DVD Delirium Volume 4: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD & Blu-ray Paperback – November 15, 2010

I know have all four books in this series along with the Volume 1 and 2: Redux.

I had just about given up on seeing any more volumes in this series - the last edition appeared in 2006. This is a fantastic guide for fans of horror/cult/exploitation films - it's like an in-depth Psychotronic review book, featuring titles you've never heard of or never thought would ever see the light of day in digital format. Tons of information on DVD editions from around the world. Your favorite movie may have a superior deluxe DVD release outside your own country. My only complaint regarding this new edition is the lower quality paper stock they used. The older editions were on slicker, heavier paper stock that has held up well despite frequent use. This copy just doesn't feel as sturdy. But I'll take a slight downgrade in paper stock if it means we'll see future editions.

After years of waiting, the fourth volume in this series is finally available. While a review of this book, it's really a review of the entire series as what applies to one applies to them all.This is simply my favourite film reference book. Over the years this series has brought my attention to dozens of terrific movies resulting in many hours of viewing pleasure, though not all of them I'd want to watch more than once. I've read all the books from cover to cover and then dipped in and out as the mood has taken me. I've found over the years that DVDs which didn't initially interest me suddenly catch my attention after maybe my second, third, or fourth, etc reading as my appreciation for film has changed and broadened. They are books which repay rereading.Once of the things they are particularly good on is on fantastic cinema -ie. Science Fiction, fantasy, animation, and particularly horror movies of which I'm a big fan and this series is better on horror than many books dedicated to the subject.The reviews are highly knowledgable with terrific critical and often witty synopses/reviews and plenty of technical detail and comparisons of different editions which can be very helpful as many of these movies have prints which are not often up to scratch (or indeed are scratched) and the screen quality of version may differ considerably. Plus there's a handy thumbnail b/w picture of the DVD cover.This particular volume has a list of the contents of all the previous books in the series which is very useful and I suppose so is the index in this one if you want to quickly scan the titles, though they are in alphabetical order anyway. I would urge you to buy all four books but sadly you can't. The author says that 2 & 3 are out of print. All I can say to that is that Amazon has copies of book 3 at a reasonable price. Book 2 does indeed seem to be o/p and new copies are fetching large sums of money with even used copies going for over twice the cover price.At a standard paperback size, it's very portable making it ideal for dipping into on short journeys on the bus or train or in the car (but not if you're driving), lounging in the bath, or sitting on the loo.For anyone who regularly watches DVDs, this series is essential and, for what it is, I don't see how it could possibly be improved. It does everything it says at an affordable price and I really really can not recommended it too highly.

When volume 3 was published I eagerly awaited the fourth volume in this series. Having bought all 3 previous volumes in their first week of release I never imagined I would have to wait 4 years for volume 4. Thankfully the wait has been worth it.Jam packed full of insightful reviews on the movies and the transfers this is the one stop shop of guides for those of us that love our home viewing on the horrific and sleazy side. The book contains hundreds of reviews, each accompanied by a small black and white thumbnail picture of the DVD box. I cannot tell you how many movies I have bought on the recommendation of these sets of books but they number in their hundreds and I have yet to find a review that was misleading or just plain wrong.I highly recommend this volume and the previous 3 volumes and sincerely hope that the wait for volume 5 is not as long as the wait for this fantastic book was.

These 4 books are an essential resource for the avid DVD viewer and collector, with superbly written and detailed reviews aplenty, mostly of films that Leonard Maltin would never watch let alone review. This is no mere 'capsule review' collection but a thoughtful, intelligent appraisal of the weird, the wonderful and the downright bloody bizarre international world of DVD.Excellent, unparalleled critical evaluations of the technical aspects of each and every disc reviewed, with regional comparisons and full analysis of bonus materials.The fourth book is a somewhat slender affair though, only 400 pages as opposed to the 600+ or the other three, though this in no way should dissuade interested purchasers from an utterly essential reference tool.