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by Harlan Ellison

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F. Dum said: " haven't finished this but after reading about 5 or 6 of his stories i feel confident to say that i am incredibly glad i finally read this author after 50 years. Harlan was an incredibly original and deep person, and his stories always offer a plethor ...more "

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Der Wahnsinn der Normalität

by arno-gruen

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The Worst Movies of All Time: Or, What Were They Thinking?

by Michael Sauter

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F. Dum said: " Discovered this book by chance, and as a lover of bad movies, I just had to check it out. And I immediately liked it. Michael Sauter has a fun way to write, and his selection of movies is interesting and varied, and especially quite individual. You g Discovered this book by chance, and as a lover of bad movies, I just had to check it out. And I immediately liked it. Michael Sauter has a fun way to write, and his selection of movies is interesting and varied, and especially quite individual. You get a few classics, but I also get to read about lots of films I've never even heard of.

I also really like how the book is structured. It's not just one long list of films, but the book consists of three parts with different kind of "bad" movies:

I. The Megaton Bombs is the main part of the book, and describes in detail fifty big-budget Hollywood failures in chronological order. Sauter describes in detail the delusional hybris of all involved. Each film gets about five pages and a few stills. He also inserts a few "Signs of the Times" about general themes and developments -- this part is also well readable as a history of Hollywood filmmaking.

II. So Many Bad Movies, So Little Space describes about thirty miscellaneous failures, each under a lovely heading, like "The Worst Remake of a Classic" (the 1976 King Kong), "The Worst Excuse for Comedy Starring Sylvester Stallone" (Rhinestone, 1984), or "The Worst Overgrown Grab-Bag of All-Star Cameos" (The Story of Mankind, 1957). Each film gets about half a page, sometimes with a still.

III. The Baddest of the B's: About 80 of the most (in)famous B-movies in alphabetical order, each with about a third page. As I love old B-movies, this really complements the book nicely.

So yeah, I didn't expect I would like this book so much. Yes, it doesn't cover anything perpetrated by Hollywood in the past 30 years or so, but then again, I don't care much for 21st century cinema, so I'm fine with that. My onle gripe is that this book is totally focused on US cinema, with only a few British bombs and Japanese B-movies (Godzilla and Gamera). There's SO much interesting Eurotrash and Asian oddities, it would have been nice to have had a fourth part with international trash.

This minor quibble apart, this is a totally enjoyable and enlightening read, heartily recommended to any true cinéaste who, over time, has gotten bored with all the standard dramas and seen all the classics. I'm sure even long-time trash afficionados will discover a few gems here. ...more "

Oct 07, 2021 03:58PM · see review

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