- Taschenbuch: 160 Seiten
- Verlag: Vintage; Auflage: 1 (12. September 1987)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0394755340
- ISBN-13: 978-0394755342
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,1 x 13,2 x 1 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (5 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 945.600 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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From Library Journal
Best known for his "trashy" films ( Pink Flamingos and Polyester ), Waters wants to be the King of Tacky, and this collection of previously published essays is just the ticket. The objects of Waters's attention sometimes make it difficult to tell when he's serious and when he's kidding. Two of the funniest pieces list his hates (overweight joggers, mimes, Brussels sprouts, laugh tracks) and loves (nightmares, Flannery O'Connor, films of Randall Kleiser, tornadoes). Pia Zadora, L.A., Christmas, the National Enquirer , showmanship, and teaching convicts are a few more of his favorite things. This is a laugh-out-loud celebration of bad taste, intended primarily for a film buff/pop culture audience. Recommended. BOMC alternate. Susan Avallone, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This hilarious collection of essays by the offbeat writer and director is a treat for fans of the "Pope of Trash" and the perfect introduction for those who have not yet discovered his eccentric charms.
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This collection of essays is one of the most compulsively readable, and re-readable, books I have ever owned. I was drawn to it, as you might expect, by my enjoyment of Waters' camp classics. But to be honest, I enjoy Waters the essayist at least as much, if not more, than Waters the filmmaker. Waters' films, and particularly Pecker, Serial Mom, and Hairspray, set the scene for the miscellany of obsessions which animate this book. Crackpot offers a comforting way to understand Waters' recent turn to a more conventional cinematic venue: these films are *also* celebrations of his passionate likes (and dislikes).
Waters writes a witty and acerbic prose, which conveys genuine passion for his obsessions, obsessions which include trials, the National Enquirer, Woody Allen's Interiors, dangerous candy, menthol cigarettes, and Christmas. His preferred methods seem to be the catalogue and the reminiscence: Waters' list of 101 things he hates, and 101 things he loves, are obsessive ruminations on the everyday, and Waters' methodical survey of his everyday touches gives new meaning to the sublime *and* the ridiculous. Most memorable to me, perhaps, is his LA Tour, a pre-OJ intinerary of murder, mayhem, and showbiz, and his loving tribute to the Enquirer. But his celebration of William Castle, or shame-faced coming out as a fan of avant garde, his ritualistic account of Christmas and his loving descriptions of his interests, home, and personal history all make for a case study of obsession that feels both candid and arch, in Waters' inimitable, and paradoxical way. If you read it once, you're going to read it again.
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This is absolutely the funniest book that ,Baltimore Bad Boy, John Waters has ever wrote! This book made me laugh out loud several times to the point that I'm sure my significant other may have harbored thoughts about having me committed.
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I have to add.... I read this book ten years ago and I still return to it when I want to laugh and look at inspiring essays. All the essays are inspiring and hilarious but a couple of them (or one) about showmanship represented at movie houses is required reading--if not the whole collection--for anyone wondering why many don't stop to talk about a book they read, instead of how amazingly fast they read the whole book; or for those who complain about the media and music and don't create their own; or those who can't pursue their dreams because they're saving up for retirement and childrens' college funds. Yes, I've stretched it completely. But my point in highlighting one of the essays is that at least there's someone saying it's OK to give a project or idea everything you've got, and there's nothing or anyone prohibiting illusion or hilarity.
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John Waters at His Best
I wish John Waters would publish more collections of short narratives because I think he excells at them, even more than a filmmaker (which is saying a lot). Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
scathing, twisted, hilarious
If you have a spare hour here and there and want to read some wickedly funny stuff, this book's for you. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. August 1997 von "erickextoo"
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