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The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia ReviewI am amazed that such a book as this one on Ridley Scott, a major player who has directed Films that Matter, including several cult hits, has not inspired reviews to note its accomplishments. This Raw treatment is anything but "raw." It is surely ambitious in its attempt to cover a long and productive career, struck in cinema, then extended to television through the "Scott free" enterprise with Ridley's brother Tony (who has been productive enough to deserve his own book, but who is of necessity included here for the time being).
The trick to such an "encyclopedic" approach is not so much to know where to begin, but where to stop. Should Gordon Matthew Sumner of Wallsend, Northumberland, be included, for example--better known as "Sting," who sings the title song for SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (1987) and who provided the music for WHITE SQUALL (1996)? Or how about Evangelos Odysseus Papathanssiou, better known as "Vangelis," whose layered music graced the dystopian BLADE RUNNER (1982)? Does the $200 million fiasco WATERWORLD (1995) deserve an entry because it was directed by Kevin Reynolds, who would later direct TRISTAN + ISOLDE in 2005 for Scott? With regard to influence, entries tend to become even more wildly allusive: Did TRIUMPH OF THE WILL influence GLADIATOR? Did THE THIRD MAN's noir style influence THE COMPANY? Even so, such entries will probably be of interest to Scott's fans. With regard to TV, the book offers much detail about such programmes as NUMB3RS, including a breakdown of episodes, complete through Series 4 (as of May of 2008).
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