Customer Reviews
if chins could kill - By: P. J. Andrew, 17 Oct 2008 
i bought this book knowing only that bruce campbell was in the evil dead trilogy & spiderman .to my surprise this book is a great read bruce tells is story the way you would want to read it starting with is mum & dad then being a child then on to films & the people he as worked with.
in my opion this is a frank & honest view of a life of a great actor regardless to if bruce felt like a b movie actor or not .i feel he is a great actorin all he does & im enjoing is book a lot.10 out of ten this one.
If chins could kill...they would do it by boring you to death! - By: K. Roycroft, 31 Mar 2008 
I was looking forward to this book but it didn't live up to my expectations. After seeing so many good reviews I was expecting a genuinely funny & quirky book full of all the exciting things that Bruce has gotten up to throughout his career. However, it trundles along at a slow pace from one flat anecdote to another, & I found it a struggle to stay interested. I read it through to the end but it wasn't very rewarding & I would much rather spend my time watching one of Bruce's films. If you are a die-hard fan then give it a go, but if you enjoy reading books then this probably isn't for you.
Groovy - By: Mr. S. Floyd, 27 Feb 2008 Only half way through but a fantastic insight into small budget film making Bruce Campbell is a Genuine funny, Class A Shemp!!!!
if chins could kill, well split my rib cage anyway - By: BGB, 22 Nov 2007 If chins could kill is the single most endearing autobiography I have read. It is a breath of fresh air to read about his life & tales without having all that political "A" list drivvel forced on you. Bruce recalls his life & storyin such a genuine way that you feel he couldin fact be one of your mates. You just end up wishing Bruce all the fortune that "A" list actors get, amazingly Bruce is not bitter, he just enjoys doing what he does best, entertaining schmucks like us. In a word the book is "groovy". Now where are those evil dead films again?
Even if you have never heard of Bruce Campbell buy this book - By: Kermit, 29 Jun 2007 This is a phenomenal insight into the struggles & successes of a hollywood actor. Bruce Campbell is not some self absorbed movie star who foolishly beleives their own hype, he is a normal down to earth Joe who is just trying to make a living doing his job.
In this book he recounts his many & varied experiences bothin front of & behind the camerain TV & Film.
For the Deadites amongst us (I count myself among them) the insights into the making of our favourite trilogy are fantastic. The book covers a lot of what the cast & crew went through to make the first evil dead from raising enough money to get started to having a lot of the actors leave for other commitments half way through filming & back to having to raise money again after running out.
For those who are fans from other films or his TV appearancesin shows such as Hercules, Xena or his staring rolein Brisco County Jr he recounts tales from these periods too.
Perhaps the best thing about this book is that it is not some interchangable cookie cutter a list hollywood star name dropping who they go to parties with or recounting their troubles with various drug dependancies or their tortured childhood that led them too drugsin the first place, it is a normal person talking of what he has done & of the experiences he has had. The book is upbeat & Bruce comes across as a very likable easy going guy who has no concept of arrogance or self importance.
I would recommend this to anyone be they Fans of Bruce already (if not you will be after reading this) or if they are merely sick of reading autobiographies of superstars that are all the same.
