- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1 edition (April 25 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1568583362
- ISBN-13: 978-1568583365
- Product Dimensions: 18.3 x 14.1 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #904,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Recut Madness is a retelling of the Hollywood Classics for red states and blue states. Hollywood movies purport to appeal to a mass audience, but in America today, half the population would see The Passion of the Christ while the other half sees Brokeback Mountain. Such an inclusive strategy is no longer realistic. In Recut Madness some of the most beloved classics are retailed for one side or the other. From a red state Wizard of Oz (aka The Decider of Oz) to a blue state Jaws, Garner has reinvented colorization for the new millennium.
About the Author
Correct Bedtime Stories, Once Upon a More Enlightened Time, Politically Correct Holiday Stories, and Apocalypse Wow, which have sold more than 4 million copies and have been translated into 14 languages. His work has been published in Playboy, TV Guide, Chicago magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the Chicago Tribune Magazine. He lives in Chicago.
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Another tiresome "effort" from JF Garner, Sep 30 2007
By Jean E. Pouliot - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Recut Madness: Favorite Movies Retold for Your Partisan Pleasure (Hardcover)
I have all but given up the hope that Mr. Garner will write another volume with the charm and hilarity of his "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories." Luckily, since I believe I have read all of his works, here is none left for me to try.This very small book rewrites a variety of popular movies -- Pulp Fiction, Charlotte's Web, Network, etc. -- to satisfy the point of view of someone from a Red State (Republican) or Blue State (Democrat). There is promise in this approach to satirize both the left, the right. This is a common stance of the popular media writer -- see Time, Newsweek or your large hometown newspaper -- that provides vague satisfaction to both camps. But Garner evidently has neither he wit nor the insight to make more of his approach than to offer dimly-snarky --and very short! -- rewrites. His "Wizard of Dubya" is a huge ripoff of the original. All of its characters -- Dorothy, Auntie Em, Miss Gulch, Glinda, the WW of the W and the munchkins are preserved nearly untouched, as is the plot. You might think he would call the Yellow Brick Road something different, at least. His satiric darts pierce no pretensions and flit about aimlessly and without point. Alas, Mr. Garner's only goal seems to be to put yet another book into print, and to wend his swag-loaded wheelbarrow gleefully to the bank.
My advice? Don't even bother with "Recut Madness." You and you friends are twice as funny at lunchtime.
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Clever, wity, relevent., July 24 2007
By Cobert-Stewart '08 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Recut Madness: Favorite Movies Retold for Your Partisan Pleasure (Hardcover)
Recut Madness is a unique blend of current events, satire, and popular culture. I enjoyed the sheer absurdity and of having Forest Gump find a downed National Guard pilot who bears a striking resemblance to one G.W. Bush. as well as the anachronistic, but perfectly executed, piece based on Spartacus. The main feature, The Wizard of Dubya is, in its self, funny and complet enough to have been a stand alone piece.This book was well researched well written and points out the stupidity on both sides of the American political system. I highly recommend this read to anyone, regardless of weather or not they have seen all the movies lampooned in this book, though it would help.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unfunny and Tedious, July 21 2011
By Judah - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Recut Madness: Favorite Movies Retold for Your Partisan Pleasure (Hardcover)
The only way Garner got away with publishing this was under 'fair use' as a parody. I hated this collection because it was all 'Democrats/Liberal Issue this' and 'Republicans/Conservative Issue that' instead of good writing. Garner steals the plots of old movies, doesn't change any names, botches the endings, and I found no pleasure in his partisanship. He overdoes hyperbole, and if it's a choice between a hack political joke and story structure, he makes the cliche joke. After reading, felt like some of my favorites movies were ruined.Do not buy.
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