Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell
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Book Reviews of Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way
Book Review: Bruce Campbell Fans Looking For Fun Fiction
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're a fan of Bruce and his method of storytelling from his first book, "If Chins Could Kill...", then his fiction based on himself shouldn't disappoint. Sure it isn't really biographical like "Chins", but it is funny, and a good story of Hollywood fiction told from the experience of a working actor who knows what it's like.Book Review: Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way
Summary: 3 Stars
In his most recent book, Bruce Campbell (the Evil Dead Guy) takes a satirical look at Hollywood. Here he chooses to present himself in the fictional circumstance of becoming an A list movie star, when director Mike Nichols decides he is the perfect choice for the roll of "the doorman" an important character playing opposite Richard Gere and Renee Zellweger, in Mr. Nichols' new movie Let's Make Love.
Mr. Campbell takes the opportunity to satirize A list actors, method actors, big name directors, agents and other Hollywood types. No one is immune from his venomous and humerous pen. Unfortunately, the story appears to be kludged together from a multitude of disparate ideas penned by Campbell during his many years of observing and sometimes dealing with the Hollywood "Brain trust". As in the Evil Dead Trilogy, Bruce milks his "1 Stooges" routine for all it is worth, which here, soon becomes tiresome and tedious. I must admit though,some of the eventual ramifications, his initial improvement suggestions to Mike Nichols gradually change the movie from a 3 character romance to an over budget, Ninja action, special effects extravaganza, are interesting. Also, his personal life is negatively impacted when he mistakenly gets on the Terrorist Watch List, is hunted by Government Agents, and finally is chased by practically everyone in Hollywood.
Personally I found the book to be a bit of a disappointment, when compared to his earlier, If Chins Could Kill. I'm hoping in his next book, that he continues his autobiography by covering the past eight years - Bubba Hotep through Jack of All Trades. He could call it Beyond The Valley of The Evil Dead (or How I Became the Worlds #1 Elvis Impersonator). To paraphrase Ash "Give me some more sugar ... baby!
Book Review: It's OK but not as good as his first book.
Summary: 3 Stars
I read Bruce Campbell's first book and it was an interesting and very funny read. So I knew he had a second book out and thought that would be interesting too. It was just about his experiences with one movie (which I admit in some places it was quite hilarious)but it was difficult to ascertain what was fact or fiction. So in my mind it made it not as funny because if it didn't really happen then.... it just wasn't funny. So I guess if this was based more on fact I think I would like it better. Oh well I was compelled to read it and the deed is done.