free or Die Hard\u003c\/i\u003e prompted Bruce Willis himself to walk barefoot across the broken glass of movie message boards to respond.","brand":"Titan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301939728613,"sku":"NP9780857687227","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780857687227.jpg?v=1767736234","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/seagalogy-updated-and-expanded-edition-isbn-9780857687227","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}